My Top 8 Malabon Food Finds

Malabon is probably known for the flooding.  But hey, there's also another department where we should be known... FOOD!  I think Malabon has good food.  It's probably me being a true-blooded Malabonian that I boast of this oftentimes flooded town.  But really, most of my comfort food is from Malabon... lugaw, isaw, pansit, kakanin, puto, minatamis na kung anu-ano from bananas to garbanzos, lumpia, sumpia (fried lumpia), you name it, I think we have it.  And you just need to walk to any kanto  to get your food fix. So what are the best food finds in Malabon? Here's a very short list.

1. PEACHY-PEACHY

If it's peachy peachy or pitsi-pitsi or pichi-pichi, you should get it from Arny Dading. In their store, this cassava delicacy topped with either grated cheese or coconut is always moist and fresh. Perfect for merienda or dessert.

Where to get it?

Arny Dading's Peachy-Peachy

44A Gov. Pascual Ave., Malabon City

281-9758 / 281-8164

Arny Dading's Peachy Peacy

2. PIANONO

Concepcion Bakery is probably Malabon's oldest bakery. It's actually the bakery of my youth and even then we would buy batches of their signature pianono - a sponge bread roll with custard-like filling. I like that it's not too sweet. And the bread is soft and fluffy.

Where to get it?

Concepcion Bakery or R.B. Gregorio Bread house 

General Luna corner Bernardo Street

Concepcion, Malabon City

281-0341

Concepcion Bakery's Pianono

3. BAKED BANGUS
It's the restaurant's specialty and best seller. And why not? This dish is so good that it's a must-taste for our friends who visit Malabon. The bangus is boneless, seasoned with spices, topped with cheese and baked to perfection.

Where to get it?

Red Palmas Restaurant

Panghulo Road, San Vicente, Malabon City

277-1203

Red Palmas' Baked Bangus

4. TILAPIA SISIG
Balsa sa Niugan is a floating restaurant in Malabon City. Their menu is packed with Filipino favorites at very affordable prices. For me, it's one of the best restaurants in Malabon. Their pork sisig is my husband's favorite but since I don't eat pork, tilapia sisig is my bet. It's crunchy and creamy with the right amount of zing. Its the best tasting fish sisig in my book.

Where to get it?

Balsa sa Niugan Floating Restaurant

#3 M. Aquino St., Niugan, Malabon City

448-1033

Balsa sa Niugan's Tilapia Sisig

5. CRISPY PATA
13 years ago I still eat pork. And I remember having Judy Ann's crispy pata on our dinner table as takeout fare on special occasions. I don't eat pork now but it's still the best tasting crispy pata I have sank my teeth into.

Where to get it?
Judy Ann's Crispy Pata by Jamico's Restaurant
201 General Luna St., Brgy. Ibaba, Malabon City
281-4193

Judy Ann's Crispy Pata

6. PANCIT MALABON
Since I'm from Malabon I'm very discriminating of Pancit Malabon. But the Pancit Malabon that tops my list is not really from Malabon but from Navotas. I'm sneaking it in here because it's very near Malabon's boundary. Norma's Pancit Malabon is by far my best-stating Pancit Malabon.
What are my criteria for a best-tasting Pancit malabon or pancit luglog? It should have tender noodles with the right amount of not-too salty shrimp sauce (that is evenly distributed) and topped with fresh vegetables, seafoods and eggs. And Norma's gotten eveything to a T.

Where to get it?
Norma's Pansit Malabon
24 L. R. Yangco St., Navotas, Navotas City
282-1280 / 282-4740

Norma's Pancit Malabon

7. KAKANIN
For sweet delicacies or kakanin, Dolor is my go-to place. It's famous for it's various kakanin packed in one bilao. They have the famous white-purple-yellow layered sapin-sapin, the red kutsinta, the yellow mais, the purple kalamay ube, the faint-yellow cassava, and the brownish biko. Most have glutinous rice, coconut milk and sugar in their ingredients.

Where to get it?
Dolor's Kakanin
13 Escanilla St., Concepcion, Malabon City
281-2661 / 281-2739 

Dolor's Kakanin

8. QUE KIAM
Before there were kikiam sold on sticks, we have que kiams. This Chinese-inspired dish is a mixture of pork and vegetables rolled in bean curd sheets then fried to a golden brown. They also come with a thick sweet sauce much like the ones they give out for siopao.

Where to get it?
Tessie's Que Kiam
Cuatro Cantos, Malabon City
281-6248

Tessie's Que Kiam

So what's your Malabon food find?

P.S. I am in no way connected with any of the establishments listed above.