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Here Are 5 Places to Get the Best Empanada in Ilocos—the Region’s Most Delicious Food Ever
Get hooked on these best empanadas in Ilocos!
By: Kriszel T. Rago | May 12, 2023
Explore Ilocos while filling your stomach with only the best empanadas in Ilocos at these restaurants.
Images: Irene's Vigan Empanada – Main Facebook page
The Ilocos region is known for its well-preserved historical sites, beaches, churches, and distinctive geography and culture. It is also known for its mouth-watering cuisines and traditional Filipino food that reflect the rich history and culture of the region and the Ilocanos. One of which is the empanada, one of the most popular street food in the area. A half-moon-shaped dough filled with meat, vegetables, and egg fried in hot oil and paired with sukang Iloko.
If you’ve been to the Ilocos region, you surely didn’t miss going to at tasting the best empanadas in Ilocos. But in case you’re still planning your trip up north, we listed some of the best restaurants where to get the best Ilocos empanada.
1. Bolo's Empanada
Address: Brgy 1 Valdez Center, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte
Price Range: PhP30 to PhP90
Bolo's Empanadas are filled with only the best and freshest ingredients.
Images: BOLO’s Empanada Facebook page
Taste a different flavor on your empanada at Bolo’s Empanada. Whether you want garlicky or sweet, this restaurant offers the best empanada in Ilocos. They also offer other classic and traditional Filipino food such as miki, ihaw-ihaw, tusok-tusok, or Filipino street food.
The store is open from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
2. Glory’s Empanada
Address: Asuncion, Batac, Batac Riverside Empanadaan, Ilocos Norte
Price: PhP35 per piece
Glory’s Empanada is old but gold as it still has the same delicious taste that people keep returning to.
Images: Glory’s Empanada Facebook page
There is no contest on where to get Ilocos empanada since Glory’s Empanada located at Batac, Ilocos Norte has the crown. At Glory’s Empanada, you can order different combinations making it the best empanada in Ilocos. Choose whether you want your empanada to have papaya, monggo, egg, longganisa, and hotdog.
3. Casa Jardin
Address: Mabini, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
Price Range: PhP45 to PhP180
Stuff your tummy first as you explore Vigan with Casa Jardin’s Vigan Empanada King.
Images: Casa Jardin Empanada and Okoy Facebook page
If you're craving the best empanada in Ilocos and other traditional Filipino food, Casa Jardin Empanada and Okoy is your go-to place. This cozy restaurant located at the heart of Vigan is known for its Vigan Empanada King, a foot-long empanada filled with classic flavors paired with special sukang Iloco.
The store is open from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. You can message them at 0977 8294347 for delivery.
4. Ashtin Vigan Empanada
Address: Calle Salcedo 26, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
Price Range: PhP50 to PhP90
‘Siksik’ and ‘hindi tinipid sa laman’ is the best description for Ashtin Vigan Empanadas.
Images: Ashtin Vigan Empanada Facebook page
If you want an empanada dough that is not too thick or not too thin, Ashtin Vigan Empanada is the ideal place for you. Choose whether your empanada has double meat, double eggs, or all meat. Ashtin Vigan Empanada also offers take-out boxes, so you may take them home and let your loved ones taste one of the best empanadas in Ilocos.
The store is open from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
5. Irene’s Empanada
Address: 11 Salcedo Street, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
Price Range: PhP50 to PhP110
Enjoy Irene’s Empanada with sukang Iloco or with their delectable okoy.
Images: Irene's Vigan Empanada - Main Facebook page
If you’ll visit Calle Crisologo on your trip to Ilocos, don’t miss the chance to grab a bite of one of the best empanadas in Ilocos at Irene’s Vigan Empanada. Their empanada comes in different filings, such as bagnet, sisig, adobo flakes, chicken, beef, and seafood.
The store is open from 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM and caters to delivery service at 0916 3582443 and 674 6096.
This list of where to get Ilocos empanadas is just some of the many ‘empanadaan’ in the region. You’ll indeed have fun discovering more when you explore the Ilocos region.
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About Kriszel T. Rago
Kriszel is a writer, an aspiring multimedia journalist, and a strong-willed, pierced & inked modern-day kikay tita. As a former iskolar ng bayan–still one at heart, Kriszel is passionate about social issues and everything under the sun. She loves to read, watch documentaries, thriller-mystery series, and anime, cook for her loved ones, and play Valorant & Mobile Legends with friends. Kriszel dreams of being a multiple degree holder and traveling to every province in the Philippines.
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