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Go On A Binondo Food Crawl—Because Let’s Be Honest, Food Is One Reason We Celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year
Let’s help you celebrate Chinese New Year with this Binondo food trip!
By: Kriszel T. Rago | February 01, 2024
Explore Chinatown while stuffing your belly by going on a Binondo food tour.
Images: Marc Caratao Photography (L); Ying Ying Tea House Official Facebook page (R)
Binondo, Manila, the oldest Chinatown in the world, is home to the combined Chinese and Filipino culture evident in its historic structures and must-try gastronomic experience. With its tea houses, restaurants, and hawker-style food stalls all around the town, take yourself, your friends, and your loved ones to a Binondo food crawl to celebrate the coming Chinese Lunar New Year 2024!
Check out the list below on where to eat in Binondo for this Chinese New Year:
1. Chuan Kee Binondo
Operating Hours: Daily, 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Price Range: PhP40 to PhP1,400
Despite being the oldest restaurant in Chinatown, many people still enjoy dining at Chuan Kee.
Images: Chuan Kee Facebook page
First on our list for our Binondo food crawl is known as the oldest fast food restaurant in Binondo, Chuan Kee homes the best kiampong, maki, gokhong, and lechon kawali throughout Chinatown. Your Binondo food trip at Chuan Kee wouldn’t be complete if you didn’t try their traditional Chinese medicinal soup for immunity boosters, the most famous one namely Gokong Soup, the original soup #5, as it has five kinds of herbs and five types of treasure.
Chuan Kee also offers GrabFood, FoodPanda, and Pick-a-Roo delivery to enjoy your Binondo food crawl.
2. Eng Bee Tin Chinese Deli
Operating Hours: Daily, 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Price Range: PhP48 to PhP940
Siopao with chocolate filling? Try it at Eng Bee Tin!
Images: Eng Bee Tin Facebook page
Your Binondo food trip isn't complete without visiting Eng Bee Tin Chinese Deli, the home of the best hopia, tikoy, mooncakes, and other Chinese and Asian delicacies. Bring pasalubong to your friends and loved ones so they can experience the Binondo food crawl at this restaurant, or treat yourself to Eng Bee Tin’s various options of hopia, tikoy, mooncakes, radish cake, lava pao, and even fortune cookies. They also offer frozen dim sum, and shabu-shabu is perfect for every year’s Chinese New Year handaan (banquet). Plan your Binondo food crawl now!
Chocolate Lava Pao for eight pieces at PhP280; World Class Premium Tikoy at PhP150 to PhP245; Eng Bee Tin Premium Hopia at PhP48 to PhP300; Mochi Balls and Tikoy Rolls at PhP52 to PhP58; Premium Mooncakes at PhP135 to PhP195; Dim sum and Shabu-Shabu are at PhP180 to PhP450.
Eng Bee Tin Chinese Deli also offers delivery through their website, www.ubedelivery.com.
3. Wai Ying Fastfood
Operating Hours: Daily, 7:30 AM to 10:00 PM
Price Range: PhP90 to PhP7,000
Whether you want your dim sum fried or steamed, Wai Ying Fastfood offers these options.
Images: Wai Ying Fastfood Facebook page
Third on our list for your Binondo food crawl serves authentic Cantonese dishes such as roast pecking duck, lemon chicken rice, fried wonton and dumplings, congee, and much more, the Wai Ying Fastfood. If you didn’t know where to eat in Binondo for your Binondo food trip, you must understand that Wai Ying Fastfoo also offers dishes in platters perfect for family and group gatherings and celebrations. Are you not ready to eat at their restaurant yet for a Binondo food crawl? Worry no more, as Wai Ying Fastfood sells frozen products if you want to eat and cook them at home.
Rice options at PhP230 to PhP250; Chong Fan at PhP150 to PhP350; Roasting (Duck, Chicken, Pig) PhP500 to PhP7,000; Noodles/Bihon/Hofan/Soup at PhP220; Congee at PhP190 to PhP280; Rice Toppings at PhP240 to PhP300; Vegetables at PhP180 to PhP220; Dimsum at PhP110 to PhP150; Frozen items at PhP350 to PhP550; Short orders at PhP380; Dessert at PhP90 to PhP120; Drink options at PhP70 to PhP110.
