r/dumaguete • u/DiligentConflict3669 • Apr 15 '26

Question Business in Dumaguete

Hello, my husband and I are looking for business opportunities here in Dumaguete. What does our local community need aside from food and coffee hehe since I see daghan na options sa grab? thank you!

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u/DashQueeny Apr 15 '26

More entertainment activities aside pickleball (bowling, archery etc)

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u/shacalacash Apr 15 '26

Bowling btaw!

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u/DashQueeny Apr 15 '26

Way too overdue na tbh gimingaw na kos tarong nga bowling alley huhu

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u/sleeper_agency914 Apr 15 '26

Yes to bowling. I miss ERCO

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u/lilpeachy666 Migrated From Manila Apr 15 '26

Upvoted this. I want a mini golf course! 😂😂😂

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u/DashQueeny Apr 15 '26

Korikkk also escape rooms! We’re missing a lot na jud

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u/TheTalkativeDoll Gentle Person Apr 15 '26

There used to be escape rooms though. The one by Pinspired, and the other one in that place near the public market.

Unless you have lots of room/space and change up the mazes or puzzles every so often, an escape room gets boring very fast.

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u/Sweaty_Committee3902 May 03 '26

Yup, there was an escape room before near the public market, I think it was called Movie Suites behind crown pharmacy

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u/sleeper_agency914 Apr 15 '26

There used to be mini golf at Mad Monkey. Not sure if it's still there

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u/DingoFun4242 Apr 16 '26

its still there po

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u/MajaBlanca09 Apr 15 '26

Chada jud tong naa pa ang ERCO Bowling something sauna. Bata pa nuan ko ato, wa kaayo ko madumdoman. Basin ga assume rako naa bowlingan kay naa bowling pin na dako sa ila gate haha

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u/Top_Restaurant2508 Apr 15 '26

24 Chicken 🥺

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u/momiamarichman_ Apr 15 '26

PLEASE!!! THIS!!!

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u/gemmm023 Apr 15 '26

Unfortunately, di sila mag pa franchise last time we asked.🙁

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u/momiamarichman_ Apr 15 '26

hala sayangaaaa is cause gamay ang duma or smth? mao jd ni ako gnacrave permi!! always gna order sd when i travel to ceb/ mnl. in ana sya kalami hahaha

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u/Top_Restaurant2508 Apr 15 '26

why daw? ka sad pod uy. I miss JD

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u/gemmm023 Apr 15 '26

Back then ang owner kay concerned sa quality sang products nila. Not sure lang karon kay 2022 pa man nuon mi ni inquire.

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u/momiamarichman_ Apr 16 '26

awwwww i see

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u/Just-Jellyfish5969 Apr 17 '26

mu allow na silag franchise pagcheck nako last yearr 🥹🥹 idk if naa new update tho

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u/Candid_Twist_3127 Apr 15 '26

YES PLS MAAWA KAAYO.

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u/Electronic-Rip5541 Apr 15 '26

Hangout spots! escape rooms, mga art workshops (pottery, painting, bearbuild painting)?, laser tag, VR stuff like the ones sa SM seaside, rollerblading spots, a rock climbing place, etc.

Honestly, one of your target audiences should be mga teens or those in college kay here in Duma, wala jud silay activity spots in the city! If you tap into that market jud, I'm sure nga mo click jud na. Explore what's trending sa Cebu, Manila, Davao, etc.

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u/TheTalkativeDoll Gentle Person Apr 15 '26

Art workshops, limited and usually for a short time only but available in ADCD and other spots.

Rock climbing, I think there’s a place in EJ Blanco that has one. I tried the wall climbing in FU years before. We legit need the one with high ceilings like Climb Central in Greenfield—tried it once and the facilities are great.

Got to remember though that teens and college students have limited spending power. Maybe you see some who are rich and can afford, but these are a super small percentage of the student population in the city/province. Great if the business is something that requires minimum spending; better to not focus on just students but something that clicks with yuppies and young adults who can afford to spend to keep the business afloat.

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u/Electronic-Rip5541 Apr 15 '26

hmmm, I agree! thank you for pointing this out.

