The Best Hidden Chinese Restaurant in Manila

What is the essence of Chinese food? There is no singular answer because as with any country, it varies per region. We tried authentic Szechuan and other regional specialties from Hong Kong and Taiwan to learn more about one of the most loved cuisines of the world as told by Filipino Chinese Historian, Anson Yu, from Old Manila Walks. Join Chef Martin as he ventures into the secret parts of Metro Manila, specifically Pasay City, to unravel the flavors of some underrated restaurants in the Philippines.

For authentic tours of Manila, book your guides here:

Onn Knee Roast Duck Manila - 1304 Leveriza St. Cartimar Commercial Arcade and Suites, Pasay City
Kuanzhai Alley - 2F W Mall Diosdado Macapagal Blvd., Pasay City
Good Luck Hot Pot - NexGen Tower, Pasay City
Meet Fresh - Air Residences Malugay St., Makati City

Jump to:
(0:00) Intro
(1:26) Onn Knee Roast Duck Manila
(4:21) Kuanzhai Alley
(8:00) Good Luck Hot Pot
(9:45) Meet Fresh
(11:55) Outro
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[limmykinh]

I like the point how he said we should see ourselves people to people. Ang hirap minsan wag maging biased or impartial especially if you put geopolitics into account. Pero we should all remember that a country's people is not its government. Di dapat ma-prejudice against the citizens dahil lang sa government nila.

...Thanks for the Chinese resto tour. Bonus na bansa pa, Taiwanese dessert!

[christinaalviedo]

It’s a throwback of my childhood those are the kind of Chinese foods that we had as a family because my stepdad was from Mainland China and he is Cantonese. Thank you for this segment your silent viewer from Monterey County California. More power and God bless.🙏♥️🙏

[kishcomia]

Kuan Zhai Alley! Been eating there since we first discovered it in 2020! So glad its getting the recognition it deserve! Try nyo guys ang sarap, ang anghang!

[Gutzyy]

This is a good episode. It’s true that we get intimidated when trying to eat in a Chinese restaurant because most of the time people are not familiar with the food and the menu is always written in Chinese. This definitely gives a different view on Chinese restaurants. I super love Chinese food and will definitely try these restaurants soon! Well done, FEATR! 🥂

[magsmontilla]

Chinese food is such a comfort food and really diverse. Thank you FEATR for this, I wanna try this someday.

[jecstrike]

I love this kind of episodes. The unpopular but very good food spots in the metro.

[jecgabay]

I met Sir Anson Yu with the famous photographer Fung Yu and historian Xiao Chua a few years ago during our observation of the Traslacion. That was one of the most information-rich afternoons while having met new people in a while. :)

[kemomagac_tv]

We're so happy that we are part of your vlog FEATR. I WOULD like to say thank you😊😊

#Meet Fresh

[shermich]

I like this Chinese food crawl. Informative and not just random restaurants that are popular.

[charpkun]

Yum. Ever since i left china after working there for a year, i realized just how much of thier regional cuisine is mostly unknown outside of china. Cantonese is the most obvious that we have locally, but as the hosts pointed out, the mainstream ones is localized already. Even the second featured cuisine, sichuan, has some familiar things that were adapted by cantonese restaurants, but not the fried spicy fish soups/curries which i learned to love the most when i tried it in china. Sana there is a part 2, baka they can go find more less known things like xinjiang cuisine, hunan cuisine, dongbei cuisine, maybe even yunnan cuisine. But i never personally found those yet, so hard to say.

[vievelasco]

This is very educational. I learned that in some parts of China, it's very dry and they need to sweat so they put herbs and spices to their food to make them sweat, thus, avoiding arthritis. That's their belief. Awesome!

[papakimchitv]

Good Luck Hot Pot is a gem of a restaurant. Quite expensive but really tasteful! And the experience is quite distinct.

[anasianemo]

I feel so much closer with our Chinese side of the culture. They were there long before the Spaniards arrived and traded goods and crafts with our ancestors, they were there during the Spanish takeover and colonial period, they were there when the Japanese attacked, they were there when the Americans took over, they were there long after this and still are. A quarter of us have Chinese ancestry even if it is 5%. Our language, cuisine and traditions were influenced. Sure, I do get the "Why are they taking over everything?" opinion, I get the disdain caused by the tension at sea, but I don't want to blame the people who want a better life and move abroad, if anything it is an honour people come to our country and think it is an opportunity, we do the same as OFW. Can't talk about the Chinese government though... as they make their own people suffer too, so no wonder some want to leave.

[marivicsantos]

Kuanzhai Alley is located at WMall Macapagal Blvd ., you can try our authentic Chinese Food..❤❤❤

[anthonyemboltura]

love this episode. will certainly look for these spots. thanks Chef Marts and FEATR Team!

[josephohanlon]

Thank you, Martin. This video was educational & valued
by us, #1 tourist.😮

[janthonyg]

I hope you guys indicated the price of the orders too for us viewers

[TotallyAjB]

Omg Meet fresh!!! ❤️❤️❤️ highly recommended!

[JO-vfql]

Went to kuanzhai alley after watching, we used to frequent this hole in the wall restaurant in Bangkal, Maomis, it's the same cuisine, too bad Maomis closed, I'm glad to find this one thru this video

[SeaOfLuv]

This is a great segment. Good job guys!