[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-city-la-union":3},{"city":4,"cities":12,"venues":102,"events":291,"totals":330},{"slug":5,"name":6,"islandGroup":7,"color":8,"inkColor":9,"lede":10,"venueCount":11},"la-union","La Union","luzon","#6C4FC2","#FFFFFF","San Juan's surf strip: beach parties at the hostels, acoustic sets and bonfires after the last wave.",6,[13,19,25,31,36,37,43,50,57,64,69,74,79,85,92,97],{"slug":14,"name":15,"islandGroup":7,"color":16,"inkColor":9,"lede":17,"venueCount":18},"metro-manila","Metro Manila","#2346B8","Poblacion for walk-in bar hopping, BGC for rooftops and clubs, and the country's best-ranked cocktail bars a short Grab ride apart.",25,{"slug":20,"name":21,"islandGroup":7,"color":22,"inkColor":9,"lede":23,"venueCount":24},"angeles-clark","Angeles & Clark","#55607A","Hotel bars and long-running restaurant-bars around Clark's freeport, an hour and a half north of Manila.",3,{"slug":26,"name":27,"islandGroup":7,"color":28,"inkColor":9,"lede":29,"venueCount":30},"subic","Subic","#7A2E3A","The old naval base's freeport drinks by the water: rooftop bands, sports bars on Alava Quay and a hotel roof that serves round the clock at weekends.",5,{"slug":32,"name":33,"islandGroup":7,"color":34,"inkColor":9,"lede":35,"venueCount":24},"baguio","Baguio","#8A5534","Cool mountain air, craft beer and band bars off Session Road; nights start early and end by one.",{"slug":5,"name":6,"islandGroup":7,"color":8,"inkColor":9,"lede":10,"venueCount":11},{"slug":38,"name":39,"islandGroup":7,"color":40,"inkColor":9,"lede":41,"venueCount":42},"palawan","El Nido, Palawan","#CB4172","Sunset bars on the bay, then the beachfront parties of El Nido town once the island-hopping boats come in.",7,{"slug":44,"name":45,"islandGroup":7,"color":46,"inkColor":47,"lede":48,"venueCount":49},"coron","Coron","#2A9FD6","#08201F","A wreck divers' town with one short bar street: local craft IPA, live bands next door and a rooftop sunset over Coron Bay.",4,{"slug":51,"name":52,"islandGroup":53,"color":54,"inkColor":47,"lede":55,"venueCount":56},"cebu","Cebu","visayas","#12A3A0","IT Park's late bars, Crossroads cocktails and Mactan's resort lounges; the country's second big night out.",12,{"slug":58,"name":59,"islandGroup":53,"color":60,"inkColor":61,"lede":62,"venueCount":63},"boracay","Boracay","#F2C230","#15171C","White Beach is one long bar: sunset at Station 1, parties at Station 2, quieter drinks towards Station 3.",9,{"slug":65,"name":66,"islandGroup":53,"color":67,"inkColor":61,"lede":68,"venueCount":49},"iloilo","Iloilo","#E07A2E","Smallville's bar strip and a growing cocktail scene in the City of Love.",{"slug":70,"name":71,"islandGroup":53,"color":72,"inkColor":9,"lede":73,"venueCount":11},"bacolod","Bacolod","#B83A8C","The City of Smiles drinks late around Lacson Street, and loudest of all during MassKara.",{"slug":75,"name":76,"islandGroup":53,"color":77,"inkColor":9,"lede":78,"venueCount":24},"dumaguete","Dumaguete","#3674C7","A university town on the Rizal Boulevard seafront: cheap beer, live bands, an easy crowd.",{"slug":80,"name":81,"islandGroup":53,"color":82,"inkColor":9,"lede":83,"venueCount":84},"bohol","Bohol","#5B8022","Alona Beach on Panglao: dive-crowd bars and beach lounges after the boats come back.",1,{"slug":86,"name":87,"islandGroup":88,"color":89,"inkColor":9,"lede":90,"venueCount":91},"siargao","Siargao","mindanao","#27835A","Surf by day; by night the party moves venue to venue on a weekly rotation, so the night you land decides the bar.",11,{"slug":93,"name":94,"islandGroup":88,"color":95,"inkColor":9,"lede":96,"venueCount":30},"davao","Davao","#C2352B","Relaxed bars and band nights; the city liquor ordinance stops sales from 1am to 8am, so start early.",{"slug":98,"name":99,"islandGroup":88,"color":100,"inkColor":9,"lede":101,"venueCount":24},"cagayan-de-oro","Cagayan de Oro","#1F7F86","Rooftop and band bars in the City of Golden Friendship, busiest on Friday band nights.",[103,153,195,226,256,273],{"slug":104,"citySlug":5,"name":105,"area":106,"address":107,"types":108,"mapsUrl":111,"rank":84,"hours":112,"hoursVerified":124,"bestDays":125,"peak":126,"bestLabel":129,"bestWhy":130,"expect":131,"vibe":132,"music":133,"priceLevel":134,"priceNote":135,"dress":136,"entry":137,"website":138,"instagram":139,"researchNotes":140,"sources":141,"photo":143,"lists":151,"lastCheckedAt":152},"flotsam-and-jetsam-la-union","Flotsam & Jetsam","Urbiztondo, San Juan","MacArthur Hwy, Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union",[109,110],"beach-bar","club","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=Flotsam%20%26%20Jetsam%20Urbiztondo%2C%20San%20Juan",[113,116,117,118,119,122,123],[114,115],900,1440,[114,115],[114,115],[114,115],[120,121],420,1530,[120,121],[120,121],true,[30],[127,128],1320,1470,"Saturday · 22:00","The weekend beach parties at this hostel are the town's signature night out.","A surf hostel and beachfront bar that throws San Juan's best-known parties. Expect a young Manila weekend crowd, bonfires, DJs on the sand and a lot of beer.","Surf-town party","DJ sets and live bands",2,"Beers ₱100–160, cocktails ₱250+","Boardshorts","Usually free; cover on event nights","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.flotsamandjetsamhostel.com\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fflotsamandjetsamhostel\u002F","Restobar hours from the official Instagram bio (Mon–Thu 3PM–12AM; Fri–Sun 7AM–1:30AM); posts through 24 Oct 2026. Party-night schedule not confirmed (captions unreadable). The photo shows Urbiztondo beach, not the venue.",[139,142],"https:\u002F\u002Fwanderlog.com\u002Flist\u002FgeoCategory\u002F249125",{"sm":144,"lg":145,"width":146,"height":147,"credit":148,"license":149,"sourceUrl":150},"\u002Fphotos\u002Fflotsam-and-jetsam-la-union-sm.webp","\u002Fphotos\u002Fflotsam-and-jetsam-la-union-lg.webp",560,327,"Flotsam & Jetsam Artist Beach Hostel (official website)","© Flotsam & Jetsam Artist Beach Hostel (venue's own image)","https:\u002F\u002Flirp.cdn-website.com\u002F6dae42e3\u002Fdms3rep\u002Fmulti\u002Fopt\u002Ffecfce8a-4c83-439b-bf21-acd467a18d43-1920w.jpg",[],"2026-10-25",{"slug":154,"citySlug":5,"name":155,"area":106,"address":156,"types":157,"mapsUrl":159,"rank":134,"hours":160,"hoursVerified":124,"bestDays":171,"peak":172,"bestLabel":175,"bestWhy":176,"expect":177,"vibe":178,"music":179,"priceLevel":84,"priceNote":180,"dress":181,"entry":182,"website":183,"instagram":184,"researchNotes":185,"sources":186,"photo":188,"lists":194,"lastCheckedAt":152},"kabsat-la-union","Kabsat","Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union",[109,158],"live-music","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=Kabsat%20Urbiztondo%2C%20San%20Juan",[161,163,164,165,166,168,170],[162,115],480,[162,115],[162,115],[162,115],[162,167],1560,[169,167],360,[169,167],[49,30],[173,174],1050,1200,"Fri–Sat · Sunset (5:30pm)–9pm","Sunset from the upstairs deck over the surf break, with live music after dark.","A big Filipino restaurant and bar right on the beach. Locals and barkadas fill up on grilled food and buckets of beer while acoustic acts play.","Barkada beach hangout","Acoustic OPM","Beer buckets ₱500–700","Casual","Free",null,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fkabsatlaunion\u002F","Hours from the verified official Instagram bio (Mon–Thu 8am–12am, Fri 8am–2am, Sat–Sun 6am–2am); posts through 30 Sep 2026. RJD Explorer (28 Jun 2026) mentions happy hour, an upstairs deck over the beach, live music, and house cocktails Headwind (rum, coconut, lychee, lemon) and Riptide. TheSmartLocal (2022) gave a 3–6pm buy-one-take-one cocktail happy hour; not re-confirmed. Tripadvisor reviews are mixed (2.3).",[184,187,142],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rjdexplorer.com\u002Fplaces-for-drinks-in-san-juan-la-union\u002F",{"sm":189,"lg":190,"width":146,"height":162,"credit":191,"license":192,"sourceUrl":193},"\u002Fphotos\u002Fkabsat-la-union-sm.webp","\u002Fphotos\u002Fkabsat-la-union-lg.webp","Kabsat La Union (@kabsatlaunion, via TheSmartLocal Philippines)","© Kabsat La Union (venue's own image, published with a TheSmartLocal article)","https:\u002F\u002Fthesmartlocal.ph\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F04\u002FLa-Union-Restaurants-Kabsat-La-Union-happy-hour.jpg",[],{"slug":196,"citySlug":5,"name":197,"area":106,"address":198,"types":199,"mapsUrl":201,"rank":24,"hours":202,"hoursVerified":212,"bestDays":213,"peak":214,"bestLabel":217,"bestWhy":218,"expect":219,"vibe":220,"music":221,"priceLevel":134,"priceNote":222,"dress":181,"entry":182,"website":183,"instagram":183,"researchNotes":223,"sources":224,"photo":183,"lists":225,"lastCheckedAt":152},"kermit-la-union","Kermit