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Metro Vigan Cafe: Your gateway to the best of Ilocandia Cuisine

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Metro Vigan Cafe

Metro Vigan Cafe

Ilocandia cuisine is renowned for its Bagnet meal.  I have dined with a bunch of restaurants serving different versions of this famous dish, but enjoying it from where it originated is truly distinctive.  Find out the difference by travelling through this review about the highly recommended and newly opened Metro Vigan Cafe in Bayubay Norte, San Vicente.

Metro Vigan Cafe Appetizers

POKI-POKI (PhP 128.00)
Metro Vigan Cafe Poki Poki

Metro Vigan Cafe Poki Poki

Delight yourself with a cheap but appetizing starter made up of scrambled egg mixed with chopped eggplant and generously topped with simple onion-tomato-green mango salad.

Each serving of this Poki Poki comes with a fish paste.

Metro Vigan Cafe SISIG CRISPY BAGNET (PhP 148.00)
Crispy Sisig Bagnet

Crispy Sisig Bagnet

This one is the most unforgettable dish served to us during our brunch on the 2nd day of stay there in Metro Vigan Inn.   It’s a heavy and a crunchy appetizer made up of chopped Crispy Bagnet, with secret spices I supposed.  Topped with freshly beaten egg and adorned with their creamy mayonnaise, this one is highly recommended!

SOUP

BULALO (PhP 288.00)
Metro Vigan Cafe Bulalo

Metro Vigan Cafe Bulalo

Who can resist this appealing and satisfying meal?  “Sabaw pa lang ulam na!” as what others exclaimed.

Served hot and full of flavor with a special herb,  the usual corn and other vegetables—the soup revitalized me indeed!

Metro Vigan Cafe ENTREE

HITO AT TALONG (PhP 198.00)
Metro Vigan Cafe Hito at Talong

Metro Vigan Cafe Hito at Talong

A coconut milk-inspired dish with delectable pan-fried catfish and freshly grilled eggplants makes another creamy and healthy treat from the cafe.

STEAMED MALAGA (PhP 300.00)
Metro Vigan Cafe Steamed Malaga

Metro Vigan Cafe Steamed Malaga

A classic Ilocano fish called “Malaga” freshly steamed with tomatoes, onions and ginger for a unique taste and flavor.  Metro Vigan Café makes it another remarkable craving experience of coming up with a thinly savory sweet-tasting sauce.

PINAPUTOK NA TILAPIA (PhP 158.00)
Metro Vigan Cafe Pinaputok na Tilapia

Metro Vigan Cafe Pinaputok na Tilapia

Another luscious dish from the menu list that will surely create another craving within your tummy that taste like a sweet and sour or Sarsiado is this deep-fried medium-sized Tilapia wrapped in banana leaves and inserted in a foil, richly stuffed inside with fresh tomatoes, ginger and onions.

KALDERETANG PATO (PhP 228.00) 
Metro Vigan Kalderetang Pato

Metro Vigan Kalderetang Pato

A must try Metro Vigan bestselling recipe of tomato braised duck stew with fine herbs and spices.  Enriched with carrots, potatoes and slices of red bell peppers, this dish truly satisfies your hungry stomach.

CRISPY BAGNET (PhP 258.00)
Metro Vigan Cafe Crispy Bagnet

Metro Vigan Cafe Crispy Bagnet

And any Vigan experience won’t be complete without the town’s signature CRISPY BAGNET! What makes it satisfying, it was served with their heavenly cooked authentic METRO VIGAN FRIED RICE… oh my!  I enjoin you, one serving is not just enough!

CRISPY PATA (PhP 458.00)
Metro Vigan Cafe Crispy Pata

Metro Vigan Cafe Crispy Pata

My fellow bloggers labelled this irresistible knuckles or Crispy Pata as “putok-batok” dish but I didn’t mind.  This is also being cooked as deep- fried, but I wonder how the café managed to serve it tasty without being greasy nor dry.

And since Vigan is also renowned for their “sukang-Iloko” or Ilocandia vinegar, I won’t be surprised with the perfect mixed of their soy-vinegar dip.

METRO VIGAN CHICKEN (PhP 318.00 Whole/PhP 188.00Half)
Metro Vigan Chicken

Metro Vigan Chicken

Cooking a crispy fried chicken comes with a lot of variations.  You can cook it with different kinds of breadings, a variation of marinades, etc.  but Metro Vigan Chicken simply has it—perfect set of spices!

