🗺️ Top 10 Regional specialties in the Philippines (2026)

The best regional specialties in the Philippines in 2026, by our editorial score, are Esmen, Chie Chie's Pancit Batil Patung and Aida's Chicken. Last updated November 5, 2026 · Methodology

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1. 1

   Esmen

   📍 Pasil, Cebu City · ₱

   A Pasil fish-market-district eatery with a Michelin Bib Gourmand for larang, the sour Cebuano fish stew, served with corn grits.

   Order this: Linarang (sour porcupine fish soup) with rice or mais

   ★ 4.6 (140 Google)
   99
2. 2

   Chie Chie's Pancit Batil Patung

   📍 Dian Street, Makati, Metro Manila · ₱

   A roadside Makati stall specialising in pancit batil patung, made to order in a small pot, and included as a Michelin Selected restaurant.

   Order this: Pancit batil patung and lodi

   ★ 3.8 (307 Google)
   97
3. 3

   Aida's Chicken

   📍 Makati Cinema Square, Chino Roces, Makati, Metro Manila · ₱

   A long-running canteen in the lower level of Makati Cinema Square serving Bacolod-style chicken inasal grilled to order, included as a Michelin Selected restaurant.

   Order this: Chicken inasal and Ilonggo squash in coconut

   ★ 2.9 (472 Google)
   89
4. 4

   Everybody's Café

   📍 MacArthur Highway, San Fernando, Pampanga · ₱₱

   A restaurant on MacArthur Highway in San Fernando, Pampanga.

   ★ 4 (359 Google)ⓘ details pending verification
   88
5. 5

   Rico's Lechon (Axis Entertainment Avenue)

   📍 Kamputhaw / N. Escario, Cebu City · Since 1995

   Cebu lechon brand established in 1995 by Enrico Dionson, offering original and spicy roast pig; the Daily Tribune (Dec 2025) lists it among Cebu-style lechon picks.

   Order this: Spicy lechon
   81
6. 6

   Ted's Oldtimer Lapaz Batchoy

   📍 La Paz Public Market, Iloilo City · ₱

   A batchoy noodle shop with a stall in La Paz Public Market and other Iloilo City branches on Diversion Road, Valeria Street and General Luna.

   Order this: La Paz batchoy

   ★ 4.4 (9 Google)ⓘ details pending verification
   71
7. 7

   C.H.E. Bacolod Chicken House Express

   📍 Savana Market, Chino Roces, Makati, Metro Manila · ₱

   A no-frills Bacolod-style chicken inasal grill inside a Makati market that holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand at the guide's lowest price tier.

   Order this: Chicken inasal leg quarter with spiced coconut vinegar
   69
8. 8

   Kermit Siargao

   📍 Tourism Road, General Luna, Siargao

   Surf and dive camp on Tourism Road whose restaurant serves Italian food and wood-fired pizza, per its official site.

   Order this: Wood-fired pizza
   69
9. 9

   Morning Sun Eatery

   📍 Project 4, Quezon City, Metro Manila · ₱

   A roadside turo-turo serving home-style Ilocano dishes that earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand at the guide's lowest price tier.

   Order this: Laing, kilawin and sweet pork skewers
   69
10. 10

    Palm Grill (Diliman)

    📍 Tomas Morato, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila · ₱₱

    A Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant serving Southern Mindanao (Tausug and Zamboanga) dishes such as tiyula itum, a beef stew blackened with burnt coconut.

    Order this: Tiyula itum and the seven-dish Dulang platter
    69

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