Just had the most comforting lunch at Ongpin Mañosa and it instantly took me back to my childhood…read moreweekends in Binondo. The maki mi came piping hot with those tender pork strips swimming in thick, savory gravy--perfectly balanced, not too salty, just deeply satisfying. Paired it with their chunky homemade kikiam and a bowl of miki bihon loaded with fresh fish balls that actually taste like real fish, not the processed kind. The place is still the same old-school, no-frills spot upstairs with the AC blasting, tables squeezed together, and that familiar hum of families chatting over bowls. Nothing fancy, but everything hits exactly right. Been coming here since I was a kid and it's still one of the few places that never disappoints. Absolute gem for real, no-nonsense Chinese Pinoy food. 5 stars all the way.

super dirty place not recommended unless you want to be sick. Food also not good compared to…read morebefore.

Went to Wai Ying in Binondo last weekend with my family and it was exactly what we needed after a…read morelong day exploring. The dim sum cart came around quick, and we loaded up on hakaw, siu mai, char siu bao, and those amazing crispy taro puffs--everything was hot, fresh, and tasted just like the old-school spots back home. The spare ribs were tender and saucy, not overly sweet, and the yang chow fried rice had that perfect wok hei. Service was friendly even though it was packed; our server made sure we had hot tea refills without us asking. Super affordable too--we fed six of us and still had leftovers for under 2k. Total comfort food win. Definitely heading back next time we're in the area. Five stars all the way!

What's the big draw? Long queue for late lunch on a week day? I don't get it. We ordered HK style…read morefried noodles, spare ribs, siomai, roasted duck congee, roasted duck and asado rice. I can summarily declare that all the items we ordered were below our culinary standards in the following order from worst to not so bad. HK style fried noodles, the sauce was peanuty tasting poured over noodles. Horrible looking. The congee is not very appealing to the eyes and the palate. The duck was bony. The congee itself was barely hot. Siomai was no good either. The roasted duck with rice again lacking presentation appeal. The tofu skin roll is ok thus the 2 star. The waiter was very green. Served our sodas without glasses. Avoid and don't believe the hype.

Philippine Vacay 03-2025…read more Got a history lesson from Manila. This is the very first Chinatown in the world which was established in the Philippines in the 1800s! We wanted Chinese food so we went to the heartland of Manila's Chinatown. We got dropped off on the Grab App in a basic Chinatown location. Upon being dropped off, we stumbled on this Chinese restaurant. We got in and the restaurant was cool and clean. We were greeted nicely and was seated to our table. Ordered crabs, shrimp, fried rice, lobster entree, Birds nest soup, and broccoli beef. Everything was superb. No complaints. The ambiance of this place reminded me of a bruce lee movie I watched not to long ago. This was a safe heaven for being comfortable away from the heat. I would definitely come back again. The food was well worth it. Delicious! Pricing was cheap for all entrees except the lobster entree. They got me on that one. I did not understand the cost at the time of order. For a party of 10, the final bill was very cheap, minus the lobster which was almost $100 us dollars. Smh Place is a Gem in Chinatown.

I went on a guided walk around Manila's Chinatown, apparently the oldest one in the world, and we…read moreended with lunch at President Grand Palace Restaurant. This was my first time in Manila, but the restaurant felt familiar, with a classic universal Chinatown vibe. A spacious dining room with huge tables and a worn-in banquet hall vibe. Lazy susans, dragons and red lanterns, laminated menus a thousand items long. Service was fast and polite, and we were in and out in about an hour. Our guide took care of the ordering, curating a nice spread from that giant menu, which had whole half-page sections for shark's fin and pigeon and frog. We didn't get any of those, but we did have some bird's nest soup, which I think was a first for me. It was interesting, if not especially delicious, kind of a goopier version of an egg drop soup. I didn't bother looking up the dish until now, and have just learned that I ate soup made with hardened bird saliva. Yum. Everything else was less exotic, and it was all pretty tasty, if not especially memorable. I liked the salt and pepper fried squid and the sautéed scallops with broccoli. There was a pot of breaded fish and tofu in a nice, soupy, flavorful sauce. The sweet and sour pork with pineapple appealed to my American Chinese-loving palate, as did the shrimp and pork fried rice. We didn't have dessert, but many of us did indulge in some cold sweet beverages, great for a hot Manila day. I liked both the calamansi juice and the green mango shake, a pleasantly sour, frosty drink made with unripe mango. I wouldn't go out of my way for this restaurant, but it's a solid spot for an indulgent Chinese meal if you're visiting Manila's Chinatown. I had a good time at President Grand Palace, and do not regret the bird saliva soup.

