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METRO MANILA | THE BEST SIOPAO IN THE CITY


Best Siopao In Metro Manila

Gentle, barely candy buns contrasting with an umami-filled meat filling—be it saucy pork asado or juicy bola-bola, siopao is among the Philippines’ most pleasant consolation meals. It was launched by Chinese language immigrants in the course of the Spanish interval and it has since turn out to be a staple, not solely in Binondo—Manila’s Chinatown—however in each Chinese language eating places within the nation as effectively.

However have you ever tasted one of the best siopao in Metro Manila? Right here’s an inventory of one of the best and distinctive ones I’ve really tried. I’m positive that there’s extra on the market, so drop a remark when you have a siopao advice. I’ll replace this finest siopao record once in a while.

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LE CHING TEA HOUSE

PRICE: ₱199.00 • BRANCHES: GREENHILLS 11AM – 8PM / BANAWE 10AM – 8:45PM / SCOUT TOBIAS 10AM – 9PM


Le Ching Tea House Tai Po Siopao Le Ching Tea House Tai Po Siopao
LE CHING TEA HOUSE’S TAI PAO

One of many OG eating places in Greenhills’ Shoppesville Buying Heart, Le Ching Tea Home stands proud with their monumental bola-bola siopao. Their tai po is so monumental—about six to seven inches in diameter—that I used to be unable to complete it. It’s positively ok for 2 folks, particularly when you have mami on the perimeters.

Their bread is gentle, although a bit dry and crumbly. The bola-bola filling was additionally ginormous, I can see bits of carrots, chorizo, salted egg, and small shrimps. They’ve probably the greatest bun to filling ratio at round 20 to 80.

It’s curious to notice that Le Ching Tea Home doesn’t serve their tai po siopao with the standard siopao sauce, reasonably with sizzling sauce and chili garlic. To be truthful, it does work, however I believe it will fare higher with a conventional one.

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MASUKI

PRICE: ₱95.00 • BRANCHES & OPENING HOURS: MEGAMALL 9AM – 8PM / GREENHILLS 9AM – 8PM / LUCKY CHINATOWN MALL 10AM – 9PM / BINONDO 7AM – 10PM


Masuki Special Siopao 20230504 GREENHILLS P9 0034
MASUKI’S SPECIAL SIOPAO

Masuki has probably the greatest asado siopaos that you’d ever style in your life. Their particular siopao measures at round 5 to 6 inches in diameter, it’s enormous. Its bread is gentle and scrumptious, however its chunky filling is much more flavorful. Full of hefty quantity of darkish brown shredded pork asado flakes, what appears to be cubed pork asado, and salted egg, it goes rather well with Masuki’s siopao sauce—which has a really star anise taste to it. Their bun to filling ratio is at round 30 to 70.

It’s mentioned that Masuki can also be owned by the identical clan that operates Ma Mon Luk. No surprise they share the identical siopao goodness—although, Masuki has a stronger taste than these at Ma Mon Luk.

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LING NAM

PRICE: ₱149.00 • BRANCHES & OPENING HOURS: STA CRUZ 6AM – 11PM / BANAWE 24 HOURS / SAN JUAN 7AM – 11PM


Ling Nam Tai Pao Siopao Ling Nam Tai Pao Siopao
LING NAM’S TAI PAO

The unique Ling Nam has been serving Chinese language meals since 1950. It originated in Binondo and has since put up branches in Banawe, Sta. Cruz, and different elements of the metro. They serve 5 sorts of siopao—asado, bola-bola, lotus pao, mongo pao, and tai pao. The biggest of those, and I assume their particular, is their tai pao.

At 5.5 inches, it’s enormous. It has a lightweight and really gentle bola-bola filling with a singular meatbally ulam style. Blended inside it are unsalted duck egg, chorizo, and what appears to be bits of rooster. Its bun is gentle and pillowy, with a impartial style. Ling Nam’s sauce can also be fairly totally different from the standard siopao sauce, with a transparent, mild, candy taste that just about tastes like the road meals manong sauce. Its bun to filling is at about 50/50.

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THE ORIGINAL SHANGHAI FRIED SIOPAO

PRICE: ₱35.00 • ADDRESS: ONGPIN ST., BINONDO, MANILAOPENING HOURS: 7AM – 6PM • CONTACT NO: (02) 8734-0886


The Original Shanghai Fried Siopao Ongpin Binondo The Original Shanghai Fried Siopao Ongpin Binondo
THE ORIGINAL SHANGHAI FRIED SIOPAO IN BINONDO

Ongpin’s famed Shanghai fried siopao isn’t well-known for nothing. It’s actually good.

The Unique Shanghai Fried Siopao’s providing is snack-sized, about 4 inches in diameter, with a bun to filling ratio of about 30 to 70. The crisply fried backside and gentle higher bun is its promoting level, however actually, its filling is its successful level. The flavorful and juicy pork asado filling is combined with a beneficiant dose of chives making for a extremely refreshing siopao taste.

