Entertainment

There are many forms of entertainment in Puerto Galera but mostly are concentrated in Sabang and White Beach areas.

During the day, there are plenty of open-air bars, boutiques and restaurant to choose from.  Tourists crowd bars along the beach to sip chilled drinks as they take respite from the sun and listen to reggae, hip-hop and other beach music.

In Sabang, many bars and restaurants have large screen videos showing live sports telecast or movies. There are many pool halls, board games and beer pub games some free to guests while others charge a small fee.

There is a floating bar moored 50m out from Capt’n Gregg’s Divers Lodge, and it’s the place to go if you really want to drink like a fish. Take plenty of protection against the sun – you can almost smell the foreign flesh roasting. A free shuttle boat will take you there and back.

There are also scores of ice-cream and pizza parlors, snack houses, fast-food joints and roadside eateries serving noodles and “lomi”.

Filipinos like to sing along coin-operated Videoke machines.  Many resorts have machines inside restaurants.

Nightlife

Puerto Galera nightlife entertainment is much livelier than during daytime.  In White Beach, the revelers crowd the open-air bars to watch “gay entertainers” dance as big loudspeakers blast the latest disco craze while drinking Puerto Galera’s famous concoction popularly known as “The Mindoro Sling”.

Sabang has more of the bikini-type bars and there is live music at some of the bars. As the bar area is concentrated in a small area and bars are linked by narrow walkways amongst the shops and cafes it’s easy to travel from one to another.  Bars are open until late and play all different kinds of music.

In Sabang a lot of the restaurants and open-air bars are located right on the waters edge at high tide so these are favorite places to wile away the evening hours after a meal, away from the music of the bars which are located further back from the shore.

Dining poses no problems with many western style dishes on the menu in addition to the usual Filipino and other Asian dishes.

Puerto Galera is not really known for its cultural or ethnic shows and there is no cinema on the the island.  Look out for the local fiestas that go on until the early hours if you want something different to do in the evening.

Capt’n Gregg’s in Sabang and The Point Bar in Small La Laguna are favorite watering holes with great music, cold drinks and friendly staff.