For an authentic experience of Bicol food, Waway is a local institution (often booked with tour groups) for its splendid lunchtime buffet of spicy coconut-milk-cooked specialities, kare-kare and tempura vegetables. It’s 1km north of central Legazpi City.
Waway Restaurant
Bicol
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