Café du Tukon
Cafe du Tukon
A restaurant inside the Fundacion Pacita hilltop inn above Basco, serving modern Ivatan food made with local farm and fish produce, with views of Mount Iraya and the sea.
Located inside the Fundacion Pacita inn on the Tukon hills outside Basco. Ingredients come from local farmers and fishermen, and the menu changes with the seasons. Signature dishes include dried mahi-mahi cream pasta and luñis pork preserved in its own lard, as well as grilled jack chicken and Tukon salad. Most of the staff are local Ivatan people. Prices are higher than the island average, with mains around PHP 435–895. Seating is limited, so book early via Facebook. It is a fair distance from the town centre and is usually visited on the way around Northern Batan, so you will need a hired car or a bicycle to get there.
Opening hours
Daily 05:00–21:00 (as posted by the restaurant)
Nearby sights
- Fundacion Pacita
- Mt. Carmel Chapel (Tukon Church)
- Dipnaysupuan Japanese Tunnel
- Valugan Boulder Beach
- Chawa View Deck
- Basco Cathedral (Santo Domingo)
- Naidi Hills Lighthouse (Basco Lighthouse)
- Tayid Lighthouse