Are there authentic vegetarian restaurants in Cebu?
As many of us have become more health-conscious in recent years, food has been an important topic. Especially vegetarian food has gotten lots of love recently. It’s no secret that most meat-based dishes aren’t exactly high quality—and that’s not even considering if the meat itself is healthy.
Changing to a plant-based diet can help reduce the environmental impact of your eating habits, which is why many people are turning to veganism. According to research conducted at Oxford University, eliminating animal products from one’s diet is the “single biggest way” to reduce one’s carbon footprint drastically.
So, how about it then? Where can you find vegetarian food in Cebu?
We love vegetarian food. That’s why we’re starting to collect places in Cebu where you have a decent selection of vegetarian or vegan food.
Why? Because, by and large, Cebu is a dream for meat lovers. You’ll find your treat from Korean BBQ and steak to local delicacies such as sisig or lechon.
But it’s a bit more complicated if you’re vegetarian. In fact, a couple of years ago, that might have been a real challenge.
Not anymore!
Vegetarian food is invading the menus in Cebu. Slowly but surely, you’ve got choices. Still, it’s not everywhere. As so often in Cebu, you kind of… need to know.
And since we enjoy vegetarian food ourselves—and have plenty of friends who do—we collect food places for you.
To be included in our list, offering a side of mashed potatoes or sour cream fries is not enough. It’s also not enough if you can ask the kitchen to prepare the salami pizza without the salami. Yes, no salami.
You know you’re in the right place when you can’t decide what to eat when a bunch of yummy things fights to be chosen.
As usual, we’re opinionated in what we add. However, if you think we can improve the list, please let us know at hellodiscoveringcebu@gmail.com.
Let’s discover all the vegetarian food in Cebu!
Check out the map of vegetarian restaurants in Cebu below. A few of them are even exclusively vegan. We hope you find your future favorite food spot through this post. Read on to see a list of vegetarian restaurants in Cebu.
Disclaimer: No affiliations. Opinions and selections are our own. Mistakes happen. Incomplete by nature. Reach out for updates: hellodiscoveringcebu@gmail.com.
Where Else Can I Find Vegetarian Restaurants in Cebu?
We’re not the only ones collecting vegetarian and vegan food places. And since our goal is to be helpful to you, we’re listing our “competition” here. :]
Let us know if you know of other maintained & informative pages!
Coworking spaces in Cebu were flourishing in 2019, with new spaces popping up every other month. Then COVID-19 came along and devastated the coworking space scene of Metro Cebu. Fast forward to 2022: with vaccination rates going up and lockdowns being less strict, spaces have opened up again, but we’re still nowhere near 2019 levels.
What Are Coworking Spaces?
Over the last ten years, an exciting new trend has emerged. We’re referring to coworking spaces where employees from various companies gather to get work done.
The concept of coworking is based on renting space and then renting it out at a profit. In the coworking model, companies:
Rent buildings from property owners on long-term, multi-year leases
Renovate the facility by adding communal spaces, coffee shops, and other community-oriented features
Rent out the space to tenants at significantly higher prices and on more flexible rental agreements.
Startups, freelancers, digital nomads, and other independent or creative workers who cannot afford their office space are typical examples of these tenants.
Coworking spaces provide more than just a place to get work done; they also foster a network of like-minded entrepreneurs. Overall, coworking is an innovative new form of organization and business model that brings together entrepreneurs in a single space to create solutions to problems that can’t be solved anywhere else.
We miss rubbing elbows with hardworking, inspiring human beings. And you probably do, too. So here are a few updates on the surviving coworking spaces in Cebu. Watch this space as we are updating it whenever we find out relevant information about Cebu’s coworking scene. We also made a map of coworking spaces in Cebu and you can find it if you scroll down to the end of this article. Other information you can find on this page:
Opening hours
Hourly, daily, and monthly rates
Covid restrictions
And more.
How to Choose a Coworking Space in Cebu
Apart from location, here are some quick recommendations according to our personal preferences. Find the full list of coworking spaces in Cebu and our reviews of them below.
