Location: Cebu City
Top Things to do in Cebu City
What to do and see in Cebu City, Visayas: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Cebu City (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbu; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu) is a first class highly urbanized city in the island province of Cebu in Central Visayas, Philippines. Though the seat of government and capital for the province, it is governed independent and separate from it. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 922,611, making it the fifth most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the Visayas. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 630,003 registered voters. Cebu City is a significant center of commerce, trade and education in the Visayas.
Restaurants in Cebu City
1. Cebu Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Pedro Calungsod
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
2. Basilica del Santo Nino
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4.5 based on 2,158 reviews
This famous church dates back to the early Spanish colonial era. The Church was founded by the Augustinian friars since their arrival in 1565. You could also find in the church the miraculous image of Sto. Nino (Child-Jesus).
Reviewed By urmajestyc - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
my ritual in visiting this holy place is to light some candles outside and spend time inside the church for my prayers. i love the feeling everytime i’m here.
3. Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
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4.5 based on 169 reviews
Reviewed By Francis_Elvis_Verdin - Palawan Province, Philippines
Along the way going to Yap Sandiego Ancestral House we approach by this church its a quiet place and also nearby church by Sto. Nino Church. A good place for Pilgrimage.
4. 1730 Jesuit House
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4.5 based on 165 reviews
Reviewed By Muguncjb2015 - Chennai (Madras), India
It is a historical site. However, the entry road on a narrow side street looked dirty and after entry to the 1730 Jesuit House wondered it was a old hardware crap store. But that is ground level. They collect a entrance fee of 50 pesos. I am not sure, it includes a guide, but a girl guide came to explain about the Jesuit House. It is wooden made two storey house. The house was once the residence of the Jesuit superior who was assigned in Cebu. The two-storey house has cut coral stone walls, tugas hardwood floors and posts, and terracotta roof connected on its second floor by a walkway to a smaller house. The house has a small library, a chapel, and some rooms. The house has a lot of old items like piano, sewing machine, projector, type writer, for music, radio, phone, lighting, etc, etc. It is difficult to find such old items at one place, therefore it is a must visit in Cebu. Can spent more than 30 minutes here. The attractions "1730 Jesuit House", "Yap Sandiego Ancestral House" and "Cebu Heritage Monument" are located at less than a minutes walk.
5. Carmelite Monastery Cebu City
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4.5 based on 73 reviews
Reviewed By 815jensa
this place is good. i just drop here of my curiosity mind. will i always done it. i pass here during mass. the audio so good and good readers and accent. . .
6. Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod
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4.5 based on 136 reviews
Reviewed By Denim7303
A modern church whose patron is a Filipino saint, located near SM Seaside Mall in Cebu City. Very close as well is the newly opened Ocean Park.
7. Beverly View Events Pavilion
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4.5 based on 11 reviews
Beverly View is an exclusive events glass garden pavilion in a relaxing mountain ambiance nestled on top of Beverly Hills. Private, safe and secured located only 10 minutes away drive from the Waterfront Hotel & Casino Cebu. It has a breathtaking view of the city day and night where parties become extra special.
8. Sugbo Mercado
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 97 reviews
“The Biggest Weekend Food Market In Cebu” Sugbo Mercado opened on September 25, 2015, with the goal of being the first and biggest year-round weekly food market in Cebu and as a venue for the best of the best of Cebu as well as budding new players in the local food industry to showcase their products in a tour de force of local pride.
Reviewed By Faithalicious_x - London, United Kingdom
Sugbo Mercado is filled with 10s of food stalls, selling all different kinds of meals, drinks, and desserts. Plates are around 100–150 pesos so it’s a great way of trying a number of different dishes in one go. It’s kind of like a Philippino Borough Market (if you’re from London and know what that is). The atmosphere is great too and the area feels totally safe. Furthermore there are lots of locals here so it must be good! That also means that you may have to wait a bit for a seat in peak times but no longer than 5-10 minutes. You can enjoy the live singing in the meantime. My sister is vegan and was able to find a mushroom pasta that she could eat, though there wasn’t much else. Vegetarians would be fine though. I believe the Mercado is only open on Thurs-Sundays so check before going. You might want to bring some tissues with you as we struggles to find napkins - though they do give you plastic gloves/utensils to eat the food with.
9. Santo Rosario Parish Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By profits101 - Cebu City, Philippines
I first began to notice this mid-size church, built in 1933, from taxis when I passed by. People were very reverent, crossing themselves if they were on the sidewalk, and it was always open for services. The location, near universities and a large urban population in Colon makes it very ideal. And there is something about it - those big wide doors, open-air to the side courtyards, and the many masses being read and sung that reaches out and provides a comforting island in the busy city. They hold almost hourly masses on weekdays and weekends, with the earliest service starting at 5 a.m. and the latest at 7 p.m.
