Discover LUMU’s simple recipe of excellent food, good drinks, and great times – set akin to your typical Pinoy hangout.
Three years ago, Metro Manila bore witness to the rise of the gastropub. In 2016, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it speakeasies were all the rage. Last year, you probably didn’t realize you weren’t hanging with the “cool” kids before you bar crawled your way through the outskirts of the Makati CBD.
And as 2018 sees lifestyle trendspotters eagerly – or perhaps unknowingly – awaiting the next after hours habit to take hold, one group is taking a step back to create a concept that reflects where we all secretly would rather be—home.
The delightful taste of nostalgia
Named after its chef, Luigi Muhlach, LUMU Beerhouse & Filipino Kitchen has the simplest of recipes—good food, good drinks, and good times, the omnipresent triumvirate in friendly neighborhood Pinoy hangouts across the metro. LUMU was crated with every bit the fix of nostalgia that is designed to leave you with – pun intended – a good taste in your mouth.
Since Filipino cuisine is as much about the overall experience as it is about the food, Muhlach and his partners from Excello Restaurant Management Group have taken the quintessential beer garden experience, and reimagined it into something the Instagram generation would enjoy just as much as the average baby boomer would.

With touches like graffiti covered gates, and walls plastered with faux vintage ads, movie posters, and pretty much any other odd sign you can find pasted on street posts in the everyday Pinoy hood, LUMU transports you to those dimly lit barangays, where the most familiar sounds are either of your next door neighbors’ off-key karaoke beltings, or of half-emptied liquor bottles falling to the ground.
There’s a stage for live entertainment sitting right in the middle of the restaurant – a platform inviting invasion from you and your mates during your happy, drunken stupor.
The people behind the joint believe that if their beer-bellied uncles were to ever have a restaurant equivalent, it would be akin to LUMU.
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But apart from its interiors, you don’t have to look far to get a sense of what LUMU is about, as a quick glance at its menu will tell you everything you need to know. From an entire page dedicated to some of the best ways you can enjoy goat meat, to Filipino comfort classics such as adobo, kaldereta, and bistek tagalog, to an assortment of sausages that are, well, certified banger —Muhlach and his team serve a strong selection of fairly-priced dishes that brilliantly fuse classic flavors with contemporary flair.

Other must-try’s include the Hardcore Kambing Sampler, Patty’s Sinuglaw, and the Lumu Pag-ibig Bangers, among others. But don’t take our word for it, because there’s a LUMU dish for every Pinoy, and Pinoy at heart – it’s just a matter of finding yours.
LUMU libation
In true street drinking sesh fashion, LUMU offers an assortment of mucho sized local and imported beers that pairs perfectly with its grub. And for those feeling a little more adventurous, can opt instead for the LUMU signature cocktails that include Gin Pomelo a la Tambay, Lambanog Sangria, and the Ultimate Tomador—all available in pitchers because when it comes to Pinoy drinking sessions, you either go hard or you go home (and its not always your choice to make). LUMU also offers premium cocktails and Megaritas – margaritas in glasses big enough to last you the night.
LUMU Beerhouse & Filipino Kitchen is located at 3/F Greenbelt 3, Makati. For inquiries and reservations, contact (02) 504-5240.