Guidebook for Tagaytay

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Guidebook for Tagaytay

Food Scene

Come here for the dessert. They have the best salted caramel cheesecake in town.
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Cafe Voi La
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Come here for the dessert. They have the best salted caramel cheesecake in town.
I bring my foreign friends here if they want to try a good Filipino restaurant.
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Balay Dako
Tagaytay - Nasugbu Highway
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I bring my foreign friends here if they want to try a good Filipino restaurant.
Beautiful restaurant in a garden setting.
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Marcia Adams' Restaurant
Sikat Road
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Beautiful restaurant in a garden setting.
The only Vietnamese restaurant in town. Owned by a Filipino war veteran married to a Vietnamese. The couple serve food home-style in a very private setting. Call for reservation.
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Bawai’s Vietnamese Kitchen
J. Hernandez
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The only Vietnamese restaurant in town. Owned by a Filipino war veteran married to a Vietnamese. The couple serve food home-style in a very private setting. Call for reservation.
Number one restaurant in the country. A definite must.
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Antonio's Restaurant
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Number one restaurant in the country. A definite must.
A deli shop chain also available in Manila but this is where I get bread, wine, cheese and meat. They also have a good but pricey restaurant.
SÄNTIS Delicatessen Silang
Emilio Aguinaldo Highway
A deli shop chain also available in Manila but this is where I get bread, wine, cheese and meat. They also have a good but pricey restaurant.
A not so far drive to the neighbouring town of Alfonso, Lime and Basil is one of the best Thai restaurants in the area. Also set in a private and quiet residential area.
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Lime and Basil Thai Restaurant
Sikat Road
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A not so far drive to the neighbouring town of Alfonso, Lime and Basil is one of the best Thai restaurants in the area. Also set in a private and quiet residential area.
They serve good pizza and pasta. From the outside, it doesnt look like a restaurant because they also sell religious items but dont let the exterior fool you. They serve good selection of drinks too.
Caffè Sant'Antonio
KM E Emilio Aguinaldo Hwy
They serve good pizza and pasta. From the outside, it doesnt look like a restaurant because they also sell religious items but dont let the exterior fool you. They serve good selection of drinks too.
Order their slow cooked beef tapa while also enjoying the garden setting.
Cafe Carolina
Order their slow cooked beef tapa while also enjoying the garden setting.
I love this place because it’s secluded and unpretentious. They serve good but affordable ramen. Dont forget to also try their gyoza. Located in Alfonso, it’s bit of a far drive from the center of Tagaytay but worth it. Come early as they are usually fully booked.
Surugin Ramen House スルギンラメン店
I love this place because it’s secluded and unpretentious. They serve good but affordable ramen. Dont forget to also try their gyoza. Located in Alfonso, it’s bit of a far drive from the center of Tagaytay but worth it. Come early as they are usually fully booked.

Sightseeing

The highest point of Tagaytay. Enjoy sunset view of the lake here.
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Iphakamiso yomphakathi esinamandla
Tagaytay - Calamba Road
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The highest point of Tagaytay. Enjoy sunset view of the lake here.
Do a hike to the volcano. Not a lot of people who come to Tagaytay do this. Hire a boat at the lake and hike up or take a horse.
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Ivulukani le-Taal
266 A. Mandigma St
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Do a hike to the volcano. Not a lot of people who come to Tagaytay do this. Hire a boat at the lake and hike up or take a horse.

Shopping

There’s a 24-hour supermarket here. Just 3 minutes drive from my house.
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Fora Rotunda Tagaytay
Emilio Aguinaldo Highway
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There’s a 24-hour supermarket here. Just 3 minutes drive from my house.
This is where I buy fruits and vegetables. Make sure to haggle.
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Mahogany Beef Market & Bulalohan
10 Mahogany Ave
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This is where I buy fruits and vegetables. Make sure to haggle.
Known for producing soaps and products made from honey. A short drive from Tagaytay on Aguinaldo highway going to Silang.
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Ilog Maria Honeybee Farm
Emilio Aguinaldo Highway
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Known for producing soaps and products made from honey. A short drive from Tagaytay on Aguinaldo highway going to Silang.
Hidden pottery store. Great items like vases, plates, bowls and pots.
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Cornerstone Pottery Farm - Espiritu Farm
Service Road
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Hidden pottery store. Great items like vases, plates, bowls and pots.

Getting Around

People coming from Manila by bus get off here. You can take a tricycle from anywhere in Tagaytay but there is a terminal here just a few minutes away from the house.
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Olivarez Plaza
4120 Emilio Aguinaldo Hwy
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People coming from Manila by bus get off here. You can take a tricycle from anywhere in Tagaytay but there is a terminal here just a few minutes away from the house.

Entertainment & Activities

You can rent a boat here to go to Taal volcano.
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Taal Lake Yacht Club
Talisay - Laurel Road
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You can rent a boat here to go to Taal volcano.
Very touristy but maybe worth a visit. They have good row of restaurants that you might wanna try.
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Sky Ranch station
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Very touristy but maybe worth a visit. They have good row of restaurants that you might wanna try.

Essentials

24-hours open. A few minutes drive from the house.
Super METRO Hypermarket
Emilio Aguinaldo Highway
24-hours open. A few minutes drive from the house.

Arts & Culture

Features the glass sculpture works of Ramon Orlina.
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Museo Orlina
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Features the glass sculpture works of Ramon Orlina.