Puerto Princesa
This shoes-off eatery is an institution in Puerto Princesa. It has a lovely Balinese ambience – colourful paintings, sculptures and masks adorn the walls …
Must-see restaurants in Palawan
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Puerto Princesa
The Scottish owner calls the style here 'obscurity'; it basically consists of anything he fancies. The menu is a best-of-the-world affair, where tikka…
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El Nido
This upstairs Slovenian–owned place does the best pizza in El Nido, made with imported mozzarella in the street-level brick oven. There are a dozen types…
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El Nido
Everyone ends up here at some point, and rightfully so. The large 2nd-storey dining room is a relaxed place to eat, drink and get your bearings…
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Puerto Princesa
This is a sophisticated open-air dining room with a small menu of pasta, seafood and grilled or stewed meats (including duck rendang). Attention is paid…
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Coron Town
This place works equally well for drinks or a meal. It's sort of a TexMex menu with more emphasis on the Tex (marbled Angus rib-eye steak) than the Mex …
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El Nido
Fantastic pizza with perfect thin crust in a beachfront setting? Sign us up. Fresh-baked bread and gnocchi are other specialities. Don't be afraid to show…
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El Nido
They do wonderful things with all-vegan ingredients at this tiny but tasteful two-storey affair. Head to the counter and order the beautiful Mexican…
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El Nido
Besides having the best food in El Nido and sterling sunset views, this beachfront French restaurant is known for exciting specials and the heavenly fish…
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El Nido
Stylish and sophisticated, the loungey 2nd-floor restaurant has waterfront views, excellent pizza and homemade ice cream. It has an abbreviated lunch menu…
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El Nido
In-the-know travellers flock to this nondescript open-air eatery on the road to Corong Corong for the best fresh-cooked Pinoy eats in town. It's all sarap…
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Stellar Grounds Food & Art Park
Puerto Princesa
At this this beautifully designed oasis, seamlessly entwined with a grove of acacia trees smack dab in the middle of town, upscale street food mixes with…
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Coron Town
A cute travel-themed cafe with a balcony overlooking the busy street, Full Lotus mixes grainy power bowls with Mexican (vegan tostadas), Filipino (tofu…
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Puerto Princesa
Perched over the water at the end of a raised boardwalk over mangroves, Badjao has nice views over Puerto Princesa Bay and the mountains beyond. A long…
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Puerto Princesa
This bohemian-style complex consists of a postage-stamp, air-conditioned cafe and an open-air restobar with nightly live acoustic music and palm readings…
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Coron Town
The expanding Altrove empire rides a formula of delicious antipasti (try the carpaccio), pasta and pizzas to provincial success. It's in a lovely elevated…
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Puerto Princesa
This mural-splashed, open-air kubo (native-style shelter) hidden behind a Best Western hotel is a hang-out for the local 'Art on the Move' group…
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El Nido
With a blue-and-white Mediterranean motif, this beachfront eatery scores points for authentic saganaki (fried cheese) with Halloumi cheese, moussaka, and…
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El Nido
What's a Boodle Fight, you ask? It's a Filipino feast served on a huge banana leaf and eaten communally by hand. A four-person feast here costs P650 (meat…
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El Nido
At this popular upstairs place on El Nido's main drag, dishes like pad krapow (stir-fried minced meat) and crab curry emerge from the kitchen on…
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El Nido
This is the place for authentic French galettes and tasty paninis (try the signature spicy beef version). Take them on your boat trip or dine in at the…
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Coron Town
Headed by a Thai chef, the kitchen churns out authentic curries, papaya salad, larb (meat salad) and other specialties from the Land of Smiles. While the…
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Puerto Princesa
Long-running coffee joint on the main drag with functional wi-fi, an agreeable Spotify soundtrack and an extensive menu of sandwiches and Filipino faves…
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Sabang
A charming little beachfront eatery run by the same Filipino–French duo who own the guesthouse of the same name out on the road to Puerto. Pasta,…
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Coron Town
This classy spot is a sign of the times as Coron gradually goes upscale. The delicious Spanish tapas selection includes tiger prawns and chorizo, served…
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Puerto Princesa
For those craving Swiss, Polish and German sausage, deli sandwiches, imported steaks and European beers and wines. It has a small grocery on one side and…
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Coron Town
Most evenings BBQ smoke and live music waft out in harmony at this popular and prominent street-side barbecue. It specialises in grilled-meat skewers and…
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Puerto Princesa
A cute spot with excellent cakes and cookies, plus an all-day breakfast menu (omelette P135) and burgers, pad thai and pizza. You can kick back with a…
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Coron Town
On the top floor of the hotel (rooms tend to be small and musty) of the same name, Amphibi-ko is the best (and only) Japanese restaurant in town. Also a…
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Puerto Princesa
A decidedly healthy and delicious option run by Seventh-Day Adventists. Try the spicy bean burrito or vegan-cheese pizza for meryenda (a daytime snack).
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El Nido
Fabulous gelato stop offers a variety of flavours in the middle of busy Hama St.
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Puerto Princesa
Choose your protein from the display trays (crabs, prawns, lobster, mussels, squid and several types of fish), the method of cooking, and a sauce, and a…
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Puerto Princesa
A lingering reminder of the Vietnamese community that once called Puerto home, this is the cleanest of a number of Rizal Ave chaolong restaurants – small,…
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El Nido
This counter-top Ukrainian–food bar on El Nido's main drag is a surprise. Run by actual Odessans, it serves up authentic motherland faves like varenyky …
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Puerto Princesa
Awash in shiny blonde wood and flamboyantly decorated with colourful paintings, Ka Inatô is a welcoming place with a comprehensive menu of Filipino…
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El Nido
A Filipino greasy spoon where backpackers (often nursing a hangover) and locals chow down on soups and rice and meat dishes. Streetside fan seating and an…
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Puerto Princesa
A buzzing food park just north of Puerto's central intersection with several bars and small eateries. Beer towers and live music give the whole place a…
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El Nido
Certainly pricey, but New York City bagels by way of France are a nice change of pace. Other breakfast items plus burgers are on the menu and the…
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Coron Town
Offers up fresh Thai–style food, pizzas and Mexican faves, and will cook Indian food on request. Stay late and enjoy mean cocktails and buckets of San…
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Coron Town
Three tables and a counter, that's all there's room for at this authentic Korean spot. Ramen, bulgogi and tofu are on the menu.
