Lugaw Houses in Cebu

​While people think the “lugaw” or porridge is a Chinese dish, some historians have indicated that this simple dish may have been created by Filipinos due to its simplicity. It is made up of rice, water and a little bit of salt. The Chinese influence on the lugaw may have been the addition of other ingredients to enhance its taste. Aside from the Chinese, the lugaw may have other foreign influences. The champorado is essentially lugaw with chocolate. This dish was brought to the country by the Spaniards. 

Lugaw Houses in Cebu – image source: courtesy of Peter Parcon

​The following are some of the places in the Queen City of the South with lugaw as their main offering: 

Lugaw Houses in Cebu – image source: courtesy of Peter Parcon

Lugaw ni Bossing

Lugaw ni Bossing is a chain of stores selling Manila-style lugaw. While the lugaw offered by Lugaw ni Bossing has a different appearance, it has similar taste as the ones offered by Cebu-based lugaw shops. The lugaw of this Manila-based store has a a yellow color. Aside from the color, the ingredients are basically the same. They also have a number of toppings for their lugaw, including an egg, ox tripe chicken, chicharon, and tokwa’t baboy, among others. 

Lugaw Houses in Cebu – image source: courtesy of Peter Parcon

​Lugaw ni Bossing offers a number of variants for their lugaw, including the Lugaw with Chicharon, Egg Caldo, Goto with Egg, Gotuyo, T3 Special, and Lugaw with Adobong Tito, among others. The prices of their lugaw range from PHP25 for the Plain Lugaw up to PHP48 for the Goto Special.  You can also order an extra egg for your lugaw or tokwa’t baboy to go with it. They also offer juice at PHP15 for the 12 oz size and PHP20 for the 16 oz size. Lugaw ni Bossing has a number of branches all over the Queen City of the South, including E-Mall and SM City Cebu.

Lugaw Houses in Cebu – image source: courtesy of Peter Parcon

Kapitan Lugaw

Kapitan Lugaw is another place that sells lugaw or rice congee. The place is located at the corner of M.L. Quezon Avenue and Talamban Road, Cebu City. Kapitan Lugaw has built a strong following among locals and residents in the area. There are instances when they have customers who just go to the place to have a taste of their specially-made lugaw or rice porridge.  The lugaw is flavored with beef and is topped with toasted garlic, green onions, and chicharon, among others.

Lugaw Houses in Cebu – image source: Kapitan Lugaw Facebook Page

​The lugaw at Kapitan Lugaw comes in three variants: Regular, Special Lugaw, and Special Lugaw with Egg. They also offer Regular Pospas, Special Pospas and Special Pospas with Egg. The prices of the menu items at Kapitan Lugaw start at PHP15 for the Regular Lugaw up to PHP32 for the Special Lugaw with Egg.

Lugaw Houses in Cebu – image source: Kapitan Lugaw Facebook Page

Lugawan ni Gianna

Lugawan ni Gianna is a lugaw place located close to a major university in the city. While a good number of their customers go to the place for the other food items the place offers, its main specialty is their lugaw. Since it is located close to a big university, most of their customers are students. The place may be situated in the Talamban area, but some of their customers make it a point to go to the place just to have breakfast.

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Similar to other places selling lugaw, the lugaw at Lugawan ni Gianna is available in a number of varieties: chicken, pork, and beef. They also offer other items on their menu, including the champorado, batchoy, and breakfast items, among others. 

Note: Prices may change without prior notice.