Bar· Malapascua· Philippines

Malapascua Beach Bars and Restaurants

11° 19.6′ N · 124° 7.0′ E

Bounty Beach is lined with dive-resort restaurants and bars, from beanbag happy hours on the sand to Irish-run kitchens and wood-fired pizza - cruisers rate the pizza higher than the diving.

Practical

Coordinate is Ocean Vida resort mid-beach (OpenStreetMap), which ran a 4:00 pm 2-for-1 happy hour on beanbags (2014). Others named by cruisers and Wikivoyage: The Craic House at Evolution (east end, 7:00 am-midnight; famous tuna burger), The Pub Upstairs and Oscar's above Thresher Shark Divers, Angelina's Italian (south-west of the island, 8:00 am-10:00 pm, about 300-500 PHP), Ging Ging's and Kiwi's for cheap local food, Purple Snapper for burgers. A Saturday-night disco runs in high season. Typical mains 250-400 PHP (2014, verify locally). Some resort pools allow day use for a fee.

Best for

Post-dive drinks and dinner ashore