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Puerto Princesa & Palawan

Rene’s Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant on Palawan

by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis Rene's Saigon Vietnamese Specialties Welcome to Rene's Saigon! This is one of the oldest Vietnamese restaurants on Palawan. It started out as a small affair right inside the Palawan Vietnamese Refugee camp. Later Rene's moved to its current location down Rizal Extension, otherwise known as Airport Road. It's the same street that runs through…
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Puerto Princesa & Palawan

Bona’s Chaolong on Palawan – Vietnamese-Filipino Beef Stew

by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis View of Bona's from Manalo Street For a quick, delicious meal in Puerto Princesa, on your way to or from the Underground River, you can't beat Bona's Chaolong on Manalo Street. Vietnamese-style beef stew noodles, with a Palawan twist! To find Bona's Chaolong, go to the end of the National Highway, past the Provincial Capital complex,…
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