Where to eat when in...Cavite City

Cavite City is not as accessible and as progressive as Bacoor and Imus, which are also nearer to Metro Manila, and neither is it as touristy as Silang, but Cavite City has a certain sleepy, laidback charm that makes you want to kick back, lounge around, and eat.

The small, coastal city started as a port town four hundred years ago, and because it is shaped like an isthmus hooking itself into the bay, Cavite City became the main port of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade.

This explains the myriad influences of Spanish, Chinese, Mexican, and even Portuguese cultures into the food and language (the local dialect is Chavacano, which is pidgin Spanish).

It is possible to eat your way through Cavite City in just one day, as it only has a land area of about 10 kilometers. But the complex and comforting flavors you’ll pick up from each traditionally-cooked dish will definitely make you come back for more.

Cumi ya níso (come on, let’s eat).

— LA, GMA News