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A Complete Guide to 11 Halal Restaurants in Baguio City, Philippines

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*If you want to add or update something to this list of halal restaurants in Baguio and perhaps suggest corrections, feel free to shoot me a message at my Instagram (instagram.com/wheressherlyn) or at email address sherlynmaehernandez@gmail.com.

Dubbed as “The Summer Capital of the Philippines”, Baguio City is a popular tourist destination to both Filipinos and foreigners alike because of its cold weather. In fact, during the American occupation, this is where the American military personnel always love to go. Baguio City has a lot to offer in terms of culture, beautiful natural scenery, and nice topography. However, I know for a fact that the Philippines, despite having a significant number of Muslim citizens, lacks a comprehensive information on halal restaurants in Baguio City, was well as in other major cities like Manila and Cebu, among others.

I have many Muslim friends inside and outside the Philippines, and for their benefit (and for every Muslim traveler’s benefit), I did a research and compiled this list of 11 halal restaurants that can be found in Baguio City*. I wish I was able to eat on these restaurants and review them during my stay there. But I can always go back to do it, right? I promise to provide them a detailed review next time.

So, without further ado, let’s proceed to the list of 11 Halal Restaurants in Baguio City:

1. Kebab Konner

https://www.instagram.com/p/7-dvs9xyF7/

Session Road, Baguio City
+639999997268
kebabkonner.manila@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/kebabkonner/
https://instagram.com/kebabkonner/

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2. Kashmir Biryani Cafe and Restaurant

Level 4, Abanao Square, Abanao corner Zandueta Streets, Baguio City
+639057741150/+639458238478/+639487174076
https://www.facebook.com/Kashmir-Biryani-Cafe-279813719151233/

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3. Habibis Grill

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW1PSQygk86/

Travel Light Hotel (across Baguio City Hall), Baguio City
https://www.facebook.com/habibisgrillofficial/
https://www.instagram.com/habibisgrill/

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4. Ahmad Brother’s Cafe

Happy Home, Old Lucban corner Alfonso Streets, Tabora, Baguio City
+639087407284
yahmadd@yahoo.ca
https://www.facebook.com/ahmadbrotherscafetranco/
https://www.instagram.com/ahmadbrotherscafe/

5. Rumah Sate

43-A Outlook North, Minesview Road, Gibraltar, Baguio City
+639177877864
https://www.facebook.com/pg/RumahSateBaguio

6. Qilla Restaurant

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4rFcX2AfbV/

Level 2 SAJJ Building, Rimando Road, Aurora Hill, Baguio City
+639157817373
qillarestaurant2019@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/Qilla-Restaurant-616454368811449/

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7. New Earth Vegan Resto

Lower Level at Ili-Likha, Assumption Roaad (next to the garden), Baguio City
+639089826284
https://www.facebook.com/Newearthbaguio/

8. Amohosein Restaurant

103 New Lucban Road, Baguio City
+639219729271
https://www.facebook.com/Amohosein-Restaurant-767789233561239/

9. Indian Curry House

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Indiancurryhousebaguio

10. Chef Restaurant

https://www.instagram.com/p/BT1yhdnDN7x/

#3 Guevarra Street, Rimando Road, Aurora Hill, Baguio City
+639054342699
cheffmcnn@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pg/chef.cuisinebaguio

11. Ali House of Shawarma Halal

183 Upper Bonifacio St, Baguio City
+639162566903

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Halal Restaurants in Baguio City: More Recommendations are Welcome! 🙂

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More recommendations for halal restaurants in Baguio City are welcome!

There you have it! Were you able to try any of the restaurants on the list? Let me know how was it through the comments section!

Also, guys, I wanna know if you want to add something on the list. Also, please shoot me a message at my Instagram (instagram.com/wheressherlyn) or at email address sherlynmaehernandez@gmail.com for possible corrections. Thank you and happy travels to the Summer Capital of the Philippines! 🙂

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‘Cooling Down’ in Baguio City, Philippines

I have compiled here the 10 Instagram-worthy places in Baguio City that I visited. This article contains affiliate links which you are free to use with no extra costs on your part.

Baguio City in the northern Philippines is popular for its cold weather and a popular tourist destination among both Filipinos and foreigners, therefore a lot of people travel to this city at any time of the year. In fact, it is dubbed as the “Summer Capital of the Philippines” and people flock here during the summer season to escape the heat in the other parts of the country.

