Filipino

He's had a lot of acclaim for Belly, and now Omar Shah (with his Maginhawa Group) is about to open a second restaurant in Kentish Town. 

He's launching the all-day Bunso, which will be a bakery by day and turn into a pizzeria in the evening, with both parts focusing on bringing in Filipino flavours. So during the day there will be laminated pastries, savoury bakes and coffee and in the evening freshly made pizzas alongside a concise menu of crudo, kinilaw, salads and pasta. Precisely what's on the menu is being kept under wraps at the moment, so we'll have more

Like a lot of Londoners, we've been obsessed with Panadera since it opened. There's something about their ube matcha lattes and sandos that we just can't get enough of. So when we heard that the same team is planning something special for Westfield White City, we paid attention.

Toasteé is the latest opening for Florence Mae Maglanoc of Panadera and Donia, together with chef Adrian Kyle Felipe, and this one is all about French toast and Filipino flavours. There will be three signature toasts: ube jam, matcha ganache and Milo cookies & cream. If you want a classic serve,

Restaurateur Omar Shah is a busy man right now. The man behind Ramo Ramen and Mamasons has just opened two new businesses in Kentish Town - Hoodwood and Cafe Mama & Sons which are a Caribbean takeaway and Filipino/Japanese bakery respectively. Now he's taking the space that used to be Ramo Ramen on Kentish Town Road and is turning into Belly, a new neighbourhood bistro.

The candlelit bistro will serve up a

Updated 21/4/25 with opening date and more details

A few weeks back, we wrote about how Filipino bakery Panadera was being forced to close in Kentish Town. Owner and co-founder Florence Mae talked then about "operational challenges" but now it transpires that she

29/10/24 - updated with the opening date

Most recently Turo Turo has been running as a popular food residency at Holborn pub The Queen's Head. But everything's about to change this autumn with the opening of its first permanent restaurant, in Tooting. It's taken over the old Good Neighbour site on Tooting High Street where it'll be opening a Filipino Barbecue and Grill.

The man behind is chef

3/9/24 - updated with the opening date

They're one of the best bakeries in London, so news that Filipino bakery Panadera was expanding was always going to be of interest. Now we know where they're opening their second place - right around the corner from Selfridges. The new home on Picton Place puts

Donia in Kingly Court takes inspiration from Filipino food, using British produce with European flourishes. We went down to see how that translates in practice. 

Two years after opening their hugely popular Filipino bakery Panadera in Kentish Town, the powerhouse duo behind that and Mamasons, Bintang and Guanabana are heading to Carnaby for their next restaurant.

Donia is taking over the space in Kingly Court left vacant by Imad's Syrian Kitchen's departure. Hot Dinners tracked down co-founder Florence Mae Maglanoc, who's in charge of this particular project, to

Filipino restaurant Sarap finished its run on Heddon Street at the end of 2022 and, since then, the restaurant has been looking for a permanent home. In the meantime, after an appearance on Great British Menu, chef Ferdinand ‘Budgie’ Montoya

Updated 13/1/23 with opening date

When Filipino coffee house and bakery Kapihan closed their doors in Battersea back in October 2021 their departure was met with genuine sadness from the legions of fans they'd built up during their stay there. But, having spent the intervening period travelling and gaining inspiration, the team - consisting of siblings David, Nigel and Rosemary Motley along with

Its currently a Heddon Street residency. but Filipino-inspired restaurant Sarap is looking for a permanent home, and is using crowdfunding to get it done. 

If successful, it'll be a good track record for the 10 Heddon Street springboard site which has once been home to previous pop-up to permanent restaurants Manteca and Fallow. For the new restaurant, owner Ferdinand

We've had plenty of Filipino/Mexican mashups, but a new Deptford restaurant, KiliG is bringing London a blend Filipino and Columbian cuisine that we are definitely up for.

KiliG's name comes from the Tagalog expression for "inexplicable joy and happiness" and the restaurant takes its inspiration from the Filipino and Colombian roots of owners Anjelica Serra and Ivan Ruiz, who have run a group of

Following on from his Brixton spot, chef Budgie Montoya has landed at Heddon Street with a bistro version of his Filipino dishes. We went along for the ride.

It's been big in Brixton - now Ferdinand "Budgie” Montoya is bringing Sarap into central London. Sarap Filipino Bistro will be the latest place to take over at 10 Heddon Street, a site that has previously held both Manteca and Fallow on extended stays before they became permanent restaurants. 

Budgie's new Mayfair restaurant is being described as an "evolution" over the

The people behind Kensington's Romulo Café & Restaurant are coming to Soho for their next opening - Kasa and Kin.

This will be a combination of all-day restaurant & bar, bakery and patisserie, all centred in Filipino cuisine. At this stage, we know more about what will be happening with the pattiserie. On that menu will be pandesal bread