La Union","183 MacArthur Hwy, Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union",[200],"cocktail","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=Kermit%20La%20Union%20Urbiztondo%2C%20San%20Juan",[203,206,207,208,209,210,211],[204,205],660,1380,[204,205],[204,205],[204,205],[204,205],[204,205],[204,205],false,[30],[215,216],1140,1290,"Saturday · 19:00","Get cocktails with dinner before heading to the beach parties.","The La Union outpost of the Siargao favourite, serving wood-fired Italian food and a strong cocktail list. It's a good pre-party stop.","Relaxed surf-chic","Chill house","Cocktails ₱300–450","Hours are an estimate. This is mainly a restaurant.",[142],[],{"slug":227,"citySlug":5,"name":228,"area":229,"address":230,"types":231,"mapsUrl":232,"rank":49,"hours":233,"hoursVerified":124,"bestDays":242,"peak":243,"bestLabel":244,"bestWhy":245,"expect":246,"vibe":247,"music":248,"priceLevel":24,"priceNote":249,"dress":250,"entry":182,"website":251,"instagram":252,"researchNotes":253,"sources":254,"photo":183,"lists":255,"lastCheckedAt":152},"tiki-bikini-la-union","Tiki Bikini","Fatwave Surf Resort, Urbiztondo, San Juan","Fatwave Surf Resort, MacArthur Highway, Brgy. Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union",[109,200],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=Tiki%20Bikini%20Fatwave%20Surf%20Resort%20Urbiztondo%20San%20Juan%20La%20Union",[234,236,237,238,239,240,241],[235,127],720,[235,127],[235,127],[235,127],[235,115],[235,115],[235,127],[49,30],[173,174],"Fri–Sat · Sunset (5:30pm)–10pm","Start with a tiki drink at sunset; the resort's Sundown Club DJs play next door on Fridays and Saturdays.","A retro tiki and juice bar inside Fatwave Surf Resort that serves its rum drinks in novelty vessels: the Bubble Bath comes in a tiny bathtub and the Shark Attack in a shark mug. It is playful rather than serious, pet-friendly, and a good warm-up before Urbiztondo's later bars.","Kitsch tiki hideaway","Playlist; resort DJs on weekends","Cocktails ₱400–480, shots ₱220, sharing pitcher ₱1,300 (menu on the resort site, may be dated)","Beachwear is fine","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fatwavesurfresort.com\u002Fdining-and-bar","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Ftikibikini.lu\u002F","Hours from the official Instagram bio ('Cocktail + Juice Bar … Sun–Thu 12nn–10pm \u002F Fri & Sat 12nn–12mn'), posts through 29 Sep 2026; Fatwave's own Instagram tags it and posts through Oct 2026. Prices from the Tiki Bikini menu image on Fatwave's Dining & Bar page (site footer © 2024), so may have risen. Bubble Bath and Shark Attack also described by RJD Explorer (28 Jun 2026). The only official image is a menu graphic, so no photo.",[252,251,187],[],{"slug":257,"citySlug":5,"name":258,"area":106,"address":259,"types":260,"mapsUrl":261,"rank":30,"hours":183,"hoursVerified":212,"bestDays":262,"peak":263,"bestLabel":264,"bestWhy":265,"expect":266,"vibe":267,"music":268,"priceLevel":24,"priceNote":269,"dress":181,"entry":182,"website":183,"instagram":183,"researchNotes":270,"sources":271,"photo":183,"lists":272,"lastCheckedAt":152},"shrine-of-satisfaction-la-union","The Shrine of Satisfaction","Above The Great Northwest Philippine Food and View Deck, San Juan, La Union",[200],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=The%20Shrine%20of%20Satisfaction%20San%20Juan%20La%20Union",[49,30],[174,127],"Fri–Sat · 8pm–10pm","It is the usual first stop before the beach parties, with a DJ warming the room.","The cocktail bar from the team behind El Union Coffee, upstairs from The Great Northwest food deck. Drinks borrow from the café, like Strawberry Rice Fields Forever with El Union's horchata, gin and strawberry cordial, and a DJ sets the tone early in the night.","Lively pre-party bar","DJ","Cocktails roughly ₱350–450 (estimate; not published)","Single real source: RJD Explorer travel blog (28 Jun 2026), which gives location, the El Union link, the DJ and the named drink. A