{"id":29199,"date":"2019-02-01T19:30:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=29199"},"modified":"2024-02-27T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T05:37:10","slug":"kuboville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/cuisines\/filipino\/kuboville\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuboville in Vigan: An All-Day Food Stop Serving Ilocano Favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kuboville | Philippine Primer Eats\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MvcvNGV3M9g?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>Whether you\u2019re in a hunt for something local past midnight or just roaming around and taking in the beauty of Vigan, <\/span><b>Kuboville<\/b><span> is just around the corner serving Ilocano favorites twenty-four hours a day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29207\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1928.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1928.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1928-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1928-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Kuboville has an open-area setting under a nipa hut ceiling \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Unlike any other restaurants with air-conditioning and\u00a0ancient yet fancy\u00a0decorations in Vigan, Kuboville&#8217;s humble abode embraces Filipino authenticity. It is designed with wooden dining tables and chairs under the traditional nipa hut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Along with the native vibe of this restaurant are the Ilocano servings on their table, such as their version of the\u00a0famous Ilocano mashed eggplant,\u00a0<b>Poqui-Poqui. <\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29209\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1425.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1425.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1425-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1425-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Poqui-Poqui \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This dish has a flavorful blend of creamy yet roasted finish brought by the sauteed and grilled shallots, tomatoes, and eggplants. The roasting process adds a different aroma to the sauteed vegetables\u00a0while the mashing brings out its creaminess.<\/p>\n<p>Further, there&#8217;s the famed <em>pasalubong\u00a0<\/em>and local\u00a0favorite\u00a0<strong>Bagnet<\/strong>.\u00a0Their Bagnet serving is\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">topped with tomatoes and onions, served with fish paste on the side, which gives an additional taste of both sweetness and saltiness to the crispy pork.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29211\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Bagnet.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Bagnet.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Bagnet-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Bagnet-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Bagnet \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aside from Ilocano main dishes mentioned above, Kuboville also serves authentic Ilocano vegetables like <\/span><b>Pinakbet. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>This<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0vegetable stew is made up of string beans, squash, eggplant, okra and bitter melon, sauteed with garlic, onion and tomato. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29212\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Pinakbet.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Pinakbet.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Pinakbet-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/Pinakbet-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Pinakbet \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Along with the vegetables are small chunks of pork, combined and steamed in shrimp paste. The mushy, sweet taste of the squash mixed with the crunchy greens make it a staple food in every Filipino household, as it is healthy and definitely a burst of flavors in your mouth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29213\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1933.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1933.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1933-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1933-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Philippine Primer<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kuboville is as simple as its name. It serves Ilocano favorites under the traditional Filipino home of a nipa hut setting.<\/p>\n<p>It serves as a humble\u00a0space that&#8217;s open for everyone who wishes to feast on local food even on the wee hours of the night!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29215\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1918-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1918-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1918-1-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/01\/IMG_1918-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So the next time you&#8217;re stuck along the streets of Calle Crisologo past midnight, find Kuboville at Salcedo Street, Vigan City, just a few mins away from Calle Crisologo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get there:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By car: From Calle Crisologo, head north towards Liberation Blvd, turn right onto Quezon Ave and turn left to Salcedo Street. Kuboville is on your right side,<\/li>\n<li>By public transport: You can hire a tricycle along the streets of Calle Crisologo to bring you to Kuboville. The ride costs Php 30.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared in Philippine Primer Japanese magazine\u2019s\u00a0February 2019 issue.<br \/>\nWritten by Denisse Tenorio<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re in a hunt for something local past midnight or just roaming around and taking in the beauty of Vigan, Kuboville is just around the corner serving Ilocano favorites twenty-four hours a day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29221,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,221,3070,591],"tags":[601,2981,2982,2200,2438,2995,2997,2996,594,2979],"class_list":["post-29199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-filipino","category-ilocos-sur","category-ilocos-sur-x-vigan-restaurant-2019","category-vigan","tag-ilocano","tag-ilocano-cuisines","tag-ilocano-dishes","tag-ilocano-food","tag-ilocano-restaurants","tag-kuboville","tag-kuboville-ilocos-sur","tag-kuboville-vigan","tag-vigan","tag-vigan-city"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29199","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=29199"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49980,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29199\/revisions\/49980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}