Eat the Most Authentic Bagnet, Empanada, Poqui-poqui, and More at These Restaurants in Vigan City

Address: Bulala Centro, City of Vigan

Price Range: PhP195 to PhP5,599

Diners can build their appetite before eating at this restaurant in Vigan, the Hidden Garden Lilong and Lilang Restaurant, because they are first treated to a tour inside the Hidden Garden. At the end of the garden is the dining area. Guides are available at one of the best restaurants in Vigan City to direct the guests where they should turn.

This restaurant in Vigan offers rice meals, snacks, and local delicacies. They also have fresh fruit shakes from the local fruits available during the season. Specialties include sinigang na bagnet, bagnet sisig, poqui-poqui, or mashed eggplant with egg and tomatoes, empanada, and more! If you don’t know where to eat in Vigan, try this place!

For private vehicles, the exact location of this restaurant in Vigan is Brgy. Bulala, Vigan City. From Quezon Avenue, turn right to Liberation Blvd until you reach the Pagburnayan, where the clay vases are made. Follow Katipunan St. passing the redrying tobacco plant and Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary until you see the arc of Brgy. Bulala. Turn right to reach Hidden Garden.

Address: #1 Bonifacio Street corner Quirino Blvd 2700 City of Vigan

Price Range: PhP55 to PhP680

Café Uno is one of where to eat in Vigan, located near Calle Crisologo. This restaurant in Vigan offers bagnet miki, poqui-poqui, and more! Besides Ilocano dishes, it also serves pasta, sandwiches, cakes, and coffee. The café is part of Grandpa’s Inn’s line of eateries in its vicinity, including Kusina Felicitas and Uno Grille.

From Calle Crisologo, turn left to Bonifacio St. Café Uno is near the lobby of Grandpa’s Inn, located at the corner of Bonifacio St. and Quirino Blvd.

Address: Vigan City, Vigan

Price Range: PhP45 to PhP110

Translated, the name of this eatery is “Restaurant and Grill in the City of Vigan.” This restaurant in Vigan offers some Filipino and Ilocano vegetable and meat dishes. This is one of the best restaurants in Vigan City that is cafeteria-like, as diners would have to line up with trays and pick the dish they want. This restaurant in Vigan can get pretty crowded during lunchtime as it is also a local hang-out. The locals call it by its former name Gaizel’s.

From Quezon Avenue, turn right to Bonifacio St. The eatery is at the corner of Bonifacio St. and Rizal St. Parking can be a problem during lunch, so riding a tricycle might be an option.

Address: Salcedo, Vigan City

Proclaimed as the home of the smallest and biggest burger in the country, Kusina de Kenyong’s menu is a mix of old favorites and new inventions. The restaurant offers rice and viands such as bagnet kare-kare and pork sisig to pasta dishes and burger varieties. Their tiniest burgers are priced at PhP99 for a set of five. The restaurant also challenges those who can eat the most giant burger in less than 15 minutes.

May 2023 Update: Kusina de Kenyong is permanently closed. But don’t worry! Check out the 1995 Studio Cafe Vigan for possible replacement.

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This article was initially published in Yoorekka on March 30, 2017.