Christmas often returns through the senses: a familiar carol, the aroma of something baking, or the warmth of gathering around the table. This season, Newport World Resorts brings those memories into A World of Christmas, inviting guests to rediscover familiar traditions and experience the holidays in every sense.
At The Plaza at The Mall, the Christmas tree becomes the glowing centerpiece of the celebration. A 3D-mapped light show transforms its surroundings into a canvas of festive scenes, adding movement and wonder to evenings throughout the season.
Gingerbread houses extend the holiday feeling across the country’s premier leisure and entertainment destination. Festive creations at The Plaza, Garden Wing Café, and Holiday Inn Express Manila Newport World Resorts recall the childhood pleasure of discovering Christmas through icing, spice, and imagination.
These gingerbread houses also double as festive shops filled with edible showpieces and take-home favorites. A large white chocolate Christmas tree and snowman join gingerbread houses, Christmas logs, Dalmore 12 Years Truffles, stollen, fruitcake, and traditional or orange-chocolate panettone for gifting and the holiday table.
Christmas returns to the Filipino table
Casa Buenas begins the dining celebration with a Christmas set menu rooted in Filipino flavors. Kinilaw pairs cured sea scallops with ginger, cucumber, mango, and grapes, followed by Kremang Kabibe, a clam and pumpkin velouté infused with local aromatics.
The main courses reinterpret regional favorites through banana leaf-wrapped barramundi pinangat and caldereta made with sous-vide duck breast, kamote purée, and a pinakbet-style ratatouille. Pasko sa Casa Buenas completes the meal through mango-calamansi, muscovado, bibingka, and toasted coconut. Available all day until January 1, 2027, the menu is priced at PHP 3,000 nett for two.
Garden Wing Café prepares the centerpieces associated with generous family tables, including Lechon-Style Pork Belly Roll, Honey-Glazed Smoked Boneless Pork Ham, and Whole Cochinillo. A platter of cold cuts and international cheeses provides an easy beginning to the gathering with prices starting at PHP 2,500.
Happy 8 brings Har Gow, Black Garlic Siomai, Red Bean Buchi, and other dim sum favorites together for the holidays. Ginzadon combines Japanese and Korean selections through maki, kimbap, kanikama salad, and kimchi rolls, while Silk Road prepares Asian-Style Shrimp Paste Fried Chicken with beancurd in kanto sauce, Nyonya vegetables, and sweet chili sauce. The takeaway platters from Happy 8 and Ginzadon are priced at PHP 3,900 each and available until January 1, 2027.
Cantonese roasting traditions shape the take-home selection at Victoria Harbour Café through Roasted Suckling Pig, Macau Roasted Pork Belly, Roasted Chicken, and Roasted Duck. Its Chinese Combination assembles duck, chicken, char siu, century eggs, kikiam, and siomai in one spread. The platter is priced at PHP 3,900 and is available until January 1, 2027. For reservations and orders at Casa Buenas, Garden Wing Café, Happy 8, Ginzadon, Silk Road, and Victoria Harbour Café, call 0917 187 0442 or email rest.reservation@newportworldresorts.com.
A gift from the heart
Hilton Manila Newport World Resorts draws from Filipino generosity through Paskong Pinoy: A Gift from the Heart. At Hua Yuan Brasserie Chinoise, the holiday sharing menus move from Shanghai Five-Spice Fried Smoked Fish and Crispy Macau Roasted Pork to Roasted Lobster with Butter and Garlic Paste, Peking Duck served two ways, Soy Sauce-Steamed Black Grouper, and Black Truffle Chicken Egg Fried Rice.
Kusina Sea Kitchens at Hilton Manila Newport World Resorts—its all-day dining restaurant—carries the celebration into a buffet of global and Filipino favorites. Its live stations range from a dedicated Halal section prepared in a Halal-certified kitchen to Western grills at Smokehaus and fresh seafood cooked to order at Seafood Dampa. Available throughout December, the Festive Season Buffet is priced at PHP 3,500, with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dining priced at PHP 3,888. For reservations, call 0917 851 4044 or email mnlph_fb@hilton.com.
Hilton Manila completes the collection through Madison Lounge and its 25 Festive Reasons to Take Home, bringing together seasonal cakes, pastries, and edible gifts for celebrations throughout December. Orders may be placed by calling 0917 851 4044 or emailing mnlph_fb@hilton.com.
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