Cebu City
The cosmopolitan Ayala Center does not have many options for good local food, but highly popular Cafe Laguna is an exception. Excellent, relatively…
Must-see restaurants in Cebu
Cebu City
Cebu is the place to eat that signature Filipino delicacy, lechón (spit-roasted suckling pig), and Rico's has the best in town. It's cooked every morning…
Malapascua Island
The eponymous chef at Angelina cooks up heavenly creations that will have you craving Italian food for weeks. The homemade tagliatelle asparagi is al…
Cebu City
Enter through heavy carved wooden doors to this classy, candlelit restaurant with arguably the best Mexican food in the country. Authentic dishes include…
Cebu City
One of the best fine-dining restaurants in the Visayas, classy Anzani is the perfect location for a special meal with sweeping views of the city from its…
Cebu City
This quirky, inexpensive little place is a haven for vegetarians, with tasty tofu and vegan dishes (most costing P30 to P40). For really cheap eats you…
Mactan Island
The in-house restaurant at this exclusive hotel features California- and Mediterranean-inspired dishes, with oven-roasted meats and fine seafood. Starters…
Bantayan Island
What's this? A British-owned Tex-Mex restaurant on a remote Visayan island? Works for us. Satisfy all your burrito and taco cravings at this simple place…
Bantayan Island
This open-air food bazaar is lined with restaurants, mainly serving inexpensive Filipino food, but there are some surprises including a fine Mexican joint…
Cebu City
Superstylish cafe where you can dine overlooking the Terraces or in the air-con interior. Great for breakfast with healthy and not-so-healthy options –…
Bantayan Island
For a taste of the Italian motherland look no further, Caffe del Mar serves up fine imported antipasto, gnocchi, seafood and grilled meats, homemade pasta…
Cebu City
This bakery and cafe-bar offers light bites (baguettes start at P160) in a stunning garden setting, with cool sofas, oversized bean bags and hip lighting…
Moalboal
An enjoyable little restaurant with efficient service (though with street views rather than ocean vistas). Famous for its energy-boosting breakfasts,…
STK ta Bay! Sa Paolito's Seafood House
Cebu City
Ask a Cebuano where to dine and many will point you to this large ancestral-home-turned-restaurant chock full of family heirlooms. Jerry's crab curry is a…
Cebu City
An authentic Basque–Spanish restaurant where the cosy front room is all gingham tablecloths and Spanish memorabilia (check out those pistols on the wall)…
Cebu City
This modish Chinese joint is justifiably popular for its dim-sum deal (P399, all-you-can-eat from the conveyor belt) but there are other tempting choices…
Cebu City
A smart modern vegan place with a short menu that includes salads, soups, pasta (try the pumpkin spinach lasagna) and Asian fusion dishes such as sisag …
Cebu City
Something of a local institution, Golden Cowie serves authentic Filipino flavours at pretty modest prices. It has mouthwatering fish and seafood – try the…
Moalboal
Everything is prepared with love and attention at this simple place run by two friendly local women; there's always a daily special and vegans and…
Cebu City
Patrons flock to this fantastic food park in Cebu IT Park to gnaw on a dizzying array of Filipino and Southeast Asian specialties to the sound of live…
Malapascua Island
In an elevated position overlooking Logon Beach, Amihan is a very classy restaurant, with beautiful contemporary furnishings and stunning bay vistas. It's…
Cebu City
A little slice of France in the middle of Cebu, La Maison offers fine dining in a pale-pink, colonial-style building reminiscent of a French Indochine…
Cebu City
Occupying a leafy compound just blocks from the Ayala Center, La Buona is for those looking to enjoy la dolce vita in Cebu. The likes of Italian-style…
Malapascua Island
Head to this wet market just inland from Bounty Beach for affordable, fresh seafood including squid, shrimp, mussels and fish ranging from red snapper to…
Mactan Island
Individual nipa-hut tables set among lush fairy-lit gardens attract a mix of locals and tourists to this dining oasis. Seafood choices include meaty…
Cebu City
This Cebu institution is famous for its thin-crust pizzas – try the mildly spicy Pizza Cebuana topped with the local chorizo. Pasta, chilli wings, salads…
Mactan Island
The best of the rustic seafood restaurants hidden behind the market area near the entrance to Mactan Shrine. Pick up your seafood and hand it to the chef:…
Cebu City
A popular pick for a lechón fix, with several branches around the city. This place in the heart of town offers a platter of classic or boneless lechón for…
Bantayan Island
Lively spot on a corner plot that's deservedly popular for its food – a mixture of Asian dishes and Scandinavian specialities: try the Swedish meatballs …
Moalboal
It does what it says on the sign – French coffee – well, it serves Italian-style coffee too…plus shakes, crêpes, baguettes, breakfasts and salads. There's…
Moalboal
Named after an obscure Gary Numan album, this enjoyable, efficiently run place on the main drag offers an eclectic (too long) menu including French, local…
Malapascua Island
This place is well worth sniffing out for its gorgeous cordon bleu and curries. Quality food takes time to prepare: expect to wait up to an hour. Bring…
Cebu City
Vegetarians have nowhere to hide at this popular open-sided barbecue place where you choose your own meat or seafood and have it charcoal-grilled on the…
Moalboal
This unassuming open-air cottage about 500m east of the Panagsama strip has a case for the best tacos in all of Cebu. Nachos, burritos and even a taco…
Moalboal
Boasts a great shoreside deck perfect for quaffing a glass of red or sipping on a cappuccino and soaking up the ocean views. There's a full food menu too,…
Cebu City
A lively open-sided place where groups of students and young office workers come to eat, drink and socialise. Grab one of the large wooden tables and tuck…
Cebu City
This casual open-sided place with a happy pig on its sign peddles meat on a stick (pork belly, chorizo, chicken) to the fawning masses.
Malapascua Island
A great find for budget eats, this courtyard restaurant is run by a jolly family who prepare a selection of fresh local dishes every day, including vegie…
Bantayan Island
Popular Belgian-owned restaurant serving good breakfast, Filipino fare (adobo, Bicol exprés) and Western dishes. There's a good wine list (or if you're…
Cebu City
Tucked away behind National Bookstore in Mango Sq, this Middle-Eastern-cum-Indian place has mains including baba ganoush (eggplant with yoghurt and tahini…
