Welcome to the fourth blog series of Davao City by Jings’ Journeys!❤
The fastest and easiest way to experience the culture of a destination is to taste its culinary offerings. Although Davao is not known for a specific dish unlike other provinces here in the Philippines like Bicol’s laing or Bacolod’s inasal, the city’s gourmet experts have the chance to be more playful and think of thoughts that best feature well known Davao products such as Pomelo or Durian.
May this fourth blog of our Davao series will really help you to experience and taste the culture of Davao.
Bistro Selera
The homegrown restaurant which gives a modern twist to Filipino dishes. The restaurant does the standard riffs on staples like kare-kare and bistek Tagalog however being a Davao diner, it additionally has made dishes that can move toward becoming marks for the city.
For example, in spite of the fact that the pomelo salad of mixed greens is generally served in numerous restaurants here, Selera’s version arrives like an invigorating tropical burst in a plate with distinctive hues and clean taste. Clearly enlivened by the Thai plate of mixed greens, this one seems to be a moderate variant, with the tart organic product essentially hurled with onions and herbs and the nearby patis.
For dessert, there’s the mangosteen mousse and ice cream.
Location: SM Lanang Premier, Davao City
Blue Post’s Boiling Crab & Shrimps
Davao has various crab restaurants, with a few of them contending to be declared the city’s best. One restaurant that can aim for this title is this unassuming restaurant. Truth be told, numerous have just passed judgment on it as their most loved in Davao. While seafood boil restaurants are presently growing in Manila as well, Blue Post is pretty difficult to beat.
The ambience has that local shoreline resort feel with its nautical stylistic layout. The simple interiors coordinate the fun feasting knowledge guaranteed by the restaurant. This isn’t formal feasting by any means; truth be told, it’s the direct inverse. The food is for all intents and purposes hurled on the table and visitors are given plastic dispensable gloves rather than forks and spoons.
In spite of the fact that there are different things on the menu, individuals come here normally for the seafood boil. Be that as it may, regardless of whether you’re sensitive to shellfish, don’t stress. Diners can look over crabs, shrimps, mussels and tuna belly. At that point, they give their cooking inclination – the Blue Post Boil or garlic-seared. At that point select the coveted flavor level – normal, gentle or hot and fiery. Need additional items? You can include corn, potatoes and sausages to the blend.
Location: J.P. Laurel Avenue
Marina Tuna: Home of the Best Tuna and Seafood
Despite the fact that tuna is more identified to General Santos City, this restaurant is without a doubt a Davao culinary milestone and a most loved of the both locals and guests.
Marina Tuna is acclaimed for setting up this fish in 10 diverse ways, in spite of the fact that its huge menu really demonstrates much in excess of 10 fish dishes on offer (including tuna spaghetti and tuna lugaw for merienda). Burger joints can appreciate tuna crude (sashimi) or sizzling, flame broiled or as a soup. They can go for tuna belly, tail, jaw (panga) or even the eggs (bihod). There is even a fish kare-kare, despite the fact that local people swear by the tuna eye sinigang.
Despite its name, there is a whole other world to Marina Tuna than this one fish as it additionally offers salmon, lapu-lapu, blue marlin and bangus, among others. Its tagline is really “the best tuna and fish,” so you can likewise arrange shrimps, shellfish, mollusks, scallops and crabs. Be that as it may, the restaurant is extremely a hodge-podge of Pinoy top choices from grill to adobo, and there is additionally an undeniable Japanese bent with things like sashimi and even bento boxes.
Marina Tuna is only the perfect easygoing restaurant to commend great moments with friends!
Location: SM Lanang Premier, main branch at Pampanga Lanang and newly opened at Quimpo Blvd.
Jings’ Journeys would like to give credit to the following:
- Selera Bistro
- Blue Posts Boiling
- Marina Tuna
- Davao Food Guide
- Davao Food Trip
- Abs-Cbn News
- Google Photos
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