Baguio's Best Restaurants
I always say you can turn your Baguio vacation into a culinary adventure in itself!
Here is my personal list of favorite restaurants that are exciting, consistently good and provide great service. Plus they are all easy on the budget, as most Baguio eateries are. While our malls may feature the different franchises that have mushroomed all over the Philippines, my list contains only those restaurants that cannot be found anywhere else, except in Baguio City.
After all, why come to Baguio and eat at McDonald's?
Here goes...
1. Atenara House
Navy (C.M. Recto) Road - provides excellent value with the best All-You-Can-Eat U.S. Roast Beef, Salad Bar & Pasta Buffet that will leave you coming back for more, for only php399 per person.
By prior reservation only, 24 hours' notice, 10 persons minimum to open the buffet.
8. Pizza Riccio
Governor Pack - you must try Bob's fantastic lasagna. All I can say is that I can eat his pizzas everyday. With delivery service up to 11pm. 14 inch pizza is about php350
9. Pizza Volante
Session Road - with 24 hours dine-in and delivery service. Great pizzas and pasta at very good prices. A 14-inch pizza will cost about php360
10. Rito's
Marcos Highway - cheap bulalo and crispy pata. Softdrinks in liter bottles available too. Avg check php150
11. Rose Bowl
Harrison Road - One of two great Chinese restaurants with family-style service. Avg check php250
12. Star Cafe
Session Road - The other great Chinese restaurant famous for their Star Rice and Joey Rufino's personalized service. Avg check php200
2. Bliss Cafe
Leonard Wood Road - awesome vegetarian dishes prepared by Jim and Santi Ward that DO NOT taste like vegetables at all! Avg check php300
3. Cafe by the Ruins
Otek Street - ethnic cuisine like native chicken, mountain rice, strawberry wine presented in creative ways.Set lunches cost about php350
4. Eve's Garden
Lamtang Road - finding it is an adventure in itself and definitely worth the trip with 10 varieties of organic lettuce freshly picked from Evelyn Bond's garden. By reservation only, Set meals cost php550.
5. Little John's
Camp John Hay - a place as happy and bright as Jonet Flavier, where kids get to color on the menu while waiting for the food. Must try their chocolate fondue with strawberries, banana and marshmallows. Avg check php250
6. O'Mai Khan
Otek Street - the old favorite Mongolian barbecue place with lots of crisp highland veggies. Avg check php300
7. Palizzata
Porta Vaga - a quaint little Bistro with a great view of Session Road. Their Tandoori chicken is a personal favorite. Avg check php300.
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Of course there are a lot more nice places with great food, and I plan to keep adding to this list at the Baguio Insider.
Where NOT to Eat in Baguio (new!)
Avoid eateries and food stalls like those on Burnham Park on the West Side. These are called "turo-turo" or "carinderia" where the food is not hygienically prepared, where the viands are kept in aluminum pots and are allowed to stand at room temperature. Reheating these viands before serving will not always get rid of the bacteria.
My guests last Holy Week 2007 thought that they would sample 'authentic' Baguio food and try the turo-turo but, not only did they find the food disappointing and not representative of Cordillera cuisine, they were charged an amount comparable to dining in a full-service restaurant!
And, of course, one should eat only well-prepared nutritious food and not risk indigestion or food poisoning while on vacation!
