Filipino food in Toronto: sisig, lechon, kamayan and where to go

How to order Filipino food in Toronto, what a kamayan feast is, and the kitchens worth knowing. Every place with its own phone number.

Filipino food is having its moment in Toronto, and the kitchens are clustered up in North York and out in Scarborough as much as downtown. It is a cuisine built on sour, salty and rich, and it rewards a table that orders to share.

What to order

  • Sisig is the gateway: chopped pork (often from the head and cheek), crisped on a sizzling plate, sour with calamansi, sharp with onion and chilli. Get it with rice and a cold beer.
  • Lechon is roast pork, and lechon kawali is the crispy-skinned belly version. If a place is known for its lechon, that is the order.
  • Adobo is the national dish, meat braised in vinegar, soy and garlic. Simple, and every family swears theirs is right.
  • Kamayan is the feast: no plates, no cutlery, food laid out on banana leaves and eaten with your hands. Book ahead, bring people, and come hungry.
  • Halo-halo is dessert: shaved ice, sweet beans, jelly, leche flan, ube. It looks chaotic and it works.

North York

  1. APO Filipino Cuisine, filipino kitchen at 373 Wilson Avenue in North York, Toronto
    APO Filipino Cuisine373 Wilson Avenue, North York
    +1 647-553-9787
  2. Bale Kapampangan, filipino kitchen at 3780 Bathurst Street in North York, Toronto
    Bale Kapampangan3780 Bathurst Street, North York
    +1 416-398-9503
  3. Basi Restaurant, filipino kitchen at 3795 Bathurst Street in North York, Toronto
    Basi Restaurant3795 Bathurst Street, North York
    +1 416-990-6606
  4. HIMAGAS TORONTO, filipino kitchen at 369 Wilson Avenue in North York, Toronto
    HIMAGAS TORONTO369 Wilson Avenue, North York
    +1 416-994-7586
  5. Jollibee, filipino kitchen at 79 Billy Bishop Way in North York, Toronto
    Jollibee79 Billy Bishop Way, North York
    +1 647-951-2822
  6. Kabalen Restaurant, filipino kitchen at 3778 Bathurst Street in North York, Toronto
    Kabalen Restaurant3778 Bathurst Street, North York
    +1 647-352-7222
  7. Kiko's, filipino kitchen at 3770 Bathurst Street in North York, Toronto
    Kiko's3770 Bathurst Street, North York
    +1 416-256-9555
  8. King Lechon, filipino kitchen at 2766 Keele Street in North York, Toronto
    King Lechon2766 Keele Street, North York
    +1 942-996-2888
All 15 filipino restaurants in North York →

Downtown and Scarborough

  1. Batibot, filipino kitchen at 1576 Queen Street West in Old Toronto, Toronto
    Batibot1576 Queen Street West, Old Toronto
    +1 416-904-3063
  2. BB's, filipino kitchen at 5 Brock Avenue in Old Toronto, Toronto
    BB's5 Brock Avenue, Old Toronto
    +1 416-668-2023
  3. Casa Manila Danforth, filipino kitchen at 508 Danforth Avenue in Old Toronto, Toronto
    Casa Manila Danforth508 Danforth Avenue, Old Toronto
    +1 416-443-9654
  4. Jollibee, filipino kitchen at 334 Yonge Street in Old Toronto, Toronto
    Jollibee334 Yonge Street, Old Toronto
    +1 647-951-3126
  5. Kanto by Tita Flips, filipino kitchen at 707 Dundas Street West in Old Toronto, Toronto
    Kanto by Tita Flips707 Dundas Street West, Old Toronto
    +1 888-616-8482
  6. Makilala, filipino kitchen at 105 Church Street in Old Toronto, Toronto
    Makilala105 Church Street, Old Toronto
    +1 416-366-7444
All 10 filipino restaurants in Old Toronto →
  1. J & J Kapuso Filipino Restaurant, filipino kitchen at 1217 Ellesmere Road in Scarborough, Toronto
    J & J Kapuso Filipino Restaurant1217 Ellesmere Road, Scarborough
    +1 416-288-9243
  2. Jollibee, filipino kitchen at 15 William Kitchen Road in Scarborough, Toronto
    Jollibee15 William Kitchen Road, Scarborough
    +1 647-953-1100
  3. LAKAY Kusina, filipino kitchen at 80 Ellesmere Road in Scarborough, Toronto
    LAKAY Kusina80 Ellesmere Road, Scarborough
    +1 416-510-2940
  4. Manyaman Foods Filipino Cuisine - Scarborough, filipino kitchen at 685 Kennedy Road in Scarborough, Toronto
    Manyaman Foods Filipino Cuisine - Scarborough685 Kennedy Road, Scarborough
    +1 437-880-8216
  5. Perlas de Pilipinas, filipino kitchen at 2893 Lawrence Avenue East in Scarborough, Toronto
    Perlas de Pilipinas2893 Lawrence Avenue East, Scarborough
    +1 647-983-7207
  6. Remely’s Restaurant, filipino kitchen at 4830 Sheppard Avenue East in Scarborough, Toronto
    Remely’s Restaurant4830 Sheppard Avenue East, Scarborough
    +1 416-609-9661
All 7 filipino restaurants in Scarborough →

Before you go

Ring first for a kamayan, which usually needs a booking and a day's notice, and know that the turo-turo (point-point) counters are best at lunch when the trays are fresh. The number on each page is the restaurant's own.

Written by See The Six · kept current from the directory, last checked 2026-08-24

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