Dumaguete Fried Chicken (DFC)

One day in Dumaguete, we were tired of eating in restaurants. Aside from that, we were also running out of moolah. We also wanted to make the most of our Dumaguete trip and do as the locals do and eat as the locals do. So we asked a local what eatery shouldn't be missed. He answered, "DFC."

DFC stands for Dumaguete Fried Chicken and is the local version of KFC. I ordered their chicken and spaghetti combo at PhP63.

The chicken was so-so but juicy. Its batter wasn't that thick. It was crunchy but a little bland.

The spaghetti was weird for my taste. It was more of sour than it is sweet. Nevertheless, I consumed it. It is food afterall.

It isn't something I would want to return to but it was worth the experience of eating as the locals do. :)

DFC
In front of the Public Market

Lee Cimbali

One morning, we had breakfast at Lee Cimbali. We like the millions of bread around us and the scent of freshly baked bread wafting around. I particularly remember blurting,"Am I in heaven?" :D

After having much difficulty choosing what to eat, I finally chose this...

and this...

Both were soft and delicious. My friend had the apple cinnamon which was also delicious.

Their brewed coffee was so-so.

The next day, I had their cheese bread, which is one foot long. It is not as amazing as I thought it to be. It would really have needed more cheese. But I like the idea of eating a one-foot bread. :)

My friend had this...

and this...

I can certainly live here. :)

Lee Cimbali
Lee Plaza, Dumaguete City

Lab-as

After a day of walking, walking and walking, we had lunch at Lab-as. Because I saw large groupers at the Silliman Museum and thought how lovely it was to have some for lunch, we ordered some grilled lapu-lapu. We also had kinilaw, buttered chicken and steamed vegetables.

The kinilaw isn't really amazing. I find that in Payag Jo's Inato in Bohol better. But the kinilaw is a perfect partner to everything else we ordered. I like its texture and how it just melts in your mouth, and the spices that came with it. Yum yum.

The steamed vegetables was everyone's favorite. We all liked the free refill of ginamos that complemented the bland vegetables.

The buttered chicken wasn't also that amazing but it was plenty.

And the least favored was the grilled lapu-lapu. It was small and not tasty amidst the spices stuffed inside.

All in all, we had a very hearty lunch.

I would love to try the pizza at Hayahay sometime.

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Lab-as
Rizal Blvd., Dumaguete City
Lab-as and Hayahay on Facebook

Dexter's Pizza

Even if we were still full from Foodnet (what with the cheap prices!!!), we just had to try the pizza place a little across it.

We ordered a bacon cheeseburger pizza at only PhP190. The pizza, which arrived 18 minutes after they took our order, was regular in size and packed with meat and only PhP190 (I just can't get over it, can I?)! Yes, it was delicious and the owner (I assume) was pleasing and accommodating. I certainly recommend this!

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Dexter's Pizza
Sta Catalina, Dumaguete City
(035)4222029
Open from 10 AM - 10 PM everyday
Dexter's Pizza on Facebook

Foodnet

After a whole day of touring Valencia and just eating canned goods, we were famished. Since we were to leave the following day, we had have to try Foodnet, which is ubiquituous in Dumaguete.

It was like a carenderia (or maybe it IS a carenderia!) wherein you have to line, point at what you want, pay for your order and bring your tray to your table.

Honestly, I was having a hard time choosing what to eat. It all looked so good and I wanted to try all of them! In the end, I chose a fried pork dish. My friends had curry and maja blanca.

The fried pork dish was spicy. And crunchy and meaty. It was a little less than heaven, but nevertheless heaven, for me.

I asked some curry from my friends but I forgot how it tasted.

The maja blanca was cheap at (as far as I can remember) PhP10.

Dishes are at PhP35 per serving. Mind you, their dishes are huge!!! :) And, what is most amazing is that rice is at PhP5 only! :)

This is my favorite eatery in Dumaguete and I will really return here. So worth it! 

Foodnet
Everywhere in Dumaguete

Gabby's

Because we were tired from roaming around the city and because we had to try all recommended restaurants, we just had to go to Gabby's even if we were still full from a late lunch at Hayahay.

There are a lot of good things at Gabby's. We had a hard time choosing what to order. Finally, my friend had fruit salad which was fresh unlike those in other restaurants which came "fresh"... from the can.

We also had their Oreo Bananza which was so huge that our group of 5 all had our fill of it. I particularly love the oreo cookies that came along with it as well as the chocolate and vanilla combination.

We also had their pizza with everything on it. I love the softness of the crust and the flavors of all ingredients teeming up to blow you out of your mind! :) The menu particularly says "onions, bellpepper, garlic, black olives, ground gabby patties, bbq sauce, button mushrooms, pepperoni, bacon, ham, pineapple, grilled chicken strips, hungarian sausage, salami, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese." Now, isn't that a mouthful? 

 
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Gabby's Bistro
Rovira Road, Bantayan, Dumaguete City (tell the tricycle driver "Florentina")
(035)4220827
Gabby's Website
Gabby's on Facebook

Scooby's

I had to make the most out of my Dumaguete trip so even after a late evening stroll, I had to eat at Scooby's.

I had their tsokolate and budbud. The tsokolate was so rich...

...and the budbud so cheap and delicious that if it weren't night time, I would have eaten more of it!

Scooby'sAll Around Dumaguete

Coco Amigos

Because we had a rough ride from Siquijor, we rewarded ourselves with a meal at the famed Coco Amigos.

We had Burritos de Pollo, Picadillo, Carbonara and Pizza Amigos. Our food arrived in 20  minutes.

The Pizza Amigos was meaty and cheesy. I didn't even notice that there were tomatoes.

The Picadillo is beef tenderloin with spicy hot sauce. The beef was tender but the sauce wasn't that spicy.

The carbonara was fine while the Burritos is the winner.

There were two burritos with all sorts of dips - salsa, guacamole and hot sauce. It was a far cry from that in Lava's. It was delicious and had plenty of chicken cuts. The salsa was the best while the guacamole wasn't that tasty. I didn't try the hot sauce because my male friend couldn't even take it.

There were a lot of foreigners and the atmosphere was laid back. Certainly the best!

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Coco Amigos
Boulevard, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
(035)2261207
Coco Amigos Website
Coco Amigos on Facebook