Last updated: October 2026. Every venue below was confirmed as open on Google before publishing, and every rating and review count is the live Google figure.
The best Filipino restaurants in Sydney in 2026 range from carenderia-style eateries and lechon houses in Western Sydney to modern Filipino dining and cafes in the inner city, serving dishes such as sisig, adobo, kare-kare, crispy pata, inasal and halo-halo. This guide covers 25 open, Google-verified venues across Rooty Hill, Doonside, Blacktown, Parramatta, Marrickville, Newtown and beyond, ranked by Google review count with the most-reviewed first.
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- 1. Mama Lor Restaurant & Bakery
- 2. Sir Manong
- 3. Johnnie’s Doonside
- 4. Kowboy Bar & Grill
- 5. Lola’s Table Filipino Mexican Bistro
- 6. Bay Predo’s Lechon Cebu
- 7. Lazza Marrickville
- 8. Panlasang Pinoy
- 9. Pinoy Lounge
- 10. Descanso Cafe & Catering
- 11. Smoky Cravings
- 12. Takam
- 13. Greenknowe Cafe
- 14. Pinoy Grill N Chill
- 15. Manuel’s Kitchen
- 16. Let’s Chon
- 17. Cucina de Manila
- 18. The Kamayan
- 19. Charcoal & Crisp Lechon
- 20. Halo Halo Cafe
- 21. Filo Pride
- 22. Pinoy Food Trip and Cakes
- 23. Casa Filipina Bakeshop & Restaurant
- 24. Fiesta Avenue
- 25. Oi Manila Food Hall
Sydney’s Best Filipino Restaurants at a Glance
Ranked by Google review count — most-reviewed first. Every venue was confirmed as open and operating on Google before publishing, and every rating and review count below is the live Google figure.
| Restaurant | Suburb | Google rating | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mama Lor Restaurant & Bakery | Rooty Hill | ★ 4.2 (1,527) | Traditional home-cooked Filipino food and bakery |
| Sir Manong | Eastern Creek | ★ 4.1 (1,192) | Filipino rice plates, crispy pata and lechon belly |
| Johnnie’s Doonside | Doonside | ★ 4.7 (759) | Filipino comfort food, fried chicken and sweet spaghetti |
| Kowboy Bar & Grill | Blacktown | ★ 4.2 (663) | Filipino restaurant and catering on Blacktown Road |
| Lola’s Table Filipino Mexican Bistro | Wentworth Point | ★ 4.6 (546) | Filipino and Mexican bistro with BBQ skewers and sisig |
| Bay Predo’s Lechon Cebu | Warwick Farm | ★ 4.3 (495) | Cebu-style lechon and Filipino family feasts |
| Lazza Marrickville | Marrickville | ★ 4.4 (468) | Sisig, kare-kare and adobo on Marrickville Road |
| Panlasang Pinoy | Kogarah | ★ 3.9 (465) | Filipino rice meals and a Wednesday all-you-can-eat buffet |
| Pinoy Lounge | Doonside | ★ 4.7 (423) | Filipino breakfast, grilled favourites and comfort food |
| Descanso Cafe & Catering | Newtown | ★ 4.5 (364) | Filipino cafe food with adobo, tapsilog and lechon sisig |
| Smoky Cravings | Parramatta | ★ 4.3 (332) | Filipino street food, BBQ skewers and crispy kare-kare |
| Takam | Darlinghurst | ★ 4.7 (324) | Modern Filipino dining with a tasting menu |
| Greenknowe Cafe | Elizabeth Bay | ★ 4.8 (300) | Filipino-inspired cafe dishes and ube pancakes |
| Pinoy Grill N Chill | Ingleburn | ★ 4.4 (276) | Sinigang, lumpia and pancit in Ingleburn |
| Manuel’s Kitchen | Artarmon | ★ 4.8 (252) | Chicken inasal and banana turon on the lower north shore |
| Let’s Chon | Sydenham | ★ 4.0 (238) | Cebu lechon pork belly and Filipino classics |
| Cucina de Manila | Rooty Hill | ★ 3.8 (174) | Filipino takeaway with crispy pata |
