Ka Inato Rizal Avenue – Art & Great Food
@DonnaAmisDavis
When in Puerto Princesa, coming and going from your Underground River trip, Go Local! Puerto has so many terrific restaurants that are locally owned. Ka Inato is one of them. We enjoyed a great meal there on a recent trip to Palawan.
Ka Inato on Rizal Avenue is actually the second Ka Inato in Puerto Princesa. The original restaurant, on the National Highway, is also full of art, and is a larger venue, with fountains. They share much of the same menu. Food at both restaurants are really great. Delicious, and great value.
We love the menu at Ka Inato. Great value! Perfect little meals, like their pork ribs, called “Tadyang ng Baboy”, have rice, meat and veggies. And not expensive, either.
Lots of fresh fruit shakes are available to cool you off, quench your thirst, and give you some energy for the rest of your day.
What makes Ka Inato fun is all the local art. The walls are full of colorful paintings, the ledges have painted wood carvings. That and the friendly service can’t help but cheer a tired traveler right up.
Ka Inato, Rizal Avenue, is located just a few blocks from the Puerto Princesa Airport entrance, heading toward town.
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Hi Donna, still in Puerto? I might be able to visit the place for the first time. Im thinking of doing city tour, street photography. Any suggestion pls?
Hi Elmer, great to hear from you! We aren’t living in Puerto anymore — back home in San Diego, but we get back to Palawan almost every year. As far as street photography, what comes to mind is the historic center of Puerto — down close to the wharf. The market is nearby, some lovely ancestral homes, and lots and lots of people. So many tricycles! There’s a WWII memorial park there commemorating the Palawan massacre. The city tour might be interesting. Some of the places they take you might be kitschy, though. You could give Bankers Hill a pass, except for the views of the bay. I love Puerto — so much rich history and mix of cultures. Great Vietnamese food because Puerto used to have a First Asylum Refugee Camp. Great art scene, too, exemplified in Ka Lui’s restaurant, and the Ka Inatos, like this article mentions.
Similar to Manila, the city of Puerto Princesa expands out in concentric rings from the waterfront – oldest part closest to the docks.
O shoot I was hoping I’d meet you at last. Anyway I’ll be googling every spots you mentioned. I think I’ll rummage through your puerto posts too. Thank you so much!
Have a blast! Puerto is great.