The Best Filipino Food in San Francisco
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The best Filipino food in San Francisco, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide, The New York Times, and The Infatuation have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Restaurant Naides comes out on top.
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Abacá and FOB Kitchen hold the next two places. The San Francisco Chronicle and The Infatuation show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Restaurant Naides
Filipino
Menus printed on pineapple-leaf paper set the tone at this intimate tasting counter in Nob Hill, where the team reimagines Filipino pantry staples through fermentation, foraging, and the kind of tweezered precision that signals a long night ahead (in the good way). The twelve-course menu pulls Californian foraged ingredients into dishes rooted in tradition without being enslaved to it. Dressed-up but not stiff, the sort of place that earns its formality by actually being fun.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The New York Times The New York Times: 2026 · The Restaurant List
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Hit List: New San Francisco Restaurants To Try Right Now
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The New York Times 2026 · The Restaurant List
- The Infatuation The Hit List: New San Francisco Restaurants To Try Right Now
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Rank 2. Abacá
Filipino
Pork belly adobo with pineapple is the kind of dish that explains what this Filipino restaurant inside the Kimpton Alton Hotel is trying to do, which is honor traditional flavors and then quietly push past them. The kitchen came up through a pop-up circuit, and the ambition carried over. The family-style "paubaya" option hands the whole meal to the chef, a move that tends to reward the trusting. The New York Times put it on their restaurant list in 2022.
The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Vince Bugtong
- Esquire Esquire: #28 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- The New York Times The New York Times: The Restaurant List
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Vince Bugtong
- Esquire #28 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
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Rank 3. FOB Kitchen
Filipino
Pandan piña coladas and crackling pork belly set the tone at this contemporary Filipino restaurant in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood, where aquatic blue tiles and trailing vines give the room a loose, coastal ease. The menu swings between dinner and weekend brunch, and both hold up well. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, it draws a crowd happy to wait at the bar, cocktail in hand, for a table that's worth the patience.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best brunch restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in Oakland
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle Best brunch restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Oakland
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Rank 4. Parekoy Lutong Pinoy
Authentic Filipino
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best brunch restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 5. Patio Filipino
Filipino
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: #96 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 6. Chibog
Filipino
The spaghetti arrives buried under shredded cheese that stays stubbornly unmelted, swimming in sweet sauce you'd never mistake for Italian. Chibog is a Filipino homestyle restaurant in Daly City where weekends mean families crowded around platters of crispy pata and lechon kawali. Solo diners can work through silog-style meal sets without feeling lost. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the best restaurants on the Peninsula and South Bay.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in Palo Alto, San Jose, the Peninsula and South Bay
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Rank 6. Izzy & Wooks
Filipino Food Hall
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Fried Chicken Sandwiches In SF
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Rank 6. Lucky Three Seven
Street Food Filipino
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 25 Best Restaurants In Oakland
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Rank 6. Super Star Restaurant
Filipino
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 25 Best Meals For Under $15 In SF