Instagram-Worthy Places in Baguio City: The List

Aside from the weather, there are still a lot more reasons to visit Baguio City. Below are 10 of the Instagram-worthy places in Baguio City that will surely add beauty to your Instagram feed:

Cafe Sabel

Instagram-Worthy Places in Baguio
INSTAGRAM-WORTHY PLACES IN BAGUIO CITY: BenCab Museum’s Cafe Sabel

Cafe Sabel is the in-house restaurant of BenCab Museum, a very popular museum in Baguio City. It has a lot of colorful decorations and the view was lovely.

Address: Ground Level, BenCab Museum, Km 6. Asin Road, Baguio, 2603 Benguet
https://www.facebook.com/bencabmuseum

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Magsaysay Avenue

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INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOTS IN BAGUIO CITY: Magsaysay Avenue

Since we stayed at Baguio Village Inn, we had access to this major road, Magsaysay Avenue, and it has a nice view of the houses at the mountains which looks like the favelas in Brazil!

Camp John Hay

Instagram-Worthy Places in Baguio
INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOTS IN BAGUIO CITY: Camp John Hay Ampitheatre

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A popular tourist spot in Baguio City, Camp John Hay has tall-standing trees and rich green spaces where you can smell some fresh air. This amphitheater is a popular events venue as well.

Bell House

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INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOTS IN BAGUIO CITY: Bell House at Camp John Hay

Bell House is a library and museum and a tour inside could give you a feel of a typical American home because Baguio City is where the American military personnel would frequently go to during the American colonization period because of its cold weather.

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Arca’s Yard

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INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOTS IN BAGUIO CITY: Arca’s Yard

Arca’s Yard is very homey restaurant that has a vast selection of books and sculptures. It is located in a very nice location and the restaurant has an attic-type minimalist interior.

Tam-Awan Heritage Village

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INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOTS IN BAGUIO CITY: Tam-Awan Heritage Village

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Tam-Awan Heritage Village is not your typical museum inside a white concrete building, but a museum by a mountainside! You literally have to hike to see the different artworks, and paintings are located inside native nipa huts.

You can also visit Tam-Awan Heritage Village via the Arts and Museum Tour in Baguio or the Baguio Counrty Side Half-Day Shared Tour kkday tours.

BenCab Museum

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INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOTS IN BAGUIO CITY: BenCab Museum

A very popular museum in Baguio City founded by Benjamin Cabrera (hence the name BenCab), it houses a lot of his artworks and other beautiful artworks by popular Filipino artists.

You can also visit BenCab Museum via the Arts and Museum Tour in Baguio kkday tour.

Cemetery of Negativity

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INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOTS IN BAGUIO CITY: Cemetery of Negativity

Cemetery of Negativity is where you ‘bury’ your negativity in life. It has several epitaphs showing witty names of fictional people indicating their cause of death, which was mostly because of negativity.

Baguio Cathedral

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INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOTS IN BAGUIO CITY: Baguio Cathedral

Baguio City Cathedral may be your typical Philippine Catholic church, but its Gothic-ish design makes it stand out from other churches in the country.

Baguio Museum

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INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOTS IN BAGUIO CITY: Baguio Museum

Baguio City Museum is a government-maintained museum which showcases the different cultural practices and heritage of the provinces in Cordillera Administrative Region. And oh, this museum has a real mummy displayed as a permanent exhibit!

You can also visit Baguio Museum via the Arts and Museum Tour in Baguio kkday tour.

INSTAGRAM-WORTHY PLACES IN BAGUIO CITY: Your suggestions are welcome! 🙂

There you have it! More than additional content to your Instagram feeds, Baguio City could actually satisfy your tummy with good food, your brain with so much history about the people of the Cordilleras, and your soul with the relaxation you need. Baguio City is indeed a nice place to travel to, but I hope we could all be responsible in keeping its beauty. Safe travels!

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BenCab Museum Baguio City
BenCab Museum Baguio City
GOOD MORNING, BAGUIO CITY! It may not be the sunniest day this day, but it just made the weather even colder (which I totally love, btw!). And look at those houses by the mountains! They look like the Brazilian favelas I see in photos and in TV. It looks so stunning for me because I don’t see things like this where I live. So ladies and gentlemen, this is why I travel.

Baguio City is dubbed as the “Summer Capital of the Philippines”, and this is because of its high altitude location which therefore gives it a very cold and cozy weather, almost all year round. Filipinos and other tourists would visit Baguio City mostly every summer to escape the heat in their own respective hometowns. Back in the day, it was also the favorite vacation spot of American colonial government officials, that’s why a lot of remnants of the American colonial rule can be found here. I had the chance to visit Baguio City, and naturally, my agenda would compose of visits to museums. Baguio is home to several museums, and by the time of my visit, the very beautiful BenCab (Benjamin Cabrera) Museum just opened its doors to the public.

