Dao Chow Siargao

Dao Chow is a small Chinese restaurant in General Luna serving comfort food that's earned a steady following with locals and longer-stay visitors. The menu covers Chinese staples, rice dishes, noodle soups, and the warming, familiar food that hits the spot when you've had days of Filipino and Western meals.

The appeal is in the straightforwardness: dishes are what they say they are, portions are generous, and the prices don't stretch a daily budget. It's not aiming to be fine-dining Chinese, just a reliable neighbourhood kitchen, and it gets that right.

In the evening it fills up more than the size of the place suggests, a good sign the food earns repeat visits. The dumplings and congee are the best starting points, and dinner tends to be the fuller spread.