Browse all 18 Filipino restaurants in the Outside Eats dining guide to the San Francisco Peninsula. Select any restaurant for photos, hours, directions, reviews, and the full profile.
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- Avenida Restaurant San MateoTraditional Filipino recipes elevated with contemporary techniques and local ingredients.
- Boracay Garden and Grill South San FranciscoFamous for Crispy Pata and Kare Kare, this spot serves authentic Filipino dishes with fresh ingredients and warm service.
- Chibog Daly CityFilipino comfort food counter at Gellert Boulevard with crispy pork belly, barbecue chicken, sisig, and garlic rice — a Daly City favorite for authentic home-style Filipino cooking.
- Fil-Am Cuisine Daly CityFilipino barbecue and homestyle cooking with grilled meats, bangus sisig, and classic Filipino comfort dishes that draw a devoted following of regulars.
- Fort McKinley Restaurant, Bar & Banquet South San FranciscoContemporary Asian and Filipino cuisine with karaoke nights, lunch buffets, sports viewing, and three banquet rooms for events.
- Gateway Kitchen Daly CityFriendly Filipino breakfast and lunch spot open daily from early morning with silogs, eggs, garlic rice, and Filipino comfort food plates.
- Goldilocks South San FranciscoAuthentic Filipino bakery serving traditional cakes, pastries and hot dishes like lumpia and barbecue.
- Inda+Mely San BrunoFamily owned Filipino restaurant serving authentic yet modern cuisine. Named after two Manila women who brought people together through food.
- Isla Restaurant San BrunoAuthentic Kapampangan Filipino cuisine from Pampanga featuring traditional specialties like sisig kapampangan and lumpia with generous portions.
- Karilagan South San FranciscoAuthentic Philippine cuisine since 2003 featuring generous portions of traditional dishes.
- Kuya's Asian Cuisine San BrunoAuthentic Filipino home cooking with dishes like crispy sisig and savory binagoongan.
- La perla de Oriente Restaurant Daly CityFilipino and Asian restaurant serving traditional homestyle dishes, rice plates, and comfort food staples at neighborhood prices.
- Max's Restaurant South San Francisco, Cuisine of the Philippines South San FranciscoFamous for their 80 year old signature fried chicken, tender and juicy with crispy perfection.
- Mekeni Restaurant Daly CityFilipino restaurant with traditional dishes including grilled meats, chicken and pork skewers, pancit, and rice plates at community-friendly prices.
- New Daly City Market Daly CityNeighborhood market and prepared foods counter with fresh deli items, Filipino dishes, and grocery staples for the local community.
- Pamilya Redwood CityAuthentic Filipino comfort food with crispy lumpia, savory adobo, and family favorites. Modern twists on regional classics served warm and soulful.
- Patio Filipino San BrunoAuthentic Filipino Spanish cuisine featuring signature Paella Valenciana with saffron rice, seafood, and chicken in an inviting atmosphere.
- Tselogs Daly CityFilipino silog specialty restaurant with a full menu of tapsilog, longsilog, bangsilog, and other classic rice-egg-meat breakfast and all-day Filipino plates.
About Filipino Restaurants on the SF Peninsula
Filipino food has a strong and heartfelt presence on the San Francisco Peninsula, anchored by large, established communities in Daly City and South San Francisco. The guide covers turo-turo steam-table spots, bakeries, casual restaurants, and modern kitchens reinterpreting the classics, so there is depth here beyond what many visitors expect.
The flavors are bold and comforting, built on a distinctive balance of savory, sour, and sweet. Adobo, chicken or pork braised in vinegar, soy, and garlic, is the gateway dish, but the range runs wide, sinigang's tamarind-sour soup, sisig sizzling on a hot plate, lumpia, pancit noodles, kare-kare in peanut sauce, and lechon for celebrations. Breakfast plates built around garlic rice, eggs, and cured meats like tocino and longganisa are a beloved staple.
Turo-turo, which means point-point, is a great and affordable way in, letting you choose several dishes from a steam table for a full plate. Filipino bakeries add pandesal, ensaymada, and ube treats, and dessert lovers should seek out halo-halo, a colorful shaved-ice creation. Portions are generous and prices are friendly, which fits the food's communal, family-style spirit.
Because the community that cooks this food also gathers to eat it, especially around Daly City, authenticity runs deep and standards are high. Sharing across several dishes is the way to experience the range.
Use the list below to browse Filipino restaurants by city, then open a profile for hours, photos, and directions. Whether you are returning to familiar favorites or trying adobo and sinigang for the first time, the Peninsula's Filipino kitchens offer some of the region's most soulful cooking.
