Ultimate Guide To The Different Panciterias Of Tuguegarao

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Tuguegarao City is the capital of the province of Cagayan and the regional center of the valley. What makes it iconic? It's their famous PANCIT! Every corner in every barangay have Panciterias; a restaurant that serves Pancit. There are two main types of pancits offered in the city. First one is called Batil-patong. This essentially have soft flat noodles topped with ground beef, poached egg and veggies. Then, the other one is called Pancit Cabagan. The Miki noodle is thin and nice especially topped with Lechon Kawali (deep fried pork belly) and some vegetables. Mostly, pancits are tendered with condiments like chopped onions, soy sauce, vinegar, calamansi and hot chilis plus an appetizing Caldo (egg soup). However, there are already tons of various ingredients and toppings that Panciterias put in the dish to be outstanding among the others.

 Soo, come on and let's start our Panciteria hopping!


80 pesos

River Bank Panciteria

It is just a small establishment however the view is fronting the immense Cagayan River.  Hence, this restaurant that also offers Laoya (Pork Stew) and Papaitan (Bitter Beef Stew) is called that way.  Their pancit have poached egg, chorizo, ground beef and scallions only. But the Caldo or egg soup on the side is the winner here! It's so savory and I really love it .

Location: End of Bonifacio St, Bagumbayan, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan


80 pesos

Long Life Panciteria

This Panciteria looks like an extension of the owner's house. They always have loads of customers so sometimes you'll have to wait for your pancit to be served because I think they only have one cook. Their pancit have various veggies in it like carrots, pechay, sprouted mongo,cabbage and some onion springs. The liver is cooked tenderly plus it is topped with a juicy Chorizo.

Location: Brgy Tanza near Panacal Village, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
80 pesos

Lamud's Panciteria

Probably one of the oldest Panciteria in Tuguegarao. Unlike others who chop their veggies thinly,  here in Lamud's the carrots and cabbage were in long strips. Adding some onion springs,  seasoned ground pork and poached egg makes this pancit stay in the market for so long. 

Location: Cataggaman Nuevo,  Tuguegarao City 

80 pesos

 Jairon's Panciteria 

This Panciteria have a very good location that's why many private car owners stop by and dine in to experience their very own pancit which is topped with egg, chicharong bulaklak (crispy fried pig intestine), ground beef and lechon kawali (deep fried pork belly).

Location: National Highway corner Bartolome Rd. Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.

90 pesos

Jeff's Panciteria

This Panciteria have been a long time winner of Pancit Cooking Contest during the Afi Festival. They have soft and saucy noodles with vegetable mixture (sprouted mongo,  carrots,  pechay & cabbage) then topped with lots of pork liver,  some lechon kawali, chorizo, poached egg, and crispy Chicken skin! Boooom!!!  

Location: Just at the back of Jairon's Panciteria



Michelle's Restaurant

If you want to eat Pancit but wants an air-conditioned resto,  no problem!  Even hotels serve this high demand delicacy. Hotel Roma's pancit is full of ground chicharon, Onion springs, fine meat & an egg. So simple yet luscious. 

Location: Luna St.  Corner Bonifacio St.  Tuguegarao City,  Cagayan

100 pesos

New Life Panciteria

If you're a meat lover, this is an excellent choice!  You'll be impressed with your plate filled with pancit miki then topped with half Igado (stir fried pork strips with sauce) and Lechon kawali (deep fried pork belly). Adding more texture to your food, quail eggs and a dash of thinly chopped Chinese pechay is sprinkled on top.

Location:  National Highway, Alimanao, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

100pesos

Jon's Panciteria

A newly opened Panciteria in town. With 100 pesos you'll get a sunny side up egg, chorizo, ground beef, lechon kawali, lots of sprouted mongo. And you see those green thingy on the picture? Those are patola (gourd). Forget onion leaks, patola is their twist to add color to their tasty pancit.

Location: Along National Highway, Brgy. Carig, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan



80 pesos

           Cherry's Panciteria

This is one of the places where the authentic Pancit Batil-patong is still prepared. It comes with an egg, ground beef, and a mixture of veggies namely onion springs, sprouted mongo, celery, pechay, cabbage and bell pepper. One of the Panciteria's that serves generously. OMG!

Location: Zamora St near the University of St Louis, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

90 pesos

               Yuri's Panciteria

It just opened this year so to impress the Pancit enthusiasts, they top theirs with an egg, chunks of Chicharong bulaklak, ground carabeef, onion springs and Calamansi on the side. Just make sure that you have enough guts to eat beside a funeral home, by the way. 😂

Location: Diversion Road, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. Just in front of Florida bus terminal and beside Funeraria Ortiz

Cafe Asuncíon @ Pulsar Hotel

I know what your thinking. Yeah, it's of course a bit expensive but it's surely tasty and presentable. Their flat noodles are soft and sautéd perfectly with the veggies. Plus pork livers were added to add more texture to the dish. I think the ground meat is longganiza with skin removed. That's interesting! Aside from the egg, the star in here is the trapilla (crispy pork intestines). Btw, don't be fooled by your eyes. It may look like the pancit is insufficient to fill your hungry stomach but it's the other way around. The serving looks small because of the huge bowl.

Location:
Capitol Hills, Caggay, Tuguegarao City


With all of this hundreds of Panciterias around, me and my husband's personal choice would be LONG LIFE PANCITERIA. How about you? As time pass by, there'll be more and more businesses that will eventually show up, but here in Tuguegarao, Panciterias will never die... Because Pancit is Life! Ciao!!!


Location: Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines

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