
6 Must-Visit Binondo Food Spots!
If you haven’t explored Binondo yet, it’s time to make that trip! As the oldest Chinatown in the world, it offers a unique blend of traditional Chinese dishes and Filipino-Chinese flavors that set it apart from others. Here are six Binondo food spots to check out.
1. Four Season Noodle House
Located at 484 San Fernando Street, Four Season Noodle House offers a unique “turo-turo” experience, allowing customers to choose their dishes like at a carinderia. They serve fresh, daily specialty noodle soups, along with dim sum, xiao long bao, and congee.
2. Sincerity Cafe and Restaurant
Located at 497 E. T. Yuchengco Street, Sincerity is famous for its fried chicken and also serves BBQ spare ribs, special fried rice, and fried oyster cake.
3. Dong Bei Dumplings
Known for its kuchay with pork dumplings, this Binondo food spot makes its dumplings and noodles from scratch. It’s located at 642 Yuchengco Street.
4. Cafe Mezzanine
Don’t miss Cafe Mezzanine, which not only offers delicious dishes like beef wanton and shrimp siomai but also donates all its profits to the Binondo Paco Fire Search and Rescue Brigade. It’s a great place to enjoy a meal while supporting a good cause.
5. Wong Kei
Wong Kei is a popular spot known for its freshly squeezed sugarcane juice, served in reusable bamboo bottles for just P150. They also offer xiao long bao, a crowd favorite, priced at P200 for a 10-piece bag.
6. Masuki
For a taste of Binondo’s history, visit Masuki, formerly known as Ma Kong Mami House, on Benavidez Street. Famous for its homemade miki noodles, Masuki is recognized as the district’s first mami house. Their menu also features classic asado and bola-bola siopao.
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Binondo should definitely be on your bucket list for its incredible food spots and unique culinary experience that offers extraordinary flavors you won’t find anywhere else.