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most extensive menu on the island, with soups (P200),
sandwiches (P100), meat and veg dishes (P200) and pasta
(P180).
Daily 8am-midnight.
Pension Ivatan
Brgy Kayvalugan
T
078 373 0587,
W
pensionivatanbatanes.com.
This friendly restaurant
is decorated with beautiful glass buoys that were washed
up ashore from nearby Taiwan. The menu focuses on
traditional Ivatan cuisine - the large Ivatan platter
(P1550) will easily feed four to five; it includes coconut
crab, lobster, beef ribs, pork, flying fish, taro and
uved
, a
Batan delicacy of fish and pork sautéed with coconut.
Daily 7am-9pm.
St Dominic College Canteen
National Rd.
This self-
service canteen is popular among students of the attached
St Dominic College. There are a variety of inexpensive
dishes on offer, including burgers (P40) and cakes (P20).
There's also a little shop within the building selling
stationery.
Mon-Sat 8am-9pm, Sun 8am-8.30pm.
SHOPPING
BATAN ISLAND
Yaru
National Rd, Brgy Kaychanarianan
T
0908 920
0289.
Run by an association of artists who aim to make
the arts a sustainable source of income on the islands,
this small gallery and shop sells paintings as well as a few
souvenirs, including lovely painted cards of Batanes sights.
Mon-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat & Sun 2-7pm.
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