The Ultimate Angeles City and Clark Freeport Food Guide: Restaurants, Buffets, and Cafes You Should Visit

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If I want to do get out of Metro Manila and do a food trip without traveling too far, Angeles City comes to mind. Located in the province of Pampanga, which is dubbed as the Culinary Capital of the Philippines, Angeles is home to many legendary restaurants and world-class chefs. It is also the birthplace of a Filipino favorite—Sisig! No wonder that the late American chef and host Anthony Bourdain visited the city for his show No Reservations. You just can’t leave this place without experiencing its gastronomic wonders!

Beside Angeles is Clark Freeport, a former base of the U.S. Air Force. Now, it’s home to cafes, restaurants, and hotel buffets.

Having been to Angeles and Clark many times, I’m now making The Ultimate Angeles City and Clark Freeport Food Guide. I’m dividing it into three categories: Restaurants, Buffets, and Cafes.

Please take note that I’m only listing down establishments that originated in Angeles and Clark.

Restaurants

25 Seeds

Angeles City is home to world-class chefs. One is Chef Sau del Rosario. Born to a family of chefs, Chef Sau is an accomplished chef and restaurateur. He used to have two restaurants in the city: 25 Seeds and Cafe Fleur. But only the former remains, as the latter already moved to Makati City then Alabang.

25 Seeds is Chef Sau’s farm-to-table concept, serving Filipino and Kapampangan food with a modern twist. Adding to the charm is the fact that it’s housed in an ancestral home that was built in the 1920s—the Dycaico Ancestral House.

My favorites here are Chef Sau’s Sisig Paella and Crispy Pork Belly Truffled Macadamia Kare-Kare.

Address: 2/F Dycaico Ancestral House, Santo Rosario St., Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines | Operating Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 11AM-8PM; Friday-Sunday, 11AM-9PM | Contact No.: 0997-9251260 | Facebook | Instagram

Aling Lucing Sisig

Sisig is traditionally a dish made of chopped pig ears/cheeks and chicken liver, mixed with onions and seasoned with calamansi and sili (chili). It came to existence when the locals purchased unwanted pig parts from the commissaries in Clark Air Base (this was during the time when the U.S. Air Force was still stationed there). Then the locals would boil the pig parts and seasoned it. It would turn out to be the precursor to the modern sisig.

The sisig we now know today will find its roots to Aling Lucing. The founder, the late Lucia Cunanan a.k.a. “Sisig Queen”, brought the dish to another level by grilling the boiled pig ears and cheeks, adding pig brains and chicken livers, and serving it in sizzling plates. Fortunately, the restaurant is still open, serving the iconic dish.

For Aling Lucing Sisig branches and operating hours, kindly visit their Facebook page here.

Angeles Fried Chicken

If you love Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), then you’ll also love Angeles’ very own Angeles Fried Chicken (AFC). For me, their fried chicken is the closest to, if not exactly like, KFC’s.

It’s also served with coleslaw and dinner rolls, so you really can’t help but compare AFC to KFC.

But AFC is better because it serves other dishes aside from fried chicken, from Filipino to Western food. And they also make good sisig!

For AFC branches and operating hours, kindly visit their Facebook and Instagram pages.

Annie Bea Eatery

This spot is a carinderia (eatery) that employs a “turo-turo” (literally “point point”) style of ordering. It was founded by Belen Castañeda, who started from a makeshift eatery at a corner of MacArthur Highway.

Today, it’s a massive carinderia serving Filipino and Kapampangan cuisines. My favorites here are their Lumpiang Shanghai (Filipino deep-fried spring rolls) and their sisig, which is not served in a sizzling plate but is still delicious!

Address: Jesus St., Pulung Bulo, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines | Operating Hours: Monday-Saturday, 6AM-5PM; Sunday, 6AM-3PM | Contact No.: 0927-9340702 | Facebook

Bale Dutung

Another world-class chef that comes from Angeles is Chef Claude (pronounced as “cloud”) Tayag. He is a Kapampangan chef, author, and one of the culinary giants of the country.

