Filipino Food Week Is Happening Now at 30 Restaurants

Specials like palabok ravioli and plenty of halo halo are at 25 eateries on O‘ahu, 3 on Maui and 2 in American Samoa until Oct. 25.

 

Pampanga, the region that gave us dishes like tocino and sisig, is the spotlight of Filipino Food Week 2025, producing a rich array of limited-time specials through Oct. 25. Twenty-five O‘ahu restaurants are in the mix, a doubling from last year—an enormous achievement and a promising harbinger for a long-overlooked local cuisine.

 

Reflecting a simmering trend, new Filipino eateries are in the lineup, including the pop-up ILaya, Filipino-themed coffee cart Panday and Yumyum Tumtum, which opened in Kāne‘ohe two weeks ago. They join traditional Filipino restaurants and a broad range of other eateries challenged to create eclectic specials.

 

So you’ll find sisig terrine at Pai Honolulu. Palabok ravioli at Skull & Crown Trading Co. Pork adobo pizza at Pizza Press. Duck adobo at MW Restaurant. And a number of Filipino-themed prix fixe menus, even. Plus a banana jackfruit lumpia danish at Beyond Pastry, a tocino fried rice omelet with lechon at Elena’s Filipino Restaurant, pancit Canton at Mama’s Boy and at least eight versions of halo halo, by our count.

 

These are all on O‘ahu. Maui joins in with three participating restaurants, and two are in American Samoa. Filipino Food Week runs until Oct. 25, 2025.

 

Finally, the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu, which is organizing the event, will hold a drawing for two roundtrip tickets from Honolulu to Manila. Entries qualify if you spend $20 or more on a Filipino Food Week special at three or more restaurants and upload a photo on Instagram or Facebook. For more details, email honolulupcg.cultural@dfa.gov.ph. Find more details about Filipino Food Week at @phinhonolulu, the Instagram account of the Philippine Consulate General.

 


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Crispy Liempo

Photo: Courtesy of Ali‘i Fish Market

 

Ali‘i Fish Market

  • Crispy Lechon Liempo
  • Garlic Butter ‘Ahi Katsu with Manong’s Gravy

 

2320 S. King St., Mō‘ili‘ili, @aliifishmarket

 


 

Basalt

Special Prix Fixe:

  • Starter: Kapampangan-inspired Sisig or Fresh Lumpia
  • Main: Bringhe-style Seafood Paella or Pork Kate Kare
  • Dessert: Maja Blanca

 

2255 Kalākaua Ave., Waikīkī, @basaltwaikiki

 


 

Beyond Pastry Ensaymada Sisig Boat Dobash for filipino food week

Photo: Courtesy of Beyond Pastry Studios

 

Beyond Pastry

  • Ensaymada
  • Banana Jackfruit Lumpia Danish with Big Island ‘ōhi‘a lehua
  • Sisig Boat

 

1067 Alakea St., Downtown, @beyondpastrystudio

 


 

Pork Asado dish

Photo: Courtesy of Chef Chai Pacifica

 

Chef Chai

Special Prix Fixe:

  • Chicken Pinakbet Soup
  • Crispy Whole Fish with Spicy Sweet & Sour Banana Ketchup Sauce
  • Braised Pork Asado
  • Pinoy Garlic Noodles
  • Steamed White Rice
  • Halo Halo

 

1009 Kapi‘olani Blvd., Kaka‘ako, @chefchaipacifica

 


 

Pork Belly Pinakbet

Photo: Courtesy of Eating House 1849

 

Eating House 1849

Special Prix Fixe:

  • Starter: Chicken Spring Rolls
  • Main: Choice of Seared Island Catch or Pork Belly Pinakbet
  • Dessert: Halo Halo

 

2330 Kalākaua Ave., Waikīkī, @eatinghouse1849

 


 

Elena’s Home of Finest Filipino Food

  • Toclat Special (tocino fried rice omelet with lechon)
  • Halo Halo

 

94-866 Moloalo St., Waipahu, @elenasfilipino

 


 

Burong Hipon

Photo: Courtesy of Ilaya

 

ILaya

Oct. 18: Burong Hipon

 

Fishcake, 307 Kamani St., Kaka‘ako, @ilaya.eat

 


 

Magnolia Ice Cream and Treats

Kapampangan Halo Halo

 

Multiple locations

 


 

Mama’s Boy

 Special FFW Chef’s Table, Oct. 18 from 5:30 p.m.

