Davao Restaurants

Papa Ching’s is a takeoff from Molave restaurant, which was famous for its greaseless fried chicken. Not surprisingly, Papa Ching’s specialty is - crispy fried spring chicken (P350 for one whole 800-grams chicken; P175 for one-half). Located at Camus Street, approximately 500 meters from E. Quirino Avenue.

A 12-person lauriat will cost approximately P6,500. If stuffing yourself silly is not your style, order ala carte (garlic crabs, salt and pepper ribs are recommended). Budget around P350 to 400 per person for a 5-course dinner (hot sour soup, tanguigue kinilaw, garlic crabs, grilled pompano, ribs and fried rice). Since the servings are quite generous, it is best to be in a group of 8 or more if you wish to sample more of the menu offerings.

Claude's serves European cuisine in an ancestral home in downtown Rizal Street (parallel to San Pedro Street). Dishes cost from P350 to P1300. You can dine at the second floor or al fresco.

Favorite Dish: I checked out the menu but did not dine.

They serve Native chicken Barbecue, pork barbecue, grilled seafood. kinilaw (raw fish in vinegar dressing), soup. The place has no airconditioning but is clean. Food is only cooked upon ordering.

They serve the best Native Chicken Barbecue in Town. Be sure to ask for the marinade sauce when they serve you the chicken. Add soy sauce and kalamansi and dip the chicken in. Yum! eat while its hot. Try the imbao soup & the lato salad (sea weeds).

Favorite Dish: Native Chicken Lechon and Imbao Soup.

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located at the departure area of the domestic wing of the Davao City International Airport. The restaurant is small is a Carinderia type of establishment located just before the security check of the domestic departure area and the food here is a combination of filipino and local regional specialties like the Paksiw Na Lechon, Grilled tuna, Pata Tim, Shrimp okoy, pork barbecues, humba and other selections where you just point on what you want at the glass tinged walls and pay at the counter. Typical no frills restaurant where a filling meal is good before going on a flight.

opens: 7:00 am to 9:00 pm everday

Favorite Dish: the pata tim at 130 pesos an order, one round heap of grilled tuna at 89 pesos an order, shrimp okoy at 60 pesos an order. rice costs 15 pesos an order and the water is free (bottled).

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they serve assorted local and filipino food here at the main dining area of the sprawling Malagos Garden and Resort in davao City. The three restaurants of the Malagos Garden resort are the Koi Restaurant, the View Deck Grill and the Garden Restaurant (where my tip is based). The Malagos Resort is a 12 hectaure mini park paradise with various activities there like bird feeding, koi feeding, butterfly release and more and after a strenous activity in tropical heat, what a better way to refresh and recharge at the huge Garden Restaurant. The tour package of the Malagos Resort includes a mini buffett of Afternoon meals (merienda) included in the package or you can just order ala carte with the average orders at about 150 to 200 pesos per meal. The food here is not that spectacular but the scenery and the ambiance is.

Opens: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm everday

Favorite Dish: the pancit canton and the fresh watermelon juice are very refreshing and a way to recharge.

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located at an elevation of 2630 feet above sea level in the Mount Apo Mountain Range and the park was formerly a denuded area due to illegal logging but was replanted and restored into a 80 hectare man made local park with many amenities. The Vista restaurant is the main dining area of the Eden nature Park Complex. The Vista Restaurant offers lunch and dinner buffett specials at 550 pesos per person but they also ala carte meals for people not into buffetts and the specials here are local specialties like the Humba (meat stew), fresh garden salads and specialty dressings, sinugba (grilled sea foods and meats) and fresh fruit coolers and green teas. The restaurant can seat up to 150 persons in the main dining hall.

Opens: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm everyday

Favorite Dish: the local specialties like the assorted salads like the fern salad with assorted dressings, the sinugba (grilled sea foods and meats) and their version of the green tea infused with pandan leaves which were wonderful.

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Part two of my Harana Restaurant Tips with more pictures. they serve assorted local specialties.

Harana Restaurant is one of the more popular restaurant complex in davao City and they offer filipino and regional specialties like the Tuna Panga (jaw), the Bariles (Tuna Belly) the tuna eggs and the tuna kinilaw (ceviche) and other regional specialties like the humba (meat stew) and the assorted sugba (grilled) sea foods and meats. The whole place is like a complex with three restaurants. The veranda type serves grilled food. The second one serves Mongolian dishes and the third one serves the Filipino dishes. You can also choose the sea foods like the tuna or the squid or shrimps and others at the mini wet market of the restaurant and cook it whatever you want (with a cooking charge fee included). The place has a large playground for kids. It is a family restaurant owned by the Lizada clan which still serves the locals and tourists up to this day. The Harana restaurant has long been regarded as one of the pillars of the restaurant industry in Davao and is located at the Food street of F. Torres Street.

Opens: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm everday

Favorite Dish: the tuna panga (jaw) and the grilled tuna eggs are my favorite bestsellers of the restaurant. other favorites of mine are the Pork barbecue.

you would spend about 400 per person for a 5 course meal here!

Favorite Dish: the tuna panga (jaw) and the grilled tuna eggs are my favorite bestsellers of the restaurant. other favorites of mine are the Pork barbecue.

you would spend about 400 per person for a 5 course meal here!