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El Nido Public Market

El Nido, Philippines

About El Nido Public Market

The main daily market of El Nido town with fresh fish sections, vegetable vendors, rice stalls, and a small food court serving local breakfast. The morning tuna auction at the back of the market is an extraordinary sight - huge yellowfin tuna selling by hand signal to local restaurants and vendors.

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📍El Nido Town Proper, El Nido, Palawan 5313, Philippines

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Why it works for solo travelers

✓ Comfortable to eat here on your own — you won't feel out of place dining solo.
✓ Good for meeting other travelers and locals.
✓ Budget-friendly ($).

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Tuna & Tides El Nido

The finest dining restaurant in El Nido town, with an Italian-Filipino menu showcasing the extraordinary fresh seafood of Palawan - line-caught yellowfin tuna tartare, grilled barracuda with garlic and olive oil, and Palawan prawns cooked in butter and local herbs. The freshest fish you will eat in the Philippines.

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Altrove Restaurant El Nido

The sister restaurant to Altrove Caffe, serving proper Italian cuisine - fresh pasta, wood-fired pizza, and excellent tiramisu - in an open-air setting facing the main street. For travelers exhausted by a week of island-hopping, a plate of cacio e pepe and a bottle of Primitivo is the perfect reset.

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Tatay Dodge BBQ El Nido

The most authentic local BBQ experience in El Nido - a family-run grill where fresh fish, pork skewers, and prawns are cooked over charcoal at tables in the street. Prices are genuinely local, the portions are huge, and the experience of eating lechon manok with a cold Pale Pilsen under the stars is El Nido at its most real.

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