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 City
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Cebu City
CnT serves a fine version of lechón (spit-roasted pork), a real Cebu delicacy. The crackling (skin) is authentically crispy on the outside but soft on the…
Cebu City
A true Cebu legend, this hole-in-the-wall is beloved for its mini stuffed crabs and ngohiong (Cebuano spring rolls) – they are tasty, if on the greasy…
Cebu City
Delicious lechón from a tiny stand in the basement food court of Robinson's. For a true pig-out, a full kilogram costs P460.
Cebu City
A fun place where you don goofy cling-wrap gloves and a bib and attack buckets of Cajun-butter shrimp (or ribs, mussels, crab or pork belly) while…
Cebu City
Head here with an appetite and feast on seafood or lechón from the all-you-can-eat buffet. It's a good place to gorge after an extended boat journey.
Cebu City
In a character-laden house with a long bar and beautiful wood floors, this blokey spot is popular with expats but nonetheless has decent Western food. The…
Cebu City
The food court on the 3rd floor of this popular mall scores for budget meals including Filipino comfort grub and Western fast food.
Cebu City
Relatively inexpensive though not very authentic Japanese fare in Ayala Mall's Terraces. Expect maki rolls and the like.
