Must-see restaurants in The Cordillera

  • Log Cabin

    Sagada

    One of Sagada’s many wonderful surprises is this aptly named restaurant that feels like a cosy ski lodge, with a roaring log fire and a fleece-clad…

  • Cafe by the Ruins Dua

    Baguio

    The clean white, vaguely colonial decor makes one of North Luzon's best meals taste even swankier. Local specialities such as carabao (water buffalo)…

  • Cafe by the Ruins

    Baguio

    Rising from the ashes after burning down in 2017, Baguio’s most beloved restaurant is back and better than ever. The new space is a more contemporary,…

  • Sagada Brew

    Sagada

    All clean lines, floor-to-ceiling glass and blond-wood furnishings, Sagada Brew strives to be the most sophisticated cafe in the village, which it does…

  • Anayah's

    The Cordillera

    Step into friendly Anayah's to find local dishes jazzed up with additional vegetables and flair, homemade yoghurt, freshly squeezed juices, and other…

  • Gaia Cafe

    Sagada

    Gaia serves locally sourced vegan fare (plus a few egg dishes) amid pine trees and with a view of rice terraces through strategically placed glass windows…

  • Chaya

    Baguio

    Baguio's best Japanese restaurant feels like a cosy living room, with its handful of tables close together between wood-panelled walls decorated with…

  • Solibao

    Baguio

    The casual Session Rd branch of a venerable Baguio institution provides a belt-loosening course in Filipino classics. Choose from beef kare-kare (meat…

  • Oh My Gulay!

    Baguio

    Step into an enchanted, multi-level garden, with wooden carvings, plants, bridges, water features and little nooks to hide in. The delicious vegetarian…

  • Hill Station

    Baguio

    The menu at this refined restaurant reads like a fantasy tour of the world: mutton Berbere (lamb stew), Australian tenderloin steak, and smoked paprika…

  • Chef's Home

    Baguio

    Get to this homey, simple and very popular place early for a table. If you've been pining for mainland Southeast Asian flavours, you'll love the tom yum…

  • Yoghurt House

    Sagada

    Enjoy your banana pancake out on the balcony at breakfast; get some of the great oatmeal cookies to go; or linger over pasta and chunky sandwiches on…

  • Rose Bowl

    Baguio

    A local institution for decades, the Rose Bowl serves the best Chinese food in town. Its extensive menu runs the gamut from chop suey to expensive…

  • Rockwood Cafe

    The Cordillera

    Tastefully done up with pinewood and stone, this cafe serves organically grown coffee and vegetables, and sells locally produced souvenirs such as…

  • Bana’s Cafe

    Sagada

    Oriented towards trekkers, Bana's specialises in coffee, omelettes and delicious home-made yoghurt. Its narrow balcony overlooks a gorge and catches the…

  • Ba-Jon'z

    The Cordillera

    The busiest and most reliably open restaurant in Kabayan offers a fresh buffet selection of around 10 dishes that range from basics such as stir-fried…

  • Goldfish Cafe

    The Cordillera

    Goldfish takes a stab at 'cosmopolitan', with chocolate French toast and omelettes sharing the menu with pesto pasta, (rather sweet) pad thai and fancy…

  • Cable Cafe

    The Cordillera

    This dimly lit bar serves large portions of lechón kawali, chicken wings and other local faves, alongside nightly live music – OK, it’s mostly '80s pop…

  • Volante Pizza

    Baguio

    Catering to night owls, revellers with postdrinking munchies and a loyal lunchtime crowd, this informal spot serves surprisingly good pizza, fried chicken…

  • Good Samaritan Inn

    The Cordillera

    Buses between Bontoc and Tabuk pause here, in the middle of Tinglayan, for a meal stop. Expect large helpings of the dish of the day and a very crowded…

  • Lemon Pie House

    Sagada

    Filipino standards are well represented here, and there are brave stabs at international dishes, but the eponymous lemon pie is where this place really…

  • Lucky Three

    The Cordillera

    This informal local favourite inside the market dishes up Filipino favourites with unlimited rice for the extra-famished.

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