Where to eat in Siquijor: 60 restaurants and cafés by area


This page is the full directory: every restaurant, café, canteen and food stall in our app, 60 addresses in total. If you only want our shortlist, read The 11 best tables on Siquijor, by the people who live here. Here you get everything, including the cheap local canteens that never make a top ten.

The page is organised by area, because on Siquijor where you sleep decides where you eat. San Juan comes first and is split by budget: ₱₱₱ for resort and destination tables, ₱₱ for mid-range, ₱ for canteens and cheap eats. Then a block on breakfast and coffee, a block on places you go to for the atmosphere (live music, sunset, weekly events), and finally Lazi, Siquijor town, Larena and Maria. The budget signs come from our own categories, not from a fixed price grid.

Our main tip: decide by distance first. The island is one loop road and distances add up, so eat close to where you stay at night, and use the trip to Lazi or the ports for lunch. Several addresses below are cash only, and a few cafés keep daytime hours only, so check the listing before you set off.

San Juan: where most of Siquijor's restaurants are

San Juan holds the bulk of the island's tourist restaurants, strung along the Circumferential Road through Maite, Tubod, Tambisan, Solangon, Poblacion and Lala-o. If you stay here, you can eat somewhere different every night for weeks. Its cafés and live-music venues are listed further down in their own sections.

₱₱₱: resort restaurants and destination tables

  • Luca Loko: on the main road in Maite, 4.5/5 from over a thousand Google reviews and 4.6/5 on TripAdvisor, 6th of the island's 122 restaurants. No sea view. You come for the plate, and the menu is wide.
  • Dolce Amore: Italian. Neapolitan pizza, house-made pasta, ingredients imported from Italy, gelato and panna cotta. 3rd of the island's 122 restaurants and, for us, one of the three best tables in any cuisine. Open daily 8am to 9pm.
  • Salamandas: the beachfront restaurant of Coco Grove Beach Resort in Tubod. Seafood and island-influenced international dishes, tables on the sand, ocean view, 4.9/5 on TripAdvisor.
  • Cockatoo: bar-restaurant on the Circumferential Road in Tambisan. Fusion menu mixing local cooking, fresh seafood and European dishes; known for its oysters.
  • Dagsa: restaurant and bar on the Circumferential Road. Filipino, international and seafood, open daily 8am to 10pm, 3.9/5 from over 260 TripAdvisor reviews. Mains around ₱400 to ₱600.
  • Drift Kitchen & Bar: inside Soluna Siquijor Boutique Resort, steps from Solangon Beach. Contemporary island-inspired cooking and sunset cocktails, open from breakfast to dinner.
  • TUKO in Southmountain Resort: hillside resort restaurant above San Juan, not on the beach strip. Casual bar-and-grill food with a view over the coast.

₱₱: mid-range, where most of the good cooking is

  • Aroi Makmak Thai Station: Thai cooking in the White Knights building in Maite, on a long wooden terrace open to the sea. 4.6/5 from nearly 950 Google reviews, one of the busiest tables on the island.
  • NGAON TA'S Lingin: second in our ranking of the island's best tables, and the most discreet. Not on TripAdvisor, not on the aggregators, not in the guidebooks.
  • Marelle's Restaurant: famous for its seashell museum, which overshadows the kitchen. In our view one of the best tables on the island; 4.7/5 from more than 250 Google reviews.
  • Nakabalo Restaurant: one of the island's best-known and busiest addresses.
  • Mr. Sumo: Japanese, sushi. Open 11am to 10pm.
  • Miss Mambo Beach Restaurant: restaurant of the Sea and You Resort in Timbaon. Seafood-focused menu, and diners get free use of the resort pool. The resort holds 4.8/5 on TripAdvisor.
  • Tawhay Resto Cafe: in Lala-o, open 7am to 10pm every day, and one of the few kitchens on Siquijor still cooking at 9.30pm. Filipino, Chinese and Malaysian food, plus proper coffee.
  • Belle's Beach Bar: on the beach in Maite, 100% plant-based. Vegan burgers, falafel wraps, pasta, bowls and cocktails, barefoot in the sand. Closed Mondays.
  • Betsy's Grill Siquijor: neighbourhood grill in Poblacion. Fire-cooked meats, skewers, filling plates, no ceremony.
  • Angel Wish Seafood: San Juan's seafood canteen, listed between ₱ and ₱₱. You pick your fish, shells or prawns at the counter and choose how they are cooked.