BenCab Museum Baguio City
HELLO, THERE, ROOSTER! From my humble homey hotel, I took two jeepney rides to go to BenCab Museum. It could be hard to go to if you don’t know the route and the right public transportation to take. Inside the jeepney are the typical scene of locals checking in their products (usually crops), and look, there’s even a rooster inside our jeepney! Reminded me of the jeepneys in my hometown.
BenCab Museum Baguio City
WAITING FOR THE OPENING OF THE MUSEUM. I arrived very early (before the 9AM opening) so that I could go around the galleries with less people. But obviously, it was a long weekend/holiday that time, so a lot of people went up to Baguio for a quick getaway, like me. Not complaining, though! But as usual, I’m the loser solo traveler in a swarm of big groups and families (I’m being sarcastic with the ‘loser’ tag, I love being the solo traveler in crowds like this). Manong Security Guard is monitoring the vicinity of the place because the museum is by a National Road.

BenCab Museum Baguio City
SABEL. BenCab’s wife’s name is Sabel, and a lot of his artworks are inspired by his wife. This super elegant mural will welcome you as you enter the museum, as if Sabel is welcoming you to their home. What you’re seeing are Sabel’s ‘portraits’ painted in ceramic tiles, and BenCab sells reproductions of these.
BenCab Museum Baguio City
SOMETHING COLONIAL. You see, this is one of my weaknesses when visiting museums. For one, I only get to document artworks that moved me (especially if the museums are very big, of course), but I tend to forget to take note of the artist and the title of the artwork. (This is a lesson for next time). What you’re seeing, obviously, is an American flag which has a lot of symbolic things painted on it. There is also an (American) eagle on the top of it.
BenCab Museum Baguio City
BUL-UL. Whenever you’re anywhere in the Cordillera regions, you will never, ever miss seeing Bul-ul statues. It is also known as Bulul or Tinagtaggu, which were believed to be wood carvings of the ancestors of the people of Cordillera region. They also serve as the Gods protecting the rice crops of the residents in the region. This is very iconic and if there’s one takeaway you can bring home from a trip up to the Cordilleras, it’s your knowledge about the bulul.

BenCab Museum Baguio City
A MUSEUM WITH SO MUCH NATURE! BenCab Museum has a freaking Nipa Hut in the middle of a duck pond which is very tranquil! The museum complex is so big and upon reaching the back part, you will have a view of this beautiful sight and you can even go down there. Now I know why people love going to BenCab Museum. I mean, look at this view!
BenCab Museum Baguio City
CAFE SABEL. Cafe Sabel is your Museum Cafe with a very colorful and modern interior. I love museum cafes, they are the most classy ones on earth (even if they serve the most expensive food, I mean sipping coffee inside a museum? Awesome!). I just forgot to take a photo, but their strawberry milkshake is superb! You can’t afford to miss anything with strawberries when in Baguio City, okay? You just can’t.

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BenCab Museum Baguio City

BENCAB MUSEUM CONTACT INFORMATION

Kilometer 6, Asin Road, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines
(074) 442 7165
https://www.facebook.com/bencabmuseum/

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11 Cool and Educational Museums to Visit in Baguio City

Baguio City in the Cordillera region in the northern Philippines is dubbed as the “Summer Capital of the Philippines” that is why people flock here throughout the year especially during summer to escape the heat in their places of origin. We are very lucky that a lot of museums in Baguio City are built around to showcase the art, history, and culture of the region. Aside from the cold weather and museums, amazing views, and good food, Baguio City also presents a unique cultural heritage that is distinct from the rest of the country.

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So, without further ado, below are five of the several museums that are really worth the visit:

1. BENCAB MUSEUM

MUSEUMS IN BAGUIO CITY
MUSEUMS IN BAGUIO CITY: BenCab Museum

BenCab, or Benjamin Cabrera, is a National Artist for Visual Arts, is the owner of this majestic museum. It houses several of his contemporary art collections and own works. You will also see many bul-ul (a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crops by the Ifugaos) installations here.

“Sabel” a common theme in BanCab’s works, is actually inspired by a real-life scavenger. A coffee shop is located at the ground floor of the museum which he also named “Sabel”. An eco-trail outside Sabel Café where traditional Cordillera houses can be seen can also be explored for a separate fee, just ask the café staff to avail. Nature and art combined indeed. Entrance fee is Php100 (Php80 for students and senior citizens).

