Dampa Seaside

Situated between Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila and the Manila Film Center at the CCP Complex, Dampa Seaside, also known as the Pasay Seafood Market is a seafood market with a host of dine-in restaurants. Considered to be a treasure of good quality seafood like scallops and mantis, shrimp, oysters, lobsters, squids, stonefish, and red frog crabs.

These restaurants are called ‘dampa’ which is a Filipino word meaning traditional huts that are sheltered with coconut leaves and supported by bamboo sticks. Originally the restaurants were just huts where customers used to bring self-purchased fresh and raw seafood in order to be cooked in whatever way they wanted. The tradition continues even today, although the conditions of the restaurants have improved over the years, making the place a ‘modern’ dampa.  Although the food prepared is most Asian, you can request your own recipe and have your own way. As per future plans, Dampa Seaside is also believed to have retail stores for lifestyle products, hotels and wellness shops, and the already existing dampas and local wet market place.