| The Kamayan | Rooty Hill | ★ 4.3 (164) | Carenderia-style Filipino with dinuguan and pork BBQ |
| Charcoal & Crisp Lechon | Crows Nest | ★ 4.2 (154) | Slow-roasted Filipino lechon and adobo ribs in Crows Nest |
| Halo Halo Cafe | Parramatta | ★ 4.9 (144) | Filipino cafe meals, halo-halo and ube treats near the station |
| Filo Pride | Marrickville | ★ 4.7 (137) | Filipino grocery, eatery and buffet on Marrickville Road |
| Pinoy Food Trip and Cakes | Rockdale | ★ 4.3 (132) | Filipino all-you-can-eat menu and cakes in Rockdale |
| Casa Filipina Bakeshop & Restaurant | Ingleburn | ★ 4.5 (123) | Filipino bakeshop and restaurant with sisig and ube shakes |
| Fiesta Avenue | Blacktown | ★ 3.9 (113) | Filipino lechon, sisig and pancit on Main Street |
| Oi Manila Food Hall | Doonside | ★ 4.9 (98) | Charcoal-grilled skewers, sisig and point-and-pick dishes |
1. Mama Lor Restaurant & Bakery — Rooty Hill
4.2★ (1,527 Google reviews) · Known for: Traditional home-cooked Filipino food and bakery
📍 Shop 5/39-45 Rooty Hill Rd N, Rooty Hill NSW 2766
A traditional Filipino restaurant, bakery and caterer in Rooty Hill that describes its food as home-cooked flavours made with love. It is the most-reviewed Filipino venue on this list at 4.2 stars from more than 1,500 reviews, and diners mention friendly staff and a warm, Filipino-music atmosphere.
2. Sir Manong — Eastern Creek
4.1★ (1,192 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino rice plates, crispy pata and lechon belly
📍 Shop 3501/159 Rooty Hill Rd S, Eastern Creek NSW 2766
A Filipino restaurant at Eastern Creek whose menu runs from chicken adobo and crispy pork belly rice plates to kare-kare, crispy pata and lechon belly, plus a Filipino breakfast menu. Reviewers praise dishes such as the binagoongan rice, though some report waits, busy lunches and a few dishes selling out, which fits its 4.1 rating from almost 1,200 reviews.
3. Johnnie’s Doonside — Doonside
4.7★ (759 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino comfort food, fried chicken and sweet spaghetti
📍 257 Doonside Cres, Doonside NSW 2767
Johnnie’s Food House describes itself as Doonside’s best Filipino restaurant, serving Filipino comfort food including fried chicken, sweet spaghetti, burgers and milk tea. Diners single out the Jollibee-style spaghetti with fried chicken, the inasal, burger steak and halo-halo, and it holds 4.7 stars from 759 reviews.
4. Kowboy Bar & Grill — Blacktown
4.2★ (663 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino restaurant and catering on Blacktown Road
📍 80 Blacktown Rd, Blacktown NSW 2148
A Filipino restaurant and caterer on Blacktown Road with 4.2 stars from 663 reviews. Reviews are mixed on individual dishes, with some diners calling the food authentic and full of flavour and one finding the pork igado disappointing, and a weekend surcharge is mentioned.
5. Lola’s Table Filipino Mexican Bistro — Wentworth Point
4.6★ (546 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino and Mexican bistro with BBQ skewers and sisig
📍 Shop 1/18 Footbridge Bvd, Wentworth Point NSW 2127
A Filipino-Mexican bistro at Footbridge Boulevard in Wentworth Point rated 4.6 from 546 reviews. One reviewer calls it one of the best Filipino restaurants in Sydney and recommends the pork BBQ belly, BBQ skewers, pork dinuguan, sisig and the desserts.
