End your trip to Burnham Park with a meal featuring the best of Baguio City’s delights!
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It’s been called “the mother of all parks” in Baguio City, and it’s been synonymous with the Summer Capital since the city was founded—Burnham Park continues to define what a trip up north should be. Resting at the city’s heart, it’s peaceful, picturesque, and a perfect destination for a serene escape, with hectares of nature about to explore.
Exploring hectares of sceneries, though, make any traveler hungry. Good thing there are plenty of restaurants near Burnham Park where you can have a lazy meal. Read on to know where you can find the best restaurants near Burnham Park!
1. Good Taste Café and Restaurant
Where: Cariño Street corner Otek Street, Baguio City, Benguet; 1-minute drive or a 3-minute walk from Burnham Park
Operating Hours: Daily, 24/7
Recommended Budget: PhP250 to PhP450 for a meal
Good Taste Café and Restaurant’s menu options are the perfect balance of delicious and affordable.
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The oldest and most famous restaurant among Baguio locals, Good Taste Café and Restaurant’s great legacy speaks for itself. The 24-hour Chinese-Filipino restaurant serves staple fusions like beef chopsuey (stir-fried vegetables), crispy pata (pork knuckles), shanghai rolls, sweet and sour tilapia, fish shrimp tofu, and many more. Servings are generous, too, so you can share the feast with friends and family.
First-timers should sample their famous buttered chicken, either the regular sort or the hot and spicy, or the garlicked variant for more flavor. Pair this with their equally renowned Good Taste fried rice, and you have a significant but budget-friendly banquet!
May 2022 Update: Good Taste’s Main and Otek branches are open for take-out only.
2. Canto Bogchi Joint
Where: 32 Kisad Road, Baguio City, Benguet; 1-minute drive or a 3-minute walk from Burnham Park
Operating Hours: Daily, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Recommended Budget: PhP385 to PhP699 for half or whole slabs of Lomo Rib; PhP110 to PhP575 for a meal
Pair your famous Canto Bogchi Lomo ribs with a side of their hearty salad.
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Their name may mean “street food” in witty wordplay, but Canto Bogchi Joint’s food offerings are just as good as any places to eat in Baguio City, if not more significant. The name deceives, as its high ceiling, pure white interiors, and nature-rich al fresco dining space speak sophistication.
But diners don’t drive by for the space. It’s actually for their famous Lomo Ribs: a plate of saucy and succulent pork loin ribs paired with soft either fragrant rice or mashed potato and a side of fresh herb salad. They also serve other Fil-American favorites like beef pochero (tomato stew), cascade salad with fresh Baguio greens, grilled chicken on pita or buttered rice, and plate-sized pizzas.
3. Oh My Gulay Artist Café
Where: 5/F La Azotea Green Building, 108 Session Road, Baguio City, Benguet; 5-minute drive or a 15-minute walk from Burnham Park;
Operating Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Friday to Sunday, 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Recommended Budget: PhP160 to PhP180 for a meal
Oh My Gulay Artist Café ensures your entire lunch is prepared with environmental-friendly ingredients.
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Where to eat in Baguio if you’re a vegetarian? Vegans rejoice! Oh My Gulay Artist Café serves vegan-friendly, gluten-free, and organic food choices perfect for even the pickiest health-conscious eaters. The place is a visual treat: aside from the artist’s oasis in the penthouse, there’s also a koi pond, a wooden stage for cultural shows, and tropical and indoor foliage plants for a soothing space.
Some of these fresh selections include the OMG Salad, made of Benguet’s best greens with herb honey mustard dressing; talong parmigiana, which has eggplant over whole wheat bread plus pesto; and OMG Rice, made with brown rice and ten different vegetables topped with tofu, omelet, and rich Mongolian sauce. Flush these down with a fresh glass of dayap (lime) iced tea, or mangga fresh, a blend of mango puree and brewed tea.
4. Camping Date Chicken & Pizza
Where: 2/F 363 Legarda Road, Baguio City, Benguet; 2-minute drive or a 6-minute walk from Burnham Park;
Operating Hours:
Monday to Thursday, 9:00 AM to 11:30 PM
Friday to Sunday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Recommended Budget: PhP380 to PhP950 for pizzas, serving four, six, or eight; PhP320 to PhP700 for shared meals
Camping Date’s indoor tents can fit up to a handful of hungry friends looking to feast on Korean food.
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It may not be under the stars, but the campsite-themed dining experience at Camping Date Chicken & Pizza can be just as unique and memorable. Unfolding in 2013, this one-of-a-kind restaurant swaps your usual dining tables with tents of various sizes and foldable desks and camping chairs.
