Flavors of Tuna in the Metro
foodpanda brings the flavors of General Santos’ Tuna Festival right to our tables with just a few clicks.
Words Luis Joaquin Gregorio
Photo courtesy of foodpanda
September 25, 2025
The Tuna festival
Every September, General Santos City celebrates one of its biggest events of the year: the Tuna Festival.
During the festival, locals and visitors feast on a variety of tuna dishes while also discovering new and innovative recipes, making it a true journey of flavors.
This September, you can celebrate General Santos City’s annual Tuna Festival with just a few clicks on foodpanda. Featuring a special selection of tuna dishes, foodpanda brings the festival’s unique flavors straight to the metro, making them easily accessible from the app.
What you can get with foodpanda?
foodpanda offers a wide selection of local recipes and modern takes on tuna dishes, allowing customers to choose based on their cravings—all easily accessible through the app. For tuna lovers who prefer traditional and home-cooked flavors, menus from Dampa and Anyhow Inasal are perfect choices.
Dampa serves classic Filipino spins on tuna, like their tuna sisig, a healthy alternative to the usual pork sisig. They also offer smoky grilled tuna belly, a hearty and satisfying entrée for tuna enthusiasts.
Anyhow Inasal skillfully combines tuna with classic Filipino inasal dishes, featuring specialties like Tuna Tops barbecue and Tuna Tops sisig. They also put a tuna twist on Filipino favorites such as Tuna Tops Bicol Express.
For those who enjoy unique and modern takes on tuna, foodpanda features restaurants like Ooma, which offers fresh and creative dishes like Spicy Tuna and Spicy Tuna Maki, both bursting with flavor.
Watami presents a modern Japanese-style take with their Tuna Taco Aburi, seared tuna served in a crispy taco shell, ideal for fans of fusion cuisine.
For a fresh and healthy option, Ono Poke serves packed poke bowls and Shoyu Tuna topped with nori, furikake, and tobiko, making every bite satisfying. For those wanting a bolder flavor, Ono Poke’s Aburi Garlic Tuna Bowl and Pokeritos, a festive tuna-filled burrito, are great choices.
For a quick, no-frills tuna snack, Jollibee’s Tuna Pie offers an affordable and delicious option.
Anytime, anywhere
Celebrate your love for tuna with this extensive selection of restaurants and enjoy their unique flavors with just a few clicks on the foodpanda app. The GenSan Tuna Festival may be miles away from the metro, but don’t let the distance stop you from satisfying your cravings.
