Top 13 Dining Experiences in the Philippines

1.Puerto Princesa: Firefly Watching Bay Cruise with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 175 reviews · 4 hours · from $34Our pick

Watch fireflies, bioluminescent plankton, sunsets, and city lights on a four-hour Puerto Princesa bay cruise with dinner.

“Cool experience w/ Corazon Travel & Tours for our Firefly Watching Bay Cruise with Dinner. Direct pick up from hotel; we had nice experience with wonderful guide/ driver: Kuyas Ed & Mark. Great initiative by Kuya Mark to place 2x Firefly inside a bottle for our close viewing, and then releasing them. Dinner was decent; as expected from creative arrangements by the locals. Marimar & Jay from Singapore”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Puerto Princesa: Firefly Watching Paddle Boat Tour & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 47 reviews · 4 hours · from $27Best value

Watch thousands of fireflies from a paddle boat, enjoy dinner, and cruise Puerto Princesa’s river on this four-hour evening tour.

“Great evening activity. The guide was excellent, food was good, and the boat trip accords the bay way lovely and relaxing”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Puerto Princesa: Jungle Firefly Watching Boat Tour & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 39 reviews · 4 hours · from $32

Watch Puerto Princesa fireflies from a paddle boat, learn about mangroves, and enjoy a local dinner on this four-hour evening tour.

“Pilotka organizacja świetliki ogólnie całe miejsce super”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Makati Street Food Experience end with a Rooftop Bar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $65Top rated

Explore Makati street food, Filipino specialties, a retro diner, and Antidote rooftop views on this intimate three-hour evening tour.

“Great food tour in Manila! V had great communication with us pre tour and on the night she showed us places we might not have found ourselves in Manila. A mix of the street food market and a retro 1950s style diner for dessert! Make sure you leave plenty of room as there is so much food! Highly recommend if you're new to Manila.”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Makati: Street Food Experience with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 14 reviews · 2 hours · from $63

Taste Filipino street food, learn local ordering, enjoy a beer, and finish at a 360-degree Makati rooftop bar with a guide.

“Jenny was amazing and had fantastic knowledge about the local area and food. it was so much more than a food tour (which was excellent) but we got to see the local neighbourhood and shown some of the highlights of the area that we can come back and explore at our leisure. I can highly recommend Venus and Jenny doe the amazing tour and time spent with us.”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Cultural Dinner and Show in Manila

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $144

Enjoy a Filipino dinner, music, dance, and cultural stories in Manila with hotel pickup, a small group, and a convenient three-hour evening.

“Our guide was amazing. We had a bit of time before dinner and the show so she stopped off at a park and gave us a short tour and got our picture in front of the monument to the Philippines National hero. We were seated at a terrible vanRead more”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.Cebu: Private Panoramic Tour with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $100

See Cebu’s lights from Tops, visit Sirao Flower Garden, and enjoy Filipino dinner on a private five-hour mountain tour.

“We had a very short stay in Cebu so this tour was great. It was easy. We were able to see a little bit of Cebu without any hassle. Our guide was knowledgeable and accommodating to our needs.”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.El Nido, Sibaltan: Family Dinner, Bonfire and Karaoke

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $40

Share a Filipino boodle fight dinner, beach bonfire, cultural dance, and karaoke with a local family in Sibaltan, Palawan.

Check availability →Read our full review

10.Firefly Watching with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $40

See Palawan fireflies, mangroves, and plankton on an evening boat tour from Puerto Princesa with transfers and buffet dinner.

Check availability →Read our full review

11.Makati Street food walking tour with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $63

Taste Filipino street food in Makati, enjoy live music, Halo-Halo, dinner, drinks, and a rooftop view with a local guide.

“Our guide Mare was very enthusiastic and provided us with lots of information on the night side of Makati. She introduced the hawker’s food in an interesting way to remove our worry or doubt in taking the street food. The four of us had indeed an interesting tour of the. Ight-life of Makati.”

Check availability →Read our full review

12.Puerto Princesa: Balayong People’s Park with Dinner and Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 3 reviews · 5 - 7 hours

Review of Puerto Princesa’s Balayong People’s Park night tour, including dinner, fountain show, hotel transfers, spa option, price, and drawbacks.

“The best part was massage. overall the trip was not well planned and organized. it was advertised that we will see a show but we did not see fountain show as the first stop was restaurant for buffet dinner as advertised and restaurant was closed so we went to city hall and baker hill. Then we saw fountains but not a show. The dinner was not a buffet as we were not given choices to select and buffet means you can get more than one round. The food was already selected for us and not everything was tasting good. also the tour indicated bottle water will be provided and it…”

Check availability →Read our full review

13.Panoramic View of Cebu and Dinner with Night View

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $97

Visit Cebu’s Temple of Leah and Sirao Garden, then enjoy a mountain dinner with sweeping city views at Mr. A.

“This was a great tour but should have asked for a certified guide for more information on the sites. Our driver was very kind and helpful so no complaints there! The lechon was delish!”

Check availability →Read our full review