₱: canteens and cheap eats

This is where you eat like the people who live here, often for a fraction of a resort bill.

  • Roadside Diners: family-run roadside canteen, no decor. The place everyone in San Juan ends up recommending, where locals, Filipino holidaymakers and backpackers eat the same dishes at the same hour.
  • LOVEZ Food House: our pick for the best canteen in San Juan. A turo-turo (point-and-choose canteen): home-style Filipino dishes made fresh daily, served with rice, at local prices.
  • Rea's Kitchenette: generous home-style Filipino cooking, known locally for its fried chicken. Cash only.
  • Gayuma Restobar: open-air beach hut in Poblacion, next to Yeng's Food Basket grocery. Filipino food at budget prices, facing the waves.
  • Tugkaran Food Stuff: carinderia (local canteen) with pots of the day, dishes ₱20 to ₱100, open 7am to 7pm.
  • SEE-KEE-HOR Cafe: café and small 11-room hostel in Tambisan, a 6-minute walk from Paliton Beach. 4.7/5 on both TripAdvisor and Google. Closed Mondays.
  • Wonderland: fully vegan, international fusion with an Asian twist.

Breakfast and coffee in Siquijor

Breakfast in Siquijor is easy in San Juan and harder elsewhere. The cafés below are in San Juan. Outside it, the useful morning stops are Jainin's by the port and M's Place in Siquijor town, Louissiana's Kitchen and Mix Halo-Halo in Larena, and Firefly Treehouse in Lazi, all listed in their town sections. Several restaurants also serve breakfast: Dolce Amore opens at 8am, Tawhay and the Sunset Glamping Village at 7am, La Canopée at around 6am.

  • Shaka Cafe: vegan smoothie-bowl café on San Juan beach, part of the Shaka chain (also in Siargao, Moalboal, Panglao and Manila). Bowls and iced coffee from ₱180 to ₱330, 4.4/5 from about 700 reviews. Good for breakfast, not a full meal.
  • Fig Café: inside Fig Sunset View Resort in San Juan, known for its premium coffee.
  • Napoli Caffé Ristorante Italiano: outdoor terrace in the centre of San Juan, steps from Capilay Spring Park. Sweet and savoury crêpes, coffee, fresh juices, organic vegetables. 4.7/5 from 77 reviews.
  • Jainin's Cafe (San Juan): the San Juan branch of Jainin's, on the National Highway in Solangon, and one of the island's few air-conditioned cafés; 4.1/5 from 331 reviews. The other branch is by the port in Siquijor town (see below).
  • Bóta Siquijor: one of the newest cafés in San Juan, set in an outdoor garden rather than a room, and already popular on social media for coffee and photos. Hours and menu are still to be confirmed.
  • K Sip Lounge: glass-fronted café-lounge on the San Juan coast, built around an open sea view and the sunset.
  • Bu Café (Bukid Cafe): hilltop café in Candura, above San Juan, with hammocks, swings and views over the hills and the sea. 3.9/5 from around 900 reviews: a mixed score for a popular place.

Atmosphere first: live music, sunsets and weekly events

These are places you choose for the evening rather than for the menu. Some charge a consumable entrance fee. For drinks-only addresses, see our Siquijor nightlife guide.

  • El Kabron Siquijor: 5.0/5 from roughly 270 Google reviews and 5.0 on TripAdvisor (10th of 50 restaurants in San Juan). One of only two addresses on the island holding a 5.0, and the only one of the two with a swimming pool.
  • Republika Beach Bar: beach bar and grill in Maite with rooms upstairs. 4.5/5 from nearly 300 Google reviews and 4.7 on TripAdvisor; travellers often call it underrated.
  • La Canopée - Lambojon Terraces: hillside terrace beside an infinity pool in Lambojon, one of the island's best sunset views. Coffee, breakfast and international dishes, open roughly 6am to 9pm. ₱200 entrance, consumable at the bar.
  • Siquijor Sunset Glamping Village: seafront bar-restaurant open daily 7am to 10pm. Local and international dishes, sunset views and live music most nights.
  • Monkey Business: San Juan's go-to beach bar for a lively night, with live bands most evenings. Filipino, Asian and international food, but the kitchen can be slow on busy nights; 3.6/5 from about 300 reviews.
  • Get Wrecked Beach & Sports Bar: laid-back beach bar in central San Juan, 4-6pm happy hour and sunset views. 4.1/5 from 329 Google reviews, the lowest among San Juan's well-known spots, mainly for so-so food.
  • Baha Bar: bar and restaurant in Maite, open 11am to 11pm, with a live band every night from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.
  • Runik: entrance fee ₱350, consumable. Also rents accommodation (₱500 to ₱2,000+ per night).
  • SPECTACULAR (Saturday Night): a weekly event in San Juan, every Saturday night, listed among our atmosphere restaurants.

