A shot in the arm for Malate's hopeful revival, Amélie's grey-stone minimalism is the perfect antidote to the sweaty, steamy metropolis. The throwback art-deco furniture barely fills the immense rectangular space of the rooms. Head to the rooftop plunge pool for happy hour and dial up drinks from the lobby bar, 10 stories below.
Downstairs the Braska restaurant serves competent Filipino fusion in an urban-chic setting.
