Created by chef @charlesmontvnez, @liyab.restaurant is an intimate tasting-menu restaurant in BGC built around one idea: fire. With fewer than 30 seats, the kitchen showcases grilling, smoking, roasting, and stewing over open flames—all in full view. Named after the Tagalog word for “flame,” Liyab “is the flame that helps you grow into what you want to become” says Montanez. At the restaurant, attention to detail is central to their craft; from the golden hallway, a white phoenix, calm glass-box