Tsuru Japanese Restaurant has been in Davao for about 30 years. They are considered as one of the best food establishments in the city. If you plan to dine at Tsuru but do not know what to order, we got you. Here are our Tsuru Favorites.
Their menu offers familiar Japanese dishes and a few exciting innovative items. Ingredients are always fresh and of high quality.
Makimono
Start with one or two rolls from their Makimono Menu.
Crazy Maki
A sure crowd-pleaser is the Crazy Maki. It is made with sushi rice, kani, and Japanese mayo, all wrapped in nori. Then, covered in tenkasu (fried tempura batter bits) and topped with more kani.
Simple. Nothing is raw. It is lightly seasoned. And has crunchy elements. It is perfect for kids and adults.
Here are more favorites from their Makimono Menu.
Salmon Aburi MakiBonsai Roll Tempura Roll
We love the Salmon Aburi Roll. You are sure to love it, too. We also recommend the Bonsai Roll, and the Tokyo Tempura Roll.
Sukiyaki
If you are dining in a group of 2-4 persons, you will probably enjoy sharing Tsuru’s Sukiyaki.
Sukiyaki
Our Editor Ria highly recommends their Sukiyaki. It has generous slivers of beef, tofu, and veggies with noodles in a rich beef broth.
Also in Ria’s list of her Tsuru favorites is Mixed Seafood Teppanyaki.
Mixed Teppanyaki
Their Mixed Seafood Teppanyaki is a good option for diners who want to eat seafood but do not like them raw.
They are finally coming back to Davao. The World’s Biggest Book Sale will be in town in time for your holiday shopping. Big Bad Wolf Davao 2023 is happening from December 15 to 23. And we have all the details here for you.
Big Bad Wolf Davao 2023
For it’s third iteration, BBW Davao 2023 will be held at SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang. The organizers promise to bring over 2.5 million titles of different authors and genres. This is the last BBW event in the Philippines for 2023.
Most of the books during the events will be at low prices with exclusive discounts of up to 95%.
This is the crossover you did not know you needed. Your two favorite snacks are together to make your holidays sweeter. Enjoy a piece or a box of the new Krispy Kreme Oreo Doughnuts today.
Krispy Kreme Holiday Cookies n’ Kreme
Yes, these are the decadent holiday treats we all deserve.
Krispy Kreme Oreo Variants
The new Holiday Cookies n’ Kreme Collection is here for a limited time only. Each one combines the crumbly chocolate and cream goodness of our favorite Oreo cookies with the soft and sweet melt in your mouth Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
Shopping season is here. It is time to shop for your noche buena food, gifts, holiday, OOTDs and more. And all Davao malls are ready to welcome you even beyond their usual operation hours. Here is your guide to the Davao Mall Hours for the 2019 Holiday Season.
Abreeza Ayala Mall
Abreeza celebrates the season with their Paint the Town Red Sale. Mall hours will be extended from December 9 to 15. Enjoy discounts and promos at Abreeza until 10 pm during the sale.
Get those important home essentials with up to 70% off at the True Value Christmas Sale. This exciting sale event will be at the Abreeza Atrium from December 6 -
Event Details
Get those important home essentials with up to 70% off at the True Value Christmas Sale. This exciting sale event will be at the Abreeza Atrium from December 6 – 8.
For more information, visit the Abreeza Page on Facebook for more information: fb.com/AbreezaMall.
Check out the Davao Events Page for more bazaars and other Christmas events around the city.
It's the season to shop. Abreeza will have extended mall hours for one week from December 9 to 15. The mall and all stores will be open until 10
Event Details
It’s the season to shop. Abreeza will have extended mall hours for one week from December 9 to 15. The mall and all stores will be open until 10 pm during the week. Selected items will be discounted up to 70% off.
For more information, visit the Abreeza Page on Facebook for more information: fb.com/AbreezaMall.
Check out the Davao Events Page for more bazaars and other Christmas events around the city.
Enjoy savings and special deals on two straight nights of midnight madness only at the Gaisano Mall of Davao Christmas Dash.
For more information, visit the event page at this
Event Details
Enjoy savings and special deals on two straight nights of midnight madness only at the Gaisano Mall of Davao Christmas Dash.
For more information, visit the event page at this link.
Kalsada Bazaar celebrates the season along with NCCC Mall Victoria Plaza with a bazaar entitled Christmas Town. It will feature crafts, food, and more sold by local entrepreneurs. It will
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Event Details
Kalsada Bazaar celebrates the season along with NCCC Mall Victoria Plaza with a bazaar entitled Christmas Town. It will feature crafts, food, and more sold by local entrepreneurs. It will be open on December 7 and 8 from 10 am until 11 pm.
Our favorites Southwing Cafeteria and Teasay Avenue will be at the bazaar.