6. Bay Predo’s Lechon Cebu — Warwick Farm
4.3★ (495 Google reviews) · Known for: Cebu-style lechon and Filipino family feasts
📍 11/1 Sappho Rd, Warwick Farm NSW 2170
Bay Predo’s bills itself as the first Lechon Cebu restaurant in Sydney, in a Sappho Road unit at Warwick Farm. Diners describe a family-style Filipino meal with plenty of dishes, naming the sisig, pork skewers and chicken as favourites, and it holds 4.3 stars from 495 reviews.
7. Lazza Marrickville — Marrickville
4.4★ (468 Google reviews) · Known for: Sisig, kare-kare and adobo on Marrickville Road
📍 246 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204
A Filipino restaurant on Marrickville Road rated 4.4 from 468 reviews. Reviewers rave about its crispy sisig and mention the adobo, crispy pata with kare-kare, bistek tagalog and leche flan, and note that it fills up quickly on Saturday nights.
8. Panlasang Pinoy — Kogarah
3.9★ (465 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino rice meals and a Wednesday all-you-can-eat buffet
📍 26 Regent St, Kogarah NSW 2217
A Filipino eatery on Regent Street in Kogarah that Google describes as a straightforward restaurant spotlighting roasted fish dishes plus classic rice meals. Reviews are mixed at 3.9 stars from 465 reviews, with some diners praising the variety and friendly owner at the Wednesday buffet and others finding it not worth the price.
9. Pinoy Lounge — Doonside
4.7★ (423 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino breakfast, grilled favourites and comfort food
📍 1 Hill End Rd, Doonside NSW 2767
A Doonside Filipino restaurant serving breakfast, grilled favourites and classic Pinoy comfort food, with online ordering direct. It holds 4.7 stars from 423 reviews, and diners mention attentive staff, family parties and takeaway orders.
10. Descanso Cafe & Catering — Newtown
4.5★ (364 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino cafe food with adobo, tapsilog and lechon sisig
📍 Shop 4/32-72 Alice St, Newtown NSW 2042
A Newtown cafe and caterer serving Filipino food and coffee, with adobo, tapsilog, lechon sisig and halo-halo on its menu. Reviewers call it a favourite Pinoy restaurant in Sydney, mentioning the tocilog, pancit palabok and biko, and it holds 4.5 stars from 364 reviews.
11. Smoky Cravings — Parramatta
4.3★ (332 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino street food, BBQ skewers and crispy kare-kare
📍 Shop 1/20 Victoria Rd, Parramatta NSW 2150
A Filipino street-food and grill eatery on Victoria Road in Parramatta, rated 4.3 from 332 reviews. Diners mention the crispy kare-kare, liempo, BBQ skewers, kwek kwek and halo-halo, and the chain has other Sydney branches.
12. Takam — Darlinghurst
4.7★ (324 Google reviews) · Known for: Modern Filipino dining with a tasting menu
📍 324 Victoria St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
A modern Filipino restaurant on Victoria Street in Darlinghurst, rated 4.7 from 324 reviews. Reviewers recommend the tasting menu and name the chicken inasal, beef asado and prawn palabok, and one notes it lacks the karenderya feel of many Filipino eateries.
13. Greenknowe Cafe — Elizabeth Bay
4.8★ (300 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino-inspired cafe dishes and ube pancakes
📍 8 Greenknowe Ave, Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011
A small Filipino-inspired cafe on Greenknowe Avenue in Elizabeth Bay with a creative modern twist on Filipino flavours. Reviewers mention the lomi, beef tapa, tocino, ube pancakes and biko, and it holds 4.8 stars from 300 reviews, though one diner flagged waits on a busy day.
