The Best Filipino Food in the Philippines
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The best Filipino food in the Philippines, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Toyo Eatery comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Manila.
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Helm and Gallery by Chele hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. Toyo Eatery
Contemporary Filipino
Pork barbecue skewers made from three cuts and finished in bone broth land here as a philosophical statement about Filipino street food. Toyo Eatery is a contemporary Filipino restaurant where Jordy Navarra, who came up at The Fat Duck and Bo Innovation, builds tasting menus around local terroir and folk culture. A Michelin star sits comfortably alongside dishes that nod to childhood songs and sari-sari snacks, which is a harder trick than it sounds.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: #71 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 #71 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. Helm
Modern Filipino
An eight-course tasting menu in Makati that holds two Michelin stars and resists easy categorization. Chef Josh Boutwood, who trained under Raymond Blanc and did time at Noma, builds around Filipino seasonal ingredients without ever landing on a single continent. Crab fat broth arrives in a shell; colourful powders finish plates that are as precise as they are personal. The cooking is formally ambitious, the biography behind it genuinely hard to summarize, which is probably the point.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 2 Stars
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 2 Stars
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 3. Gallery by Chele
Filipino
Chele González trained at El Bulli and El Celler de Can Roca, which explains why a Filipino fine dining room in Bonifacio Global City feels like it has something to prove and the technique to prove it. The team tours the archipelago collecting regional inspiration, then translates it into a tasting menu format that holds a Michelin star. The setting reads more relaxed than the pedigree suggests, which either puts you at ease or makes you overdressed.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Gallery by Chele (this place) 85.680
- #3 Hapag 85.680
- #3 Inatô 85.680
- #3 Kása Palma 85.680
- #3 Linamnam 85.680
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Rank 3. Hapag
Modern Filipino
Eight courses built from a cuisine that usually feeds a hundred people at once is the central tension at Hapag, a fine dining tasting-menu restaurant in Rockwell holding a Michelin star. The kitchen distills whole roasts, braises, and communal feasts into something intimate and precisely plated, tracing the Philippines' tropical regions through the collective memory of a team of local chefs. Reservation-only, dress accordingly.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Gallery by Chele 85.680
- #3 Hapag (this place) 85.680
- #3 Inatô 85.680
- #3 Kása Palma 85.680
- #3 Linamnam 85.680
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Rank 3. Inatô
Contemporary Filipino
Tucked inside Karrivin Plaza, Inatô has the hush of a cave and the warmth of somewhere you weren't meant to find. It's an intimate tasting-menu restaurant built around "bahala na," a Filipino phrase that roughly means leave it to fate, which here translates to surrendering the menu choices entirely to the team. Seasonal Filipino ingredients anchor the progression, with chicken, fish, and pork doing most of the work. It holds a Michelin star.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Gallery by Chele 85.680
- #3 Hapag 85.680
- #3 Inatô (this place) 85.680
- #3 Kása Palma 85.680
- #3 Linamnam 85.680
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Rank 3. Kása Palma
Contemporary Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Gallery by Chele 85.680
- #3 Hapag 85.680
- #3 Inatô 85.680
- #3 Kása Palma (this place) 85.680
- #3 Linamnam 85.680
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Rank 3. Linamnam
Contemporary Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Gallery by Chele 85.680
- #3 Hapag 85.680
- #3 Inatô 85.680
- #3 Kása Palma 85.680
- #3 Linamnam (this place) 85.680
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Rank 8. Abaseria Deli & Cafe
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Abaseria Deli & Cafe (this place) 74.256
- #8 Cabel 74.256
- #8 COCHI 74.256
- #8 Lampara 74.256
- #8 Lasa 74.256
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Rank 8. Cabel
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Abaseria Deli & Cafe 74.256
- #8 Cabel (this place) 74.256
- #8 COCHI 74.256
- #8 Lampara 74.256
- #8 Lasa 74.256
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Rank 8. COCHI
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Abaseria Deli & Cafe 74.256
- #8 Cabel 74.256
- #8 COCHI (this place) 74.256
- #8 Lampara 74.256
- #8 Lasa 74.256
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Rank 8. Lampara
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Cabel 74.256
- #8 COCHI 74.256
- #8 Lampara (this place) 74.256
- #8 Lasa 74.256
- #8 Manam at the Triangle 74.256
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Rank 8. Lasa
Contemporary Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 COCHI 74.256
- #8 Lampara 74.256
- #8 Lasa (this place) 74.256
- #8 Manam at the Triangle 74.256
- #8 Morning Sun Eatery 74.256
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Rank 8. Manam at the Triangle
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Lampara 74.256
- #8 Lasa 74.256
- #8 Manam at the Triangle (this place) 74.256
- #8 Morning Sun Eatery 74.256
- #8 Palm Grill (Diliman) 74.256
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Rank 8. Morning Sun Eatery
