Bantayan Island is located at the northernmost tip of Cebu and is home to beautiful beaches where you can enjoy island-hopping, swimming, surfing, cliff diving, nature and wildlife tours, and more.
To complete your paradise living experience in Cebu, let’s dive into some Bantayan Island bar and grill restos that will surely check the box on your ultimate food bucket list.
Coucou Bar Hotel and Restaurant
Established in 2009, Coucou Bar Hotel and Restaurant is one of the popular restos on Bantayan Island, Cebu. They serve local and international cuisine like Italian pizza, pasta, burger, halo-halo, mango float, pancit bihon, and more. A variety of cocktail and coffee options are available too.
Enveloped in a tropical garden, this bar hotel and resto on Bantayan Island allows you to relax and enjoy great food in a breezy bahay kubo while seated in cozy bean bag chairs.
If you want to check-in at their hotel, they have 10 rooms available with complete amenities including an AC, a fan, a cable TV, a big shower room with a heater, and a balcony area.
Location: Batobalonos Street, Poblacion Santa Fe
Izla Sugba
Calling all seafood lovers! Izla Sugba is a Filipino bar and grill resto on Bantayan Island that offers fresh seafood meals in large servings. Local tourists would likely recommend Izla Sugba because of the hippie atmosphere, child-friendly menu, and al fresco space perfect for safe outdoor dining.
Some of the seafood dishes we suggest you try are seafood kare-kare, seafood kebab, seafood Bicol express, Izla Signature soup (mixed seafood in clear soup), and Izla Sinigang (you can choose among Lapu-Lapu, bangus, shrimp, tangigue, and pork).
As for other dishes, the restaurant also has stir-fried vegetables, noodles and pasta, bilao platter, appetizers, salads, kiddie meals, sandwiches, sizzling plates, and steak.
Location: G. Borraska St. Sta Fe
Thai-Poon
When you can’t seem to get enough of your Thai food cravings while in Cebu, visit Thai-Poon Restaurant on Bantayan Island that serves authentic Thai dishes. It opened in 2018 and received the Traveler’s Choice award by TripAdvisor.
Thai-Poon is a wordplay of “typhoon” as the island experiences intense tropical storms every year.
To ensure the authenticity of their meals, Thai-Poon sources most of their ingredients from Thailand. They also pride themselves on incorporating homegrown herbs from their garden. Oftentimes, they use substitute ingredients without compromising the food's taste and quality.
Since most Thai food are spicy and mixed with chili, you may tell the staff your preferred level of spiciness. Plus, most of the dishes they serve are vegan- and vegetarian-friendly, including the fish sauce.
Some of their popular dishes are the papaya salad spicy no.3, Singapore Laksa, Som Tam Thai Phed Mak Mak, Pad Thai Goong, and Thai lime steam fish with chili.
Location: RTR Town Center, Santa Fe
Stumble Inn Beach Club
Last but not least in our resto escapade is the Stumble Inn Beach Club. Aside from beach-related activities, you should not miss trying their affordable cold beer and huge selection of food.
The beachfront bar and grill resto on Bantayan Island is home to great food such as pork ribs, chicken Kiev, creamy garlic shrimps, and chicken cordon bleu to name a few. For cheap eats, you can order deep-fried onions and fries, burgers, pancakes, and more.
Location: A. Batobalonos Street Santa Fe
