Restaurants in Iloilo City: Reviews and Experiences

Are you now in Iloilo City looking for a great restaurant to try? Or maybe you already have your plane ticket to soon explore the City of Love and sample its famous Ilonggo dishes? Then this page is for you.

As a food enthusiast, I love to enjoy great food, good ambiance and get my money’s worth in terms of servings and stellar service when I visit restaurants. But really, who doesn’t? Hence not so long ago, I decided to start reviewing the most recent places I have been to and share my thoughts to other food lovers who are hunting for new places. My husband is from Iloilo City and, with the family, we have tried several restaurants which I have already written reviews for. Here’s a list of the places I have tried and reviewed so far. This list might continue to grow in the future if we find ourselves back in Ilonggo soil out searching for new foodie adventures.

PYT Stop (Cafe)

PYT Stop (Café) Restaurant is a place that caters to small and big groups keen on devouring food through a good ol’ boodle fight set-up. Read our experience and my review below.

To celebrate my dear husband’s birthday, we visited the PYT Stop Native and Seafood Restaurant, used to be PYT Stop Cafe, along Burgos Street, La Paz, Iloilo City, Philippines. There were ten of us who went out for lunch after church; my husband and I, his parents, his sister and a five-member family of his uncle including three teenagers who absolutely enjoys eating. We were looking for an affordable restaurant (continue reading)

Kogi & Vegi

Kogi & Vegi is a Korean Restaurant located in Smallville, accessible to customers taking a stroll along Esplanade. Read our experience and my review below.

Sundays are now considered family time and we, Filipinos, with our family-oriented background, aside from spending one to two hours in the church, would usually be spending the day with our families. As for ours, after-church family time would mean eating together in our usual favorite restaurant or trying out a new place. So last Sunday, (continue reading)

Choobi Choobi Seafood Restaurant

If you’re looking for seafood with all its deliciousness served in bags western style, this place is for you. Read my review below.

For my mother-in-law’s birthday, we decided to try out Choobi Choobi Seafood Restaurant in the newly constructed wing of one of the biggest malls in Iloilo City. It was a Sunday, and we just came out of a church service that ended late, so we were famished and in a feasting mood. (Continue reading)

Punot

This Ilonggo restaurant is located in high-end Smallville, accessible to customers walking along Esplanade. It is known to serve native cuisines good enough to attract a good number of regulars. Read our experience below.

It’s another family Sunday and most of us were anticipating another afternoon of family fun and good food after church. This time, our family decided to have lunch at Punot, a seafood and Ilonggo restaurant located along Esplanade Boardwalk, Diversion Road, Iloilo City. Prior to our visit, I have already seen a travel show featuring the food in this restaurant. I have to admit, (continue reading)

Ponsyon by Breakthrough

This restaurant is located in Plazuela Iloilo and is also known to serve Ilonggo and native cuisines. Read our experience below.

It was one of those restless Sundays when we cannot seem to make up our mind where to dine. We eventually decided to go to Plazuela de Iloilo to try one of the many restaurants in the venue. We had our eye on one restaurant but... (continue reading)

Nanay Sela's

Nanay Sela’s is a native cuisine restaurant located outside of Iloilo City. This place usually attracts customers who are travelling in and out of the city. Read my experience and review below.

In one of our family’s little weekend adventures, we decided to try out a restaurant just outside the city. It’s called Nanay Sela’s Restaurant and it serves native dishes and seafoods. It was recommended by nanay, my mom-in-law, and we were our usual food-loving group of six. (continue reading)