Lazi: lunch stop on the south-east loop

Lazi is home to the San Isidro Labrador church and convent, and most visitors pass through on their way round the island. It has one of the highest-rated restaurants on Siquijor and a good spread of cheap Filipino food.

  • Hidden Valley (₱₱): one of the highest-rated restaurants on Siquijor, 4.9/5 from nearly 500 reviews. In the hills above Lazi, a minute's walk from the Old Enchanted Balete Tree.
  • Y Road Restaurant (₱): family-run Filipino, generous home-cooked portions (lechon kawali, sinigang, pancit), plus coffee, beer and spirits. 4.6/5 from 281 Google reviews. Cash only.
  • Twenty4 (₱): burgers, pizza, in-house bakery and a strong vegan menu. There are now two Twenty4 branches in Lazi: check which one you are heading to.
  • NekNek Pinktastic Bistro (₱₱): colourful bistro, Filipino and international, try the burgers. Handy near Lazi Church and Cambugahay Falls.
  • Papi's Bistro (₱₱): American and Filipino dishes in a modern setting.
  • El Monte Cafe & Restaurant (₱₱): warm, very friendly service, for a meal or a coffee break. 3.3/5 from 48 reviews.
  • Firefly Treehouse Cafe and Bar (₱): a rustic treehouse café-bar in the Lazi greenery. Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9am to 5pm.

Siquijor town: near the port

Siquijor town is one of the island's two ports. Restaurants here are fewer and more local, and the seafront street food by the port is one of the cheapest meals on the island. Useful before or after a ferry.

  • Jainin's Cafe (Siquijor) (₱): the Siquijor town branch, by the port. The first café when you step off the ferry and the last before you board. If you have two hours to kill before a boat to Dumaguete, Bohol or Cebu, come here.
  • Siquijor Boulevard (₱): not a restaurant. A stretch of seafront by the port where family-run street-food stalls set up in the evening: charcoal braziers, plastic tables, no menu, no posted hours.
  • M's Place (₱): cheap, no-frills eatery a couple of minutes from Jollibee. Known for siopao and halo-halo: two siopao, a halo-halo and a drink for ₱100.
  • Villa Marmarine (₱): Japanese cooking (ramen, soba, sizzling squid) in Siquijor town, praised by guests for flavour and freshness. Cash only, last orders around 7.30pm.
  • Bellview Kuzzina (₱): air-conditioned restaurant in Poblacion, a short walk from the pier. Fried chicken, bangus, beef adobo.
  • Tori's Paradise (₱): beachfront guesthouse-restaurant in Dumanhog, in Siquijor town (not San Juan). Italian, Filipino and international, 3.2/5 on TripAdvisor.

Larena: the other port

Larena is the island's second port, and it is small: Larena lists seven restaurants in total. Five are below.

  • Portside Cafe (₱₱): on the Larena port road, a relaxed café for a break after the ferry.
  • Mix Halo-Halo (₱): our pick for the best halo-halo on Siquijor. Small dessert stop that barely exists online. Cash only.
  • C's Kitchen (₱₱): home-style eatery serving whatever was cooked that morning to a steady flow of regulars. Not on TripAdvisor or social media; honest Filipino food at local prices.
  • Louissiana's Kitchen (₱): family-run café-canteen on Roxas Street, South Poblacion. Open 10am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday.
  • Dumalaay Boulevard (₱): Larena's evening food spot, open for dinner only.

