New York City is home to one of the most vibrant Filipino food scenes outside the Philippines. Woodside, Queens — long known as "Little Manila" — remains the heart of it all, with home-style grills, bakeries, and turo-turo counters serving generations of Filipino New Yorkers. At the same time, a new wave of chefs is bringing Filipino cuisine to Manhattan's tasting-menu stage, reworking regional dishes with modern technique while staying rooted in tradition. Whether you're after a plate of crackling lechon in Queens or a coursed kamayan feast downtown, NYC has it.
Top Filipino Restaurants in New York City
Tadhana
Lower East Side, Manhattan • Modern Filipino Tasting Menu
Chef Frances Tariga's Michelin-recognized tasting menu takes diners on a regional tour of the Philippines' 7,000 islands, pairing traditional ingredients with refined technique.
Naks
East Village, Manhattan • Modern Filipino / Kamayan
Chef Eric Valdez and Unapologetic Foods bring street-food-inspired small plates and kamayan-style feasts to a boundary-pushing modern Filipino menu.
Binondo by Kabisera
Chinatown, Manhattan • Filipino-Chinese
An homage to Manila's historic Chinatown, spotlighting the Filipino-Chinese dishes that generations of immigrants cooked for each other — and eventually for all of Manila.
Ihawan
Woodside, Queens • Filipino BBQ / Grill
"Home of the best barbeque in town" — glazed pork and chicken skewers grilled to order, alongside kare-kare, sinigang, and lumpiang Shanghai.
Kabayan
Woodside, Queens • Filipino Comfort Food
A neighborhood favorite for warm service and hearty classics, especially the kare-kare oxtail in peanut sauce.
Renee's Kitchenette & Grill
Woodside, Queens • Home-Style Filipino
A Little Manila staple serving a full Filipino feast of adobo, sinigang, and grilled specialties in a casual, welcoming setting.
🏆 Our Picks
Best Tasting Menu: Tadhana — Frances Tariga's Michelin-recognized regional Filipino menu
Best Modern Filipino: Naks — kamayan feasts from Unapologetic Foods
Best BBQ: Ihawan — Woodside's classic grilled pork and chicken skewers
Best Comfort Food: Renee's Kitchenette & Grill — Little Manila's home-style adobo and sinigang
Best Neighborhoods for Filipino Food in New York City
Woodside
The heart of "Little Manila"
Elmhurst
Bakeries and turo-turo spots
Manhattan
Modern Filipino tasting menus
Brooklyn
Newer Filipino-inspired kitchens
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