The Bacolod Food Hunters

FG Kambingan restobar is a new restaurant in Bacolod that serves goat dishes!  Goat is considered to be a delicacy in the Philippines and various areas in the Philippines have their own traditional methods of cooking goat.  What’s so good about goat? Well, goat is considered to be leaner and higher in protein than pork […]

I was blown away when I first tried Owa’s grilled tuna panga (tuna jaw) at the Silay Food festival. It was so delicious that I had to visit Owa’s balay pangahan in Silay.   We went for dinner at Owa’s balay pangahan at Mana-ul street, Silay City. The street and restaurant were both very quiet and […]

The Second Kaon Ta Silay Food Festival was a food lover’s dream!  Restaurants from all over Silay put up food booths on the Balay Negrense grounds displaying their most popular dishes.  It was an absolute feast – all the famous Silay delicacies in one place! We arrived on the second day of the festival to […]

For Comfort Food at its finest in Bacolod come to Sitting Duck!  Imagine a duck, floating serenely on a lake but underneath the water, the duck’s feet are hard at work paddling.  This visual metaphor perfectly describes the restaurant.  Simple and elegant but behind it all is a lot of hard work.   The interior […]

There’s Premium Spanish wine now  in Bacolod!  Barcino Corporation, a leading importer of Spanish Wine and Deli products has teamed up with Tomador, a local Bacolod Company to bring their products of Wine, Cheese, Sausages and Ham to Bacolod City. We were invited to their wine tasting event at Delicioso to their wine tasting night. […]

On May 27, 2017 We went to the first Negros Grillfest and it was an awesome experience.  A grilling cornucopia of chicken inasal and all the grilled food from the best restaurants Bacolod had to offer.  You can still catch these awesome restaurants today, May 28 2017! So hurry on down and try the food […]

Eclipse Gym is the newest and coolest gym in Bacolod!  Eclipse Gym is fully air-conditioned and it has modern, brand new, equipment that will suit your every need. There are three major areas at Eclipse Gym.  The biggest area is the main area which houses the weights and the various fitness machines. For quick refreshments […]

Bookworms and potterheads living in Bacolod City will get a fantastic experience when they visit Chapter 9 3/4 coffee house – a very special café that tries to capture the magic of the Harry Potter books.   Step through the doors of this fantastic restaurant and you will feel at home in this restaurant filled with […]

Have an awesome time at Portiko Cafe and Lounge! Enjoy good food and drinks and join in their extremely fun Trivia Night!  Portiko is located at 23rd street, Bacolod City, right beside KGB and in front of We went to Portiko to have lunch. There were no customers so I pretty much had the run […]

Have you been to MINISO?  Newly launched in SM Bacolod North wing (beside the Cybercenter), this Japanese store offers low-price but high quality products to its customers.  It’s one of the most popular stores in SM – it is crowded with customers from the time it opens to closing time! MINISO was founded by Miyake […]

Are you guys hungry? – EAT All You Can  UNLI Buffalo wings and rice for only 199 pesos at Beers & Wings!   Beers & Wings is a new restaurant in Bacolod that specializes in drinks and Buffalo Wings.  They’re newly opened at The Palms (behind Shell gas station and Starbucks Lacson.) Bring your friends, barkada and family […]

Taco Boy is a new Billiard Hall in Bacolod that mixes, coffee, beer and barbecue.  It is located in Barangay Villamonte along B.S Aquino drive.  This place is becoming quite popular with the locals for the food and for the billiard experience. Taco boy has a dining area decorated with vintage bicycles hanging on walls […]

Neenan’s Shack is a tiny pizzeria located at The Palms: Bacolod’s newest watering hole.  Most of the establishments at The Palms serve meals that go well with alcohol.  The area is open-air and diners are seated outside.  During the day, the stores at the Palms are closed but things get livelier in the late afternoons […]

Panaad Festival 2017 is officially here!  It is one of our Favourite times of the year where the cities and municipalities of the Negros Island Region come together in Panaad Park to exhibit their various goods and FOOD.   This year we’re focusing on one very popular attraction at the Panaad Festival – the food […]

I love astronomy and stargazing.  It is one of the activities that is free and very satisfying. Among the skies are constellations named by the ancient Greeks and other ancient civilizations who also wove countless stories about the figures in the night sky.  Now it’s summer here in the Philippines and the skies are clear! […]

Get schooled in the various ways Filipinos can prepare goat!  Goat 101 is a Bacolod restaurant that specializes in goat dishes made the traditional Filipino way.   If you’ve got a craving for goat caldereta or anything goat, this place has got you covered. It’s not hard to find Goat 101. They have a very distinctive […]

Brewery Gastropub has opened its Bacolod Branch!  They are located at Paseo Verde, Lacson street.  We went on the second day of their opening to see what they had to offer.  Brewery Gastropub serves imported beers, craft beers and food.  Unlike bars where all they serve are drinks and small snacks, Brewery Gastropub actually serves […]

