KUSINA SUGBO

One last Cebuano rice plate before boarding in T1

KUSINA SUGBO sits airside in Terminal 1, running daily from 6am to 10pm, and leans into canteen-style Cebuano food instead of burgers and pizza. Think turo-turo trays of adobo, humba, grilled fish, vegetables, and the house favorite Lechon Kawali over rice, all at roughly ₱150–₱250 per plate, so still airport-marked-up even though it feels like a carinderia line.

It’s a clear $ price tier by airport standards, but expect local blog and TripAdvisor reviewers’ complaint: you’re paying near fast-food combo prices for food that sits in chafing dishes. One flyer mentions a humba and adobo combo that tasted fine but came lukewarm, which matches the general 1.5-star rating. Quality swings with timing, not with what you order.

Food is self-service cafeteria style: you point at 2–3 viands, they plate it with a mound of white rice and hand it over on a tray in under 5 minutes. Typical options include pork adobo, humba, grilled bangus, pinakbet or another vegetable dish, and some fried items. The upside: it’s one of the few spots in T1 where you can actually get vegetables with your meal instead of straight fried chicken and fries.

What regulars do: Cebu-based frequent flyers say hit KUSINA SUGBO right on meal peaks, roughly 7–9am, 12–1:30pm, or 6–7:30pm, so turnover is fast and the Lechon Kawali skin still has crunch. A common hack is to split one extra-large rice, add two viands, and skip bottled drinks, dropping the total to around ₱200 per person instead of creeping higher.

Tip: if the trays look tired or low when you walk past, circle back in 10–15 minutes; they usually refresh in batches, and catching a new pan of Lechon Kawali or adobo makes all the difference here.