The Best Buko Pie in Laguna, Philippines

A flaky crust, delicious custard, and layers of coconut meat; these are the makings to a great buko pie! Can Chef Martin possibly find the best one in Laguna?
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Intro (0:00)
Lety’s Buko Pie (0:38)
4030 National Highway, Los Baños, Laguna
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El Mare (3:57)
Daang Maharlika Highway, San Pablo City, 4000 Laguna
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Platefuly (4:49)
Sta. Rosa - Tagaytay Rd., Pasong Langka, Silang, Cavite
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The Original Buko Pie (8:40)
4030 National Highway, Los Baños, Laguna
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Mitz (8:47)
4030 National Highway, Los Baños, Laguna
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[@nic0belle]

thank you for trying lety’s buko pie! 🥧 that’s my lola lety 💛 miss her so much. lots of love from canada!

[@wennie217]

Team Lety’s!

[@GKBarlahan]

its goodddd i wish can bring some here in the states

[@rogercabrillos8145]

magkano po ang isa

[@listgirl]

I'm from Laguna, lived in Los Baños for 4+ year, and am Team Lety's! But want to try El Mare and especially Platefully someday because of this video.

[@virgiliotwanio7917]

This letys buco pie i taste in Laguna , is the most favorite of mine, because they never change all the ingredients, especially the buckos so generous of all the fillings.

[@ChrisBelison]

As someone from Los Baños, I’ve never clicked on a video notification soooo quickly! 😅 #TeamLetys all the way!!! 🙌🏻🔥

[@featrmedia]

Laguna represent!

[@ChrisBelison]

@@featrmedia Haven’t tried El Mare but will surely try it after watching this video!

[@TheCupons]

Lety's Master Race

[@mayangrb]

Masarap din yung original buko pie sa anos

[@arielreuben1908]

yup Lety's is the best for me also.

[@joelramirez8388]

We live in London but every time we visit the Philippines we always buy The Original Buco Pie. But this video makes me want to try the other Buco pies now. Thank you for doing this.

[@Real_sharkyy]

Pag napadaan kayo ng los baños at bibili kayo ng buko pie. Tanungin nyo mga taga los baños kung anong buko pie sa los baños ang masarap 9/10 sagot nila letys. Walang sinbi original. im from los baños laguna

[@paolamarcaida1473]

Yup, The Original is also the preferred buko pie by locals here. I'm from Los Banos :)

[@arielreuben1908]

Lety's buko pie is a must try.

[@mariahmcquilling7138]

Lety's

[@lumpiaqueen]

Resold El Mare when I was in highschool, dabest ang ube buko pie nila! SAMA AQ NEXT TYM

[@Wil_Dasovich]

Grabeh nakakagutom pre namiss ko Filipino foods. Magkulab tayo sana Martin ikaw magluto ako maglamon

[@user-rm7od8xu8u]

Lol. As if naman everyday ka kumakain Pinoy food🙄. Kunyari lang gusto mo pinoy food duh!!!🙄.

[@jrdmgl6190]

Get a job!! Get away from him!!!

[@kyungsooh]

tama ka na accla

[@vincentnin1]

@@user-rm7od8xu8u bat nyo sya inaaway ahahahah

[@charise.a]

I agree with the Platefully review -- best tasting crust with great texture & holds the filling well. Crust pa lang, masarap na! Also, love these travel/food vlogs of Martin. More please!

[@Tatay-Mong-Kalbo]

To each his own. I live in Laguna and I have always preferred The Original. It basically just tastes like buko and nothing else stands out. You should try Sheila's Buko Pie which is a short drive away from The Original, they have one of the finest pies in Laguna and then some.

[@yrNs-bh2lo]

The original buko pie...😛.They are cheating, I tasted recently their version and it tasted artificial sweeteners ( sucralose). Their products needs to be investigated by the FDA tested for artificial sweeteners... I puked after one bite of their buko pie. You should be ashamed to call it the best buko pie,,To me its the WORST.. ITS NEXT TO GARBAGE....