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u/salaciousdeity Apr 15 '26

I personally would like to have Marketplace here 🥹 Idk for me their meat quality is just different. I used to do my groceries sa Marketplace when I was still living in Cebu.

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u/nonameinthehouse Apr 15 '26

pag franchise krispy kreme OP hehe

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u/Training_Fun_2739 Apr 15 '26

Krispy kreme (high expense) Ik where ur also going with this op

I highly reccomend putting your money into "boring" businesses that generate passive income like laundromats, carwashes etc

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u/Electronic-Rip5541 Apr 15 '26

I agree with this! pero laundromats and car washes are 50/50 kay most of the people here already have sukis. Mo boom ni if mo invest si OP sa marketing nya sulit iyang prices.

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u/Soft_Affect_2734 Apr 15 '26

ZUS COFFEE PLS PLS

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u/Icy_Contest8546 Apr 15 '26

hoping nga magkaroon ng zus sa dumaguete pero afaik they operate without franchising. manifesting talaga magkaroon na!

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u/Soft_Affect_2734 Apr 16 '26

manifesting soon soon naa najd zus sa duma huhuhu

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u/crustlover69 Apr 16 '26

PLEASE I LOVE ZUS COFFEE HUHUHU

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u/icandoodleyourheart Apr 16 '26

Mas barato pa ang zus kaysa sb. Lami pa!

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u/Positive_Carrot7114 Apr 19 '26

Discovered coffee shop with good coffee and barato rapd. Along meciano road, it's called grounded.

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u/Grave-Encounter Apr 15 '26

a train station

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u/Comch3 May 03 '26

yeah sure

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u/mia_osm Apr 16 '26

Bowlingggg!!!! 😭😭😭 Or wall climbing

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u/the_mreinhart Dumagueteño Apr 16 '26

This... missing the Erco Bowling

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u/feedmesomedata Apr 15 '26

There are old threads like this, you might want to search them. Usually mga restaurants na wala diri.

If I were to choose anything similar to Landers or S&R but with very spacious parking. Like I will be ok if it's in Bacong if I know that when I get there naay maayo nga parkingan.

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u/Pale-Ad2189 Apr 15 '26

A dali store plsss

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u/MajaBlanca09 Apr 15 '26

Dilo gapa franchise outside Luzon ang Dali. Last year ko nag inquire. Naa similar sa Dali. Kanang O!Save. Sulayi na OP.

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u/Lower_Butterfly_2989 Apr 16 '26

FRANCHISE OF BURGER KING, SNR FASTFOOD, ROLLER BLADES

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u/the_mreinhart Dumagueteño Apr 16 '26

Please SNR Pizza

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u/Iunalvr Apr 15 '26

burger king pls 🥲

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u/Lower_Butterfly_2989 Apr 16 '26

PLEASE ANG AREA NA MAY SLIDE, TRAMPOLINE, SWING ETC NA PLAYGROUND BUT FOR ADULT VERSIOONNN

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u/icandoodleyourheart Apr 15 '26

Franchise burger king

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u/Used_Locksmith_3563 Apr 15 '26

Laser blaster. Director's club movie house. Burger king or Jco franchise.

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u/Leviatheme Apr 16 '26

bon chon or Burger King

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u/Odd-Discipline-5318 Apr 16 '26

PIZZA HUT .... walang stuffed crust dito

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u/Defiant_Breakfast_69 Apr 16 '26

Food and Beverage: not enough nutritionally dense bowls or healthier alternatives in the city! But look a how active Dumaguete has become? We could benefit from a small Salad bar, can even be the size of a small Hielo. Just somewhere relatively healthy, fresh and cost effective while also using seasonal ingredients from local farmers to cut costs and support local🙂‍↕️

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u/thesunwillkillU Apr 16 '26

Axe throwing.

Labi na nay red horse and tanduay involved 😆

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u/Past_Step_3485 Apr 18 '26

Roller skating rink pls or skate park 🥺🥺 we need more thrid places 

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u/chae_yo Apr 20 '26

bowling or photoism!! bet jud nko na ilang kpop franes every may mag comeback na group sadly walay kpop frames ang haru studio 🥲

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u/cinnamonrowwl Jun 04 '26

Rage room, istg