Kebabs, shawarma and a lot of other delicious things to eat can be found at Baba’s Kebab.  This restaurant has just opened along San Agustin Drive, Bacolod City (beside Riverside Hospital.) They’ve just opened their doors to the public so we went to try out the food and what they had to offer.   The interior […]

Lamb chops, prime rib, smoked bacon – these things and a lot more delicious gourmet meat products are available in Bacolod from one very special place – Sant Jordi Meat Corner.  Run by the Schulze family, the meat processing started out as a hobby which quickly became a small business. Word spread of the steaks […]

Shawarma ni Kulas now serves Indian curries, kebabs and samosas! Bong Arceo, the owner of Shawarma ni Kulas loves Indian food so much that he decided to hire an indian chef to teach him how to make Indian curries for his restaurant! There’s three delicious curries available at Shawarma ni Kulas: Beef curry, Chicken curry and […]

Yakimix Bacolod has now opened!  We went on the second day of its opening and we  had an enjoyable experience but Yakimix was a bit crowded because of many other customers who wanted to try the latest, hottest restaurant in Bacolod City! Yakimix SM bacolod is open also on holidays. There is a wait to […]

It’s a weekend night and a group of young adults are hunched over a table, their foreheads furrowed in rapt attention.  Suddenly one of them shakes his hand and throws a couple of oddly shaped polyhedral dice onto the table.  Cheers erupt as the dice stop, strange symbols etched into the dice’s faces.  These people […]

As soon as class is over at the University of Saint La Salle, troops of hungry college  students swarm outside to La Salle Avenue where parked beside the bridge is a row of food carts hawking Philippine style street food.  The most popular carts have students eagerly lining up for a quick, inexpensive afternoon snack. […]

Owl avenue cafe is a restaurant that is very appealing to students due to budget-friendly meals and it’s cute and appealing decorations.  Their newest branch is located on San Agustin Drive Bacolod City right beside Riverside Hospital. There’ a lot of owl decorations and owl related things inside Owl Avenue.  The owner loves owls and […]

Chefs & Bakers is the largest and the most well-stocked baking supplies store in Bacolod. For us, Chefs & Bakers Bacolod is also an awesome place to get snacks!  They have delicious cookies, sweets, chocolates and other goodies at low prices!  Perfect for your parties, kids baon and merienda or for yourself! Bring these snacks to parties – they’ll […]

Did you know – L’fisher Bacolod has awesome buffets on Friday and Saturday nights! Here’s part two of our series on L’fisher buffets: Click this link to read part one!  Last time we visited L’fisher’s Ripples restaurant for their Friday Night Seafood buffet.  Now, we’re here for their Saturday Night Hearty Banquet. We had an extremely […]

We’re proud to tell you guys that Bacolod City now has Vedge Health Hub, a restaurant that is serving VERY delicious vegetarian food.   Vedge health hub transforms vegetables into culinary masterpieces that will appeal even to the most hard-core of carnivores! Scientific studies have shown that eating too much meat, (especially red meat and grilled meat) leads […]

The food trips never stop in Bacolod – Tres, a trendy new restaurant has just opened!  Great food and delicious food can be found inside – read more about it in our article! The interior of Tres is a delightful fusion of Industrial and classy.  Inside, you see bare concrete walls with shelves full of […]

Buffets? Eat all you can?  Do you want a change from a certain Nordic Restaurant in SM?  Try L’fisher’s Ripples Restaurant and their awesome weekend buffets! Ripples Restaurant has two very special buffets on Fridays and Saturdays.  We went on a Friday for their Heart of the Sea – Seafood buffet and we enjoyed everything!   […]

Here’s a great place in Bacolod to get good nachos for your parties, restaurants or for whatever occasion!  JDL Nachos factory is a small, start-up company that creates good quality Nachos. We were walking around Eroreco subdivision when we saw a house with a sign outside selling Nachos so we decided to give them a […]

Ladies and Gents, we’d like to introduce you to a tastier and more importantly, cleaner alternative to Aida’s, Nena’s  or other chicken establishment in Manukan Country.  It’s Inasal & co!  This newly established restaurant is owned and managed by the Evaristo clan, the people behind Aboy’s – Bacolod’s #1 family restaurant. Inasal & co is located […]

Chubby’s Rib Shack – the popular Manila Rib restaurant is now open in Bacolod!  Chubby’s has partnered up with Buffalo’s Wings N’ Things to bring to Bacolod their awesome food platters and delicious wing combinations. Chubby’s Rib Shack shares the same location with Buffalo’s Wings N Things so if you want to try their new and […]

Have a taste of Authentic Korean Food at Hanok -the newest and most popular Korean Restaurant in Bacolod! If you’re craving for authentic Korean Food or for amazing, unlimited -eat all you can barbecued meat (samgyeopsal) – come to Hanok!  This restaurant opened just two months ago and already crowds of people are coming to visit! The […]

