Iloilo Travel Guide Day 5 – Atria and Festive Walk

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

This was our flight back in Manila and we still wanted to maximize our time but on a relaxed pace. We opted for Atria and Festive Walk which were just near our hotel. 

Breakfast at Theo’s Restaurant + Bakery
I was doing intermittent fasting so my friend was the one who had breakfast here. Told ya we really loved the place. We attended the 9 AM mass after breakfast.

Atria for lunch at Netong’s and Neighbor Coffee
While exploring La Paz Market, we discovered that Netong’s has an Atria branch. Perfect, since I wanted to try Neighbor Coffee too. Atria’s walkable from Seda Hotel, but it felt a bit isolated with no public transport options. 

Can’t leave Iloilo without trying the legendary La Paz Batchoy, right?  The Netong’s branch here was chill with a stronger AC, but the La Paz Batchoy was a bit too salty for me—even with the puto to balance it out. This was surprising because a cousin who went after my tried Netong’s and Deco’s and found Deco’s version saltier.

The main reason for the visit – Neighbor Coffee. I enjoyed this specialty coffee shop so much; I dedicated a solo post for it here. 

IloMoCa Museum
This was our first contemporary museum on the trip and I was excited! 

The excitement quickly turned into disappointment when we found out the entire second floor was closed. The museum only has 3 floors and 1/3 was unavailable yet the ticket prices stayed the same.

Scenes from IloMoCa

I’m a museum geek, so spending just 1-1.5 hours felt pretty bitin. The limited pieces on display definitely played a part.

We went around Festival Mall to kill time but didn’t really get to do much. The vibe at SM Iloilo was definitely better.


Fundador Museum
Not usually a brandy person, but needed something to pass the time. The museum is well designed and thoughtfully laid out. 

Empi Iced Coffee (P75)
Coffee Brandy over ice
We Beat the heat with this drink: coffee brandy mixed with simple syrup.  It had a sago’t gulaman vibe without the sago and gulaman—super refreshing! Definitely making me consider buying a bottle.

Wrapped up our tour with a stop back at Theo’s for some delicious bread and pastries for our airport dinner. As always, they were amazing.  Iloilo gave us the perfect send-off with this stunning view.

This ends the official Iloilo itinerary! I hope I convinced you to visit this dynamic city. It truly has a lot to offer. I have one last post featuring pasalubong items so watch out for that. 


Upper Ground Floor SM City Iloilo, Benigno Aquino Ave, Mandurriao, Iloilo City

Unit 10 & 11, Shops at Atria Ayala, Donato Pison Avenue, Brgy. San Rafael Mandurriao, Iloilo City

The Shops at Atria, Ayala Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City

Casa de Emperador Festive Walk Parade, Mandurriao, Iloilo City

📍 Fundador Museum
Festive Walk Parade, Mandurriao, Iloilo City (right next to IloMoCa)


This post is part of the extensive Iloilo Blog series. The rest of the posts are here:


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