14. Pinoy Grill N Chill — Ingleburn
4.4★ (276 Google reviews) · Known for: Sinigang, lumpia and pancit in Ingleburn
📍 3a/3 Oxford Rd, Ingleburn NSW 2565
A Filipino restaurant on Oxford Road in Ingleburn, rated 4.4 from 276 reviews. Diners say the sinigang, lumpia and pancit taste like their family’s cooking, and mention a relaxed atmosphere.
15. Manuel’s Kitchen — Artarmon
4.8★ (252 Google reviews) · Known for: Chicken inasal and banana turon on the lower north shore
📍 126 Hampden Rd, Artarmon NSW 2064
A local Filipino eatery on Hampden Road in Artarmon with 4.8 stars from 252 reviews. Reviewers praise the quick, friendly service, the chicken inasal and the banana turon, and describe a homely atmosphere that reminds them of the Philippines.
16. Let’s Chon — Sydenham
4.0★ (238 Google reviews) · Known for: Cebu lechon pork belly and Filipino classics
📍 7 Gleeson Ave, Sydenham NSW 2044
A Filipino lechon eatery on Gleeson Avenue in Sydenham, rated 4.0 from 238 reviews. Reviewers recommend the Cebu lechon pork belly and also mention lechon paksiw, bangus, tortang talong and halo-halo, though one found the lechon a little tough.
17. Cucina de Manila — Rooty Hill
3.8★ (174 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino takeaway with crispy pata
📍 28/30 Rooty Hill Rd S, Rooty Hill NSW 2766
A takeaway-focused Filipino kitchen on Rooty Hill Road South, with online ordering. Diners call it a must-try for Filipino dishes and mention the crispy pata, and it holds 3.8 stars from 174 reviews, so experiences vary.
18. The Kamayan — Rooty Hill
4.3★ (164 Google reviews) · Known for: Carenderia-style Filipino with dinuguan and pork BBQ
📍 55 Rooty Hill Rd N, Rooty Hill NSW 2766
A Filipino restaurant on Rooty Hill Road North with a carenderia feel, rated 4.3 from 164 reviews. Reviewers name the dinuguan, pakbet, pork soft bones BBQ, lechon paksiw and daing na bangus as go-to dishes.
19. Charcoal & Crisp Lechon — Crows Nest
4.2★ (154 Google reviews) · Known for: Slow-roasted Filipino lechon and adobo ribs in Crows Nest
📍 16 Falcon St, Crows Nest NSW 2065
A small Filipino restaurant on Falcon Street in Crows Nest that slow-roasts lechon pork. Reviewers mention the adobo ribs and crispy lechon, generous portions and good prices, with one noting service is not the strong point, and it holds 4.2 stars from 154 reviews.
20. Halo Halo Cafe — Parramatta
4.9★ (144 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino cafe meals, halo-halo and ube treats near the station
📍 1/20-22 Wentworth St, Parramatta NSW 2150
A cafe on Wentworth Street in Parramatta serving Filipino dishes such as tocino and adobo burgers, pork skewers and halo-halo alongside ube lattes, cakes and brownies. It holds 4.9 stars from 144 reviews, and one reviewer noted the Filipino breakfast was a little disappointing.
21. Filo Pride — Marrickville
4.7★ (137 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino grocery, eatery and buffet on Marrickville Road
📍 211 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204
A Filipino grocery, eatery and caterer on Marrickville Road with 4.7 stars from 137 reviews. Diners mention the dinuguan and palabok and a buffet at around $25 per person that one reviewer found well worth it.
22. Pinoy Food Trip and Cakes — Rockdale
4.3★ (132 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino all-you-can-eat menu and cakes in Rockdale
📍 28 Walz St, Rockdale NSW 2216
A Filipino eatery and cake shop on Walz Street in Rockdale, rated 4.3 from 132 reviews. A group of diners praised the friendly staff and the all-you-can-eat menu, including the palabok, while another reviewer was unhappy with a cold takeaway order.
