{"id":28286,"date":"2018-12-30T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=28286"},"modified":"2019-01-24T13:43:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T05:43:23","slug":"white-banana-in-siargao-the-best-cocktail-bar-serving-pescatarian-menu-outside-metro-manila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/siargao-island\/white-banana-in-siargao-the-best-cocktail-bar-serving-pescatarian-menu-outside-metro-manila\/","title":{"rendered":"White Banana in Siargao: The Best Cocktail Bar Serving Pescatarian Menu Outside Metro Manila"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"White Banana | Philippine Primer Eats\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fWN6efSDqE0?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 style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There were two things missing in Siargao when Gian Luca \u201cJimi\u201d Casaccia, a winsome cultural and travel photographer who hailed from Italy, arrived in the beautiful tear-shaped island: a proper cocktail bar where guests can really drink and a place to chill in the afternoon. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gratefully, Jimi had seen to it to anchor the <\/span><b>White Banana Beach Club<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> just right along the shores of Siargao\u2019s <\/span><b>Tuason Beach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to make sure that the majestic island will not lack in superb spirits and great company!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28301\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-Beach-Club.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-Beach-Club.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-Beach-Club-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-Beach-Club-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>White Banana Beach Club by Jimi Casaccia sports a genuine, relaxing vibe brought about by white painted walls and ceilings, as well as the gentle blow of the wind<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calling it a <\/span><b>\u201cBROB\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or a <\/span><b>\u201cbar with rooms on its back\u201d, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jimi, who had been staying in the Philippines for about four years now and has never come back to his homeland ever since, has a lot on his sleeves when it comes to the White Banana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28315\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Luxury-Dorms-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Luxury-Dorms-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club-exterior.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Luxury-Dorms-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club-exterior-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Luxury-Dorms-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club-exterior-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>White Banana Beach Club is basically a bar with luxury dorms, where guests can stay in for the night to enjoy the life on the beach from sunup &#8217;til sundown.\/ IMAGE White Banana Beach Club Siargao Facebook Page<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For one, the beach club boasts not only of its <\/span><b>luxury dorms,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> but most especially, of\u00a0its sultry <\/span><b>cocktail bar <\/b>that<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0sports spirits from around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Within his selection of liquors are <\/span><b>Japanese whiskeys and gin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from the <\/span><b>Suntory <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">brand, as well as other cocktails\u00a0that they mix with the <\/span><b><i>Kombucha <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tea, which they ferment on their own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28300\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Cocktail-Bar-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Cocktail-Bar-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Cocktail-Bar-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Cocktail-Bar-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">White Banana Beach Club&#8217;s cocktail bar makes sure you get what you want by personally asking you for your drink preferences!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s more is that White Banana also ventures into food with a<\/span><b> pescatarian menu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which means that they do not serve pork, chicken, and beef, but specializes instead on <\/span><b>mock meats <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and the <\/span><b>freshest fishes\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">they can find in the island. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This ultimately makes the White Banana <\/span><b>a vegan and vegetarian-friendly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">place to chill at with your friends and family. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With this, Jimi recommends their <\/span><b>Hummus Treats (Php 310), <\/b>which is<b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">comprised of pita bread and strips of cucumber and carrot sticks that are best dipped on three kinds of hummus dressings made of porcini mushroom, bell pepper cream, and olives with truffle oil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28302\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Hummus-Treats-at-White-Banana-P310.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Hummus-Treats-at-White-Banana-P310.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Hummus-Treats-at-White-Banana-P310-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Hummus-Treats-at-White-Banana-P310-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Hummus Treats (Php 310)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This treat, which seeks to energize you with its savory and fresh taste, is best paired with their special <\/span><b>White Banana<\/b> <b>Shake (Php 140)\u00a0<\/b>that<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0refreshes with its healthy and fruity flavor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28303\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-Shake-P140.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-Shake-P140.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-Shake-P140-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-Shake-P140-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>White Banana Shake (Php 140)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plus, with their location at Tuason Beach, White Banana is just about the best place to witness the exact setting of the sun and the subsequent rising of the full moon, with an <\/span><b>acoustic night <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">happening every <\/span><b>Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">each week during the peak seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28304\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-beach-front.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-beach-front.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-beach-front-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/White-Banana-beach-front-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From here, Jimi described how magical the island mood can be with the reflection of the sun on the clear ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28317\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Sunrise-View-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Sunrise-View-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Sunrise-View-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/12\/Sunrise-View-at-White-Banana-Beach-Club-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Here is a sneak peek of the majestic sunrise just beyond White Banana Beach Club!\/ IMAGE White Banana Beach Club Siargao Facebook Page<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Therefore, White Banana, which was inspired by the white sandbars in Europe, Jimi&#8217;s Andy Warhol body painting of bananas, as well as his amusing passion with the fruit brought about by his cure from his 25-year battle with banana allergies, can easily be the best bar, not only in the island, but also outside Metro Manila and Cebu!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So visit what perhaps may be the only proper cocktail bar in the island, where you can drink high-quality cocktail mixes with your friends, chill with acoustic music, and eat hearty and healthy food only from White Banana!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared on Philippine Primer Japanese Magazine&#8217;s December 2018 issue.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Written by Chin Sanigan<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit what perhaps may be the only proper cocktail bar in the island, where you can drink high-quality cocktail mixes with your friends, chill with acoustic music, and eat hearty and healthy food only from White 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