We always love Ongpin ! It is were the Best and AUthentic Chinese Restaurants are to find.




Coming from a family who loves to eat, we always been an Ongpin-Binondo (or chinatown) frequent visitor . Those little stalls that would sell fried Quikiam, siomai and Siopao along the street are the best... not only that Ongpin in Binondo has its own appeal that would make you come back over and over again, its something about the story behind this place i guess.

Authentic Chinese Restaurants such as President,Golden Fortune, Maxims and SKy Dragon to name a few are my personal Favorites... Vegan Fast fud are also available along the streets of T. Pinpin St. , Sincerity Chicken at Yuchengco St. and New Toho in Dasma St..... while Authentic MAMi (noodles) and Siopao are still a favorite and available at Masuki and Mamosa....Mr. Ube, famous for his hopia and mooncake recently opened his new noodle house near Binondo Church. I tried their TOMYAM soup and its really good...

I would love to stroll along the busy streets of escolta to Ongpin all the way to T. Pinpin and Padilla St. and see those huge chinese signboards offering different kinds of dishes they are knowned for... Live eels,abalone, turtles, sharks and seahorses are common in this place.

A lot of stores sell rice cake or commonly known as TIKOY, which is very popular during months of dec-feb, Hopia stalls are rampant (the best HOPIA BABOY and MONGGO is only available here).



Insense are scattered all over the place,keeping those Good vibes and at the same time eliminates those negative vibes. Chinese Medicinal drugstores are available each corner of the streets (im a self confessed fan of this diet coffee's and tea's)HIHIHI... You would also see chinese community having their daily buddhist rituals, temples are also visible...

DIMSUM's- finger food chinese version of Canape, naks!. HAKAO (Hubbys favey), sharks pin siomai,Fried and steamed Dumplings,Fried Gow Gees,Machang, Seafood ROll in Seaweed, Spareribs in tausi and the all time favorite chicken feet....



Suckling PIG, Roast duck, Pork Asado are hangged to make it inviting to passers by (available at maxims everyday)... Asado, Pata TIm,King dao Pork Noodles and Braised Beef,as well as congee, soup No. 5 (made from bulls penis or testes)-(APHRODISIAC to mga teh) and Bird's Nest Soup (made using the nests of swiftlet - birds who live in dark caves and make their own nests using its saliva to form its nest).



For Desserts Buchi or Sesame balls, Momo chacha, almond jelly are just a few of those mouthwatering desserts available only in ONGPIN.

Now tell me is there any reason why not to visit BINONDO? What are u waiting for? Go Visit the place.... paid tourist guide are available also...