Living far away from the province’s (Cebu) capital, it makes me giddy when a new good restaurant spot opens. It used to be a rare occurrence for a chain restaurant to open outside Metro Cebu. But because of urban sprawl, Cebuano food brands are finally expanding into the neighboring towns.
The newest addition to this exodus is Pino Restaurant in Danao. Owned by the infamous Lhuilliers and known for its delicious Filipino cuisine.
What sets …
Geemiz Ratings:
Location – 5/5
Service – 3.5/5
Food – 3/5
Drinks – 3/5
Ambiance – 5/5
Value for Money – 3/5
“Coffee Project” sounds familiar to me, but I had never been to one before. With several branches around the Philippines, I thought there would be a few in Cebu. However, after doing some research, I found out that there is only one branch, located at Star Mall Talisay, which is a little far …
One of your Bohol itineraries, often your second stop after the Blood Compact site, is in Baclayon, Bohol, Philippines. Here, you can find the second oldest stone church in the Philippines – the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, famously known as the Baclayon Church.
Before you continue your day of touring around Bohol, take a short walk from Baclayon Church to Crescencia Food and Coffee. Here, you can get your locally sourced …
As I continued to explore my new little hometown, Compostela, Cebu, I visited another restaurant in Compostela with my husband.
The location of the restaurant, Green Lagoon Nature Park, is a go-to place of the Compostelahanon and even nearby cities and townspeople frequently visit the place to swim and enjoy.
Lapyan in English, means “shoreline”.
Ambiance and Atmosphere
The restaurant is situated inside Green Lagoon Park, near its shoreline. It is an open seating …
Update: Lantaw Compostela has been recognized as a Michelin Selected restaurant in Cebu—an acknowledgment of its quality and excellence by the Michelin Guide, even without a star or Bib distinction.
I have been living in Compostela for almost 2 years now (moved here Sept. 2022) yet I haven’t done much exploration of the place. This article would be a good start to looking at #OurHomeCompostela.
A third-class municipality in between a city (Danao) and a …
Babe and I love food and we both love to eat but we are not food adventurists. We are not choosy either, we ate whatever given and provided to us. But, if given a choice we like to eat at places we know and comfortable with. There are a handful of restaurants and food that we ate on a daily basis and during special occasions.
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Amazing how life would remind us of so many things in the past through the slightest scent up to the certain food we used to eat when we were children or with special people at a specific place.
This time my husband is craving for Kasahos. A dish he enjoys eating with his family in Danao City. The last time I remember eating Kasahos was 3 years ago.
Danao City Kasahos
Danao, a City in …
Did you know that the Philippines produces and has its very own dark chocolate? We call it tableya.
What is Tableja?
Tableja is the Boholano name of the Filipino chocolate tableya/tablea.
What is tableya?
Tableya or tablea is roasted, ground, and molded nibs of fermented pure (100%) cacao beans without added ingredients and additives. It is also a cocoa mass and made from cacao beans that are fermented, dried, roasted, ground then molded.
What is …
The place is located in Carmen, Cebu. It is beside the entrance gate of Cebu Safari so 8km away from the national road. A steep and winding road with beautiful scenery of nature.
Ratings:
Place: 4/5
*nature ambiance. Situated beside/under a mini forest
Music: 1.5/5
*not fitting to the nature ambiance.
Hot Chocolate: 1/5
*sorry but it’s washy (lasaw), particles still floating even if we stirred it.
Coffee: 3.5/5
*I ordered iced cold brew but …
I have been longing to write about Danasan Eco Adventure Park, like circa 2012 but each time I told myself well next time if I tried this adventure and the next time, the same thing and it took me 5 visits to at last write something about this great place in the highlands of Danao City.
The year 2012 – The Unplanned Visit
1st visit with Team Buktot. This is actually an unplanned trip. …