From kare-kare and lechon, to tapa and adobo, you find these appetising Filipino treats at these seven restaurants.
Here in Singapore, you can hardly be bored of food. From Thai and Korean to American and French, our sunny island offers a smorgasbord of delectable cuisines from all over the world. And this time around, allow us to introduce you to the flavoursome world of Filipino food. From fancy restaurants to casual eateries, here are seven spots in Singapore where you can get authentic Filipino food like kare-kare, inasal and tapa.
El Mesa
Nestled within the warm ambience of rustic OCTAPAS settings, El Mesa is a modern bar and restaurant offering a wide range of delicacies from the Philippines. Their specialties include bulalo (beef shanks and bone marrow), the staple chicken and pork adobo with a tangy, sweet and salty recipe, laing con lechon cooked in rich coconut milk, and sisig with a crunchy and chewy texture best matched with a cold beer.
El Mesa, #01-08 Clarke Quay, River Valley Rd, 179023
Max’s Restaurant
Located in Far East Plaza, Max’s Restaurant, “The House That Fried Chicken Built”, serves its signature, tender, juicy sarap-to-the-bones Fried Chicken. Also check out their affordable merienda combo that includes pancit luglug, fried lumpia (spring roll) and arroz caldo (chicken rice porridge).
Max’s Restaurant, 14 Scotts Road, Far East Plaza #01-07, Singapore 228213
Gerry’s Grill
Gerry’s Grill is especially popular for its inihaw dishes (grilled dishes). While the dishes are typically grilled on charcoal, the meat here is grilled on a gas grill. You can expect an assortment of Filipino favourites on the menu such as sisig (pork jowls in a spicy broth soy vinegar sauce), inihaw na pusit (grilled squid) and tokwa’t baboy (boiled pork pieces served with deep-fried tofu cubes and a dipping mixture of vinegar, soy sauce, shallots and chilli peppers). Pair your dishes with an alcoholic concoction of your choice for the perfect dining experience.
Gerry’s Grill, Starhub Centre, 51 Cuppage Road, Singapore 229469, p. 83487431
Inasal
Hop on a culinary adventure with Inasal and discover the best chicken inasal (barbecued chicken) from Bacolod, Philippines right here in Singapore. If you’re feeling adventurous, try its rendition of the sisig – the pleasantly messy dish made with chopped pig’s head and liver served on a sizzling pan and cooked with calamansi and chilli peppers. What’s more? They’ll cook the food upon receiving the orders, so you’ll surely get your dishes hot and fresh!
Inasal, #04-49/50/51 Lucky Plaza, 304 Orchard Road, Singapore 238863, p. 6733 2752
Don Lechon
Indulge in the aromatic, succulent meat, and crispy skin of roast pork at Don Lechon. You can enjoy lechon on its own, but if you want to try some variety they also serve lechon paksiw, lechon sisig, lechon kare-kare, and lechon sinigang. Tucked away at Grand Link Square, alfresco or indoor dining are available. And if you happen to dine here on your birthday, your food is on the house!
Don Lechon, #01-52, Grandlink Square, 511 Guillemard Rd, Singapore 399849
Tapa King
If you are craving for the best tapa (or other all-time Filipino favourite dishes), make your way to Tapa King at Lucky Plaza. This authentic Filipino chain is well-known for its best-tasting beef tapa (dried or cured beef preserved in salt and spices) as well as its assortment of signature rice dishes. Not sure what to get here? We suggest the palate-pleasing Tapa King (marinated beef jerky) alongside delicious sides like cornsilog (corned beef) or smoked bangus (milkfish).
Tapa King, #B1-038 Asian Food Mall, Lucky Plaza, 304 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238863
Iskina Cebu
Iskina Cebu is taking over Singapore, one Cebuano dish at a time. This open-air food truck restaurant at the hip Timbre+ serves mouthwatering barbecued roasts like the famous lechon Cebu (roasted suckling pig), spicy BellyChon (slow-roasted pork belly), Liempo ala Balamban (grilled pork belly) and Inasal nga Manok (grilled chicken). What’s more? You can get these dishes at affordable prices from $6.
Iskina Cebu, #01-27, 73A Ayer Rajah Crescent, Singapore 139957, p. 9326 2920
Kabayan Filipino Restaurant
If you’re on a tight budget, this is the place to go! Commonly frequented by Filipinos especially during the weekends, Kabayan Filipino Restaurant is a laid-back, economical Filipino restaurant helmed by skilled chefs from the Philippines. Here, you can get a myriad of Filipino dishes – appetisers like lumpiang Shanghai (fried spring rolls), mains like pork sinigang (pork in sour tamarind soup), and desserts like leche flan (caramel pudding). A set meal costs around $5 to $10.
Kabayan Filipino Restaurant, #03-25 Lucky Plaza, 304 Orchard Road, Singapore 238863, p. 67380921
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