KARE-KARE BAGNET (PhP 258.00)
Metro Vigan Kare Kare Bagnet

Metro Vigan Kare Kare Bagnet

Metro Vigan Cafe made a delightful twist with this all-time Filipino favorite Kare-Kare with their freshly cooked vegetables and by putting Bagnet instead of oxtail or beef tripes.

Of course, this heavenly dish won’t be complete without the aroma and taste of bagoong on the side.

VEGETABLES

CHOPSUEY (PhP 168.00)

Metro Vigan Cafe Chopsuey

Considered to be a Chinese Dish, Metro Vigan Café made a successful Chopsuey version by including slices of Vigan Longaniza, and by topping it with freshly-beaten egg per serving.  They still made it starchy and creamier to complete the pleasure.

PINAKBET NA BAGNET (PhP 198.00)

Metro Vigan Cafe Pinakbet na Bagnet

Not pieces of cubed pork within a classic Pinakbet but those crunchy Ilocano’s favorite vegetables topped with crispy Bagnet chunks!

Each serving makes it hotter by adding a twist to its common serving.  Slices of okra alternately mixed with green bell peppers.

Metro Vigan Cafe Rice & Noodles

FRIED RICE (PhP 208.00 Large/Php 168.00 Medium/PhP 98.00 Small)
Metro Vigan Fried Rice

Metro Vigan Fried Rice

Fried rice may be common except how it was prepared and what are included in the dish.  This gets to another signature meal for the café with its successful twist from Chinese to Ilocandia cuisine version by blending Vigan chorizo with the commonly used Chinese chorizo.

METRO VIGAN PANCIT CANTON (PhP 298.00 XLarge/PhP 208.00 Large/Php 168.00 Medium/PhP 98.00 Small)
Metro Vigan Pancit Canton

Metro Vigan Pancit Canton

Like that of the Chopsuey, the colorful variety of vegetables create an appealing taste for this succulent noodle meal.  But wait, there’s more! The lechon and Vigan chorizo toppings created another distinctive taste!

Metro Vigan Cafe Snacks and Desserts

BAGNET BURGER (PhP .00)
Metro Vigan Cafe Bagnet Burger

Metro Vigan Cafe Bagnet Burger

It was my first time to eat such a powerful snack like this—BAGNET BURGER!  With its fresh lettuce and appealing bagnet, the burger is truly satisfying.  Metro Vigan Café made it even more special by making a perfect match, a not so sweet refreshing glass of cold orange juice!

BUKO PANDAN (PhP 48.00)

Metro Vigan Cafe Buko Pandan

One of my favorite desserts, the cafe’s version is not the typical Buko Pandan that is just rich in sweet taste (yun nakakaumay na sa tamis!).  Theirs is more of the natural buko (coconut meat) strips and pandan taste and aroma since they use fresh ingredients and pandan leaves instead of just a pandan ready-made flavoring.

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How to get there:

Air – Domestic flights leave Manila daily for Laoag City in Ilocos Norte, which is an hour and a half away by land to Vigan. The city can be reached from Laoag City via local bus companies.

By Land – The 408 km stretch from Manila to Vigan City is a comfortable eight-hour ride along the scenic Manila-Ilocos Highway. Many air-conditioned buses ply the Manila-Vigan route regularly.

Getting Around – The best way to explore Vigan is on foot; the town center is small and compact, yet full of excitement. Experience a kalesa ride around Vigan at a reasonable expense.[/stextbox]

 

 

 

 

Comments

  10. Jessica Joachim says

    Oh man this food looks SO delicious! I want to travel more when this ban is lifted and this looks like a great place for a foodie like me to visit.

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  12. Alissa Ackerman says

    Oh my goodness… These are all making my mouth water! 😍 I wish i could travel over there and try these dishes for myself right now..

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  17. Marie says

    I have never heard of most of these kinds of food. They all look beautiful and tasty though. I would love to try the duck stew.

    Reply

  23. ohmummymia says

    I had to read the name twice because I thought it’s vegan😂 the food looks really good and I’m sure my husband would enjoy it he loves to try foreign cuisine

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  32. Rocky Chua Batara / Aki Chua says

    I love to see Vigan again and taste those yummy foods! 2006 pa ang last namin na punta sa Vigan during our College field trip. I want to go there again and hopefully with my special someone na. :)))

    Thanks ate Sol for posting! Natakam ako sa mga pagkain! c”,)

    Reply

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