2nd time here at Golden Fortune. In comparison to King Chef, and other dim sum places, it has a…read morewide range of varieties to choose from for a slightly lesser price. Quality wise it is really food, can't complain. The beef brisket soup during promo hours is only 98 PHP. Definite must to get. Beancurd and shrimp dumplings are good too. My only complaint: service time. We got seated early and placed our orders early too. It took 30+ minutes to get some of the food orders in our table. It did take a couple of follow ups with the servers, but all orders were complete. Just wish the service was slightly faster. If you want an alternative to King Chef, then go here!

I know a lot of Chinese restaurants that slash off a few pesos from their original prices during…read morepromo hours, Golden Fortune is one of them. I am not really sure why but I always make it a point to dine here only during their promo hours. Yes, I guess I'm strategic like that. Or maybe perhaps this restaurant really offers affordable and quality food choices. Aside from their dimsum, I usually dine at Golden Fortune for their shabu-shabu promo hours. Me and my dining companions usually order up a storm whenever we're here. And despite how many dishes we order, the bill still comes out cheap. All the more reason to dine here again and again. Make sure to get both the sate and original soup to get the best of both broths. Must orders would have to be: tao pao, lamb, beef, lobster balls, watercress, corn, tofu, squid balls and udon.

Service is worst .. we waited around 1 1/2 hrs for our take out order.. The crew doesn't want to…read moretalk or update our orders . We have to go inside their office to follow up .. also no parking space available.. ( i know its binondo) the owner doesn't want to talk or explain about the delays

We went here on a Sunday afternoon around 1pm and there was a long line. Pro Tip: Make sure you put…read moreyour name in their list first and get a number before going in line. We waited for a total of 1hr and 45 minutes approx. from the time we arrived to the time that we received our order. They don't seem to have an organized structure with ordering. After they sat us down we waited for atleast 25mins before they took our order and after I went to one of the waitress and told her that we are ready to order. We got our order after 45 mins of waiting. The 2 groups that were seated after us got their orders first, soI have to talk to the waitress again and asked her to check the status of our order. Pack your patience because it'll be worth it when you tried their famous Fried Chicken. Hubby said that it was juicy, crispy and delicious. One of the best Fried chicken he tried by far. For Vegetarians: They have vegetarian menu available. I ordered vegetarian bihon. It comes with chinese cabbage, carrots and mushroom. The flavor was good but they could've added more vegetables to it because the amount of veggies were so small that it looked like a topping only. The Calamansi juice was very refreshing. Add this to your list when visiting Manila Chinatown. PS: Spotted one famous Filipino Actor with his family when we went here.

This place has been here for decades, but I only tried it this year because apparently it's hard to…read moreget into now because someone made a tiktok about it. The food is delicious! The waiting and the service? Ummmm I don't think it's worth it. A friend and I went on a Wednesday morning (10am?) and we were second in line...which ended up being a 30 mins wait. There was a huge party inside -- I know, at 10AM -- and not enough staff. And the one waiter that took our order -- let's just say with all of the waiters you need patience. Because you will only get their attention like 3x total during your meal. Once our waiter sat us down, we didn't see him for another 10-15 mins. Then when we finally flagged him down and began to order, for one of the dishes we wanted, he was going to leave us to check if the dish was still available, but we advised him to take down the rest of our order before leaving us, because who knew when we were going to see him again. Turns out the dish he was going to check if it was still available was still available -- he didn't inform us until literally he brought the dish -- and I wish he told us that the dish was big enough for 4-5 people because there was no way 2 people could finish that when we also ordered a bunch of dishes. One of our other dishes also didn't come, and when I brought it to his attention, voila, he brought it out to us... after we got the check. Alright, so here's what we ordered: - Siopao asado: freaking delicious, but you don't have to get this here. Any Eng Bee Tin sells this!! - Adobo Tofu: this is fine, nothing too crazy -- not really adobo sauce, more like tofu in chicken feet sauce - Kiam pong: no peanuts, straight up just rice with soy sauce -- but better - Fishball soup: oof, this slapped! I would order it with noodles next time, but this was so freaking good. - Lechon kawali: you can't mess up lechon kawali, and they didn't, so this was good. - Lo misua: this feeds 4-5 people so beware!!! It's a freaking huge portion! This is the dish that our waiter wasn't sure they had enough of, so this may sell out by evening - Pork and Shrimp siomai: I think the hardest thing was to find Cantonese style siomai because there's also a Filipino style siomai -- this was the Cantonese style ones I love this place, I think the food is great. Again, I do not think the waiting and service is worth it, though. The place is small/medium, but the wait for anything/everything is too damn long. Cailin's Recommendations - anything if you can get inside lmao

worth the visit if you're in the area... prepare to queue as this place gets really busy. kitchen…read moreneeds help as they need more than 30mins to serve your orders. but its definitely worth the wait. will visit them again.

