{"id":15413,"date":"2017-02-06T15:43:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T07:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=15413"},"modified":"2019-02-13T14:29:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T06:29:57","slug":"cafe-leona-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/cuisines\/filipino\/cafe-leona-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Caf\u00e9 Leona in Vigan Blends Ilocano Flavors with Japanese and Italian Cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Caf\u00e9 Leona | Philippine Primer Eats\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hb3DVMyZ8No?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Caf\u00e9 Leona<\/strong>\u00a0differs from any other restaurant along <strong>Calle Crisologo in Vigan<\/strong>&#8212;it&#8217;s located interestingly beside a statue of its owner, Vigan\u2019s prominent Ilocano poet,<strong> Leona Florentino.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29254\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leona-at-Night.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leona-at-Night.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leona-at-Night-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leona-at-Night-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Cafe Leona offers outside dining for its guests who want to revel at the beauty of Calle Crisologo at night time.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Its eccentricity lies in\u00a0their serving of a fusion of Filipino, Japanese, and Italian cuisine, therefore catering to both expats and locals with their extensive menu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29256\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-Food-Counter.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-Food-Counter.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-Food-Counter-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-Food-Counter-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>A food <\/em><em>counter<\/em><em> laden with Ilocano favorites can be found inside Cafe<\/em> <em>Leona.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to explore the authentic taste of Vigan and Ilocos in general,\u00a0local favorites such as Pinakbet, Vigan Longganisa, as well as crispy slices of <strong>Bagnet (Php 250)<\/strong>, may come your way at Cafe Leona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29253\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Bagnet-or-Crispy-Pork-Belly.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Bagnet-or-Crispy-Pork-Belly.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Bagnet-or-Crispy-Pork-Belly-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Bagnet-or-Crispy-Pork-Belly-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A dining experience\u00a0in Ilocos would not be complete without having a taste of the infamous Ilocano cuisine, the Bagnet (Php 250) or locally called as chicharon.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the other hand, their Japanese menu has several options for sashimi, sushi, and Maki rolls, but one of their best-selling dishes includes their <\/span><b>Bagnet-Bacon Maki (Php 210).<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29257\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-Special-Bagnet-Bacon-Maki.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-Special-Bagnet-Bacon-Maki.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-Special-Bagnet-Bacon-Maki-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-Special-Bagnet-Bacon-Maki-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Bagnet-Bacon Maki (Php 210)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This special sushi roll contains a slice of<em> bagnet<\/em> or crispy pork belly, carefully wrapped in tasty seaweed nori before it is enveloped by a strip of crunchy bacon. It surely is a flavorful ensemble that will tease your tastebuds!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moreover, their Italian cuisine is comprised of pasta and pizza, including their special <\/span><b>Pinakbet Pizza (Php 390), <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wood-fired and has that thin-crust quality, making it a favorite among tourists. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29258\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Special-Pinakbet-Pizza.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Special-Pinakbet-Pizza.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Special-Pinakbet-Pizza-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Special-Pinakbet-Pizza-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Pinakbet Pizza (Php 390)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">They also use Vigan <em>longganisa\u00a0<\/em>in place of your usual ground meat or pepperoni, giving it a well-rounded flavor compared to pizzas you will find in Manila.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29255\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-diners.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-diners.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-diners-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/02\/Cafe-Leonas-diners-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Cafe Leona along Calle Crisologo in Vigan is one of the most sought-after places of both locals and expats for a quick chat while having a sumptuous dinner.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can find Caf\u00e9 Leona along #1 Calle Crisologo, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. They are open from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. For reservations, you may also call 077-722-2212.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get here<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walk the Calle Crisologo stretch, and you will reach Cafe Leona in front of Max&#8217;s near Plaza Burgos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>A version of this appeared in Philippine Primer&#8217;s Japanese (Vol. 104) and English (Vol. 11) magazines <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Updated as of February 1, 2019<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caf\u00e9 Leona differs from any other restaurant along Calle Crisologo in Vigan&#8212;it&#8217;s located interestingly beside a statue of its owner, Vigan\u2019s prominent Ilocano poet, Leona Florentino.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,196,2931,221,3070,591],"tags":[593,3002,2999,3005,3004,3003,2980,3000,3001,594],"class_list":["post-15413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-filipino","category-fusion","category-philippines","category-ilocos-sur","category-ilocos-sur-x-vigan-restaurant-2019","category-vigan","tag-bagnet","tag-bagnet-bacon-maki","tag-cafe-leona","tag-cafe-leona-ilocos-sur","tag-cafe-leona-vigan","tag-calle-crisologo","tag-ilocos-sur","tag-pinakbet","tag-pinakbet-pizza","tag-vigan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15413"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29283,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15413\/revisions\/29283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}