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BENCAB MUSEUM
Km. 6 Asin Rd, Tuba, 2600 Benguet
Tuesday-Sunday, 9AM-6PM
(074) 442 7165
https://www.facebook.com/bencabmuseum/

2. MUSEO KORDILYERA

https://www.instagram.com/p/B44Hrfthxo6/

MUSEO KORDILYERA
30 Gov. Pack Rd, Baguio, 2602 Benguet
Tuesday-Sunday, 9AM-5PM
(074) 442 5794
https://www.facebook.com/upbmuseokordilyera/

3. TAM-AWAN VILLAGE

MUSEUMS IN BAGUIO CITY
MUSEUMS IN BAGUIO CITY: Tam-Awan Heritage Village

The Tam-Awan Village or the “Garden in the Sky” is a depiction of a traditional Cordillera community. It’s not a typical museum where artifacts and artworks are installed in one building. It is more of an outdoor museum with steep trails.

Typical Ifugao and Kalinga houses can be seen here along with different artworks. In here you can also find a dream catcher art area.

TAM-AWAN VILLAGE
367 Long Long Benguet Rd, Baguio, Benguet
Monday-Sunday, 9AM-6PM
(074) 446 2949
https://www.facebook.com/TamawanOfficial/

4. AGUINALDO MUSEUM

AGUINALDO MUSEUM
Happy Glen Loop Rd, Baguio, Benguet
Tuesday-Sunday, 9AM-5PM
(074) 661 1797
https://www.facebook.com/emilioaguinaldomuseum/

5. BAGUIO MUSEUM

MUSEUMS IN BAGUIO CITY
MUSEUMS IN BAGUIO CITY: Baguio Museum

It building façade has an Ifugao-inspired architecture and it showcases the culture and heritage of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), by province. It also has dioramas (like that of Ayala Museum) depicting the daily lives of the different tribes and ethnic groups.

This museum also houses an actual mummified human body, which by the way is prohibited to be photographed. Scary!

BAGUIO MUSEUM
Dot-PTA Complex, Gov. Pack Rd, Baguio, 2600 Benguet
Tuesday-Sunday, 9AM-5PM
(063) 444 7451

6. SLU MUSEUM OF ARTS AND CULTURES

SLU MUSEUM OF ARTS AND CULTURES
Saint Louis University, Bonifacio Street, Baguio, Benguet
Monday-Friday, 7:30AM-4:30PM
(074) 442 2193

7. BELL HOUSE

MUSEUMS IN BAGUIO CITY
MUSEUMS IN BAGUIO CITY: Bell House Library and Museum

The Bell House is named after General J. Franklin Bell who developed Camp John Hay into a military recreation area. The House contains a library and a typical American interior and architecture with different memorabilia from the American period.

BELL HOUSE
Camp John Hay, Baguio, Benguet
Monday-Sunday, 9AM-5PM

8. BAGUIO – MOUNTAIN PROVINCES MUSEUM

BAGUIO – MOUNTAIN PROVINCES MUSEUM
Harrison Rd, Baguio, 2600 Benguet

9. GALLERIA DE POTENCIANA BY ARCA’S YARD

MUSEUMS IN BAGUIO CITY
MUSEUMS IN BAGUIO CITY: Galleria Potenciana by Arca’s Yard
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xIU4pHfnR/

Arca’s Yard is a mini-museum, mini-library and café located at Ambuklao Road. It houses different books and sculptures which depict the Cordillera culture and some contemporary artworks. The view here is spectacular, I promise.

GALLERIA DE POTENCIANA BY ARCA’S YARD
888 Tip-Top, Ambuclao Road, Benguet
Monday-Sunday, 9AM-5PM
(074) 665 4298

10. THE LAPERAL WHITE HOUSE BAMBOO ART EXHIBIT

THE LAPERAL WHITE HOUSE BAMBOO ART EXHIBIT
Leonard Wood Rd, Baguio, 2600 Benguet

11. ARKO NI APO ART GALLERY

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkWmWvjHkmH/

ARKO NI APO ART GALLERY
Tacay Road, Pinsao Proper, Tam-Awan, Baguio, Benguet
Monday-Sunday, 8AM-6PM
(074) 445 6052
https://www.facebook.com/arkoniapo/

12. VICTOR OTEYZA COMMUNITY ART SPACE

VICTOR OTEYZA COMMUNITY ART SPACE
5th Floor, L’Azotea Building, 108 Session Road, Baguio City
Sunday-Tuesday, 11AM-7PM
Wednesday-Thursday, 11AM-8PM
Friday-Saturday, 11AM-9PM
vocas.omg108@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pg/VocasOMGArtistCafe/

MUSEUMS IN BAGUIO CITY: YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE WELCOME! 🙂

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