Finestra

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

Real Italian Food, Right at the Top of the City

Finestra occupies the topmost floor of Solaire Resort North, looking out over the Quezon City skyline with the kind of view that earns a table its keep. But the room is only part of the story. What brings people back is the cooking — Italian cuisine done the Italian way: generous, convivial, and built entirely around the pleasure of the table.

The Kitchen and the Philosophy

Head Chef Joel Manchia leads a menu grounded in Italian craft rather than complexity. The kitchen works with imported Italian ingredients — the same ones found in the trattorias and ristoranti of Italy's culinary heartland — and transforms them into dishes that feel both familiar and alive. Handcrafted pastas carry the weight of tradition in every fold. Wood-fired artisan pizzas come out with the char and depth that only proper technique produces. Seasonal regional specialties rotate with Italy's culinary calendar, so no two visits feel identical.

Standout plates include a lasagna layered with USDA beef ragout and béchamel made properly from scratch, a mushroom soup that holds its own as the finest bowl in the room, and an Australian Wagyu Carrara M9 rib eye for occasions that call for something exceptional. The Italian and steakhouse sensibilities sit together naturally here — both traditions share a reverence for quality ingredients and unhurried eating.

Built for Groups, Designed for Conversation

Finestra Quezon City is expressly designed for sharing. Portions are generous, the menu invites the table to order together, and the bar program has been built to match. Spritz al Cacao, Il Bianco, and Garibaldi al Pompelmo sit alongside rotating charcuterie platters and light bites, making it easy to extend dinner into a full evening. The atmosphere is calmer and more conversation-forward than most venues in the area — somewhere you can actually hear each other.

This distinguishes it from its sister restaurant at Solaire Entertainment City, which leans toward intimate, individual dining. The Quezon City edition is a different proposition: a room that feels genuinely alive without the stiff formality that can make fine dining feel like an occasion rather than a pleasure.

Recognised for Its Cellar

Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence — earned in 2025 — reflects the seriousness with which Finestra approaches its wine list. For a restaurant rooted in Italian cuisine, a well-considered cellar isn't an afterthought; it's part of what makes the table complete. That recognition places Finestra among a select group of restaurants worldwide that pair kitchen ambition with genuine depth behind the bar.