Ling Nam Restaurant & Bake Shop

Menu • Daly City, CA

Filipino-Chinese comfort food, since 1990

Steaming mami noodle soups, hand-folded siopao and siomai, sinigang and kare-kare, all-day silog breakfasts, halo-halo, and fresh-baked kakanin from our bake shop.

Golden fried tofu with mushrooms, green chilies, and scallions in savory sauce
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Appetizers

Start with something crispy, savory, and shareable — the way every Filipino-Chinese meal should begin.

  • Calamari

    Tender rings of squid in a light, golden breading, fried to a delicate crunch and served with a tangy dipping sauce.

  • Lumpiang Gulay

    Two hand-rolled vegetable spring rolls packed with cabbage, carrots, and sweet potato, fried until shatter-crisp. Served with sweet chili vinegar.

  • Lumpiang Shanghai

    A dozen slender pork-and-aromatics eggrolls fried to a deep amber crackle — perfect with sweet-and-sour sauce. Everyone's favorite party tray.

  • Tokwa't Baboy

    Crispy cubes of golden tofu and tender boiled pork belly tossed in a bright soy-vinegar sauce with red onion and chili. Salty, sour, crunchy, soft — all at once.

  • Chicharon Bulaklak

    Ruffled pork intestines deep-fried until shatteringly crisp, like edible lace. Pair with spiced vinegar and an ice-cold drink.

  • Sisig

    A sizzling Kapampangan classic — chopped grilled pork seasoned with calamansi, onion, and chili. Smoky, citrusy, and built for sharing over rice.

  • Binondo Style Fresh Chinese Lumpia

    A soft crepe wrapped around stewed vegetables, peanuts, and savory meat, finished with a sweet garlic-soy sauce — the Manila Chinatown original.

Bowl of Filipino-Chinese mami noodle soup with braised beef and greens
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Mami Noodle Soup

Hand-pulled egg noodles in clear, slow-simmered broth — the soul of Ling Nam since 1990.

  • Beef Pares Mami

    Star anise-braised beef chuck, fork-tender and aromatic, ladled over springy egg noodles in a deeply savory beef broth.

  • Chicken / Pork Asado Mami

    Sweet-savory Chinese-style asado — your choice of chicken or pork — sliced over egg noodles in a clear, comforting broth.

  • Beef Wonton Mami

    Pillowy pork-and-shrimp wontons share the bowl with braised beef and egg noodles. The best of both worlds in one ladle.

  • Wonton Mami

    Hand-folded pork-and-shrimp wontons floating in a clear, golden broth with egg noodles and a touch of toasted garlic.

  • Fishball Mami

    Bouncy fishballs simmered in a clean, flavorful broth with egg noodles — a humble Manila street-food favorite reimagined as a full bowl.

  • Lomi

    Thick, chewy fresh egg noodles in a rich, glossy pork gravy with cabbage and egg — the kind of bowl that fogs up the windows on a cold day.

Bowl of Filipino arroz caldo rice porridge
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Lugaw Filipino Rice Porridge

Slow-cooked until silky and spoon-coating — the original Filipino comfort food.

  • Arroz Caldo

    Glutinous rice slow-simmered with ginger and chicken until creamy, finished with toasted garlic, scallions, and a squeeze of calamansi.

  • Goto

    Ginger-bright rice porridge with tender slow-braised beef tripe, crowned with crispy garlic, scallions, and a drizzle of fish sauce.

  • Combo Lugaw

    A full Filipino breakfast in one tray — your choice of arroz caldo or goto paired with a side of tokwa't baboy for crunch and contrast.

Bowl of Filipino fish sinigang soup with vegetables in clear tamarind broth
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Sabaw Soup

Tamarind-bright sinigang, rich bone-marrow bulalo, and slow-simmered classics to warm you all the way through.

  • Sinigang na Baboy

    Pork belly and ribs simmered in a tamarind-soured broth with kangkong, radish, eggplant, and long beans. The Filipino soup that makes you reach for a second bowl of rice.

  • Sinigang na Bangus Belly

    Fatty milkfish belly poached in a delicate sour tamarind broth with garden vegetables — light, bright, and deeply nourishing.

  • Sinigang na Hipon

    Plump head-on shrimp in a clear tamarind broth that's both sweet from the shellfish and pleasantly puckery from the souring fruit.

  • Bulalo

    Beef shank and marrow bone simmered for hours until the meat falls from the bone and the broth turns rich and golden. Served with corn, cabbage, and bok choy.

  • Sinampalukang Kambing

    A bold, tamarind-soured goat soup with ginger and chili — gamey, warming, and prized as a hangover cure across the Philippines.

  • Wonton Soup

    Delicate pork-and-shrimp wontons in your choice of clear pork or chicken broth, finished with scallions and a few drops of sesame oil.

  • Fishball Soup

    Bouncy fishballs in a clear, savory broth — simple, restorative, and endlessly comforting.

Steamed Filipino siopao buns on a plate
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Siopao & Pork Siomai

Steamed buns and pork dumplings made the Binondo way — pillowy, generous, and never skimpy on filling.

  • Asado Siopao — Pork or Chicken

    A cloud-soft steamed bun packed with sweet-savory braised pork or chicken asado in a glossy sauce. The on-the-go Manila classic.

  • Special Pork Bola-bola Siopao

    An extra-large bun stuffed with seasoned pork meatball, Chinese sausage, and a wedge of salted egg — a full meal in one hand.

  • Siomai

    Two hand-folded pork-and-shrimp dumplings steamed to order. Eat with soy, calamansi, and a generous dollop of chili-garlic oil.