Ground Floor, Building 4, JDN Square, P.Remedio St, Mandaue City
₱400/day
The Best Coworking Spaces in Cebu
Now that you know our personal favorites, we want to play fair and include the others that did not make it to our list. For now. Opinions change, right? So, below are some of the best coworking spaces in Cebu based on Google ratings and reviews. We also added links to our personal reviews of each coworking space.
ACX has lots of sunlight and very affordable prices, including hourly billing. It’s still new and that means it’s currently much less crowded than The Workplace Cafe Mandaue, which is located in the same building.
Desko is one of the bigger coworking spaces near Mango Square and Fuente Osmena circle in Cebu City. You’ll love that it’s always open, 24/7 all year. Students enjoy this space in particular because it features hourly billing and affordable food choices.
G/F Cityscape Tower, Juana Osmena St.
6. The Company IT Park
Most people we ask consider The Company IT Park the best space for professionals: Healthy mix of coworkers, regular events and staff that tries to push the community forward.
Opening Hours for the hot-seat area:
Mon-Fri 9:00am -7:00pm
The Company IT Park is located on the 15th floor of HM Tower in IT Park.
7. The Company Mandaue
The best coworking space for video calls: great internet, not crowded, quiet, has phone booths. Lacking sunlight.
Opening Hours for the hot-seat area:
Mon-Fri 9:00am – 7:00pm)
Located near the Oakridge Business Park on AS Fortuna, Mandaue.
8. The Mezzanine Cafe
The Mezzanine Cafe a café that’s also a coworking space: They don’t charge for the seat, but you do need to buy food or a beverage. The space is split between the cafe part with music and the quiet study part. The biggest downside is that with those amazing offerings, the place gets packed and the internet suffers quite a bit.
Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Mezzanine is located in Ramos, near Fuente Osmena.
9. The Workplace Cafe Banawa
The Workplace Cafe Banawa offers the usual goodies of a The Workplace Cafe branch: decent chairs, a food menu, call cubicles amongst others. Unlike the other to branches, Banawa feels more spacious—we like it best of the three.
Opening Hours:
Mon – Sun: 8:00 am – 12:00 midnight
Located next to the 1st AutoGas station in Banawa, Guadalupe.
10. The Workplace Cafe Mandaue
The Workplace Cafe Banawa offers the usual goodies of a The Workplace Cafe branch: decent chairs, a food menu, call cubicles amongst others. It’s the branch with the most sunlight, which we love.
Workplace Cafe Mactan is one of Cebu’s welcome additions to the coworking scene, offering sensible amenities and above-average service.
Pueblo Verde, Mactan’s exciting lifestyle destination, makes a perfect backdrop for the thoughtfully designed coworking space. You can find the Workplace Cafe Mactan at Unit 7 Bldg. C, The Outlets at Pueblo Verde, Lapu-Lapu City.
Worklab features cubicles and table seats and a good atmosphere for working. The chairs aren’t too comfortable, but internet is fast.
Opening Hours: 24/7 (it’s always open)
Located near the Talamban campus of University of San Carlos.
Who else writes about coworking spaces in Cebu?
We want this page to be useful for you. We’re most useful when we admit that we can’t do everything and point you in the right direction.
Here are sites that discuss or list coworking spaces in Cebu, sorted by the last update, so you get the most recent content first. Let us know if you know of others that we should add.
Gie is a Filipino digital nomad, blogger and online marketer, and her post on cafés and coworking in Cebu is a great resource. You’ll love the way she writes and how she sets an example for other Filipinos. (Note that currently, Sep 2019, a few places she mentions no longer exist, but we’re letting her know, so maybe that updates soon.)
We’re not affiliated with nay of the places listed here, but we do like some places better than others. Our opinions about places are just that: opinions. Not everyone
We’re not affiliated with nay of the places listed here, but we do like some places better than others. Our opinions about places are just that: opinions. Not everyone agrees with our views, and that’s good: there is a coworking space for every taste.
We try to give you accurate and complete information, but we make mistakes and things change without us noticing. Did you spot a mistake? That’s great! Please tell us at hellodiscoveringcebu@gmail.com or on Facebook or Instagram.
vegetarian buffet for ₱195: Thu, Fri, Sat 6PM-10PM. 🚚
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