Vegans In Philippines

Yes, there are many
Vegans in the Philippines.

Vegans in The Philippines

The healthiest way of eating is a Vegan diet.

Watch Moby tell "Why I'm a Vegan" first then watch some of the other videos on this page.

Plan to watch the full-length version of "Forks over Knives."

Watch the above video by Robert Cheeke on where Vegans get their protein.

Check out this simple vegan baking substitution guide.

Definition of "Vegan": "A person who does not eat or use animal products."

Get a "Vegetarian / Vegan Starter Kit" from PETA.

Find out how many Beans equal the protein of Chicken?

You may want to try vegetarian eating first. You can slowly transition from eating beef, fish, pork and poultry by adding more vegetables, fruits and nuts to your diet and easing off meats.
I wondered if it would be possible to live without meat. Now I am vegan and feel great.

Watch "Food, Inc." You will be amazed at how you have been tricked into eating an unhealthy diet.

Watch The "Best Speech Ever" (life changing).

Try some of the food at the Clarkton Hotel in Angeles City. After dining, please consider sharing some of your wealth with street children and orphanages in the Philippines.

Want some familiar Western or other ethnic foods? You will find many American fast food franchises in the Philippines.  This is an extensive list. Check their sites to find local branches near you as you travel the Philippines.

Be careful, check out Foods To Avoid in the Philippines.

Find grocery stores in the Philippines. In these stores you will be able to find some American foods, drinks and snacks.

Try some Filipino foods Americans like.

Learn about genetically modified foods (GMO) in the Philippines.

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This article will be expanded upon. Please check back for more information about Vegan eating in the Philippines and in the USA. This page last updated July 23, 2022.

Vegetarian In Philippines

Live as a vegetarian or Vegan in the Philippines.

Vegetarians In The Philippines

As of now I no longer endorse any of my former food blogs.

I went Vegan in 2013.

Visit our online Vegan Tribe Cafe and order now.

Get the free Vegetarian and Vegan Starter Kit online now.

Vegetarianism Explained by a Child

For 3 months I was a vegetarian back several years ago. Now I am attempting it again. As of June 19, 2017 I have been Vegetarian for 4 and 1/2 years.

Some of my reasons are:

1. Lower blood pressure.

2. Prevent hardening of the arteries.

3. Prevent sickness. Illness from pork. Read about Trichinosis at the Mayo Clinic web site.
Illnesses from meat and some other foods. Pork worm in a woman's brain. See worms coming out of pork when coke is poured on it.

4. Antibiotics and growth hormones in Philippine animals grown for food and in U.S.A.

5. The absolute cruelty perpetrated on the animals. Watch the "milk is cruel" the "Downed Cattle" and "Pink Slime" videos. View some of the "Investigations" at Mercy For Animals. Check out McCruelty.

The plant-based food pyramid

Vegan food pyramid

Plant based sources of calcium. An interesting point made is that animal protein leaches calcium from your bones but plant based protein does not. More about calcium rich foods. I like to take a Vegetarian multi-vitamin lke "Alive". If you opt for a Vegan lifestyle be sure to get enough B-12 and D vitamins.

Gorillas are Vegetarians!

Watch a Silverback Mountain Gorilla in a "Salad Bowl".

Find out how many Beans equal the protein of Chicken?

Where do vegans get their protein?:

Read all about vegetable protein at Engine2diet book. He answers questions like, "Can I get enough protein from a plant based diet?"

 You can get enough protein eating plant based meals.

 Some meatless recipes. 

More food exposes: Watch "Food, Inc." and see how you have been tricked into eating an unhealthy diet.

Data ties human illness to farm antibiotics  

How to wean yourself off processed foods. 

Why not to eat farm raised fish like Tilapia and Salmon.

Vegetarian Restaurants in the Philippines: 

PETA's Top 10 Vegetarian Restaurants in the Philippines.

More vegetarian restaurants in the Philippines. PETA's list of some more vegetarian restaurants in the Philippines.

Recipes:  Filipino Vegan Pancit Recipe

Filipino Vegan Adobo Recipe

And, check out these other recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks and Dessert.

Warning:  12 Things to never Never Say To A Vegan.

Other food in the Philippines:  Filipino foods Americans and Europeans like.

American restaurants in the Philippines.

Where to buy American groceries in the Philippines.

You will find many American and European restaurants in malls in the Philippines.

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This article will be expanded upon. Please check back for more information about Vegetarian and Vegan foods in the Philippines. This article last updated June 4, 2022.

American Groceries Philippines

International Foods in the Philippines

Buying American Groceries in the Philippines

If you want to buy American groceries or European foods in the Philippines, there are grocery stores which sell imported items including American products. "Metro Supermarkets" like the one at Marquee Mall in Angeles City has an international food section.
There you may find many of your favorite products. Metro Supermarkets are a feature of some Robinson's Malls. Marquee Mall, an Ayala mall, has a Robinson's Department store and the Metro Market attached to it.

Robinsons Supermarkets

Puregold Price Club grocery stores,
found outside malls.

SM Supermarkets in malls.

Another place to find imported foods is in SM Supermarkets and SM Hypermarkets located in most SM Malls in the Philippines. SM Hypermarkets are like Wal-Mart Supercenters in USA.

You may buy American groceries in Makati in Manila, near to the Ayala train station. There is a large, imported foods section in the SM Hypermarket. At Christmas holiday time they carry frozen turkeys.