[@yengsabio5315]

Shiela's my top choice! Next is Letty's. I adore Shiela's macapuno-ube pie! Fits my taste very well.

[@Tatay-Mong-Kalbo]

@@yrNs-bh2lo You're the one who should be ashamed, thinking that your opinion is the end all and be all of food tasting. The first sentence of my personal opinion qualifies my statement as my own - one man's trash (or garbage) is another man's treasure, although in your case, everything seems like garbage/trash, including your lack of online etiquette.

[@sofia_calista]

@@yrNs-bh2lo you must be confused he's talking about orient's not colettes.

[@sofia_calista]

same. orient's or sheila's. lety's too sweet for my liking.

[@lancepagtakhan19]

as someone from laguna, iba parin ang the originals from childhood to adulthood same parin ang lasa

[@anya2152]

Yes!! Platefully's crust is the star. Super buttery and flaky. The crust's above par quality elevates buko pie eating experience. The filling, on the other hand, is very refreshing. The coconut meat is soft at hindi talaga tinipid. It's quite an underrated buko pie shop, pero it tastes so good!!

[@pagaspasdimangan5866]

Lety's! The best para sa mga taga up elbi! 💕💕

[@CBD7069..]

You deserve an award for eating buko pie. Everything looks delicious. Loved the episode. Also need to get my hands on some of that vacuum packed Lety’s buko pie.

[@edmundcasey7765]

LOOKS APPETIZING!!!. . . JUST AMAZINGLY GOOD

[@arvin4102]

El Mare number 1! My late father really loves their buko pie and he said the taste didn't change since the first time he tried it.

[@geor6iana]

In Chef Martin, we trust! Makes me want to try El Mare’s.

[@iama86]

same thoughts

[@ELEKTRARE]

Martin is awesome always warm , genuine , smiling ☺️ & very good cook 👨‍🍳 yaaaaaaaaasssss

[@jonalabor8460]

my tito always tell us about El mare. When they went to Quezon..actually nadaanan nila Laguna and bought El mare. After that, they keep coming back every time madaan sa Laguna. We bought 10 boxes when we went to San Pablo..damn it was the best. Actually one of my fav next to Buko pie somewhere in Pangasinan.

[@myrnacarbonell7722]

We always go to Lety’s buko pie when we visit Laguna. Their pies have a lot of buko compared to others where they have a lot of flour in it. I even bring them back to the US.

[@akosipalpogi]

You got all what I think are the best buko pie in the PH! Kudos to your researchers ☺️ 1. Lety’s for their BIG filling and right sweetness. 2. Original’s for that familiar and nostalgic taste. 3. El Mare for that creative punch (I like their ube macapuno pie more than their buko pie, as San Pablo is known more for their ube than their buko). I also like their ‘panadas’ (chicken empanadas). Hopefully will be able to try Platefully, as their crusts looks so good ☺️

[@lykazulueta5796]

This series with chef martin ang for sure aabangan ko. I really enjoyed watching you chef. El mare and the original buko pie for me is the best.

[@pixiecole6082]

Yes please part 2 Chief Martin!!!

[@ceresluzarraga9471]

Laguna's Buko Pie. Brings back so many fond memories. It's yummy.

[@featrmedia]

Pasalubongs!

[@jasm361]

Love this channel talaga...sobrang pinoy at heart💙💙💙

[@llanamaguyon1603]

saraaaaap na-miss ko bigla ang buko pie sa phils…tried them all…super sarap lahat ng buko pie sa laguna…kanya-kanyang preference lang yan…part 2 please? galing ni martin congrats 👏🏼🙌🏼👍🏼

[@iamkathernandez]

I studied at UPLB and best Buko Pies are Lety’s and Sheila’s!!! 😋🥧

[@mitchdep]

You failed to mention that the Los Baños Original is the original because they actually invented buko pie and people of Los Baños take pride in this. However, Letty's, is a local favorite, Original is still the most popular. There are others like Sheila's that are great too. Buko pie tasting like leche flan? Is actually sacrilege. Haha. If you want the leche flan taste, then eat leche flan. In Buko pie, as one of your subjects said, buko is the star. Even the crust must be almost bland so as not to interfere with the buko custard taste. Of course to each his own. Heck, my wife bakes a wonderful buko pie herself! Cheers!

