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Punot: Where old and new Ilonggo flavors meet

When it comes to gastronomic adventures, Iloilo City even with is small area comes out big. From the heritage dishes, native cuisine and fresh seafood it offers to its current, trendy and cosmopolitan dining lifestyle that sprouted in the last few years. It's "survival of fittest" or should we say the tastiest and most delicious that is also just right within the budget is the name of the game nowadays. The influx of big players/imported in the restaurant scene as well  local entrepreneurs trying their hand on the food business gives the Ilonggos more than enough food places to choose from. And more often than not, Ilonggos tend to go back to old favorites and restaurants that give them their money's worth. On the banks of the Iloilo River, overlooking the Esplanade stands Punot Restaurant - named after the fishpens that used to dot the river and from its origins in the town of Estancia in Northern Iloilo. The restaurant is the first venture of siblings Andrea