Popular Homegrown Restaurants in Cebu

Cebu is a melting pot of homegrown restaurants, that's uniquely owned and operated by Cebuano (or Cebuano by heart) entrepreneurs.  Here are my top picks (in no particular order):

Filipino food:

• Golden Cowrie (unlimited rice, crispy garlic shrimps)
• Hukad by Golden Cowrie (fish kinilaw and grilled pork belly in one, bibingka)
• Cafe Laguna
• AA's Barbeque (grilled pork belly and bangus)
• Cheaverz (ngohiong, grilled pork belly and smoked bangus)
• STK (grilled panga and scallops)
• Alejandro's (crispy pata)
• Abuhan (sizzling pochero)
• Lighthouse Restaurant (lechon de leche)

Chinese food:

• Manila Foodshoppe (garlic buttered chicken)
• Ching Palace
• Grand Majestic Restaurant (peking duck buffet)
• Dimsum Break (steamed rice and spring rolls)
• Shabu way
• Red House Shabu-shabu

Mexican food:

• Maya (queso fondido)

Italian food:

• Michael Angelo (biancaneve pizza, four cheese gnocchi)
• Idea Italia (four cheese pizza)
• La Tegola (salsa and foccacia)

Japanese food:

• Yumeiya
• Nonki (salmon sashimi)
• Wakamatsu (eat all you can yakiniku)
• Kamikechi Ramen (Tonkatsu Ramen and Gyoza)
• Kanyoen

 Continental:

• Cafe George(angus beef, salad, spinach dip)
• Sunburst Fried Chicken
• The Ranch (pot roast)

Coffee shop:

• Bo's Coffee