Salted Egg Chicken Wings
Barbeque Chicken Wings
We highly recommend the Salted Egg Chicken Wings. To be honest, we love all of Southwing’s flavors. Plus, of course Teasay’s Milk Teas.
Check out the Christmas Town Event Page at this link. Follow Davao Kalsada on Facebook to know more about their events: fb.com/davaokalsada/.
Check out the Davao Events Page for more bazaars and other Christmas events around the city.
Like the SM City Davao Page on Facebook for more updates: fb.com/SMCityDavao/.
SM Supermarkets
To accommodate those who are doing their grocery shopping for the busy holiday season, SM Supermarket at SM City Davao will open even earlier than the malls.
SM City Davao Supermarket Hours Christmas 2019
December 1 – 12: 8 am – 10 pm
December 13 – 23: 7 am – 12 mn
Christmas Eve, December 24 (Tuesday): 7 am – 8 pm
December 25 – 30: 10 am – 9 pm
December 26 – 30 : 7 am – 12 mn
New Year’s Eve, December 31 (Tuesday): 7 am – 8 pm
BOO! It’s October. And it’s time for Halloween! Events for kids and adults are happening around the city starting this weekend up until October 31. Here are all the Davao Halloween Events 2019 happening.
Davao Halloween Weekend
The weekend is here and so are Halloween Events. RBG at Park Inn Davao kicks off the celebration with their Halloween Monster Bash.
On Sunday, October 27, more Halloween Events are happening around the city.
In the morning, Waterfront Insular Hotel will host brunch at 10 am at the Grand Agila Ballroom. The Halloween fun continues with trick or treat and other games and activities for the kids until the afternoon.
Gaisano Grand Citygate’s Spookyriffic Halloween activities will begin in the morning and will run the entire day.
Meanwhile, NCCC Mall Buhangin’s faBOOLous Halloween will start at 3 pm.
Ngilngig Asian Film Festival
Halloween in Davao is never complete without our own homegrown film festival: the Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival. It opened on October 25 and will run until October 29.
From what used to be a horror-genre festival, Ngilngig Festival has expanded its scope to become the first fantastic film festival of its kind in Southeast Asia, extending the reach to other neighboring countries’ “ngilngig” and fantastic films that are significant with our own ways of telling stories to promote and preserve our myths, traditions, history and culture into cinematic form.
Festival films and other featured films will be screened at the Cinematheque Davao.
Ngilngig Film Festival 2019
The festival will highlight short films in competition by Filipino and Asian filmmakers. It also features Full-Length Asian Films. Ngilngig will also screen films by Filipino Filmmakers. Bamboo Dogs by Khavn and Markado (The Moon Devourer) by Joe Bacus will be screened on Sunday, October 27. MedusAe (New Cut) by Pam Miras will have a Special Screening on Monday, October 28.
The Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival will also screen two Pinoy Classics: Magic Temple on Sunday, October 27 and Pantayin sa Sindak si Barbara on Monday, October 28.
Finally, A Short History of a Few Bad Things by Keith Deligero will close the festival on Tuesday, October 29. Closing Day will also feature a Ngilngig Showcase and an Experimental Shorts Exhibition.
Mall Events
Davao Halloween festivities will continue in malls around the city on October 30 and 31.
SM Davao Monstacular
SM Lanang Premier Spooktacular
Abreeza Shriektober
Take your pick. SM City Davao‘s Monstacular Halloween, SM Lanang Premier‘s Spooktacular Halloween, and Abreeza‘s Skriektober featuring The Lost Arcade are all happening on October 30 and 31.
Popular Japanese fast fashion brand Miniso celebrate the Lunar New Year with a cute collection of cheerful and cuddly pig toys to give you good luck and positive vibes this year. Yes! It’s the Year of the Pig at Miniso!
It is said that children born in the Year of the Pig are good-tempered, cheerful, optimistic, and people who never lose heart no matter what the situation is. It is quite impossible to find a sad child of this sign. A child born under this sign believes that life is given for happiness. That all problems can be easily solved when well thought of and the two most important things in life are good health and having a positive outlook. Cute. Cuddly. Cheerful.
Behind these characteristics lie a determined nature. People born on the Year of the Pig follow their goals. Act gently and tactfully. Pig girls are gentle, kind, and caring . Meanwhile, Pig boys, are valiant knights with good hearts. Lucky ones born under this sign are known to read a lot and know countless interesting stories.
Year of the Pig at Miniso
Celebrate the Pigs in your life usher in the New Year with cute, cuddly piggys from Miniso Philippines.
Huggable Pig Pillow available at Miniso.
Channel the positive, joyful vibe of the Year of the Pig with adorable pig plushies in costumes.
Pig Plush Toy in Bunny Costume available at Miniso.
Pig Plush Toy in Dinosaur Costume available at Miniso.
Cute, right? Miniso’s creativity has reached a playful mile by showcasing adorable and fluffy pig plush toys in dinosaur and bunny costumes.