Do you want your business to be easily found on the internet?  Do you want your business listed on Google – the biggest search engine on the world?  We’re here to teach you guys the quick and easy way to get your business visible on Google Maps.  This is a tutorial for people who don’t […]

Is your business in need of customers?  Here’s a guide on how to advertise your business on Facebook!  It’s easy and fast – all you need is your smartphone and a Facebook account! Advertising on Facebook is the best way to quickly reach a lot of customers. A lot of people use Facebook and Facebook […]

Is your business not doing well?  Is your restaurant needing customers?  Here’s a quick and simple guide to using Facebook to promote your business in Bacolod! Step 1. Create a Business Page for your establishment. Just like a physical store, your Facebook page is the FACE or your storefront in the online world.  To get […]

It was a dark and rainy evening and The Bacolod Food Hunters were present at the opening of a very special art exhibit at the House of Frida.   We were there for the opening of the Dream Toys exhibit – a special art event showing the fantastic talents of  sculptor Mark Juaniza – A very […]

There’s a new place in Bacolod that mixes Food and Art.  It’s an interesting concept to have an art gallery along with a restaurant.  That’s what Tacoritto: Food and art is all about. Tacoritto’s owner is  Rafael Parderna, a famous local artist.  Mr. Paderna loves to eat and so with his wife decided to set […]

Ikkoryu, the new Japanese Ramen restaurant at SM is my new favourite Ramen Place!   Ikkoryu is located at SM Bacolod North Wing, right beside Mesa and BreadTalk.  They serve Japanese Fukuoka Ramen with Chikuyo style noodles.  Basically, with your order you can order how soft or how hard the Ramen noodles are. You WANT […]

Juliana’s Cafe & Resto is a restaurant in Bacolod that opened during the Christmas rush of 2016.  In the hustle and bustle of the Christmas rush, Juliana’s opening went largely unnoticed by the public except for us – the ever vigilant Bacolod Food Hunters who are always on the look-out for new and exciting restaurants! […]

Pizzaro Bacolod is a chain of restaurants that mixes together Italian Pizza, Korean and Filipino food.  This combination of cultures and dishes is what makes Pizzaro truly unique – There’s something for everyone! Pizzaro first started out in Goldenfield’s commercial complex and now has three branches in Bacolod.   Their latest branch is located at the […]

Lord Byron’s, the first restaurant that started the back ribs craze has opened its second restaurant in Bacolod!   Here are our impressions of our visit to their new branch, located beside Riverside Hospital on San Agustin Street. Lord Byron’s is known for its meaty, tender back ribs that is coated with a sweetish barbecue […]

The Bacolod Food Hunters is your guide to the best restaurants in Bacolod City!  Have you ever tried fresh, homemade pasta?  If you’re a pasta lover – the taste of fresh made pasta is totally different from the dehydrated ones you see in plastic packs in the supermarket.  Fresh pasta owes much of it’s distinct […]

Have you ever had freshly roasted coffee?  There’s little that can compare to the taste of fresh green coffee beans added to a precision roaster.  As the coffee beans turn from green to a chocolatey brown the flavor intensifies. The roaster begins to intensify and enhance the coffee bean’s natural sugars.   As the roasting goes on […]

Whenever you’re in the mood for some great food and a nice cup of coffee, we suggest you stop by one of Bacolod City’s most beautiful cafes; Balay Bintana.  This stylish cafe merges Bali art with Filipino-spanish influences resulting in a cozy atmosphere.  Linger over a cup of coffee or a bottle of beer while […]

Here’s a hot tip today for our readers who are fans of Japanese Cuisine! A Ramen Shop has open in Bacolod City!  IZUMI Authentic Ramen is now open for business.  This is Bacolod’s first restaurant dedicated to serving Ramen.  We popped by on opening night to see what the store had to offer. Ramen is […]

Pizza Republic Pick + Mix by Guiseppe Genco – Wow, that name’s quite a mouthful for a Pizza restaurant.   This popular pizza chain has a branch located at 22nd street – Lacson street, Bacolod City and it’s famous for letting its customers CREATE their own pizza.  Pizza Republic has been open for quite a while […]

Diwali is a very important holiday for people in India.  Diwali celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and is a time for people to enjoy themselves, give gifts and eat!  One of the main activities in this festival is lighting lots of little clay lamps around the home to welcome the goddess Lakshmi, the […]

C’s Cafe in L’Fisher has come up with new sandwich creations which are so extremely delicious that we had to write about them! Head Pastry Chef Denis Laumone felt the need to have sandwiches on the C’s Cafe menu as a pleasantly savory counterpoint to the luscious cakes and pastries that C’s offers. He created […]

Cool off from the hot tropical sun with awesome ice cold drinks and shaved ice desserts at Bacolod’s newest cool spot:  Ice Avenue Cafe! Ice Avenue Cafe is located at Door #3, Hilado Building, Lacson Street – beside Bites and Booze, Dojo 8 Coworking Spaces and Teerah Spa.  It is extremely popular among students for […]