Tambok’s
Tambok’s serves an authentic chicken inasal (roast chicken)based on an old recipe, but also some inventive dishes like a sisig (sizzling pork) burger, since beef is hard to source, and they prefer to work with local ingredients.
IG: @tambokselnido
Happiness Beach Bar
Five years ago, Eliran El-Hai (who’s also one of our cover models), an Israeli, opened Happiness Beach Bar, now hugely popular for its vegan, vegetarian and Mediterranean fare, as well as its friendly atmosphere.
Taste El Nido
This fully vegan café in the heart of town,serves delicious coconut milk lattes, a wicked eggplant lasagne with cashew cheese and a hearty Mexican rice bowl. Even carnivores will be amazed.
IG: @tasteelnido
Gusto Gelato
What’s a hot day at the beach without a scoop or three of ice cream? Serving a wide range of gelato flavors, waffles and crêpes, Gusto hits the sweet spot. Apart from the outlet in town, there is a branch on Nacpan beach.
Trattoria Altrove
Consistently rated as having the best wood-fired pizza in El Nido, Altrove has become something of an institution and has even opened a branch in Paranaque City, Manila. You need to leave your slippers at the door.
IG: @altrovepizz
Read more:
- Why you should book a flight to El Nido now
- Hotel review: Lagun Hotel, El Nido, Philippines
- Where to stay in El Nido
- Where to eat in El Nido
Cebu Pacific Air flies to Puerto Princesa from Manila, Iloilo and Cebu. For a hassle-free journey from airport to hotel lobby, purchase CEB Transfers packages, available at cebupacificair.com
This article first appeared in the December 2018 issue of Smile magazine.
Written by
Audrey Carpio
Photographed by
Sonny Thakur