You can taste the Wai Ying Fastfood for your Binondo food trip since it also offers delivery through their contact numbers: 0956 8357763 and 8 242 0310 or via GrabFood.
4. Ying Ying Tea House
Operating Hours: Daily, 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Price Range: PhP115 to PhP3,703
Enjoy dim sum, noodles, soups, and other authentic Chinese food at an affordable price at Ying Ying Tea House.
Images: Ying Ying Tea House Official Facebook page
Start your Binondo food crawl with light snacks at this classic Binondo restaurant. Ying Ying Tea House offers light snacks, such as a wide variety of dim sum, and heavy meals, like rice toppings, noodles, and soups. If you’re Binondo food trip includes beverages, they also have classic drinks: milk tea, coffee, and shakes, perfect for on-the-go customers. However, patience is a must when visiting this Binondo food crawl spot, as there are long lines most of the time.
Dimsum at PhP90 to PhP190; Rice Toppings at PhP180 to PhP230; Mami/Bihon/Hofan at PhP170 to PhP190; Congee at PhP170 to PhP190; Sizzling at PhP350 to PhP400; Roasting at PhP240 to PhP1,800; Beef, Pork, and Chicken at PhP350 to PhP900; Vegetable and Fried Rice at PhP270 to PhP480; Seafood at PhP350 to PhP450; Soups and Hotpot at PhP300 to PhP3,703; Drinks and Desserts at PhP60 to PhP600.
Start your Binondo food trip in your place now! Ying Ying Tea House also offers delivery through their official Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/yingyingteahouseofficial/, or contact numbers: 8 241 6323, 8 710 3856, 5 310 9031, 0922 8119451.
Add this to your list for your Binondo food crawl, and it will be easy for you to know where to eat in Binondo.
5. Sincerity Cafe and Restaurant
Operating Hours: Daily, 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Price Range: PhP35 to PhP700
Feast on these comprehensive food options at Sincerity Cafe and Restaurant.
Images : Sincerity Cafe and Restaurant Facebook page
What is a Binondo food crawl without visiting Sincerity Cafe and Restaurant? Known for its iconic fried chicken, this restaurant in Binondo also offers a variety of Chinese cuisine. Sincerity Fried Chicken comes in different variants: three cups of chicken, curry chicken, and honey-fried chicken. You may also try their other best sellers- fried oyster cake, shrimp omelet, and their vast options of soup: duck misua soup, yuchitikwa soup, and much more for your Binondo food trip. Now, you know where to eat in Binondo, and start your Binondo food crawl now!
Fried Chicken at PhP215 to PhP430; Seafood at PhP90 to PhP700; Vegetable at PhP250 to PhP350; Pork at PhP200 to PhP700; Beef at PhP320; Soup at PhP150 to PhP350; Snacks at PhP20 to PhP150; Rice at PhP35 to PhP220; Noodles at PhP145 to PhP360.
Sincerity Café and Restaurant offers delivery through their official Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/sincerityrestaurant.main/, or via GrabFood and FoodPanda.
Feel the festive aura at the world’s oldest Chinatown and celebrate this year’s Chinese Lunar New Year by visiting these Binondo food crawl spots.
Visit Yoorekka Magazine for more restaurants and dining options in Metro Manila this Chinese New Year!
This article was initially published in Yoorekka on January 19, 2023.
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About Kriszel T. Rago
Kriszel is a writer, an aspiring multimedia journalist, and a strong-willed, pierced & inked modern-day kikay tita. As a former iskolar ng bayan–still one at heart, Kriszel is passionate about social issues and everything under the sun. She loves to read, watch documentaries, thriller-mystery series, and anime, cook for her loved ones, and play Valorant & Mobile Legends with friends. Kriszel dreams of being a multiple degree holder and traveling to every province in the Philippines.
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