[@alicenaguinlin1804]

True!

[@paolamarcaida1473]

Totally agree. Haha. Sana leche flan nalang kinain niya instead of buko pie, if lasang leche flan pala hinahanap niya. It's like trying different versions of fried chicken, yet you choose Chicken A because it tastes like pork. Haha

[@iglitch0029]

true. someone bribe their review bull shit

[@CrossCuntyRic]

Actually i read somewhere na mas nauna ang Lety’s than Orient. Sila actually ang original makers ng buco pies dating back to the 70’s. Anybody can claim to be the original buco pie store after all pero in its current form nauna Lety’s.

[@usiserongtambay]

Agreed 💯

[@christianjacobbringino6899]

Proud San Pableño here! Thank you FEATR!!! 🙌

[@shiesadventures1028]

Ahha yes this is the best buko pie ..nakakamiss sarap ng buko pie.. share naman Jan ..

[@musichealsme17]

Lety's always. Tried them all.

[@bugzylosantos2711]

Laguna's best, proud Laguneño here. Appetizing best buko pie in the neighborhood, fresh oven baked crunchy thin and flaky crust on the outside, soft moist and creamy with balance sweet custard filling and thick but tender young coconut meat inside...

[@anaamante5570]

As someone from Los Baños, team lety’s!!!!! 🥰😍 i

[@julienefranco7500]

Have always been fond of Letty's bukod pie, but since this video, I seemingly wanted to try El Mare's and the one from Platefully. Thank you for the recommendations!

[@josephinesicam8669]

Masarap talaga ang letys buko pie, hindi matamis hindi matabang. Masarap ang custard nya. Yummy talaga. Number one 👍😋

[@hongkong4719]

Miss you Martin.more vlogs FEATR from this man please.nakaka good vibes

[@angelocastillo3584]

I remember driving to los baños to get original buko pie for pasalubong and drove straight to the airport to catch my flight. Thanks for the vid, now I think tagaytay is more accessible than goin to los baños.

[@rodaxel7165]

Sarap tulungan si Chef Martin kumain ng Buko Pie. Also the way he was holding the coconuts. 😂 Slick.

[@gambitgambino1560]

Stop sexualizing him

[@kunogi09midori]

I miss buko pie! I grew up in Los Baños and always have been eating Lety’s buko pie! Sometime we eat Mitz & Sheilas too. I never knew buko pies outside of LB though should try if I come home.

[@beatricecarpio7717]

We live in los banos laguna and we're lety's!!!! Woot woot All of our relatives who came from abroad tasted lety's and they compared it with the original's.. they prefer lety's talaga

[@yrNs-bh2lo]

Certainly the original buko pie has degraded as its artificially sweetened with sucralose..

[@combocreator1595]

Here in Laguna, we really prefer Lety’s over original for pasalubong in other places. We even request a special packaging so we can give this as a pasalubong to the US

[@yrNs-bh2lo]

You are right, the original is now a fake adulterated buko pie, using artificial sweeteners instead of sugar..

[@krissiaaseoche3383]

Hello ano po yung special packaging na nirerequest nyo? Nag try kame magdala po dito sa US and napanis siya. Thank you

[@catme.7]

Our clan would always have an annual swimming at Los Baños, Laguna and when it's almost time to go back home (we live in Rizal), my mom and grandmother would always wait in line at the Original Buko Pie. Its been sort of a tradition already that we keep up to this day even though grandma passed away a few years ago.

[@celiaogbonna3343]

Original Buko Pie is my first choice. Mitz and Letty's are also good.

[@vincentnin1]

thanks for coming. haha :)

[@freshtart5465]

People from Laguna (including me) seems to gravitate more to Letty's. I could eat the whole pie. People outside of Laguna will almost always gravitate to The Original because of the hype and visible long lines. Solid team Letty's here. Haven't tried El Mare though. I want to try the El Mare's someday.