23. Casa Filipina Bakeshop & Restaurant — Ingleburn
4.5★ (123 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino bakeshop and restaurant with sisig and ube shakes
📍 54 Oxford Rd, Ingleburn NSW 2565
A Filipino bakeshop and restaurant on Oxford Road in Ingleburn, rated 4.5 from 123 reviews. Diners mention the pork sisig, spring rolls, Filipino chicken noodles, buko pandan and ube shakes.
24. Fiesta Avenue — Blacktown
3.9★ (113 Google reviews) · Known for: Filipino lechon, sisig and pancit on Main Street
📍 14/18 Main St, Blacktown NSW 2148
A Filipino restaurant on Main Street in Blacktown that lists lechon, sisig, pancit and other classics for dine-in or takeaway. Reviews are mixed at 3.9 stars from 113 reviews, with some diners happy to return and another finding the food a bit bland.
25. Oi Manila Food Hall — Doonside
4.9★ (98 Google reviews) · Known for: Charcoal-grilled skewers, sisig and point-and-pick dishes
📍 5/22 Hill End Rd, Doonside NSW 2767
A Filipino food hall on Hill End Road in Doonside where you can choose dishes on display or from the menu, with a wide selection of charcoal-grilled skewers. Reviewers mention the sisig and a signature vinegar dipping sauce, and it holds 4.9 stars from 98 reviews.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best Filipino restaurants in Sydney?
Ranked by Google review count, the most-reviewed Filipino restaurants in Sydney are Mama Lor Restaurant & Bakery in Rooty Hill (1,527 reviews), Sir Manong at Eastern Creek (1,192 reviews) and Johnnie’s Doonside (759 reviews). For top ratings with plenty of reviews, Johnnie’s Doonside, Pinoy Lounge in Doonside and Takam in Darlinghurst each hold 4.7 stars.
Which Filipino restaurant in Sydney has the highest rating?
Oi Manila Food Hall in Doonside and Halo Halo Cafe in Parramatta both hold 4.9 stars on Google, from 98 and 144 reviews respectively. Greenknowe Cafe in Elizabeth Bay and Manuel’s Kitchen in Artarmon follow at 4.8 stars from 300 and 252 reviews.
Which Sydney suburbs have the most Filipino restaurants?
Western Sydney is the heartland of Filipino food in this list, with Rooty Hill and Doonside each home to three listed venues, and Blacktown, Parramatta and Ingleburn two each. Marrickville, Newtown, Darlinghurst and Crows Nest are the main inner-city and north-side options.
What is Filipino food known for?
Filipino food is the cuisine of the Philippines, known for dishes such as adobo, sisig, kare-kare, lechon, crispy pata, sinigang, pancit and lumpia, and for desserts such as halo-halo, ube treats and leche flan. Many Sydney venues serve it turo-turo style, where you point at dishes on display and have them served with rice.
Where can I eat lechon in Sydney?
Bay Predo’s Lechon Cebu in Warwick Farm, Let’s Chon in Sydenham and Charcoal & Crisp Lechon in Crows Nest all feature lechon, and Sir Manong lists lechon belly on its menu. Bay Predo’s describes itself as the first Lechon Cebu restaurant in Sydney.
Which Filipino restaurants in Sydney suit a special occasion?
Takam in Darlinghurst, rated 4.7 from 324 reviews, offers a modern Filipino tasting menu that reviewers recommend for celebrations. Lola’s Table in Wentworth Point (4.6 stars from 546 reviews) and Greenknowe Cafe in Elizabeth Bay (4.8 stars from 300 reviews) offer a more modern take on Filipino flavours.
Are there casual or all-you-can-eat Filipino options in Sydney?
Yes. Panlasang Pinoy in Kogarah and Pinoy Food Trip and Cakes in Rockdale are mentioned by reviewers for all-you-can-eat menus, and Filo Pride in Marrickville has a buffet. Casual counter-style options include Smoky Cravings in Parramatta, Johnnie’s Doonside, Oi Manila Food Hall and Cucina de Manila, which focuses on takeaway.
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