Dumaguete City or also known as the "City of Gentle People". It is a small city where you can find different colleges and universities. It is the city where beautiful places like resorts are located and the safest place to stay, cheapest restaurant to eat and affordable hotels and hostels to spend your over night. If you are planning to visit here for the first time, below are the information where you can find cheapest place where you can dine and experience the delicacies of Dumaguetenous.
If you want to spend 50 to 100 pesos for your meals we can recommend better place for you to try. This information is based on personal observation and experiences. We recommend secured place and safest place for you to eat.
1. Food Net - Known for its name that has good quality foods for affordable price. They have 3 branches within Dumaguete area already, they have 10 or more menu's everyday and they never missed giving free soup, cold water and a free hot coffee every morning. The place is clean with friendly and accommodating staff. Their foods are good for everyone and Delicious at its best. With your 50 pesos, you can buy 2 different menus, 2 cup of rice and soup. Its all worth it for a good meal.
2. Puto Chocolate at Tiange - Every morning, people had their breakfast in this place. Not a typical breakfast for everyone but it is a delicious and healthy breakfast. This place is located at the back of super market. Different blocks offering almost the same foods, puto and chocolate. Travelers always includes this place for their itinerary. You can have your break fast for only 30 pesos and you can have the best meal ever.
3.Tocinohan sa Acsat - It was our first day in this place, we are looking for best place for dinner where we can have a bbq or grilled pork. Someone told us to visit the Tocinohan at Acsat, it is a place located in front of the ACSAT School. Its a tocinohan indeed, where you can find 3 different place offers the same foods. They have bbq sticks or they called it Tocino, a hot sauce and Puso. Its a rice covered with coconut leaves. With your 50 pesos, its all worth it for one good meal.
4. Baroroy - It was not so familiar for everyone, they just opened last year. They have affordable foods, clean place and good surroundings. Its a nice place to have your meals, breakfast, lunch or dinner.
5. Boulevard Tempurahan - Not for breakfast or lunch, because they are not open during day time. They open from 5pm onwards until 11 pm maybe. They don't have rice or any menu's to choose, you have fill your stomach with their delicious street foods. They have Tempura, Squid Ball, Squid roll and of course, one of our exotic foods the Balut. Its is located just few meters away from the Port. Every night you can find people there spending their time together with their family and pets. Its a nice place indeed!