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Lasa 74.256
- #8 Manam at the Triangle 74.256
- #8 Morning Sun Eatery (this place) 74.256
- #8 Palm Grill (Diliman) 74.256
- #8 Pares Batchoy Food House 74.256
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Rank 8. Palm Grill (Diliman)
Southern Mindanao Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Manam at the Triangle 74.256
- #8 Morning Sun Eatery 74.256
- #8 Palm Grill (Diliman) (this place) 74.256
- #8 Pares Batchoy Food House 74.256
- #8 Sarsa 74.256
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Rank 8. Pares Batchoy Food House
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Manam at the Triangle 74.256
- #8 Morning Sun Eatery 74.256
- #8 Palm Grill (Diliman) 74.256
- #8 Pares Batchoy Food House (this place) 74.256
- #8 Sarsa 74.256
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Rank 8. Sarsa
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
There are 10 places with the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Manam at the Triangle 74.256
- #8 Morning Sun Eatery 74.256
- #8 Palm Grill (Diliman) 74.256
- #8 Pares Batchoy Food House 74.256
- #8 Sarsa (this place) 74.256
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Rank 18. Abli
Contemporary Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Abli (this place) 68.544
- #18 Aida's Chicken 68.544
- #18 ATO-AH 68.544
- #18 Automat 68.544
- #18 Ayà 68.544
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Rank 18. Aida's Chicken
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Abli 68.544
- #18 Aida's Chicken (this place) 68.544
- #18 ATO-AH 68.544
- #18 Automat 68.544
- #18 Ayà 68.544
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Rank 18. ATO-AH
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Abli 68.544
- #18 Aida's Chicken 68.544
- #18 ATO-AH (this place) 68.544
- #18 Automat 68.544
- #18 Ayà 68.544
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Rank 18. Automat
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Aida's Chicken 68.544
- #18 ATO-AH 68.544
- #18 Automat (this place) 68.544
- #18 Ayà 68.544
- #18 Chie Chie's Pancit Batil Patung 68.544
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Rank 18. Ayà
Contemporary Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 ATO-AH 68.544
- #18 Automat 68.544
- #18 Ayà (this place) 68.544
- #18 Chie Chie's Pancit Batil Patung 68.544
- #18 Esmeralda Kitchen 68.544
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Automat 68.544
- #18 Ayà 68.544
- #18 Chie Chie's Pancit Batil Patung (this place) 68.544
- #18 Esmeralda Kitchen 68.544
- #18 House of Lechon 68.544
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Rank 18. Esmeralda Kitchen
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Ayà 68.544
- #18 Chie Chie's Pancit Batil Patung 68.544
- #18 Esmeralda Kitchen (this place) 68.544
- #18 House of Lechon 68.544
- #18 Lantaw (Compostela) 68.544
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Rank 18. House of Lechon
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Chie Chie's Pancit Batil Patung 68.544
- #18 Esmeralda Kitchen 68.544
- #18 House of Lechon (this place) 68.544
- #18 Lantaw (Compostela) 68.544
- #18 Locavore (Taguig) 68.544
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Rank 18. Lantaw (Compostela)
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Esmeralda Kitchen 68.544
- #18 House of Lechon 68.544
- #18 Lantaw (Compostela) (this place) 68.544
- #18 Locavore (Taguig) 68.544
- #18 Lola Helen 68.544
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Rank 18. Locavore (Taguig)
Modern Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 House of Lechon 68.544
- #18 Lantaw (Compostela) 68.544
- #18 Locavore (Taguig) (this place) 68.544
- #18 Lola Helen 68.544
- #18 Lore 68.544
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Rank 18. Lola Helen
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Lantaw (Compostela) 68.544
- #18 Locavore (Taguig) 68.544
- #18 Lola Helen (this place) 68.544
- #18 Lore 68.544
- #18 Metiz 68.544
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Rank 18. Lore
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Locavore (Taguig) 68.544
- #18 Lola Helen 68.544
- #18 Lore (this place) 68.544
- #18 Metiz 68.544
- #18 Offbeat 68.544
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Rank 18. Metiz
Contemporary Filipino
An eight-course tasting menu built around fermentation and the lesser-known corners of the Philippine larder, filtered through a French sensibility. The name nods to "mestizo," which tells you everything about the chef's approach: half-French, half-Filipino, and not especially apologetic about either. It's a quiet, considered room in Karrivin Plaza where the cooking does the explaining, ingredient by unfamiliar ingredient.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Lola Helen 68.544
- #18 Lore 68.544
- #18 Metiz (this place) 68.544
- #18 Offbeat 68.544
- #18 Sialo 68.544
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Rank 18. Offbeat
Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Lore 68.544
- #18 Metiz 68.544
- #18 Offbeat (this place) 68.544
- #18 Sialo 68.544
- #18 Taupe 68.544
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Rank 18. Sialo
Contemporary Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Lore 68.544
- #18 Metiz 68.544
- #18 Offbeat 68.544
- #18 Sialo (this place) 68.544
- #18 Taupe 68.544
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Rank 18. Taupe
Modern Filipino
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 16 places with the exact same Score, so they share #18. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #18 Lore 68.544
- #18 Metiz 68.544
- #18 Offbeat 68.544
- #18 Sialo 68.544
- #18 Taupe (this place) 68.544