XO 46 Heritage Bistro in Makati is considered to be a showroom of Filipino cuisine. The restaurant is the place to go if you want to experience Filipino culture and heritage through food. XO stands for extraordinary, telling of the restaurant’s offerings, while 46 commemorates the year the Philippines gained independence from the Americans (1946).
The restaurant is put by Andrew and Sandee Masigan, who are also the owners of The Advent Manila Hospitality Group in the Philippines. Calling on his family’s culinary treasure trove of dishes, Andrew spent a year in intensive research and development.
He also borrowed a page from the dinner service at his aunt’s house: white gloves, beautiful tablescapes, and a distinctly “honorific” style of service that XO46 is now known for.