When you buy your imported goods, I advise you to stock up on them. Some items are stocked regularly, but the delivery of some is sporadic. Some you may never find again. For example, I found a great Italian pizza sauce in a plastic bottle, and we made a lot of pizzas using those bottles, then, all of a sudden, they were apparently discontinued. We asked management to stock them regularly, but we never saw them again. That was at Metro Supermarket in Marquee Mall at Angeles City.

If you would like to visit a 7-11 Store, use this store locator. They offer many American snack foods.

Puregold store locator.

Robinsons Supermarkets store locator.

Mini Stop convenience stores also sell American snack foods, find store locations on the island of Luzon.

Many small "mom and pop" "canteens" or "carinderias," operating in store fronts along sidewalks, also sell American snacks in addition to Filipino cuisine and Filipino style hamburgers, French fries and hotdogs. A canteen is a fancier carinderia.

"Sari Sari" stores, located in front of private houses and operated by the homeowners, sell some American snacks and sodas along with a lot of Filipino snacks and staples. I often stop and buy packaged snacks at sari sari stores. Many of the snacks are local made.

A typical Sari Sari store
in the Philippines

Sari Sari stores sell for the lowest prices and are found all over the Philippines; at city sidewalks and even attached to the front of many houses. Try some Filipino snacks like "Chippy" (similar to Fritos but many different flavors) and "Chicharron" (fried corn kernels). My favorite is garlic chicharron. Another favorite is "Otop" (crispy pastries.) They are baked and sealed in plastic wrap (several in a package.)

If you want to eat American fast food in the Philippines visit these American restaurants.

See Filipino foods Americans and Europeans like.


If you are considering buying real estate in the Philippines.

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Please check back to read more about buying American, European foods, and Filipino snack foods and groceries at grocery stores, canteens and carinderias in the Philippines. This article was updated June 18, 2022.

American Buffet Angeles City

Westerner buffet in Angeles City

Best Buffet Restaurants in Angeles City, Philippines

As of now I no longer endorse any of my former food blogs.

I went Vegan in 2013.

Visit our online Vegan Tribe Cafe and order now.

Build your own buffet at "Oh! Live Green"

plant-based cafe.

"Oh! Live Green" Menu (click to enlarge)

             Breakfast and Dinner Buffet

Having lived in Angeles City for about 2 years we have tried quite a few restaurants there. We were on a budget, so we often ate at fast food restaurants in the area. However, once in a while we would dine at popular full-service restaurants.

Dining room
at Clarkton Hotel, Don Juico Ave.,
Angeles City, Philippines

In my opinion, the best restaurant we have dined at is at the Clarkton Hotel on Don Juico Ave. in the Balibago section (follow Fields Ave. going West, away from MacArthur Highway).

Buffet service has apparently been suspended. Contact Clarkton to inquire about food service.

Now there is a large new menu and dining service at Clarkton.

The German chef used to serve up an all you can eat Breakfast Buffet (7 a.m. - 1 p.m. daily) and a great all you could eat Dinner Buffet (5 p.m. - 10 p.m. daily. Don't miss it!). These buffet hours were accurate as of August 25, 2012. We have never tried the breakfast buffet but have dined at the dinner buffet. This buffet has a grand menu of American and European foods. At Thanksgiving the chef prepares a buffet that is nothing short of wonderful. All the roast turkey and fixings you can eat and they do not run out of it. Unlimited sides, other meats and fish, soups, breads, salad and desserts. Visit the Dinner Buffet link above to see pictures of the everyday buffet. I suggest you call them for reservations on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Easter and on other National Holidays. Find their phone number by clicking on the Clarkton Hotel site link above. At their site you may also contact them via Live Chat (they have always answered me promptly).

The Clarkton is not far from Clark International Airport in the Clark Freeport Zone.

A couple of other buffet restaurants not far from the Clarkton Hotel are the Megueni Restaurant at the Holiday Inn in the Clark Freeport Zone and the Cabalen Buffet in the SM Clark Mall. Megueni features Western and Eastern food. Cabalen features Filipino and some other Asian foods and has restaurant buffets in other cities of the Philippines also.

There are many dining places in SM Clark Mall.

If you want a Vegan meal, try "Lo Han Chai" at 

Classic Savory in the mall.

If you are staying in Angeles City, you may ride a jeepney or ride a tricycle to and from these restaurants. Or, you may pay considerably more to ride in a taxi. There are always taxis waiting at the jeepney terminal at SM Clark Mall. Regardless of where you eat be sure to take a bottle of distilled or purified water with you. It is usually very hot, and you will want some as you walk and ride about. I advise you not to drink any tap water. And always ask "is the water purified and ask if the ice is made with purified water?" If both are not purified do not drink it, drink soda or beer from unopened cans or water from sealed bottles instead. I often ask for a dry glass to pour soda from a can. Even a few drops on a not quite dry glass may make you sick.

If you have a favorite all you can eat buffet restaurant in Angeles City, or buffet or any other kind of restaurants anywhere in the Philippines please share it with other readers by entering comments below.

Check out my article about foods and drinks to avoid in the Philippines.

If you will be staying for an extended period of time you may want to visit
grocery stores which sell American and European foods.

There are many American restaurants in Angeles City and in most larger cities in the Philippines.

Try some food at SM Clark food court.

Eat at one of the Vegan restaurants in Angeles City.

Try some of my favorite Filipino foods before I went Vegan.

Ask a Filipino friend if these street foods will be safe for you to eat and drink. Ask the vendor if the drink is made with purified water. I have eaten the Salted Peanuts and Banana Q before.

If you are considering buying real estate in the Philippines.

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Please check back to read more about eating in the best "all you can eat" buffets and Vegan restaurants in Angeles City, Philippines. This article last updated February 11, 2024.