web search summary also called it a popular starting point for bar-hopping, but I couldn't open that page. Hours and prices unknown; official site\u002FInstagram not found (elunioncoffee.com returned 429). Editor should confirm before publishing.",[187],[],{"slug":274,"citySlug":5,"name":275,"area":276,"address":277,"types":278,"mapsUrl":279,"rank":11,"hours":183,"hoursVerified":212,"bestDays":280,"peak":281,"bestLabel":283,"bestWhy":284,"expect":285,"vibe":286,"music":287,"priceLevel":24,"priceNote":269,"dress":181,"entry":182,"website":183,"instagram":183,"researchNotes":288,"sources":289,"photo":183,"lists":290,"lastCheckedAt":152},"peppercorn-bar-la-union","Peppercorn Bar","Station Lane, San Juan","Station Lane food compound, San Juan, La Union",[200],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fmaps\u002Fsearch\u002F?api=1&query=Peppercorn%20Bar%20Station%20Lane%20San%20Juan%20La%20Union",[49,30],[282,115],1260,"Fri–Sat · 9pm–midnight","The small room and DJ booth are best once the dinner crowd in the compound has moved on.","A compact gin bar in the Station Lane food compound, lined with vinyl and run around a small DJ booth. Every cocktail is gin-based; staff steer you to things like Holidays!, with Tanqueray Sevilla, pineapple jam, brandied bacon and tajín.","Small, music-led","Vinyl and DJ booth","Single real source: RJD Explorer travel blog (28 Jun 2026) for location, vinyl\u002FDJ setup and named drink. 'Gin-only vinyl listening bar' also appeared in a web search summary I couldn't trace to an opened page. Hours and prices unknown; official accounts not found. Editor should confirm before publishing.",[187],[],[292,303,314,323],{"slug":293,"name":294,"startDate":152,"endDate":295,"recurring":296,"citySlug":5,"placeLabel":6,"venueLabel":297,"kind":298,"blurb":299,"tip":300,"dateStatus":301,"url":302,"photo":183},"la-union-surfing-break-2026","La Union Surfing Break 2026","2026-11-01","annual","San Juan, Bacnotan & Agoo beachfronts","festival","A week of surf contests, beach gigs and bonfire sessions across La Union's surf towns. Once the heats finish, the Urbiztondo strip turns into one long beach bar.","Stay in San Juan so you can walk between the contest beach and the bars; trikes get scarce after midnight.","confirmed","https:\u002F\u002Ftribune.net.ph\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F21\u002Fla-union-towns-finalize-preparations-for-surfing-break-2026",{"slug":304,"name":305,"startDate":306,"endDate":307,"recurring":308,"citySlug":5,"placeLabel":6,"venueLabel":309,"kind":310,"blurb":311,"tip":312,"dateStatus":313,"url":251,"photo":183},"fatwave-sundown-club-2026","Sundown Club at Fatwave","2026-10-31","2027-12-31","weekly: Sat","Fatwave Surf Resort sunset deck, Urbiztondo, San Juan","weekly","Fatwave's sunset deck runs live DJ sets from 4pm to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, with discounted signature cocktails during happy hour. It is an easy sunset-to-night start before Urbiztondo's later parties.","Get there by 5pm for a deck spot facing the sunset.","expected",{"slug":315,"name":316,"startDate":317,"endDate":318,"recurring":183,"citySlug":5,"placeLabel":6,"venueLabel":319,"kind":298,"blurb":320,"tip":321,"dateStatus":301,"url":322,"photo":183},"la-union-longboard-classic-2027","La Union Longboard Classic (WSL Longboard Tour)","2027-01-20","2027-01-24","Urbiztondo Beach, San Juan","A World Surf League Longboard Tour stop at Urbiztondo, bringing world-tour loggers and a surf-crowd party scene to San Juan in peak dry season.","Watch the morning heats, then catch sunset beers on the Urbiztondo strip.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theinertia.com\u002F?p=319038",{"slug":324,"name":325,"startDate":326,"endDate":327,"recurring":296,"citySlug":5,"placeLabel":6,"venueLabel":297,"kind":298,"blurb":328,"tip":329,"dateStatus":313,"url":302,"photo":183},"la-union-surfing-break-2027","La Union Surfing Break 2027","2027-10-24","2027-10-31","La Union's week-long surf, music and culture festival, which normally runs in late October as the swell season starts.","Pack for both beach days and rainy nights; late-October storms can shift contest days.",{"venues":331,"events":332,"datedEvents":333},107,72,55]