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The neon Mamacita sign on Forbestown Road with friends at the terrace table

Forbestown Road, BGC · Michelin Guide Selected

Tacos by day.
Tequila until 3 AM.

Modern Mexican cooking from Chef Charles Montañez, 127 agave expressions behind the bar, and a room built for the kind of night that runs late.

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4.8★
1,623 reviews
Agave
127
expressions
Tonight
12–03
every day

In one breath

Mamacita is a Michelin Guide Selected modern Mexican restaurant and tequila bar on Forbestown Road in BGC, Taguig. Chef Charles Montañez cooks tacos, aguachile and share plates; the bar holds 127 agave expressions. Open daily from noon until 3 AM, with a second venue at Molito, Alabang.

From the kitchen

Honest Mexican, cooked with intent.

Chef Charles Montañez keeps the staples honest and adds one idea per plate: seaweed on the elote, coconut in the leche de tigre, a wagyu chuletón for the table that orders big.

Full menu
Carne asada tacos on a wooden board with lime
Tacosfrom ₱240 a piece
Aguachile de camarón with red onion and herb oil
Aguachile₱690
Prime beef short ribs in mole on a teal plate
Short ribs con mole₱2,450

Six plates people drive across the city for.

  • Baja Fish TacoBeer batter, slaw, crema ₱240
  • Aguachile de CamarónCoconut habanero leche de tigre ₱690
  • EloteChipotle mayo, sesame, seaweed ₱400
  • Arroz MariscosSeafood rice for the table ₱1,450
  • Prime Short Ribs con MoleSlow-braised, house mole ₱2,450
  • ChurrosThree, with chocolate ₱350

One room, two moods

It starts as lunch.
It ends as a fiesta.

The venue is built to turn. Daylight and tacos upstairs, then the tequila bar downstairs takes over and the room keeps going until 3 AM. Scroll to watch it happen.

Lunch

  1. 12:00

    Lunch

    Tacos, aguachile and agua fresca. The upstairs room is bright and the kitchen is at full pace.

  2. 17:00

    Golden hour

    Margaritas on the terrace under the sign. The bar downstairs starts pouring.

  3. 20:00

    Dinner

    Share plates, short ribs in mole, the agave ledger open. Book ahead Thursday to Saturday.

  4. 00:00

    After dark

    The music comes up, the lights go down, and the bar runs until 3 AM.

The bar

127 ways to drink agave.

Tequila, mezcal, raicilla and sotol, highlands and lowlands, poured by bartenders who know which bottle to hand you when you say “smoky, but not heavy”. Plus a cocktail list that treats elote as a flavour.

  • Smoky
  • Sweet
  • Earthy
  • Herbal
Open the agave ledger
A red cocktail in a coupe on the bar with the lights behind
Dark cocktail in a black goblet on the orange leather
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The room does half the talking.

Calaveras in the niches, mosaic on the walls, orange leather everywhere. Hover for colour.

Friends sharing plates at a Mamacita table
Cocktail in a black goblet on the orange leather banquette
A hand dipping a chip into chorizo queso fundido
Overhead of a table spread with dips, chips and plates
Three glasses of sangria with fresh fruit

Two rooms

Forbestown Road, and now Alabang.

The original on Forbestown Road, next to Burgos Circle. The second at Molito Lifestyle Center for the south.

Alabang

Ma•Ma•Ci•Ta Alabang

4.3★
63 reviews

Building 11 Unit 2, Molito Lifestyle Center, Madrigal Avenue
Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila

Daily, until 11 PM

Call 0917 139 6820 Directions
The Mamacita dining room with lanterns and orange leather booths

Reservations

Ready when you are.

Walk in any day. Book for Thursday to Saturday dinner, birthdays and groups of six or more.

Reserve a table Call 0917 134 5995

Good to know

Before you come.

Where is Mamacita in BGC?
Ma•Ma•Ci•Ta BGC is on Forbestown Road next to Burgos Circle, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Next to Burgos Circle. A five-minute walk from BGC High Street and the Mind Museum.
What time does Mamacita close?
The BGC venue is open every day from 12 PM until 3 AM. Ma•Ma•Ci•Ta Alabang at Molito Lifestyle Center closes at 11 PM.
Do I need a reservation?
Walk-ins are welcome. Book ahead for dinner on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and for groups of six or more. Call the venue or send the details from the reserve page.
Is there parking near Mamacita BGC?
No street parking on Forbestown Road. Covered parking at Forbes Town Center and The Bellagio, both a minute away.
Is Mamacita in the Michelin Guide?
Yes. Mamacita BGC is a Michelin Guide Selected restaurant, listed for its modern Mexican cooking and its agave bar.