Dig into any Korean-inspired dishes, like their pizza prepared seven ways—Hawaiian, Potato Bacon, Sweet Potato, Pepperoni, Spicy Chicken, and Bulgogi—or if you can’t decide, order a Combination pizza for a small sample of each. They also serve honey butter boneless chicken cooked in various Korean flavors and BBQ chicken and tteokbokki, a popular Korean street food made with rice cake.
The resto also offers food delivery via GrabFood.
5. Red Rustikz
Where: 82 Upper General Luna Road, Baguio City, Benguet; 10-minute drive or 20-minute walk from Burnham Park;
Operating Hours:
Sunday to Thursday, 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Recommended Budget: PhP345 to PhP365 for a complete meal
Red Rustikz’s Italian and Spanish-inspired dishes are as enjoyable as vintage tunes.
Image: Red Rustikz’s Facebook page
The best way to define Red Rustikz is in its name: rustic and symbolic of all the country comforts of Baguio City. If the vintage ambiance and the mellow music from the vinyl aren’t enticing enough, perhaps the hearty European-style dishes will reel you in.
Red Rustikz lets customers see how they arrange each tasty meal with an open kitchen! You can start your meal with delectable fried zucchini chips and follow them with their cheesy and creamy spinach ravioli (pasta envelopes with ground meat, cheese, and vegetables), chicken, or seafood paella (Spanish rice dish), or their bestseller, their fall-off-the-bone baby back ribs. They also serve artisanal bread, perfect for your sides.
6. La Parilla Cafe and Grill
Where: 68 Kisad Road, Baguio City, Benguet; 6-minute drive or a 10-minute walk from Burnham Park
Operating Hours: Daily, 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Recommended Budget: PhP250 to PhP400 for a complete meal; PhP295 to PhP990 for Family Platters, suitable for three to four
Trying to finish La Parilla’s Pinoy BBQ and Seafood Platters is always a welcome challenge.
Image: La Parilla’s Facebook page
La Parilla Café and Grill along Kisad Road is another excellent place to indulge your appetite for beloved home-cooked cuisines. Its rural, earthly ambiance and natural foliage make the restaurant a visual treat.
Of course, it is as much a gastronomic treat too. Its grilled specialties include the Asian Fusion Baby Back Ribs and the Atlantic Blue Marlin; both served with their signature ala paella rice and sides. They also serve pizzas, salads, sandwiches, and desserts, including the Blumps Pie, made from an old family recipe. For groups, they also have family platters, which come in either the Pinoy BBQ Favorites or the Seafood Platter.
7. Fortune Hongkong Seafood Restaurant
Where: 14-16 Otek Street, Rizal Monument Area, Baguio City, Benguet; 2-minute drive or a 5-minute walk from Burnham Park;
Operating Hours: Daily, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Recommended Budget: Starts at PhP360
Fortune Hongkong Seafood Restaurant also serves complimentarys fragrant tea upon request.
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Just beside Good Taste Restaurant is Fortune Hongkong Seafood Restaurant, an oriental-themed restaurant with a classy aristocratic ambiance to boot.
Their menu is as diverse as their servings are generous. Some of the chef’s recommendations are their Baguio beans in Szechuan minced pork and their baked crab in ginger and onion. But the true favorite is the Peking duck prepared two ways: either wrapped in lettuce and crepe or minced and cooked right in front of you!
They also have menu packages for large groups, which can satisfy up to a dozen people.
8. Beggang Resto Grill
Where: Skating Rink, Jose Abad Santos Drive, Burnham Park, Baguio City, Benguet
Operating Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Recommended Budget: Starts at PhP245
Go back to basics and chow down some good old Filipino favorites by Beggang Resto Grill.
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For this famous restaurant, you don’t even have to leave the border of Burnham Park. If you ever find yourself hungry while lounging in the park’s skating rink, Beggang Resto Grill is the delicious answer.
They serve all your favorite Filipino comfort foods like fresh lumpia (spring rolls), dinuguan (pork in pig’s blood), miso tuna sinigang (sour and savory stew), gising-gising (ground pork and green beans in coconut milk), kare-kare (ox tripe in peanut stew), as well as house specialties like balamban chicken tinuno (Cebuano open-fire-grilled chicken), and tapang Taal (cured beef). They’re really cheap too, which makes for a quick and easy lunch.
Burnham Park is full of food options that you’ll probably spend more time choosing where to eat than going to the place. Which of these restaurants is serving your next meal in Baguio City?
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This article was initially published in Yoorekka on July 29, 2019.
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