• Great Dining Experience at the 18th Street Pala-pala

  Oct 21

  When in Bacolod, dining at the Pala Pala is a must. The system can be compared to Dampa in Metro Manila where one buys the freshest fish, prawns fish, oysters and all at anearby market then have it cooked according to your preference for a minimal fee.

  

  The stalls in pala pala are like carinderia. No air conditioning, just electric fans, some have TV sets while others have Karaoke machines. The place is unpretentious.

  But things have changed. Right now there’s the 18th Street pala pala Restaurant. New look but still the same system. The place looks better than the original pala pala too.

  Upon entering the Restaurant, one gets to choose from a wide array of fresh seafoods at one of the counter. There’s the freshest tuna, blue marlin, tangigue, clams, oysters, crabs, shrimps, squids, and a whole lot more. Everything’s guaranteed fresh.

  
  Grilled Squid stuffed with Tanglad leaves

  Upon selecting your seafood, instruct the staff how you want it cooked, whether fried, grilled, kilawin, sinigang, sizzling, etc.

  For our dinner, we ordered one large squid to be grilled stuffed with tanglad leaves, tomatoes and onions. We also ordered half a kilo of squid for calamares and 700 grams of blue marlin to be grilled.

  There were four of us sharing the meal, but the food we ordered is more than enough for five hungry souls.

  
  Crispy Fried Calamares

  We were even surprised when we got the bill. Our meals including 7 orders of rice and drinks did not even hit the thousand-peso mark. We chipped in around 230 pesos each for the bill. The blue marlin alone, at 700 grams only costs a little over than 200 pesos. And it was really cheap!

  The new Pala pala Restaurant is located at the 18th Street, Bacolod City. A few blocks away from Lacson Street, the main thoroughfare of the city going north.

  
  Photo by Neli Dablio

  Filed under Bacolod, Destinations, seafoods
  Tagged as: Bacolod, fish, grill, pala pala, seafood, squid
  
  7 Comments

7 Responses to “Great Dining Experience at the 18th Street Pala-pala”

1. 

   ryan said on October 21st, 2008 at 6:19 pm

   wow ang sarap naman nyan!

2. 

   arpee lazaro said on October 21st, 2008 at 6:58 pm

   will try to visit bacolod when i can

3. 

   nina said on October 21st, 2008 at 7:39 pm

   hanglandi ng watermark! XD

   Sige, join kita sa Masskara next year

4. 

   Cat said on October 28th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

   I think its not right to say “thesame with Dampa”, here in Manila because prior to Dampa Pala-pala is already known for that they just make it more appealling and homy. Pls dont get me wrong Im from Manila I have only relatives in Bacolod and I just arrived last night from beautiful Bacolod. i love going there all the time.

5. 

   TaroEnenorn said on December 18th, 2008 at 1:30 am

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6. 

   Gracey said on May 30th, 2009 at 3:08 pm

   We had been there last February 2009. The food is superb!!! sa amoy palang busog ka na…Sisig na pusit is one of my favorite.

   We are counting our days to eat there again in our next trip this Summer holiday.. See you mga taga pala pala 18th Street…

   The best place in Bacolod!!!!!

   GraceyMc

7. 

   Mae said on April 17th, 2010 at 4:48 pm

   Thanks for the information! I will surely visit Pala-pala next time we visit Bacolod. Maybe sa October in time para sa Masskara Festival. Thanks!

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