Hinigaran Oysters (Talabahan) & Tagda Pier
Hinigaran, Negros Occidental · about 55 km from 3ACs Apartment, Talisay City
Fresh, cheap oysters on the highway in the 'Oyster Capital' of Negros Occidental.
About
Hinigaran calls itself the 'Gateway to Southern Negros' and the 'Oyster and Pyrotechnics Capital of Negros Occidental'. Travellers heading south to Kabankalan or Sipalay stop at the talabahan along the highway, such as Gerry's Talabahan, for buckets of freshly steamed oysters, mussels, crab and other seafood at very low prices. Down at the coast, Tagda Pier and the small beach resorts are good for a sunset walk. Around the New Year, the town's firecracker makers are busy — buy only from licensed sellers.
History
Founded in 1768, Hinigaran is one of the older towns of the south, with the well-preserved Sta. Maria Magdalena church in the town centre.
Why visit
The best quick seafood stop on the south road.
How to get there
On the national highway about 1 hour 15 minutes south of Bacolod.
- Ceres bus or jeepney south from Bacolod
Prices (estimates)
- OystersVery affordable (by the plate or bucket)
Hours / best time: Talabahan open daily, lunch to evening
Nearby places
- Sta. Maria Magdalena Church, Hinigaran — One of the best-preserved Spanish-era churches in Negros, with a landmark brick tower.
- Pontevedra — Food Basket & Handurayo Festival — A coastal farm town nicknamed the 'Food Growth Center' of the province, with a May festival.
- Binadlan Falls (Bambi Falls) — Binalbagan's upland waterfall, now easier to reach on a new concrete road.
- Our Lady of Candles Church, San Enrique — A Recollect parish from 1867 in a small rice-and-sugar town between Valladolid and Pontevedra.
- Glory Hill, Isabela — A hilltop pilgrimage site with a 45-foot steel cross and wide views of the sugarcane plains.