Best Restaurants in the Philippines

Unlike Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese delicacies, Filipino food is not always on the list of the commonly imitated and reinvented foreign cuisines around the globe. But we have our own unique food variations that have originated from a long and colorful historical culture.

Travel to the Philippines and check out this list of best Philippine restaurants with mouth-watering local and international cuisines-cooked and prepared meticulously with the purest form of love, served with the famous Filipino hospitality, and enjoyed with the good company of family, friends, and even strangers!




Luzon

• Antonio's, Tagaytay-Dine at Antonio's and experience a setting and an atmosphere that define fine dining at its closest level to perfection.  It has the perfect ambiance for intimate wedding proposals or even just simple conversations that were encourage to become one of the most memorable ones in one’s life. With regards to their food, it is up to you to figure out why this particular Philippine restaurant has managed to grab a deserving spot on the recent "Top 20 list of restaurants in Asia".

• Kulinarya Kitchen, Makati City-This place boasts off an excellent food presentation that satisfies the eyes before our appetite. And they certainly know how to do it. What makes diners come back to this place again and again is its affordable price compared to adjacent restaurants despite the elegance of its ambiance.

Visayas

• Breakthrough Restaurant, Iloilo-Breakthough is still the no.1 restaurant in Iloilo City when it comes to fresh seafood, and its years are still counting. It was named after every scientist’s aspiration, which is to achieve a breakthrough in his/her field since the restaurant itself is the brainchild of a marine biologist.

• Floating Restaurant, Bohol-Nothing beats more than a classic dining experience added with an authentic montage of enchanting sceneries and a refreshing view of young locals plunging into the waters like Tarzan.




Mindanao

• Jack’s Ridge, Davao City-especially during the night from its deck, the restaurant offers its diners the most spectacular city lights view of Davao City. It is in these kinds of places where you are obliged to pause and live at the moment. A great place with natural ventilation and soothing music to come in company with classic Filipino delicacies.

• The Bahay Kubo Restaurant, Samal Island-especially if you haven't brought packed meals, this restaurant will serve as the most ideal place to complete your Samal island getaway. A bahay kubo-style restaurant is a common feature of Filipino resorts, and in Samal Island, this one particular bahay kubo restaurant has great wines and authentic Filipino delicacies to charge you up from too much swimming.

Other notable restaurants include:

• Ka Lui, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
• Isla Naburot, Guimaras
• Kusina Salud, San Pablo, Laguna
• Vieux Chalet, Antipolo
• Claude Tayag’s Bale Dutung, Pampanga
• Kinabuhayan Café, Dolores, Quezon
• Café Juanita, Pasig
• Pendy’s, Bacolod City

But that is not all that the best Philippine Restaurants have to offer. Other creative restaurant ideas maybe cooking in someone's head right now, perhaps yours. Travel Channel foodie and “Bizarre Foods” host Andrew Zimmern even believes that in the next few years there’s going to be a cultural cuisine revolution in the US Filipino food, making it "the next big thing".

Filipino cuisine exceeds that of foreign expectations of the ‘notorious’ balut (duck embryo). You just have to know where to find them and how to eat them and for that, Philippine Restaurant Directory will be more than willing to be your food buddy.