Blu Bar & Grill
Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, Cebu Veterans Drive, Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City 6000, Philippines
Blu Bar & Grill is the best correction for the Café Marco slot because it comes from the same officially evidenced hotel complex while avoiding the temporary-closure problem that disqualified Café Marco. Marco Polo Plaza Cebu’s current dining pages identify Blu Bar & Grill as a penthouse restaurant and bar with panoramic views over Cebu City, and the official page provides current operating days, contact details and the hotel’s exact address on Cebu Veterans Drive in Nivel Hills, Apas. That gives this replacement branch-level precision and clear current operating support from the operator. As a visitor recommendation, Blu works best for evening dining rather than for a casual daytime meal. The penthouse setting and skyline outlook make it more occasion-oriented than an all-day buffet, but it remains practical because the hotel is a longstanding mainland Cebu City property well within scope. Access is ordinary public restaurant access within the hotel; reservations are facilitated through the official dining page, and no permit or member-only restriction is indicated. Replacing Café Marco with another active venue from the same hotel also preserves geographic balance in the ranking while respecting the adverse evidence instead of pretending the closed restaurant is still trading.