Hayahay Treehouse Bar

Top choice in Dumaguete


Cosy up to the bar or grab a plastic chair at this two-storey pavilion made of driftwood with a nipa roof, part of a complex of bars and restaurants on the waterfront 2km north of the town centre. Known for delicious fresh seafood and rockin' reggae Wednesdays.

On weekends the live music continues well past the official closing time.


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