I'm not a seafood person but I know for a fact that Zamboanga City takes pride in its seafood restaurants. I've always heard about Alavar's Restaurant and it was great that Mayor Celso Lobregat decided to host dinner for us there.
They served us so much! One of their best sellers would be the curacha with Alavar's sauce (curacha con salsa Alavar's). Curacha is a species of crab abundant in Zamboanga waters.I particularly enjoyed the grilled imbao with garlic and butter and the seafood paella. But since I am not a seafood person, I was content with the crispy pata and found myself stuffed to the brim.
Alavar's Restaurant
Don Alfaro Street, Tetuan, Zamboanga City
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ReplyDeleteYup, the group was stuffed to the brim! :D
ReplyDeletezamboanga is really sa seafood paradise. my mother comes from there and it's the only place i can eat all the seafood i want without going bankrupt! hehe
ReplyDeleteGrabeeeeh! My best meal at Alavar's Zamboanga! Naglalaway na naman ako, just by remembering that dinner hosted by the Mayor. I was seated between Ma'am Gemma CA and Jerry Alfafara. Were you in that group?
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