Local Dishes
₱90 – ₱250 / plate
Home-style Filipino cooking you will find in almost every carinderia and family kitchen in Palawan.
- • Chicken or pork adobo with rice
- • Sinigang — sour tamarind soup
- • Kinilaw — raw fish cured in vinegar and calamansi
Food
Local dishes, seafood, and where travelers love to eat. Prices below are typical local ranges — tell us your taste, budget, and where you are staying, and we will point you to real places locals actually eat at.
Fresh Seafood
₱150 – ₱600 / order
Caught the same morning. Grilled over coconut charcoal is still the best way to eat it.
- • Grilled squid, tuna belly, and lapu-lapu
- • Crabs and prawns from Taytay Bay
- • Seaweed salad from local seaweed farms
Snacks & Desserts
₱20 – ₱120
Cheap, sweet, and everywhere — perfect between island hops and long van rides.
- • Halo-halo and ice scramble
- • Banana cue and camote (sweet potato) fries
- • Suman, bibingka, and other rice cakes
Drinks
₱25 – ₱150
Coconuts straight from the tree, fresh fruit shakes, and strong local coffee.
- • Buko (young coconut) juice
- • Calamansi juice and mango shakes
- • Local beer and barako coffee
Markets & Street Food
₱15 – ₱100
The public market is where locals shop early. Go before 8am for the best catch and produce.
- • Buy fish at the market, pay a nearby eatery to cook it
- • Bring small peso bills — cash only
- • Ask the price first; it is normal and friendly
Where Travelers Eat
Local favorites
A mix of beachfront grills, town carinderias, and small family kitchens travelers keep coming back to.
- • Beachfront grill spots at sunset
- • Town carinderias for cheap full meals
- • Homestay home-cooked dinners on request
Eating tips from locals
- • Most small eateries are cash-only — carry small peso bills.
- • Seafood is cheapest and freshest early in the morning at the public market.
- • Tell your homestay in advance if you want dinner cooked for you.
- • If you have allergies or a halal/vegetarian diet, tell us and we will pre-arrange it.