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KOWLOON HOUSE

PRICE: ₱65.00 • BRANCHES: EVERYWHERE IN METRO MANILA • OPENING HOURS: VARIES, SOME ARE 24 HOURS


Kowloon House Asado Siopao Kowloon House Bola-Bola Siopao
KOWLOON HOUSE’S SIOPAO ASADO AND BOLA-BOLA SIOPAO

Apart from the siopaos obtainable in fast-food joints, Kowloon Home in all probability has probably the most variety of siopao outlets throughout Metro Manila.

They serve asado and bola-bola variants in small and enormous sizes—which is excellent for one individual. Their siopao asado, which has reddish filling, is simply so-so for me, however their giant bola-bola siopao is the star of their recreation. Granted, their bun is actually not on my favourite record—it’s stuffy and crumbly. Though their patrons may really like this as it’s, because it has at all times been this fashion since time immemorial—and so they’re nonetheless right here. However the bola-bola filling greater than makes up for the bun—it’s moist, tender, and intensely scrumptious.

Kowloon Home serves their siopaos with conventional siopao sauce and their signature pink sizzling sauce.

 

 

MA CHICKEN MAMI HOUSE

PRICE: ₱98.00 • BRANCH & OPENING HOURS: TRINOMA, QC 9AM – 10PM / STA LUCIA MALL, MARIKINA 10AM – 6PM • CONTACT NO.: (02) 8994-6142


Ma Chicken Mami House Asado Siopao
MA CHICKEN MAMI HOUSE;S ASADO SIOPAO

Situated on an nearly hidden nook of Trinoma, Ma Rooster Mami Home serves Binondo meals in a mall setting. Their asado siopao is on the small aspect, about 4 inches in diameter, and likewise has an average-sized filling—having about 40 to 60 bun to filling ratio.

Their bun is gentle and scrumptious, whereas their filling can also be good—juicy and saucy asado parts combined with a little bit of fats. It actually gained’t win any awards, nevertheless it’s a kind of good siopao fixes for folks longing for Binondo meals with out traversing the site visitors all the way in which to Manila.

The label on the paper underside of their siopao signifies it got here from North Park, which seems to be their sister firm. They, nonetheless, clarified that North Park doesn’t promote their siopao, as it might probably solely be purchased at Ma Rooster Mami Home.

 

 

CASA DAZA

PRICE: ₱68.00 • ADDRESS: AROUND METRO MANILA • OPENING HOURS: VARIES, TAKE OUT ONLY


Casa Daza Asado Siopao Casa Daza Bola-Bola Siopao
CASA DAZA’S PORK ASADO SIOPAO AND BOLA-BOLA SIOPAO

I used to be curious how Chef Sandy Daza does his siopao, and it seems—fairly good. He sells three varieties—pork asado, rooster asado, and bola bola.

Casa Daza’s pork asado siopao has a really high-quality flaky texture sans any seen fats. It’s, nonetheless, too high-quality for my style, because it someway loses the chunkiness I’m searching for with my siopao. Nonetheless, it’s scrumptious, in a restrained and delicate Ma Mon Luk kinda means. Their bola-bola siopao was additionally good—a balanced taste of chunky meat with salted egg. Their rooster siopao, nonetheless, isn’t for me. I discovered it to be a tad too dry, although it’s a very good choice for many who need their siopao however doesn’t eat pork.

Surprisingly, their sauce doesn’t style like your common siopao sauce—it’s salty with out even a touch of sweetness. It really goes effectively with their bola-bola, nevertheless it doesn’t appear to enrich their asado siopaos—which, in my view, could be even higher with an everyday siopao sauce.

Casa Daza’s siopaos are at about 5 inches in diameter with a bun to filling ratio of about 50/50. With a really reasonably priced value level, it makes for probably the greatest worth for cash siopaos in Metro Manila.

 

 

WAN KEE BAKERY

PRICE: ₱215.00 • ADDRESS: BENAVIDEZ ST., BINONDO, MANILAOPENING HOURS: 6AM -6PM • CONTACT NO.: (02) 8244-8338


Wan Kee Bakery Giant Siopao Bola-Bola  Wan Kee Bakery Giant Siopao Bola-Bola
WAN KEE BAKERY’S BOLA-BOLA GIANT SIOPAO

Have you ever seen a siopao that’s larger than your face? Wan Kee Bakery has two of such, an asado and bola-bola big siopao. Situated in Binondo, this bakeshop sells frozen siopaos together with different pastries. They don’t have able to eat ones, you’d must carry it residence and steam it your self.

Upon advice, we solely tried their bola-bola big siopao. It measures a whopping seven inches in diameter and could be very heavy. It’s bun to filling ratio at about 65 to 35, which is kind of good contemplating how enormous the siopao is.

Their bun is surprisingly not candy and even has hints of saltiness. Which, I assume, is why their siopao sauce is solely candy and has no umami and salty taste. Its bola-bola is hefty and has that juicy meatbally ulam style much like Ling Nam’s. I can see bits of carrots, chives, fats bits, chorizo slices, and unsalted duck egg.

