While well-known food franchises have taken the popularity in most cities in the Philippines, small yet creative cafes/ restaurants are the stand outs in Naga City. The local population supports local and small businesses which can relate more to their Bicolano taste buds.
Visiting Naga City for the first time, we asked our Nagueño friends for their top recommendations. We come up to 10 establishments where we had the opportunity to interview the owners and try their best selling menu. Here are Our Top 10 Cafes/ Restaurants in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines (in no particular order)!
Disclaimer: Some of your top favorites may not be here. We hope to go back to Naga City soon to feature them as well. Some of the must recommends by our Naga friends which we failed to visit are Bob Marlin, Soledad Spanish, Biggs and Red Platter.
1.) Florenteazza
Location: Grandvale Deca 1 Main Gate, Brgy San Felipe Naga City
Florenteazza is a small space with big offerings- delicious and affordable Pizzas, Quesadillas, Shawarmas, Frappes, Milk Teas, & Refreshers. Message them on FB or IG for your food delivery requests. (Swipe below photo for more pictures)
2.) Chef Doy’s Gourmet Restaurant
Location: Cereza, Magsaysay Avenue, Naga City
Chef Doy’s Gourmet Restaurant offers fusion, flairs and twists of Filipino Cuisine. One of our favorites is laing spring roll, batang batang pusit and sili ice cream. (Swipe below photo for more pictures)
3.) Chef Buster Cuisine
Location: Blumentritt, Naga City
Chef Buster Cuisine offers Pizza, Chicken, Beef, Beer, Sizzler and Pasta. One element that we like about their food is their generous use of cheese. (Swipe below photo for more pictures)
4.) Chef Artist
Location: Zone 3, Brgy. Lerma, Naga City
The owners are both chefs and artists. Their restaurant has instagrammable interiors made of upcycled materials. Chef Artist offers good Filipino food with the taste of the world. One of our top favorites are their Laing and Mona Lisa meal. (Swipe below photo for more pictures)
5.) Anselmo’s
Location: Naga City Subdivision, Naga City
Anselmo’s is an Eat-All-You-Can buffet restaurant offering one of the best homecooked Bicolano favorites such as laing, bicol express and sinantolan. (Swipe below photo for more pictures)
6.) Mang Kok’s Kinalas
Location: Solid St., Dayangdang, Naga City
Mang Kok’s Kinalas upgraded the serving of Kinalas bowls by letting customers eat in a comfy, clean and instagrammable setting. (Swipe below photo for more pictures)
7.) Samgyupsal House Naga
Location: Magsaysay Avenue Concepcion Pequeña (in front of Villa Caceres Hotel), Naga City, Philippines 4400
Samgyupsal House Naga offers an affordable and authentic taste of Korea in the heart of Bicolandia. (Swipe below photo for more pictures)
8.) Bamboombayan Chicken
Location: Mother Francisca, Naga City
Bamboombayan Chicken sells one of the best fried chicken in Naga City. They also offer a variety of sauces and spices to try. (Swipe below photo for more pictures)
9.) Nam Nam Goto
Location: Isarog Satellite Market, Brgy. Tinago, Naga City
Nam Nam Goto offers one of the best goto in Naga City. (Swipe below photo for more pictures)
10.) Paseo del Rio Bicol Pub
Location: 91 Balintawak Street, cor Panganiban Bridge, Naga City
Paseo del Rio Bicol Pub offers affordable Tex-Mex and Filipino food. We also love that the rice serving is molded into a shape of a pili nut. (Swipe below photo for more pictures)
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