Best Places To Eat

If you're looking for a place to eat then here are some that you can go to:

 Famous Restaurants

Tatoy’s Manokan and Seafood

 

Tatoy’s Manokan and Seafood started with only three tables in a small nipa hut. Now, the resto has a beachfront property that includes an indoor dining room, outdoor pavilion and convention hall. 

Tatoy’s is famous for its litson manok (P310). Other crowd favorites here also include their steam pasayan (P200), grilled lucos (P220 to P250), sibingan or blue marlin (P420), and baked talaba (P190). 

If you’re craving for native Filipino dishes, visit Tatoy’s Manokan and Seafood at Sto. Nino Sur Arevalo Iloilo City, 5000 Iloilo City.

Summer House Restaurant

 

Summer House Restaurant started as a snack bar serving sandwiches, maki, siomai, and other short orders. As the number of customers grew, the owners added more choices to the menu and transferred to a bigger and better location.

Must-trys at Summer House Restaurant are their pancit sun yat sen (P175), suckling pig (P4000 to P4500), patatim (P400), live fish (P500 to P1000), buttered chicken (P220), and siomai (P48/3 pieces).

Check out Summer House Restaurant at 888 Yulo-Iznart St. Iloilo City Proper.

Breakthrough

 

Breakthrough restaurant was named as such because the owners were able to ‘break through’ their humble beginnings as their resto became one of the most famous dining spots in Iloilo.

Crowd favorites from Breakthrough include grilled canlay (P650/kilo), garlic buttered scallops (P195), ginataang binakol (P400), stir fried sea cucumber (P145), and adobo sa alimusan (P350/kilo).

Visit Breakthrough at Sto.Nino Norte, Arevalo. Villa, Iloilo.

Bourbon Street

 

Bourbon Street is an American bistro restaurant famous for its baby back ribs (P710, whole rack) and organic ingredients. The resto prides itself in using only ingredients produced by their own organic farm.

Bestselling items at Bourbon Street are their fish and chips (P275), seafood creole (P255), pink salmon and parmesan salad (P225), and cajun chicken (P245).

For a taste of American cuisine in Iloilo, check out Bourbon Street at The Avenue Complex, Smallville, Mandurriao, Iloilo City.

Al Dente Ristorante Italiano

For the last 14 years, Al Dente Ristorante Italiano has been serving Italian-Mediterranean fusion cuisine in Iloilo. Must-trys from their menu are pasta gamberetti (P180), baked pink salmon with salsa verde (P345), herb roasted chicken (P155), and linguini with creamy pesto and shrimp (P175).

If you’re craving for Italian, visit Al Dente Ristorante Italiano at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, #101 General Luna Street, 5000 Iloilo City.

Netong’s Original Special La Paz Batchoy

 

Since it opened in the 1940’s, locals and tourists alike have been flocking to Netong’s for Iloilo’s signature dish, La Paz Batchoy.

Netong’s batchoy come in three varieties: special (P55), super (P70), and extra (P80). Other than batchoy, Netong’s also serves pancit bihon (P80), sotanghon (P80), and miswa (P70).

For the best batchoy in town, visit Netong’s Original Special La Paz Batchoy at Lapaz Public Market.

Green Mango Filipino Fast Food

 
Green Mango Filipino Fast Food was conceptualized as a go-to place for cheap, healthy meals. The restaurant prides itself in using fresh ingredients and excluding preservatives in their recipes.


Interestingly, however, Green Mango is famous for its canton guisado (P60). Other bestsellers from their menu are sinigang na bangus (P75, with unli rice), grilled pecho (P85, with unli rice), and pork adobo (P39, with rice and sides).


For healthy fast food meals, visit Green Mango at E. Lopez St. (Fronting Nelly Garden) in Iloilo, City.

Others (Pasalubong's Shop and Sweet Shops)

Panaderia ni Pa-a is another well-established bakery in Iloilo. Since 1896, it has been serving artisan pandesal to its loyal patrons.

             

Biscocho Haus in Jaro, Iloilo is widely popular for its toasted Biscocho, but its Butterscotch, Yema and Banana Marbles also get a lot of attention.

Maridel's Cafe in Plazuela de Iloilo serves the BEST cakes in Iloilo. Maridel does not scrimp on her ingredients, and the cake flavors are well balanced. She only serves signature cakes in her cafe that already became foodie favorites like Snickers Pie, Heaven and Hell, and Frozen Lemon Meringue. 

Also, don't miss the “Queen Siopao” of Roberto's, which is legendary among the local foodies for its huge size and flavor. You don't even need any sauce to make it yummy.

Deocampo Barquillos in Jaro, Iloilo has been around since 1898. Besides its famous Barquillos, it also offers Toasted Round Cakes and Pinasubo (a sweet concoction of banana and molasses, wrapped in cone-shaped paper).

PJ's Delicacies in Jaro is known to have the best Butterscotch bars in town. The Mazapan de Pili there is also a good buy.

Panaderia de Molo in Molo is the oldest food business in Iloilo. Around since the 1830's, it is known for its artisan Spanish biscuits like the Galletas, Hojaldres, Rosquetas, Banadas, Biscocho and Kinamonsil. An assorted box of these biscuits is the most popular pasalubong from Iloilo.