Irene's Empanada
A stall-style old favorite on Salcedo Street, serving freshly fried Vigan empanadas as a must-try budget snack for visitors.
A small shop on Calle Salcedo, near the Syquia Mansion and Crisologo Street. The empanadas are made and fried on the spot, with a rice-flour wrapper filled with shredded green papaya, egg and Vigan longganisa. The bestsellers are the longganisa empanada and the jumbo special with add-ons, and the shop also sells okoy shrimp fritters. Diners can choose a dip of Ilocano cane vinegar, from mild to very spicy. The shop is simple with few seats and often has a queue, and most people take their food away. Each empanada costs about PHP 35–60. Some recent reviews say it is oily with little filling, and opinions on the taste vary.
Opening hours
Daily, daytime through evening (subject to the shop's hours)
Nearby sights
- Syquia Mansion
- Calle Crisologo
- Crisologo Museum
- Plaza Burgos Empanada Stalls
- Vigan Cathedral (St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral)
- Archbishop's Palace (Museo Nueva Segovia)
- Plaza Salcedo & Dancing Fountain
- Padre Burgos House (National Museum Ilocos)