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Crispy pata (deep-fried pork hock).
13/20

Head to a suburban shopping centre for this pork dish with ‘outrageous crispiness’

It can be difficult to decide which pork dish to order at Mrs Parks Kitchen. So don’t. Order the lot and take home the leftovers.

  • Dani Valent
Jonathan Manglinong.
13.5/20

This country service station is home to some of the most exciting food in NSW

If you’re heading south these holidays, stop at Tambayan Grill on Sydney Road for delicious Filipino dishes such as chicken inasal and sizzling sisig and karaoke.

  • Kevin Cheng
Owner Cristina Bontjer at Filipino Fiesta in Kogarah.

This modest eatery offers some of Sydney’s most traditional Filipino food

Local hospital workers and expats know the best empanadas can be found opposite Kogarah Station.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Taguan is a Filipino cafe in Redfern.

Taguan Cafe

This cafe is a finalist for best food in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

The outdoor tables at Tita.

Tita

This cafe is a finalist in the best all-rounder category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

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The prawn crumpet.

10 Sydney cafes serving exceptional food (plus where to find this breakfast prawn-toast)

Discover a family-run cafe born in 1998 serving Italian food, an onigiri powerhouse in a laneway cafe from a former fine-dining chef and a spot serving hefty fish burgers.

  • Good Food
Tapsilog: beef skewers, eggs, garlic rice, banana ketchup and pickles.

Palay

For real deal Filipino flavours that won’t break the bank.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The venue sits inside a bluestone building on a quiet Fitzroy side-street.

$5 skewers and a ‘secret’ menu: Your cheat sheet to the city’s latest Filipino restaurant

Find real-deal Filipino flavours at a new spot off Smith Street in Fitzroy. It’s all about hearty brunch, snacky night menus and wallet-friendly prices.

  • Tomas Telegramma
A huge spread of Filipino food.

Pinoy Diner

A no-frills Filipino favourite in Melbourne’s south-west.

  • Cheyenne Bardos
Sisig at Mrs Parks Kitchen.

Mrs Parks Kitchen

Contemporary Filipino cuisine in Melbourne’s west.

  • Cheyenne Bardos

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