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El Nido Corner
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Although not full-packed these days because of the delayed
peak season, El Nido town has several
restaurants, bars, restobars and places to hang-out at night. Maybe not as frenzy as other beach
destinations which by the way is something to boast about especially for people
looking for an authentic and unspoilt town, El Nido it is. Let me make it clear that EN is not a party
place or overcrowded with party people like Boracay or Bali (Indonesia, where
I’m awake til the sun shines some years ago), but you can always find somewhere
to enjoy a drink or two or have a decent meal either by the bay or by the
quaint street of the small town.
Here are some which I’ve collected while walking along at
night, I’ve been in some of them ( I no longer drink by the way).
El Nido Corner – at the leftt end of the beach (sea
at your back), right before reaching the edge that leads to the cemetery. Several tables and chairs, they serve
seafoods, pizza, and local variety, buy 1 take 1 on cocktails and sunset offers
on drinks from 4:00pm til 6:30pm. Wifi
available.
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| El Nido Corner |
Habibi – dubbed as the only shisha café in the
province of Palawan. It’s a restaurant
and shisha café. It’s an Arabic word
for “beloved”, so it’s quite fair that their specialty is “shisha” (other terms
for this waterpipe: hubbly-bubbly,
hookah, narghile, arghile). Located by
the bayside, just walk along the beach, it’s on the upper level of Submariner
Diving Center. It’s a men’s world, what
happens to “Habibti” (female for habibi)?
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| Habibi Restaurant & Shisha Bar |
IBR Fastfood – perhaps the most popular mid-budget
restaurant in El Nido, not as cheap as the local eateries serving meals for
less than a hundred nor as expensive as the higher end Squido’s or Sea
Slugs. You can find lots of meals at IBR
either you’re on a shoestring budget or otherwise, meals range from PHP50 to
200. It became my favorite place, not
ready meals like lots of local eateries where you just select from the
available dish on display, food at IBR are cooked upon ordering, so it’s hot. Located along the main street in front of Ric
Son’s. Fastfood it isn’t, I have to wait
for 15 minutes to half an hour for the cooking process. Be aware though that some of their meals are
good for 2 persons, like the “pancit” (rice noodles with chicken bits and
veggies cooked in soy sauce), or their “Lomi” (egg noodles in soup of chicken
bits and veggies). Open round-the-clock.
Jane Restobar – small place just below the Casa Buenavista,
right fronting the beach.
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| Jane Restobar |
La Chupetta – It’s more of a hang out bar, located
along the main street, tall stools, big TV, lots of drinks. Popular among foreign tourists.
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| La Chupetta |
Lord’s Favor Grill & Restaurant – a popular
street side grill and restaurant.
Grilled fish, chicken or pork.
Grilled pieces of pork on sticks costs only PHP10, you can dine in or
to-go. Located along the street near the
Lhuiller, Tourist Information Center and
right after the big church.
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| Lord's Favor Grill |
Marber’s – Tables and chairs just beside the sands,
fronting the bay.
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| Marber's |
OG’s Restobar – Frequented by foreign tourists, just
below the OG’s Beach Pension. Along the
beach, fronting the bay. Tables and
chairs laid out al fresco on the sands.
Pukka Bar – haystacks draped over the façade. Pukka’s located along the beach sands,
fronting the bay beside Atmosphere.
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| Pukka Bar |
Sea Slugs – an all-time favorite and popular among
local and foreign tourists. Many say,
it’s the best and most decent restaurant in EN.
I find the food a bit on the high-end, a bit expensive but, yes,
decently prepared. Their fish steak is
good, I think they fry it on butter with veggies on the side. Their Filipino breakfast is good and big
portion, the tocino (sweetened pork) on the “Tocilog” is delicious, it comes
with fried egg, fried rice, fruits and hot bev.
Dine in or at the sands. Located
along the beach. Wifi available.
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| Sea Slugs |
Squido’s – Also popular among tourists, wifi available. Located along the main street. Just beside it is their Squido’s Restobar.
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| Squido's |
Waterhole – a drinking bar, music, hangout – probably
aimed at singles, as the signs on the tree right at the entrance suggest.
I’ve seen a lot more restaurants and bars in EN but my
camera fooled me and was just able to snap on the visible ones. So checkout for updates on my next EN trip.
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