Vigan Restaurants

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Local Ilocano food is simple, unpretentious and savory and it is served right here in this small but cozy restaurant right at the heart of Heritage Village. The building itself was among the old Spanish houses lined up and down the cobblestone streets owned by one of Vigan's old families.

Favorite Dish: Pinakbet with Bagnet : a mix of eggplant, string beans, okra and ampalaya sauteed in local bagoong isda (fish paste) with bagnet (twice fried pork slab)

Poqui-poqui : mashed grilled eggplant with egg and onions.

Vigan Longaniza : we tried the grilled one and the fried one. Grilled tastes better

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Nah, it's just soup, kiind of the Pho Bho in Vietnam- the only difference is that the "Sinanglaw", a Vigan food, don't have those vegetables. It is basically beef soup with some tiny pieces of beef in the soup bowl! You can add rice on it and you are good to go!

The "Sinanglawa"m stalls are located near the Burgos Plaza. Most of the local employees and the students of the town come here to take their lunches.

Favorite Dish: There are no names of the "Sinanglaw" stalls. Basically, you can go from one stall to the other and open their huge pots of beef soups! And, you can ask the seller that you wanted to have one bowl or two.

This is Grandpa's Inn Restaurant. So definitely, if you're staying at Grandpa's Inn, this is the nearest restaurant you could go to... a wall away from the inn's front desk. It has a quite small area but well designed anyway.

Favorite Dish: Shakes since it's so hot in Vigan.

To give our stomachs a break from Ilocano dishes which are "oily", we ordered a stuffed bangus on our last day in Vigan.

The restaurant offers a wide variety of food and snacks...

Hubby tried their pork bbq while I tried Vigan's pride --- the Empanada! For special empanadas, it's filling is a mixture of cabbage, carrots, vigan longganisa and some spices. It is being deep-fried until the dough turns into a crispy shell. It is served with a bowl of special vinegar too.

Order a glass of your favorite fruit shake too!

Staffs are great... nice ambience.. altough michael jackson's beat it and man in the mirror was played again and again and again.. haha!

Favorite Dish: Their bagoong rice is awesome... partner wirth bagnet at very reasonable price..

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Cafe Floresita's interior is quite dim, but it goes well with its warm, rustic ambience.

Favorite Dish: The Vigan longanisa breakfast meal we had on our first day was a welcome treat; quite heavy to give you enough energy for the day's tour. It included a big cupful of fried garlic rice, sunny side up egg, achara (pickled papaya), Vigan miki (noodle soup cooked in unique sour Vigan way), and choice of coffe, tea or chocolate drink.

After the 7-hour night trip from the metropolis via a bus, the homey and rustic feel of restaurant on the ground level of Grandpa's Inn offers a refreshing break and a real taste of Ilocano dishes.

Favorite Dish: The local longganisa is a must taste!

They start cooking around 4pm so you need to prepare yourself before that. Don't eat anything after lunch so you can eat as much empanada you want priced at 30p. To those who don't eat veggies, you can opt for their pure meat..just meat with egg..yummy.