You know how they say that chicken soup is good for the body and the soul? That it will heal just…read moreabout any illness if you eat enough? That's not quite true, especially for the Chinese kid in me. For that kid, the universal panacea is the beef lamien from this place, served in a bowl bigger than your head, with soup that can be refilled if you ask nicely. Lan Zhou La Mien is one of those Chinese places that's crowded and hot, but you know the food's authentic and amazing. They even make the noodles right there in plain view of the customers, and it always ends up chewy and delicious. Order their lamien with a big plate of dumplings and you're all set. I've also discovered that that combination is perfect for hangovers. As if I needed more reasons to love this place.

I used to live nearby this location and the default would either be chicken lamien or spare ribs…read morelamien. Today out of the blue i decided to get spicy beef lamien. It's really a steal for p230, it's just that i couldn't tolerate sweating some more in this hot weather. I like the attentiveness of the servers.

We got here past lunch time and we were seated at the last available table. We ordered their famous…read moredumplings and beef stew and dumplings soup. The dumplings were dipped in delicious garlicky black vinegar. The noodle soup dish was mildly spicy, that was a nice surprise. In their condiment tray were pickled radish, chili oil and fresh chopped scallions. This is a solid noodle house if you're in the area.

Every time I come to this restaurant, I always order their best-seller. It's the most flavourful…read morepancit (besides my mother's) ever because it's got something I normally do not see in a serving of pancit: fried egg. What's cool is that one serving is good for two at 160 pesos! Well, practically, everything they serve is good for 2 people, or for one very hungry person. At that day, we decided to order the second best-selling dish: the Char Kway Teow. It's much like Lamien Guisado, equally flavourful and good for the tummy. Then Ric thought of ordering some seaweed soup. At 100 pesos, it was yummy. Think of Miso Soup with seaweed and scrambled egg, that's what it is. The flavour of the soup is comforting and tasty. To top our lunch meal, we took on some squash hopia (photo below) which didn't seem and taste like hopia for 50 pesos per plate. It was a surprise, as far as I am concerned. It particularly had a hint of squash, and its texture is similar to fried tikoy. I liked it!

Wakanga! Only 2…read morereviews?! I'm ashamed of my fellow Chinoys! or maybe they want to keep this place a secret? Shhhh... The ironic thing is Ling Nam isn't a secret. It doesn't need yelp for people to find it. It's common knowledge in this town where to go for the best lugaw/jook. My grandparents and parents have been coming here for years. Their bola bola lugaw makes headlines on my friend's Facebook/IG/snapchat posts. Their noodles (all made in house!) are what people seek when they come to Binondo. Their siomai and siopao are so lipsmacking delicious and will fill your belly with so much goodness that it doesn't compare to anything I've had Stateside. I will anticipate and salivate over Ling Nam's comfort foods from now on until I've had it again. Ma, kelan tayo uwi sa Manila? P.S. shoutout to Manong Manny who's worked here for 36 years =)

Ling Nam reminds me a lot about my chidhood. So fragile, so unpretentious and so honest. I really…read moredon't know why but my sentiments for Ling Nam have always been like that. Maybe because it's a restaurant that has been guarded so-well by my dad and grandmother who absolutely love Ling Nam. Or maybe because I remember coming here when I was young and see my slurp the last bit of soup in delight. Ling Nam brings back so many delightful memories that I would love to relive over and over again. When it comes to Beef Noodle Soup, I really think Ling Nam does it the best. You see, there are many kinds of Chinese Beef Noodle Soup that all play with different versions of the broth. This one in particular is much likened to the Fookien style of cooking. Not too strong nor too light soup. Hard noodles, soft meat and a whole lot of beef broth. It's a hearty and full meal on its own. But when you're here, make sure to order a side of Siomai topped with kalamansi. This dish goes well with your noodle soup as you drink every last bit of it.

One of the best in Binondo. Price,service and ambiance is perfect for the area. Roasted…read moremeats,dimsum and all other dishes are superb! Would definitely come back!

This the real deal. Highly recommended. Looks like it's been in business for 100 years…read more Doesn't look like much from the street, especially as a street level sign is non-existent, but their food is about as authentic as you can get. Seating is, um, "functional" and is upstairs.