IL Corso Food Yard Is Your Newest Food Hub in Cebu, And Here Are 7 Best Food Stalls You Must Try

Experience unique lifestyle moments at IL Corso Lifemalls, located by the sea at the heart of Cebu City. Established to become the newest pulsating lifestyle hub under Filinvest, IL Corso it shows you more to the city than most popular malls and lifestyle spots in Cebu. This exciting waterfront district is divided into three entertainment and lifestyle hubs: The Stellar, a magical, dancing musical fountain offering extravagant visuals that everyone will love, plus the free admission; Pop-Up Market or Mall located at the North Coast Alfresco; and the Food Yard where vast eating options are available, complemented with the gorgeous sea view.

You can go to the Food Yard North or Food Yard South; either way, the gastronomic pleasures are genuinely satisfying. To kick off the food fest fun, here are the seven best food stalls you can try if you are still undecided on where and what to eat at IL Corso in Cebu City!

1. Sutukil by the Bay

Operating Hours: 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Price Range: PhP470 to PhP715

Don’t look more because Sutukil by the Bay offers one of the most delightful food in IL Corso Cebu City. This Cebu food yard and resto serve your favorite classic Pinoy dishes, making it stand out among other restaurants. This one is perfect if you are looking for a seafood resto at the IL Corso Food Yard. Tasty Filipino food options and the most iconic Filipino food are almost complete on their menu. The word ‘sutukil’, for those who did not know, is the short and combined term for sugba, which means to grill, tuwa, meaning to stew, and kilaw, which is the process of cooking raw with vinegar. The fascinating thing about Sutukil dishes is that it never goes out of season! You must try the Tinolang Manok, Pork Belly, and Bagoong Fried Rice.

2. Matana Café

Operating Hours: 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Price Range: PhP40 to PhP280

If you’re looking for something sweet or craving all-day breakfast meals, Matana Café offers you just that. Matana Café is every Cebuano’s favorite all-day breakfast food spot and cyclery. This café has one branch in Busay, Cebu mountains, and another at the city’s heart at IL Corso Food Yard. This café is popular in Cebu because of the tasty food and refreshing drinks that will make you think that you have rewarded yourself with something delicious to eat that you deserve. IL Corso Cebu City’s Matana Café offers Filipino breakfast meals, nutritious smoothies, soup bowls, and various coffee blends. At Matana Café, you’ll be convinced that breakfast is the most important (and tastiest) meal of the day!

3. Relish - IL Corso

Price Range: PhP89 to PhP249

Operating Hours: 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Relish boasts home-cooked dishes inspired by both international and local tastes. The owners brought about Relish out of their passion for cooking home-cooked meals for medical frontliners and corporate clients and even cooking delicious meals for outreach feeding programs. Now that Relish has become a place for people to dine and chill, having a spot at IL Corso Food Yard enables them to share the taste of home with the public. Relish’s ultimate goal is to give you the most satisfying taste of home with its bestselling dishes. These dishes include the Ayam Penyet, a classic Indonesian dish; Spaghetti Bolognese, an Italian classic; the classic Clubhouse Sandwich, Pork Sisig; and the refreshing glass of savory Mango Shake.

4. Nanay Aida's Chicken Inasal - IL Corso

Price: Starts at PhP108

Bacolod’s original Chicken Inasal from Nanay Aida’s brings that signature and irresistible taste to Cebu’s IL Corso Food Yard. Cebuano’s need not travel from the other side to another island because Nanay Aida’s has already taken care of your Chicken Inasal cravings! They say that nothing tastes better than the savory and juicy flavor of Bacolod’s Chicken Inasal, a taste you couldn’t find anywhere but in the City of Smiles. Now that Nanay Aida’s is happily serving this tasty delicacy at IL Corso Lifemalls, you will have the chance to taste and believe that this is the most delicious Chicken Inasal in the Philippines.

5. Tapawarma

Operating Hours: 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Price Range: PhP49 to PhP959

Food trippin’ by the seaside in IL Corso Food Yard Cebu is best when you taste affordable yet tasty food like Tapawarma. Tapawarma is best known for the perfect mix of tapa and shawarma—your classic Filipino favorites in one. You can’t just get enough of how each serving of Tapawarma Wrap or Tapawarma Beef Rice leaves an aftertaste you will always crave at any time of the day. A Tapawarma Warp only costs PhP49, an excellent price for that beefy goodness and saucy taste, plus the breath of fresh air by the seaside at this Cebu food yard.

6. Ally Mango

Price Range: PhP110 to PhP125

Operating Hours: 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM

IL Corso Food Yard is filled with all food options—including dessert! Ally Mango is a famous dessert stall in Cebu with many other branches across the city, particularly in Sugbo Mercado, Gardenbloc Streetfood by SugboMercado, SM Seaside Skypark, Gaslamp District Busay, Sugbo Mercado CBP Ayala, Senior Citizens Chapel and Park, and Lahug Store. Knowing that the mango fruit is one of Cebu’s trademarks, Ally Mango concocts different variants of mango-based desserts that will truly satisfy your sweet tooth. You can choose Mango flavors: Original, Graham, Pandan, and Sago! After munching on brunch or dinner, this dessert stop at IL Corso Food Yard is the best way to satisfy your tummy.

7. Aventino’s Pizza & Pasta

Operating Hours: 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Price Range: PhP100 to PhP1,000

Aventino’s Pizza and Pasta goes by with their tagline, ‘heavy on the taste and light in the pocket’. If you’re looking for a place at IL Corso Food Yard to satisfy your pizza cravings, Cebu guarantees you this is the one. One fun fact about Aventino’s Pizza and Pasta is its origins in Siargao, also known as the surfing capital of the Philippines. This pizza joint is known to be the most popular on the island as it genuinely serves delicious meals. Mainly, they cater to surfers and millennials who want good food with the best value for money. Cebuanos are fortunate to have Aventino’s Pizza and Pasta at IL Corso Food Yard in Cebu City, plus the seaside view!

Don’t forget to stop by and try Aventino’s best sellers, which are the Tricia-3 layered pizza and the Chaveli-double-faced pizza. You can also choose among various pizza flavors under Thin Crust Pizza or Thick Crust Pizza. They also serve other pasta such as lasagna, spaghetti, and carbonara.

Where: IL Corso Lifemalls, South Road Properties, Cebu South Coastal Road, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu City, Philippines

Distance: from Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Lapu-Lapu Airport Rd, Lapu-Lapu City, 6016 Cebu – via Mandaue Causeway/Ouano Ave and Cebu South Coastal Rd – 36 minutes (19.2 km)

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