[@melizamatillano-ud5lz]

Buko pie, Yummmy!

[@yengsabio5315]

Shiela's macapuno-ube pie is top-notch! You can find Shiela's in Maahas, Los Baños, just along Manila South Road.

[@crimsonphantom2696]

Agree with this. I also like their buko pie.

[@mynameishappy6543]

Second to this, I grew up in Los Baŋos and Shiela’s the best for their generous buko filling and cheese on top.

[@magzy-94]

Man, this brings me back to my college days when we did a short docu about Laguna's Buko Pies , the exciting part really is tasting all of them and distinctly seeing how different they tastes. The Original's will always be the best and Lety's 😋

[@edithavictorio6515]

Ito ang lagi kong inuuwi sa Ilocos plus tung espasol nila. Nag-uuwi din ako ng The Original. Maganda kung maraming pamimilian mas maraming tao ang ma-cater. Hindi jadi pare-pareho ang panlasa ng tao. Yung buko pie sa Vizcaya, i-cover mo din. The best yun!!!

[@blackandwhitemanila]

El Mare's my all-time fave. I've tried everything here except for Mintz. El Mare's my favorite especially their custard. You'll like it if you love sweet and creamy fillings like me. Although I noticed mas konti na yung buko nila the last time I bought one. Sana next time more buko please. 😊

[@scottsummers4234]

Now I want to try El Mare 🤤

[@kemtampe800]

The Best ang El Mare, omg I miss it! Lalo na yung Buko Almonds na other variant, ang sarap huhu. 😋💖

[@patriciaa.5743]

Wow! Same tayo Chef, since grade school favorite ko po talaga ang El Mare. 😊 Classmate ko pa ang may ari nyan hehehehe!

[@jamesangeles7809]

El Mare's buko pie is so delicious. 😍

[@lolitadouglas5736]

Wow my fav. Pie. I miss this growing up.

[@mrsavdcv]

My fav buko pie, Lety’s buko pie!! ♥️♥️

[@oreosleya]

looks v v delicious makes me crave for buko pie 😫haven't tried any buko pie aside from tagaytay now Laguna's buko pie is on my food list to try

[@yrrat7612]

Ang cute talaga ni Chef Martin🤣. Buti nlang nasundan yung Martin eatd❤

[@johnlemon435]

Sarap Yan fav

[@junegerard1]

interesting nga si platefuly and el mare!

[@rossettedomingo8225]

I'm excited to go home to Ph to try El Mare. I already tasted Lety's and d'originals buko pie, both delicious ..

[@rouiejoshue]

Miss ko na yung “the original buko pie” ng laguna!.. Sarap lang magbakasyon sa Pinas. 😫

[@nanettemiller4853]

Ube is trending everywhere! Sometimes, it’s over kill! Ube is good by itself for me

[@ashleepe_]

Ahhhh im craving this so much

[@gdeelove21]

this was a fun episode! and makes me want to go to laguna to eat buko pie 🥲

[@artsygirlsclub4263]

Platefuly is very addicting!!! ❤

[@vloggingmusiclibrary]

Nkakamiss buko pie ng Laguna. 🤤🤤🤤

[@aylaaaaamae]

Aghhhh penge isang box, super fave ko hihi! Also live here in San Pablo Laguna! Never got the chance to try Letty's. 🙂♥️

[@rebeccabiancafernando2633]

Love this video! Yes! Please make one here in Manila too! 😋

[@anya2152]

Naks. Masarap yung Platefully siz,,, best buko pie!

[@pinaytunay]

back in the 90s when we bring our students for field trip in laguna, the original buko pie is a must pasalubong. and that's like every quarter of the year for many years. i have tasted colletes and lety's but i still prefer the original. quite recently, i went to laguna and made it sure that we swing by the original buko pie. but to my surprise, it didnt taste the same anymore. i find the crust a little salty, and there are less buco fillings. what a bummer!

[@theunsolicited2cents893]

Try it again. Lined up last week and it did taste the same again. Had to get 8 boxes home.

