I've been a free 'GRO' for Waiying in my countless visits to accompany friends to this humble teahouse in Binondo-->Waiying. I think they should start paying me for doing free ads hehe. There main branch is located in Benavidez street (quite near Ongpin). It's not really a big resto but the food is great, good value for money too.
I have here the list of must-try in Waiying:
For Noodles:
Beef Wanton or Asado Wanton mami (I usually prefer this combination thingy, will cost 20php more). The noodles are firm and thin - Waiying is probably the reason why I like noodles so much eversince the store opened in my HS days.
For Rice Toppings: Roast duck rice.
For Dimsum: (the best-sellers I think, each order costs around P45-50)
Siomai
Hakaw
Chong Fan (Shrimp or Asado)
Ham Soi Kok - fried sticky buns with adobo/asado filling
Lo Mai Kai - imagine suman with chicken adobo filling wrapped in banana leaves and steamed
Chicken Feet
Radish Cake
For Drinks:
Mixed Cold (combination of Milk + Tea + Coffee), tastes like Naicha with coffee twist
Also for other nearby establishments in Binondo:
Eng Bee Tin - ube and mongo hopia, also tikoy.
Florida Roasters - try their Roast Chicken, i think only Php200 for whole chicken.
WanChai - Steamed Lumpia (or is it steamed lumpia in tofu roll/wrapper - I forgot how is it called), this one is highly recommended, I like it a lot).
Xin Yi Long - dainty small cakes, try their Mong-Ku-Pao. (like a chiffon cake with pork floss)
*there's also a stall that sells Bicho-bicho beside Waiying, only Php10.
*there's also another stall that sells Fried Siopao (or what we call Chien-Pao), only Php12
Mr Ube - newly opened noodle store, the Thai Tom Yum is good if you're a fan of spicy food.
Tasty - pork-chop rice and dumplings are good.
Big Bowl - famous for their fried noodles: sliced beef fried noodles and seafood fried noodles.
Golden Fortune - I have high standards for pancit canton hehe, theirs is the best in Ongpin so far for me.
Mazuki - try their specialty - something named like special original noodles, served with chicken strips and asado meat. Also try their siopao, the jumbo one is delicious, real big and loaded with lots of meat strips, priced at P55.
Suzhou - there are 2 branches of Suzhou in Binondo. Try their famous shiao long pao (dumpling with soup inside)
David's Teahouse - dimsum and short-orders
Ha Yuan - they sell the best tofu in town.
Ang Tunay Beefhouse - I like their Hot and Sour soup.
Shin Ton Yong - buy pork floss and pork tapa by the kilo (smallest denomination is 1/4 kilo I think), their pata tim, asado and yen-chang taste good too.
Other Chinese delicasies - if you're looking for kiamoy and other Chinese goodies - try Bee Tin Grocery and Shopper's Mart.
Coffee Shop -Starbucks and Gloria Jeans Binondo.
Jewelry -there are several stores selling white gold revolving pendants which look nice.. I bought mine for like, hmm below Php1200 but that was a year ago. (below 1.5grams)
Pirated DVDs: Korean/Taiwan/China soap operas, audio, - name it they have it. The DVD-9s are so cheap - but mind you 50% of the time, a few episodes in the disc are corrupted. DVD-9 will cost you P50/disc, a series usually will have 2 discs.
ADDITIONAL: (I forgot to put those more pricey ones)
If you want to order an enormous amount of food, by that I mean family-sharing style, bring a lot of companions with you because it's gonna cost you a few thousands. Try the following:
President's - I guess it's the most famous, though for me it doesnt make much difference as compared with the others. GMA used to eat there when she visited Ongpin a few times before.
President's Teahouse - it's walking distance from President's. They have several set menu for a panto (group of 12 ppl) complete with starters (cold cuts), seafood (prawns, crabs, lapu-lapu, abalone, sea cucumber), pigeon, taro duck, bird's nest soup, desserts (mango sago, buchi). Priced roughly between 9-13K i think, that's for the whole group. (bundat ka na)
Golden Fortune Seafood Restaurant - they have a wide selection of fresh live seafood to choose from. They also serve hot-pot style too.
Wah Yuen Seafood Restaurant - this is by far the cheapest seafood restaurant in Binondo. Their suahe is good, the price is relatively cheaper as compared with the others.
**Above is my complete itinerary for touring and foodtripping in Binondo/Ongpin. Next time I'll be posting a service charge, tour available upon request, 3 days advanced notice. haha of course I'm joking. :p
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