Bohol guide · Where to eat
Places to eat in Bohol, with what to order and how comfortable each is for families and older travellers.
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Bohol food is Filipino: rice with grilled or stewed pork, chicken and fish, seafood, and sweets such as kalamay (a sticky sweet of glutinous rice, coconut milk and sugar) and peanut kisses, as Wikivoyage lists. Vegetarian travellers can get rice, vegetable dishes, fruit and eggs, but menus often use fish sauce, shrimp paste or meat stock, so ask carefully.
We could not verify a dedicated pure vegetarian, Jain, vegan or Indian restaurant in Bohol from sources we opened, so none is tagged in this guide. Wikivoyage's lists for Bohol, Panglao and Tagbilaran name no Indian or vegetarian restaurants. If you need strict vegetarian or Jain food, tell your resort or hotel kitchen several days before arrival, carry dry snacks for the inland loop, and consider a self-catering room with a kitchenette. Bottled or filtered water is the safer choice.
Menus and kitchens change. If you follow a strict diet or have an allergy, confirm with the restaurant before you order.
Dao, Dauis, Panglao Island, on the Bohol Sea side of the island
The restaurant of the Bohol Bee Farm resort in Dao, Dauis, which describes its menu as built on fresh, natural ingredients, with baked bread, pasta, snacks, desserts and homemade ice cream. A calm lunch stop on the Panglao side.
Alona Beach, Panglao
A plant-based cafe on Alona Beach, Panglao, described in a 2018 vegan guide for farm-grown breads, spreads and salads, vegetable pasta and eggplant with brown rice.
Ma. Clara Wharf Road, Cogon, up the street from the Tagbilaran City Tourist Pier
A casual open-air restaurant near the Tagbilaran City Tourist Pier that Wikivoyage lists for Filipino dishes and special grilled chicken. A practical meal stop around ferry times.
Tawala, on the Panglao circumferential road, inland from Alona Beach
A pizzeria and Italian restaurant in Tawala, Panglao, named by four of the guides we opened for wood-fired pizza, pasta and Sicilian-style dishes. A sit-down dinner option away from the beach strip.
Knights of Columbus Drive, Poblacion II, beside the K of C wharf, Tagbilaran
A seafood and Chinese-Filipino restaurant beside the Knights of Columbus wharf in Tagbilaran, listed by Wikivoyage and by a GMA News restaurant feature for its seafood dishes and view of Tagbilaran Bay.
Carlos P. Garcia East Avenue, corner S. Matig-a Street, Poblacion I, Tagbilaran
A Tagbilaran restaurant that Wikivoyage lists for chicken inatô, Boholano Cebuano dishes such as binakhaw, and standard Filipino fare. A local-style meal in the city centre before or after the Panglao road.
Tawala, Panglao, Bohol
A beachside restaurant in Tawala, Panglao, serving Italian, Filipino and Thai curry dishes from early morning to late evening. Its Thai curry and vegetable coconut soup give vegetarians a few choices.
Ester A. Lim Drive, Panglao, beside Garlic n' Lemon Bistro, near the Alona strip
A cafe and bar in Panglao, named by two travel guides for coffee, smoothie bowls and light café food, close to Alona Beach with a second branch in Tagbilaran.
Linaw Road, Danao Beach, Panglao, about 3 km west of Alona Beach
The restaurant of Linaw Beach Resort at Danao, west of Alona, described by a GMA News feature and a Bohol restaurant guide as a continental and seafood menu with sunset views.
Airport Road, Cogon, Tagbilaran City
An Indian restaurant on Airport Road in Cogon, Tagbilaran, serving dal, curries, breads, samosa and chaat. It is a practical stop for Indian families arriving at or leaving Bohol through the city.
Ester Lim, Tawala, Panglao
A cafe in Tawala, Panglao, known from a 2018 vegan guide for smoothie bowls, juices, soy-milk lattes, vegan cakes and muffins, and local craft beer.
Km 16, Hoyohoy, Tawala, Panglao Island, a short ride from Alona Beach
A European and Asian restaurant in Tawala, Panglao, listed by GMA News and Traveloka for barbecue ribs, mezze and a cliffside sea view. Check that it is still operating before you plan a meal around it.
