Ultimate CEBU Food Guide with Erwan Heussaff

10 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 13:55

   La Fortuna Bakery

   ☕ Cafe · Downtown Cebu

   Try the Elorde bread made from old bread, the peanut-rolled cookies, and the glutinous-rice Chinese masi.

2. 20:02

   A1 Tinola and Sinugba

   🍴 Restaurant · North Reclamation Area, Mabolo

   Open daily 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Second Street; fish-head tinola and grilled pork belly are the best sellers.

3. 23:20

   Pungko-Pungko

   🍜 Street food · Cebu City

   Chicharon bulaklak (ginabot) is singled out as the local 'secret vice' here.

4. 24:35

   Colon Street

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Downtown Cebu

   Incense mixed with diesel fumes and trilingual shop signs reflect the area's Chinese heritage.

5. 24:55

   Cebu Lumpia House

   🍴 Restaurant · Downtown Cebu

   Ngohiong was the original menu item; the shrimp roll with black sesame and the machang with salted shrimp stand out.

6. 37:11

   Talisay

   🚆 Day trip · Talisay City

   Talisay lechon uses lemongrass, pineapple juice or Sprite with anise, and locals say to eat it without sauce.

7. 41:38

   Leslie's Lechon

   🍴 Restaurant · Talisay City

   Pre-order only; try the crackling skin and ribs without sauce, plus fried liver, dinuguan and chicharon bulaklak.

8. 49:40

   Jess's Traditional Homemade Torta

   ☕ Cafe · Argao

   The torta follows an old family recipe, measured with the founder's mother's traditional gantang measures.

9. 1:07:57

   Taboan Public Market

   🛒 Market · San Nicolas · brief mention

10. 1:07:59

    Tisa

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Tisa, Labangon · brief mention