[@josieblanco4587]

Na like ako kase maganda and video mo very educating about food. Thank you?

[@josieblanco4587]

Also nag subscribe narin ako keep going good video.

[@karren1977]

I can’t wait na magbakasyon sa pinas, I’m from santa rosa laguna I miss my home town . Patay ang diet ko neto 😅

[@the_one_who_shall_not_be_named]

El Mare is our family's favorite buko pie 🙌

[@ayamekim9906]

Lety's is our go-to-buko pie ever since... then next is Original.. Original's tropical pie is also good... For Mitzi's we go for Cassava cake.

[@reinfuentes9829]

Buko pie ♥️🤤 Sarap nyan 😁

[@auntemodzae5772]

Watching this makes me want to eat buko pie.

[@123uzzie3]

The original is the best for me.. irregardless all pie from laguna are so good!

[@mamangsorbetero2022]

Hi! I wish sana matikman mo ang Buko Pie ko. I am planning to go back home this June at mag start ako ng Buko Pie sa pinas. Nice video

[@dietrichluna7374]

Always had Lety's since I was a kid. Had tried Original too since owner's daughter was a schoolmate

[@rogermahimer9595]

Lety’s tsaka The Original for sure!

[@orangeloverful]

More vids like this!💕

[@SarahSamientoTuazon]

Sikat samin The Original Buko Pie, pero will definitely try El Mare's.

[@kimtimbol2192]

it's lety's for me since college!

[@mystery6411]

The best Buko Pie was the one i ate in Los Baños. It was a dude who was selling buko pandesal and bukonpie at the same time. I forgot his name, it was a young guy who was doing it all by himself.

[@vincentnin1]

I know him

[@mystery6411]

@@vincentnin1 who is he? He's a guy wearing glasses.

[@vincentnin1]

@@mystery6411 his name is..buko king

[@mystery6411]

@@vincentnin1 That's gotta be a joke.

[@JB-bi6vm]

The best buko pie was when I was riding the bus from the provinces to Manila. It was my first time home from the US. I was adventurous and wanted to take the bus to Manila instead of hiring a driver. En route to Manila the bus stopped and a man got on the bus selling Buko Pie. It was an incredible treat to get Buko Pie served hot while riding the bus into the city.

[@radgepangilinan8588]

I really am so jealous. Love Spanish food. Been there se rral times and love all dishes from each reagion.

[@ysaquill6049]

literally the first pasalubong I brought home during sem break when i was a college nf from elbi was Lety's Buko Pie. the locals and I agree, its the OG.

[@sgug5970]

My fave is Lety's. Been hearing about Sheila's too. Pero dko pa natatry

[@pauljericklara3865]

Lety's talaga sulit 🙌 supported by DOST pa yan.

[@cecilsantos2893]

Buko pie in our province is the best!!!

[@stephendelacruzone]

Sarap!💎✨👌

[@denisecruzat3853]

will try el mare if we come by laguna 🤤 the best buko pie for me is from nono bakery in sorsogon, it’s definitely a must try when you visit the city!

[@ImJela]

El Mare was my favourite too growing up

[@johnpaulbejado9099]

Panalo yung Letty. Never tried was just watching pero randam ko ang sarap

[@silveriomundin8307]

For me original bukopie the best of all since 1972 and the another name is come lately since 1985 flatefully Elmore

[@923yooniyooni]

I love lety's!

[@woufei047]

The original is my fave. Crust is salty sweet and the custard 😋😋😋🤤

[@nikkoerisemor9180]

Omgg im cravinggggg

[@staceylee4292]

the best talaga ang El Mare!

[@satourvlog8737]

watching frm japan

[@LucyVendiola]

i love el mare buko pie but i will definitely try the new one with good crust

[@shadimurwi7170]

Wow

[@pepotXD]

Mas marami napila sa the original pero Lety's talaga mas masarap. Masarap din Norma's ng Victoria, Laguna.

[@meridadunny8063]

sana makagawa rin kayo ng segment for regional dishes and delicacies from visayas and mindanao kasi there are so many local foods out there for the filipinos and the world to see