Cebu City’s Parian area is not blessed with a charming reputation so you wouldn’t really expect a restaurant café to nestle within the territory. However, the owners of Cafe Elysa De Parian took the challenge and opened a quaint dining facility within the very heart of Parian.

What is interesting about this restaurant is that they have a Standard Menu and they also have a Menu that changes every week. This is definitely something new in Cebu.

Cafe Elysa’s menu is an interesting mix of western and local cuisines. They also have a selection of wines that guests can choose from. For the western cuisines, they serve Italian, Balinese, Spanish, and American. The newest additions to their menu are Fettuccini with mushroom and cream pesto, fricasseed of chicken breast with Tarragon, and creamed Dory with anchovy lemon sauce.

       Goat cheese with Basil Chiffonade                    Banana Apple Fritters 

  
 Pasta Bolognes with Basil and Grana                     Chicken Liver Pate  

 Padano Cheese 

Among the local dishes are varied and includes famous Filipino food, humba, pork belly chicharon (which is their version of the famous lechon kawali), dinuguan, Bam-i, and ginisang monggo. The restaurant also serves fish kinilaw and fried fish with sweet and sour sauce for those on a stricter diet. A sure winner for those who want a full and delicious meal is the kalderetang kambing, which goes perfectly with steamed plain rice. For dessert, they serve ice cream and several Filipino sweet delicacies, including banana fritters.

             Dinuguan with Camias                   Mongo topped with Sun rippened Tomato

          Deep Fried Belly Chicharon                         Sate' Ayam (Chicken)

Despite its seemingly disparate exteriors and interior designs, Café Elysa is a good place to dine. With approximately Php300 per person, one is sure to get a satisfying meal with the goodness of a home-cooked feast.

They also offer these following mouthwatering foods:

Appetizer -

• Roasted Shrimp Cocktail
• Tiger Prawns with Chili Sauce and Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice

- Salad -

• Lettuce, Carrots, Kiwi and Mandarin Oranges with Honey, Mango-Lemon Dressing

- Main Course -

• Honey-baked Ribs with Herbed Mashed Potato and Buttered Veggies

- Dessert -

• Brownies tapped with Vanilla Ice Cream
  

Café Elysa is located within the heart of historical Cebu, at 30-a Zamora Street, Parian. It has a parking area exclusively for the restaurant’s customers and is a mere walking distance from the four heritage sites.

Cafe Elysa is open from Tuesday - Sunday (they are close on Mondays)
(11:00 am - 3:00 pm) and (6:00 pm - 10:00 pm)

For reservations, call any of these numbers:

      (032) 414-9265, (032) 416-6793, (+63) 0921-453-8377, and (+63) 0908-872-      4980.