{"id":29100,"date":"2019-02-06T21:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=29100"},"modified":"2019-02-15T10:53:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T02:53:48","slug":"ricardos-in-caoayan-ilocos-sur-a-multi-cuisine-fine-dining-place-in-a-town-of-local-plates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/cuisines\/filipino\/ricardos-in-caoayan-ilocos-sur-a-multi-cuisine-fine-dining-place-in-a-town-of-local-plates\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricardo&#8217;s in Caoayan Ilocos Sur: A Multi-Cuisine Fine Dining Place in a Town of Local Plates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ricardo&#039;s | Philippine Primer Eats\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/umwKKmd1U-w?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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Ricardo&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0in <strong>Caoayan, Ilocos Sur<\/strong> is the sister restaurant and yet the total opposite of the al fresco dining, <em>Ihawan sa Caoayan<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From the Filipino style <em>kamayan<\/em> concept of Ihawan, Ricardo&#8217;s was born with a desire to deliver a different concept to the locals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/cuisines\/asian\/filipino\/ihawan-sa-caoayan-serving-filipino-feast-in-a-traditional-kamayan-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ihawan sa Caoayan: Serving Filipino Feast in A Traditional Kamayan Experience<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29108\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-4.jpg 533w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-4-145x218.jpg 145w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-4-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Even from the exterior, Ricardo&#8217;s embraces modern contemporary setting<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ricardo&#8217;s is surely a breath of fresh air\u00a0in a town with countless Ilocano servings.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unlike any other restaurants in Ilocos,\u00a0this restaurant is designed to bring locals and\u00a0tourists an international fine dining experience, balancing their gastronomic adventure of local favorites.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been to Ihawan and never to Ricardo&#8217;s, then you&#8217;re totally in for an aesthetically pleasing white interior\u00a0as it exudes a\u00a0complete opposite aura of the famed grilled restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, you&#8217;ll feel a modern and contemporary lifestyle with high ceilings and glass walls adorned with indoor plants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29113\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-8-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The glass walls bring out a more vibrant setting for Ricardo&#8217;s, allowing more light to come in<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29126\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-3-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>The white walls are adorned with indoor plants and wooden fixtures to give a more modern-contemporary vibe\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Although their menu boasts international servings, Ricardo&#8217;s\u00a0make sure to give their\u00a0guests everything they&#8217;ve been craving for.<\/p>\n<p>Those who wish to taste both international and local feasts, we recommend <strong>Ricardo&#8217;s Platter (Php 1,155)<\/strong> of squids, kebabs, grilled pork and chicken, Vigan\u00a0<em>longanisa,<\/em>\u00a0and mussels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29115\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-Platter-P1155.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-Platter-P1155.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-Platter-P1155-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-Platter-P1155-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Ricardo&#8217;s Platter (Php 1,155)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This platter comes with different sauces\u00a0that customers can experiment\u00a0for a more flavorful taste. If you opt to feast over purely seafood, there&#8217;s also a <strong>Seafood Platter (Php 815)\u00a0<\/strong>that you can pair with steamed rice.<\/p>\n<p>Ricardo&#8217;s also serve steaks and pasta plates for those who wish to eat light or heavy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29118\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Seafood-Platter.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Seafood-Platter.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Seafood-Platter-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Seafood-Platter-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Seafood Platter (Php 815)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Going on to the second floor, you&#8217;ll find the in-house cafe\u00a0<strong>Tasa Coffee Shop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Aside from being just a fine dining place, Ricardo&#8217;s has also made space to keep their customers at home by bringing in the famed coffee shop\u00a0that actually started along with Ihawan sa Caoayan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29122\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-5-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>The cozy interior is inviting\u00a0for a cup of either hot or cold\u00a0lattes, fruit shakes and frappes along with a quick catch-up and chit-chatting<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was previously located on the second floor of the newly reconstructed dining space of Ihawan and was transferred\u00a0to Ricardo&#8217;s to accommodate more customers.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the first floor, the room is painted with white and light brown, accented with wooden fixtures and floral decals on the wall.<\/p>\n<p>The cozy interior makes it more inviting to get a cup of coffee over a quick catch-up or a fruit shake after a hearty meal downstairs. This place is also separated so you can get a more private and intimate space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29123\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-6-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Ricardos-6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Order coffee lattes or fruit shakes after a hearty meal downstairs and\u00a0bask under the\u00a0cozy\u00a0vibe\u00a0for a few more hours<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re in search for the best local food or you&#8217;re into international servings, Ricardo&#8217;s\u00a0impressive interiors down to the food feast\u00a0will never\u00a0fail to please you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get there:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By car: From Calle Crisologo in Vigan, head\u00a0south on Crisologo toward Silang. Turn left to Rivero and continue to the Bedding Bridge. Turn left after the Caoayan Native Delicacies. Ricardo&#8217;s will be on your left.<\/li>\n<li>By public transport: From Calle Crisologo, there are tricycles you can hire to bring you to Ricardo&#8217;s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">This first appeared in Philippine Primer Japanese magazine\u2019s\u00a0February 2019 issue.<br \/>\nImages courtesy of Ricardo&#8217;s.<br \/>\nWritten by Denisse Tenorio<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ricardo&#8217;s is surely a breath of fresh air in a town with countless Ilocano servings. Unlike any other restaurants in Ilocos, this restaurant is designed to bring locals and tourists an international fine dining experience, balancing their gastronomic adventure of local favorites. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,196,221,72,3070],"tags":[280,2975,2974,344,2976,2973,2994,2992,2993],"class_list":["post-29100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-filipino","category-fusion","category-ilocos-sur","category-cafe-resto","category-ilocos-sur-x-vigan-restaurant-2019","tag-cafe","tag-caoayan-ilocos-sur","tag-ihawan-sa-caoayan","tag-international-cuisine","tag-multi-cuisine","tag-ricardos","tag-ricardos-ilocos","tag-ricardos-ilocos-sur","tag-ricardos-ilocos-sur-philippines"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29100","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=29100"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29217,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29100\/revisions\/29217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}