Maria: the quiet east side

Maria is the quieter side of the island. Two addresses, both ₱.

  • La Guerta Kuzina (₱): family Filipino-Chinese restaurant in a garden on the circumferential road. Known for its boodle fight (communal meal on banana leaves) and beef kansi; 4.5/5 from 106 Google reviews. Also caters private events.
  • Daisy Food House & Inn (₱): small family eatery with simple rooms on the Circumferential Road. Handy for a meal or a night on this quieter side of the island.

Which restaurant for which need

You want Go to
Best-rated meal on the island Hidden Valley (Lazi), El Kabron (San Juan)
Italian Dolce Amore; crêpes and coffee at Napoli Caffé
Thai or Japanese Aroi Makmak Thai Station, Mr. Sumo
Fully vegan Belle's Beach Bar, Wonderland, Shaka Cafe; vegan menu at Twenty4
Seafood Salamandas, Miss Mambo, Angel Wish Seafood, Cockatoo
Cheapest local food Siquijor Boulevard, M's Place, LOVEZ Food House, Roadside Diners
Breakfast in San Juan Shaka Cafe, Fig Café, Napoli Caffé, La Canopée
Waiting for a ferry Jainin's Cafe (Siquijor town), Portside Cafe (Larena)
Sunset with dinner La Canopée, Siquijor Sunset Glamping Village, Drift Kitchen & Bar
Live music Monkey Business, Siquijor Sunset Glamping Village
Late dinner Tawhay Resto Cafe (kitchen still open at 9.30pm)
Group or family feast La Guerta Kuzina (boodle fight)
Pool with your meal El Kabron, Miss Mambo
Dessert Mix Halo-Halo (Larena), M's Place

Good to know

  • Eat near where you sleep at night. San Juan is the only area with a wide evening choice. In Maria and Larena, options are few.
  • Carry cash. Y Road, Rea's Kitchenette, Mix Halo-Halo, Villa Marmarine, Shaka Cafe and the street-food stalls are cash only.
  • Some sunset spots charge entry. La Canopée (₱200) and Runik (₱350) take an entrance fee you can spend at the bar.
  • Late kitchens are rare. Tawhay Resto Cafe is open until 10pm and is one of the few still cooking at 9.30pm.
  • Check the branch. Twenty4 has two branches in Lazi and Jainin's has one in San Juan and one in Siquijor town.

FAQ: eating in Siquijor

Where should I eat in Siquijor if I stay in San Juan?

San Juan has most of the island's restaurants, so you rarely need to leave it for dinner. For a special meal, try Dolce Amore, Salamandas or NGAON TA'S Lingin. For everyday food, Roadside Diners and LOVEZ Food House are cheap and local. For vegan, Belle's Beach Bar.

Where can I get breakfast in Siquijor?

In San Juan: Shaka Cafe for smoothie bowls (₱180 to ₱330), Fig Café, Napoli Caffé, or La Canopée from about 6am. In Siquijor town, Jainin's by the port and M's Place, where two siopao, a halo-halo and a drink cost ₱100. In Larena, Louissiana's Kitchen.

How much does a meal cost in Siquijor?

It depends on where you eat. At M's Place a snack deal costs ₱100 and canteens such as LOVEZ Food House charge local prices. Shaka's bowls cost ₱180 to ₱330. At Dagsa, mains are around ₱400 to ₱600. Resort restaurants marked ₱₱₱ cost more.

Are there vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Siquijor?

Yes. Belle's Beach Bar in Maite and Wonderland are fully vegan, Shaka Cafe serves vegan bowls, and Twenty4 in Lazi has a strong vegan menu. For Thai, Aroi Makmak cooks both vegetarian and meat dishes.

Do restaurants in Siquijor take cards?

Do not count on it. Several addresses in this guide are cash only, including Y Road Restaurant, Rea's Kitchenette, Mix Halo-Halo, Villa Marmarine and Shaka Cafe, and the street-food stalls on Siquijor Boulevard have no card machine. Carry enough pesos for the day.

What are the best restaurants in Siquijor?

This page lists every address. For our curated top list, read our ranking of the 11 best tables on Siquijor. By the numbers, Hidden Valley in Lazi (4.9/5 from nearly 500 reviews) and El Kabron in San Juan (5.0/5) lead the ratings.

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