If his name sounds familiar, that’s because he’s the one who toured the late Anthony Bourdain around Angeles City for the Philippine episode of No Reservations. He also hosted Bourdain at his home-slash-private-dining-space, Bale Dutung.

I won’t say much about our experience at Bale Dutung except that it’s one of the best culinary experiences I have ever tried in my life (check out our experience by clicking the link below)!

Address: Paul Ave., Villa Gloria Subdivision, San Jose, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines | Operating Hours: Contact Bale Dutung for schedule and reservations | Contact No.: 0933-8233967 | Email: baledutungexperience@gmail.com | Facebook | Instagram

Mila’s Tokwa’t Baboy

An institution in the city, this food spot was started by Milagros (“Mila”) and Reuben Gomez back in 1989. It started out as a sari-sari store (a neighborhood sundry store) that also served cold drinks. Their customers would request some pulutan (finger food) to pair with the drinks. So the couple came up with something and one of them is their namesake signature Tokwa’t Baboy. And the rest is history!

Literally “tofu and pork”, this dish is a mixture of mainly deep fried tofu cubes, sliced pig ears (modern variations use slices of pork), and a soy-vinegar concoction. Mila’s version is outstanding. The tofu is delightfully crispy and puffy, and the pieces of pig ears are soft and fattily good. The sauce doesn’t have the usual sweet taste. Rather, it’s a mix of salty and sour, with the sourness coming from calamansi (Philippine lime) I believe. Aside from red onion, it also has celery, which is an unusual ingredient for a tokwa’t baboy, adding some crunch.

Aside from tokwa’t baboy, Mila’s is also known for their version of sisig, which is on the crispy side and is considered the best sisig by some people.

For Mila’s Tokwa’t Baboy branches and operating hours, kindly visit their Facebook and Instagram pages.

Pineapple Coast

Pineapple Coast is a taqueria and bar helmed by Nico Tayag, the son of the chef Claude Tayag. I first learned about the taqueria when Chef Claude toured celebrity chef Sandy Daza around Angeles for The Crawl of Metro Channel. When I saw it, I knew deep down that I will have to make a drive to the north someday.

Their tacos are definitely the best in Angeles and are now my favorite in the country! It’s definitely worth the drive!

Related Article: Pineapple Coast: The Best Taco Spot in Angeles City (Pampanga)

Address: 8A Zeppelin St., Hensonville, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines | Operating Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 5PM-11PM | Contact No.: 0918-4311715 | Facebook | Instagram

Susie’s Cuisine

Founded in 1972, this food spot is known for kakanin (sticky rice cake), pancit (noodles), and other Filipino favorites. They’re so successful that they now have multiple branches across Pampanga, its neighboring provinces, and even in Metro Manila.

My go-to here is Pancit Palabok, a noodle dish covered with orange shrimp sauce, then topped with slices of boiled egg and chicharon (deep-fried pork rind) bits. The sauce is goopy and hearty. I love the crispy bits of chicharon.

Of course, you can’t miss out on the rice cakes, as Susie’s Cuisine is called the Best in Pampango kakanin. Among all their kakanin, the Moche, Rice Cake (yes, that’s the name), and Tibok-Tibok are my favorites.

For Susie’s Cuisine branches and operating hours, kindly visit their Facebook and Instagram pages.

Taldawa

Taldawa is a kambingan (goat place) that mostly serves goat dishes. I learned about it through Mark Wiens’ vlog when he joined the Singaporean foodie KF Seetoh and other people on a 15-hour Pampanga food tour organized by the World Street Food Congress.

Taldawa is another term for “marangle”, which means “farm” in the Kapampangan language. The owner wanted a farm-like ambience so that diners can relax as they escape the hustle and bustle of the city. So in Taldawa, patrons eat al fresco style, with roosters and a giant tree around.

Address: 433 Sampaguita St., Dona Belen Subdivision, Brgy. Sto. Cristo, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines | Operating Hours: Daily, 10AM-8PM | Facebook