{"id":66954,"date":"2026-05-20T09:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=66954"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:15:27","slug":"dip-nikkei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/cebu\/dip-nikkei\/","title":{"rendered":"DIP Nikkei in Cebu: A Peruvian-Japanese Dining Destination"},"content":{"rendered":"

DIP Nikkei<\/strong> at Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort<\/strong> is known as Cebu\u2019s<\/strong> first dedicated Peruvian-Japanese<\/strong> dining experiences to the island. Adding to its growing reputation, the restaurant was recently recognized as a Michelin Selected 2026<\/strong> establishment in the first-ever Michelin Guide<\/span><\/span> selection for the Philippines.<\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE from Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort’s Website<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

DIP Nikkei is one of the first restaurants in Cebu to specialize in Nikkei cuisine<\/strong>, a culinary style created decades ago by Japanese immigrants in Peru that combines Japanese cooking techniques with bold Peruvian flavors and spices.<\/p>\n

One of its standout dishes is the Tuna Tamarind Ceviche Nikkei (Php 720)<\/strong>, made with tamarind ponzu tiger milk, kyuri, avocado, sesame seeds, and sesame oil. The dish delivers bright acidity and fresh flavors while incorporating rich and nutty notes.<\/p>\n

\"\"Tuna Tamarind Ceviche Nikkei (Php 720)\/IMAGE from DIP Nikkei’s Facebook page\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

For those looking for a heavier main course, the restaurant offers the 16H Cochinillo Lechal Confit (Php 1,800)<\/strong>, featuring 16-hour confit suckling pig, teri-miso glace, sweet potato puree, pak choi, and Grana Padano. Crispy on the outside and tender inside, the dish combines savory, sweet, and umami flavors.<\/p>\n

\"\"16H Cochinillo Lechal Confit (Php 1,800)\/IMAGE from DIP Nikkei’s Facebook page\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Through its menu of seafood dishes, grilled specialties, and modern Nikkei flavors, DIP Nikkei continues to expand Cebu\u2019s growing fine dining scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dip Nikkei at Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort serves Peruvian-Japanese cuisine in Cebu and was recognized in the first Michelin Guide for the Philippines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":66959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,63,7886],"tags":[614,8741,8743,8742,2621,8734,8739,8738,8740,8737],"class_list":["post-66954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese","category-cebu","category-peruvian","tag-cebu","tag-ceviche-cebu","tag-dip-nikkei","tag-fine-dining-cebu","tag-japanese-peruvian-cuisine","tag-mactan-dining","tag-michelin-selected-restaurants-cebu","tag-nikkei-restaurants-philippines","tag-peruvian-japanese-restaurant-cebu","tag-sheraton-cebu-mactan-restaurants"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66954","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=66954"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67093,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66954\/revisions\/67093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}