Santiago, Cebu’s First South American Resto

July 7, 2011 Foods 6 Comments

Santiago Restaurant of South America is the newest palatable temptation in town and the very first restaurant in the city that offers authentic South American cuisine.

Santiago is the only restaurant in the Philippines that caters South American dishes. The resto bills its menu as “a continent of crossroads cuisines” headlining as it does choice dishes from all the countries of the whole continent of South America, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela, Bolivia, Suriname and Guyana.

Santiago’s Ceviche de Atun con Gengibre, Soy y Sesame

One of the dishes that appeals to me the most is their Ceviche de Atun con Gengibre, Soy y Sesame (Gingered Tuna). It is an appetizer composed of tuna in ginger, lime and soy topped with sesame seeds and crumbled bacon. I remember the Japanese sashimi while chewing the sweet tuna. It’s distinct subtle taste and its soufflé-like meat when rolled into a light chilli dip is “mashithhaa” (delicious in Korean). Though Gingered Tuna is a sashimi-inspired dish, the ginger-lime-chilli-sesame combo and its preparation process are the factors that keep its South American flare.

The Santiago Restaurant is located at Days Hotel Cebu, Airport Road Matumbo Hills, Lapu-lapu City. For reservation and more details please contact (032) 340-7890 or 341-0476. For more photos of the dishes, kindly check the video above.

About the Author Agnes Embile Jimenez

Agnes is an Internet Marketing practitioner with focus on SEO, Social Media, & Content Writing. She’s currently working as a freelance SEO & Social Media Specialist. Aside from SEO and SMM, she also works for various online establishments as a professional blogger and writer. She is known online as "Empress Of Drac". One of her most favorite online hobbies is obviously BLOGGING. She's a bookworm, and is constantly dreaming of writing her own mystery (i.e. detective, horror, gore) novels. She's affiliated with Cebu Bloggers Society, Inc., and one of the organizers of an annual Blogging Awards - the Best Cebu Blogs Awards.

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6 Responses to Santiago, Cebu’s First South American Resto

Cherrey says:

July 9, 2011 at 7:44 am

i hope they’ll open a branch in Cebu City. This restaurant seems interesting.

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Empress says:

July 10, 2011 at 1:15 am

There’s no news yet about having a branch in the city. As for now they can only be found inside Days Hotel’s compound.

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Carma says:

July 15, 2011 at 10:46 pm

Hi=) My 1st time on this site. Nice, naa na diay s.american restau in Cebu. Will check this out.

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Austin Texas Hotels says:

July 29, 2011 at 10:39 pm

The first South American Restaurant in Cebu City, Philippines

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JoAnn says:

April 20, 2013 at 3:53 am

Hi Empress, how much is the buffet at Santiago? Seems like a really good restaurant to check out. South American cuisine looks tempting!

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Agnes Embile Jimenez says:

April 29, 2013 at 1:38 am

I’m not sure about the rate per pax sa ila buffet…try to check Days Hotel Lapu-lapu or you can contact them directly at the numbers mentioned in the post.

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