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Best Filipino Restaurants & Bakeries in Kissimmee & Orlando: A Local's Guide
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items Kissimmee and Orlando have one of the fastest-growing Filipino communities in Florida, and the food scene proves it. From sizzling sisig and crispy lechon kawali to ube pastries and pandesal fresh from the oven, here are my favorite Filipino restaura...
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Kabayan Grill on John Young Pkwy is my go-to for a proper Filipino feast in Kissimmee. The sizzling sisig and crispy pata are the stars, and the portions are made for sharing with the whole family.
Kabayan Grill Filipino Restaurant
Zeny's on W Vine St is the closest thing to a Filipino home kitchen in Kissimmee. The kare-kare and pork adobo taste like a tita made them, and the staff treat you like family from the first visit.
Zeny's Filipino Cuisine
Nipa Hut on 192 is where I take out-of-town friends who want Filipino food with a party vibe. Order the crispy pata and a round of San Miguel, and stick around for the karaoke on weekends.
Nipa Hut Bar & Restaurant
Kaya in Mills 50 is modern Filipino done beautifully, and it earned a Michelin nod for good reason. Go for the shareable plates, the ube desserts, and a cocktail list that leans on calamansi and pandan. Great date-night pick.
Kaya
Yes, it's fast food, but Jollibee on E Colonial is a Filipino institution and the Chickenjoy lives up to the hype. Grab the peach mango pie and a Jolly Spaghetti for the kids - it's sweet, and they love it.
Jollibee
Mercel's on E Vine St is my pandesal and ensaymada stop in Kissimmee. Everything is baked fresh, the ube cheese rolls sell out fast, and the little market in back has the pantry staples you can't find at Publix.
Mercel's Filipino Bakeshop & Bistro
Phil-Asian on N OBT is the Filipino grocery I hit before any big cook. Frozen lumpia wrappers, longganisa, fresh pandesal in the mornings, and a hot turo-turo counter if you want lunch while you shop.
Phil-Asian Food Mart Kissimmee
Tambayan at Kusina on Goldenrod Rd is a cozy east Orlando spot with a turo-turo style counter and a menu that changes with what Maya is cooking that day. The sinigang and lechon kawali are consistently excellent.
Tambayan at Kusina by Maya
Inay's in Ocoee is worth the drive west for the silog breakfasts alone - garlic rice, a fried egg, and your pick of tocino or longganisa. It's a small family-run place, so expect home cooking and generous portions.
Inay’s Kitchen Filipino Restaurant
When I don't have time to build adobo from scratch, Mama Sita's mix gets me 90% of the way there on a weeknight. Add extra garlic and a splash of cane vinegar and nobody will know the difference.
Mama Sita's Adobo Mix (4-Pack)
Datu Puti is the vinegar every Filipino kitchen runs on. It's the backbone of adobo and the dipping sauce for lumpia, and the big 2-liter bottle lasts me months. Regular white vinegar just isn't the same.
Datu Puti Sukang Maasim Cane Vinegar (2 Liter)
Banana ketchup sounds strange until you try it on Filipino spaghetti or with fried chicken. Jufran is the classic brand - sweet, a little tangy, and my kids now refuse regular ketchup with their lumpia.
Jufran Banana Sauce
This little bottle is how I get that purple ube color and flavor into pancakes, cupcakes, and homemade ice cream at home. A few drops go a long way, and it's the same extract the bakeries in Kissimmee use.
McCormick Ube Flavor Extract
If you want to actually cook Filipino food at home, this is the cookbook I recommend. Beautiful photos, clear recipes for adobo, sinigang and lumpia, and plenty of history behind the dishes. Makes a great gift too.
I Am a Filipino: And This Is How We Cook
Boy Bawang is the crunchy garlic corn snack that disappears from my pantry within a week. Perfect for road trips down I-4 or with a cold drink on the patio - just be ready for the garlic breath.
Boy Bawang Cornick Garlic Corn Snack