Restaurants, Cafés & Bars in Mati City

The city side has a different feel. Along the Baywalk in Mati proper, the classics are grilled tuna and seafood, often caught that morning in Pujada Bay. Long-running family restaurants serve tuna tail and jaw, pork barbecue and halo-halo. There's also a snack house that has been frying Mati empanadas and lumpia since 1979, which is worth a stop for pasalubong. Newer cafés, bakeries and a Korean barbecue spot round things out, so coffee in the morning and a long grill dinner at night are both easy to find.

Food here is good value. A barbecue plate with rice can cost under ₱150, and a full seafood spread for a group rarely tops ₱500 to ₱700 a head. Mati is still a quiet city, so most kitchens close by 9pm. Many smaller places prefer cash. Dahican is a short drive from the city centre, so plan your meals around where you're staying.

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