It’s positively not one of the best bola-bola siopao I’ve tasted, however it’s a good siopao with a come-on of being the biggest one you’ll in all probability ever get to attempt. We really tried including a little bit of kecap manis on their siopao sauce to offer it a bit extra umami and saltiness, and it certainly enhance Wan Kee Bakery’s jumbo siopao’s style.

 

 

WAI YING

PRICE: ₱110.00 • BRANCHES: BINONDO 7AM – 10PM / 168 MALL DIVISORIA 10AM – 6PM / DIVISORIA MALL 10AM – 6PM / LUCKY CHINATOWN MALL 10AM – 8PM • CONTACT NO.: +63 (917) 188-1658


Wai Ying Tai Pao Siopao Bola-Bola
WAI YING’S TAI PAO BOLA-BOLA

Wai Ying made its title on the Binondo meals scene with their dumplings. Their siopao isn’t actually that well-known however their particular tai pao bola-bola packs a punch. Measuring at 5 to 6 inches in diameter, its bun is gentle and scrumptious, coating a juicy pork filling combined with shrimp, chorizo bits, unsalted duck egg, and mushrooms—exuding a smoky aroma and taste.

It has a bun to filling ratio of about 50/50, with the filling erratically positioned. Wai Ying’s siopao sauce is among the finest I’ve tasted, though some discover it a bit too salty.

 

 

MA MON LUK

PRICE: ₱110.00 • ADDRESS: BANAWE, QUEZON AVEOPENING HOURS: 9AM – 9PM • CONTACT NO: (02) 8712-3560


Ma Mon Luk Special Siopao Asado Ma Mon Luk Special Siopao Asado
MA MON LUK’S SPECIAL SIOPAO ASADO

Top-of-the-line siopaos in Metro Manila is Ma Mon Luk’s particular siopao asado. At round 4.5 to five inches in diameter, it’s massive and will be shared, however I’m positively not sharing mine.

Its bun is gentle however nonetheless has some mass, making it chewy. However, actually, its filling is the place it shines. Their siopao is full of strandy and tender pork asado with slices of pink salted egg. It’s so simple as that however its style—candy, salty, filled with taste, however with a subtlety that makes it actually, actually good. Their siopao sauce is kind of peculiar, nevertheless it enhances Ma Mon Luk’s siopao fairly effectively. Their bun to filling ratio is at about 50 to 50.

As of this writing their Quezon Avenue department in Quezon Metropolis is the lone department that’s open. The unique Ma Mon Luk Quiapo is beneath renovation and has an indication that claims it’ll reopen on 2022. Sadly, it’s nonetheless closed as much as this date.

 

 

UPDATE 2024

 

 

CHOWKING

PRICE: ₱53.00 • ADDRESS: ANYWHERE IN THE PHILIPPINES • OPENING HOURS: VARIES


Chowking Chunky Asado Siopao Chowking Chunky Asado Siopao
CHOWKING CHUNKY ASADO SIOPAO

Whenever you say Chinese language meals, most individuals instantly consider Chowking. It’s, certainly, probably the most well-known Chinese language fast-food joint within the Philippines. Be that as it might, most would argue that its flavors depart one a bit wanting—effectively, it’s fast-food. I lately tried their siopaos throughout a bus stop-over and was pleasantly stunned at how good their Chowking Chunky Asado Siopao is.

It has a really gentle and most bun with solely a touch of sweetness. The filling could be very saucy—not too candy with a savory flavor–with cubed tender asado meat combined with a little bit of fats. It’s so saucy, its oozes out of the bun when bitten. I do, nonetheless, discover it to be tiny wee bit costly for its 3 to three.5 inches measurement with a 60 to 40 bun-to-filling ratio. However, it’s very best quality—apart from its glorious taste—is it’s available everywhere in the Philippines.

I additionally tried Chowking’s Bola-Bola Siopao Supreme which I believed could be higher since it’s their premium siopao, however was unhappy with its taste. Their Chunky Asado simply trumps it.

 

 

EMERALD RESTAURANT

PRICE: ₱140.00 • ADDRESS: ERMITA, MANILAOPENING HOURS: 7AM – 9PM • CONTACT NO: (02) 7091-8137


Emerald Restaurant Jumbo Siopao Emerald Restaurant Jumbo Siopao
EMERALD’S JUMBO SIOPAO

On the subject of siopao in Manila, Emerald Restaurant in Malate is famous. It’s positioned close to Binondo, however not close to sufficient to be accessible to Binondo meals trippers—the rationale that it’s solely now that I used to be capable of embrace it on this finest siopao record.

Their declare to siopao fame is their Emerald Jumbo Siopao. It has a diameter of about 4.5 to five inches and is about 3 inches excessive with a bun to filling ratio of 30 to 70. Its bun is gentle, although a bit dry. Inside, it’s a heady mixture of large meatball with salted duck egg, chorizo slices, fats, chives, and shredded rooster meat. They serve it with a conventional siopao sauce which has a delicate taste, which I assume, works since a siopao chunk already looks like a fiesta within the mouth with a robust chives taste.

Not a number of folks declare this as one of the best siopao in Manila, nonetheless, there are some who discover it to be an excessive amount of—with its taste being in every single place. I’m someplace within the center.



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