  • Tulingan Kinilaw
  • Pancit Canton
  • Pork Sisig
  • Calamango intermezzo
  • Steaksilog
  • Ube Bibingka a la Mode
  • Includes wine pairing

 

Oct 18, Hana Kitchens, 55 Merchant St., Downtown, @mamasboyfoods

 


 

Max’s Chicken

Chicken Sisig

 

801 Dillingham Blvd. #108, Kalihi

 


 

Max’s Chicken

Pork Sisig

 

94-300 Farrington Hwy, Waipahu

 


 

MW Restaurant

Duck Adobo

 

888 Kapi‘olani Blvd., Kaka‘ako, @mwrestaurant

 


 

Nayong Filipino

TBD

 

1136 Union Mall, Downtown

 


 

Obake Good Luck Charm Drink for filipino food week

Photo: Courtesy of Obake

 

Obake

Good Luck Charm Cocktail

 

1112 Smith St., Chinatown, @obakehonolulu

 


 

Seared Adobo Pork Belly Bowl special for filipino food week

Photo: Courtesy of ‘Ōlena by Chef Ron Simon

 

‘Ōlena by Chef Ron Simon

  • Seared Adobo Pork Belly Bowl
  • Royal Filipino Lemonade

 

650 Iwilei Road, Iwilei, @olenahi

 


 

Sisig Terrine for filipino food week

Photo: Courtesy of Pai Honolulu

 

Pai Honolulu

  • Sisig Terrine
  • The Zesty Filipina

 

55 Merchant St., Downtown, @paihonolulu

 


 

Sisig filipino dish

Photo: Courtesy of Pampanga Kitchen

 

Pampanga Kitchen

  • Pork Sisig
  • Halo Halo

 

Multiple locations

 


 

Pandan Coffee drink

Photo: Courtesy of Panday Coffee

 

Panday Coffee

  • Pandan Latte
  • Buko Pandan Rice Milk Matcha

 

Wahiawā Market Day, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1001 California Ave., @pandaycoffee

 


 

Adobo Pizza And Ube Cheesecake for filipino food week

Photo: Courtesy of Pizza Press

 

Pizza Press

  • Pork Adobo Pizza
  • Ube Cheese Cake

 

1000 Kamehameha Highway, Pearl City

 


 

Roy’s Hawai‘i Kai

  • Sinigang Kauai Farm Clams
  • Halo Halo
  • Ube Creme Brulee

 

6600 Kalaniana‘ole Highway, Hawai‘i Kai

 


 

Sama Sama

TBD

 

Multiple locations, @samasamahawaii

 


 

Kamayan feast on banana leaves

Photo: Courtesy of Sinublan

 

Sinublan

Kamayan Experience on Oct. 19:

  • Seafood Appetizers
  • Kapampangan Food
  • Calamansi Refreshers
  • Halo Halo Bar

 

Oct. 19 at 5:30 p.m., Filipino Community Center, 94-428 Mokuola St., Waipahu

 


 

Palabok Ravioli special for filipino food week

Photo: Courtesy of Skull & Crown Trading Co.

 

Skull & Crown Trading Co.

  • Palabok Ravioli
  • Lapu Lapu Cocktail

 

62 N. Hotel St., Chinatown, @skullandcrowntradingco

 


 

Kapampangan Morcon

Photo: Courtesy of Tiki’s Grill & Bar

 

Tiki’s Grill and Bar

  • Kapampangan Morcon
  • Ube Colada

 

2570 Kalākaua Ave., Waikīkī, @tikisgrill

 


 

two halo halo desserts topped with purple ube ice cream

Photo: Courtesy of Yumyum Tumtum

 

Yumyum Tumtum

  • Lechon Sisig
  • Longganisa
  • Halo Halo
  • Kalamansi Iced Tea

 

45-1127 Kamehameha Highway, Kāne‘ohe, @yumyumtumtum808

 


 

MAUI

 

Balai Pata

TBD

 

425 Koloa St. Suite 104, Kahului, @balaipata

 


 

Joey’s Kitchen

TBD

 

5095 Napilihau St., Lahaina, @joeyskitchenhi

 


 

Tante’s Island Cuisine

Breakfast Longganisa (Pampanga-style)

 

100 W. Ka‘ahumanu Ave., Kahului, @tantesislandcuisinemaui

 


 

AMERICAN SAMOA

 

Ai Luv Boba

Sisig Puso ng Saging

 

Nuuuli, Pago Pago, American Samoa

 


 

Shan-J Restaurant

  • Bringhe
  • Sampelot
  • Tamalis
  • Pork Sisig
  • Kilayin

 

Malaeimi, Western District, American Samoa