April’s Filipino Restaurant Month in Canada (FRMC) reminded me just how diverse—and delicious—our local Filipino food scene has become. At the Consulate’s FRMC tasting I sampled coconut-forward dishes from a handful of participating restaurants and left determined to map every Filipino eatery I could find around Metro Vancouver. The result is the list below: 26 restaurants, cafés and pop-ups, grouped by city or corridor so you can plan your own food crawl. Whether you crave sisig that still sizzles or halo-halo piled high with ube ice cream, there’s a table waiting for you.

Vancouver

NeighbourhoodRestaurantMust-Try Dish
Commercial DriveKulinarya Filipino Eatery – 1134 Commercial DrCrispy pata & garlic rice
Hastings Sunrise / RailtownRomeo Must Taste – 1205 E Hastings StBone-marrow bulalo ramen
Mount Pleasant / Broadway CorridorKlasik Inasal & Noodle Express – 650 E BroadwayBacolod-style chicken inasal
Bao Down OV – 115 W 2nd AveAdobo fried chicken bao
Fraser–King Edward ClusterPampanga’s Cuisine – Home of the Original Sisig – 6094 Fraser StSisig on a hot plate
Pin Pin Restaurant – 6113 Fraser StKalderetang kambing
Pampanga’s Best Cafeteria – 4279 Fraser StPork barbecue skewers
Bulalohan sa Ilocos Fast-Food Café – 4273 Fraser StBeef bulalo with bone marrow
O! Taho – 4223 Fraser StWarm silken tofu with arnibal syrup
Victoria-FraserviewHapag Ihaw-Ihaw – 5432 Victoria DrIhaw-ihaw mixed grill platter
Joyce–Collingwood Little ManilaPampanga’s Cuisine (second branch) – 5179 Joyce StSisig tacos
Plato Filipino – 5175 Joyce StPalabok fiesta tray
Kumare Express – 5183 Joyce StExpress turo-turo combo
East 41st–KingswayMax’s Restaurant – 3546 KingswayThe iconic sarap-to-the-bones fried chicken
Just Pizza – 1629 Kingsway(Yes, a Filipino-run slice shop—ask for the longganisa pizza!)

Burnaby

NeighbourhoodRestaurantMust-Try Dish
Metrotown / KingswayKimshaker Resto: Modern Filipino Cuisine – 4091 KingswayKare-kare poutine
EdmondsPinoy Cravings – 7357 Edmonds StSuman latik & brewed barako coffee

New Westminster

NeighbourhoodRestaurantMust-Try Dish
Queensborough / Ewen AveEpic Grill Silogs + Sans Rival – 538 Ewen AveTapa silog & a slab of sans rival cake
The Brewery DistrictBak’d Cookies – 285 Nelson’s CtUbe-white-chocolate cookie
DowntownCake It Easy – 800 Carnarvon St #360Ube macapuno cake cup

North Vancouver

RestaurantAddressMust-Try Dish
Alloz Grill149 E 3rd StLechon kawali-stuffed bao & calamansi wings

Richmond

RestaurantAddressMust-Try Dish
Little Ongpin Restaurant4093 No 5 RdCrispy dinuguan & rellenong bangus

Vancouver Downtown / West End

RestaurantAddressMust-Try Dish
Symphonie Restaurant1140 W Pender St #890Adobo-glazed sablefish lunch set
Jollibee (Granville)833 Granville StChickenjoy with peach-mango pie
Jollibee (Cambie Village)2549 Cambie StSpaghetti + Chickenjoy combo

South Vancouver / Champlain Heights

RestaurantAddressMust-Try Dish
Sangkalan Eatery#106 – 2607 E 49th AveIloilo-style batchoy
Sangkalan’s ghost-kitchen cousin, Klasik Inasal, operates here too on select nights

Why This Matters

The Consulate’s FRMC tasting highlighted how Filipino food is evolving—from classic sisig to bao-bun mashups—while staying rooted in coconut-rich flavours the 2025 festival spotlighted. Each plate tells a story of migration, family recipes, and sheer culinary hustle. When you dine at any of the spots above you’re not just eating well—you’re helping our community’s food scene thrive well beyond April.

Mabuhay & happy eating!