Filipino pancit bihon stir-fried noodles with vegetables
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Short Orders

Pancit, kare-kare, and Filipino-Chinese mains plated to share family-style.

  • Kalderetang Kambing

    Goat slowly braised in a rich tomato-and-liver sauce with bell peppers, olives, and potatoes — bold, hearty, and unmistakably Filipino.

  • Pancit Bihon

    Thin rice noodles wok-tossed with chicken, pork, shrimp, and crisp vegetables — a birthday-table staple meant to symbolize long life.

  • Pancit Canton

    Chewy egg noodles stir-fried with meat, shrimp, and bright vegetables in a savory soy-based sauce. Finish with a squeeze of calamansi.

  • Kare Kare

    A celebration stew of oxtail, tendon, and tripe simmered until silky in a toasted peanut sauce with eggplant, banana heart, and long beans. Served with bagoong shrimp paste.

  • Pancit Miki Bihon

    The best of both noodles — thick fresh egg miki tangled with thin rice bihon, stir-fried with meats and vegetables for textural contrast in every bite.

  • Pancit Sotanghon

    Slippery glass noodles wok-tossed with chicken, wood-ear mushrooms, and vegetables in a savory annatto-tinged broth.

  • Filipino Spaghetti

    The beloved Pinoy birthday classic — sweet banana-tomato sauce loaded with ground meat and sliced hot dog, blanketed in grated cheese.

Filipino silog breakfast with pork, garlic rice, and egg
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All-Day Breakfast Pork

Filipino silog plates — your protein, garlic fried rice, and two eggs — served any hour you crave them.

  • Pork Adobo

    The national dish — pork simmered low and slow in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, bay, and peppercorns until glossy and tender.

  • Inihaw na Baboy

    Pork marinated in soy, calamansi, and garlic, then grilled over an open flame for smoky, caramelized edges.

  • Lechon Kawali

    Twice-cooked pork belly fried until the skin shatters like glass and the meat stays juicy. Serve with liver sauce or spiced vinegar.

  • Longganisa

    Sweet-garlicky Filipino pork sausage pan-fried until lacquered and caramelized at the edges.

  • Tocino

    Thin slices of pork cured in a sweet annatto marinade and pan-fried until the sugars catch — Pinoy breakfast candy.

  • Crispy Pata

    A whole pork hock deep-fried to a thunderous crackle on the outside, fall-apart tender inside. Made for a crowd.

  • Pork BBQ

    Sweet-savory marinated pork skewered on bamboo and grilled over coals — sticky, smoky, irresistible.

  • Pork Chop

    Bone-in pork chop marinated in soy, garlic, and calamansi, then pan-fried golden. Simple and comforting.

  • Spam

    Pan-seared slices of the Pacific breakfast icon — crisp at the edges, salty-savory all the way through.

  • Pork Sisig

    Grilled, chopped pork sizzled with onions, chili, and calamansi — crispy bits, soft bits, and a runny egg if you ask for one.

Plate of Filipino tapa beef with rice and egg
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All-Day Breakfast Beef

  • Beef Pares

    Star anise–scented braised beef in a sweet-savory glaze — the Manila late-night classic, here as a silog any time of day.

  • Tapa

    Thinly sliced beef cured in soy, garlic, and a hint of sugar, then quickly seared. Tapsilog — the breakfast that defined a category.

  • Corned Beef

    Shredded corned beef sautéed with onions and potatoes until savory and golden at the edges.

Fried bangus milkfish plated with rice
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All-Day Breakfast Fish

  • Bangus

    Boneless milkfish marinated in vinegar and garlic, then fried until the skin is crisp and the flesh stays buttery.

  • Tilapia

    A whole tilapia fried until the skin crackles and the meat pulls clean from the bone. Spiced vinegar on the side.

  • Bangus Tinapa

    Smoked baby milkfish with a deep, woodsy aroma — pan-crisped and best chased with garlic rice and a sunny egg.

  • Tuyo

    Sun-dried salted fish, pan-fried until crackling. A pungent, salty, addictive way to wake up the table.

Grilled Filipino chicken inasal with rice
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All-Day Breakfast Chicken

  • Chicken Inasal

    Bacolod-style leg quarter marinated in lemongrass, calamansi, and annatto oil, then grilled over fire until smoky and golden. Don't skip the chicken-oil rice.

  • Chicken BBQ

    Two skewers of sweet-savory marinated chicken grilled until lacquered, sticky, and just a little charred.

  • Fried Chicken

    Bone-in leg and thigh fried until shatter-crisp outside, juicy inside. Comfort food, Pinoy edition.

Bowl of garlic fried rice with sunny-side-up egg
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Sides

  • Silog

    Add the breakfast base to any plate — garlicky fried rice and two eggs cooked to order.

  • Steamed Rice

    One cup of fluffy jasmine rice — the canvas for everything on the menu.

  • Garlic Rice

    One cup of day-old rice fried with plenty of toasted garlic until golden and fragrant.

  • Fried Eggs

    Two eggs cooked the way you like them — sunny-side up, over easy, or scrambled.

Filipino halo-halo dessert in a tall glass
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Desserts

Cool, sweet, and unmistakably Filipino — built for hot afternoons and long meals.

  • Halo-Halo (Special)

    The Filipino icon — sweetened beans, jellies, and tropical fruits layered with shaved ice and evaporated milk, crowned with a scoop of ube ice cream and a slice of leche flan. Mix it all together — that's the point.

  • Mais Con Yelo

    Sweet corn kernels and shaved ice drenched in cold evaporated milk — simple, nostalgic, refreshing. Add ice cream to make it dessert-dessert.

  • Taho with Sago

    Warm silken tofu spooned over chewy tapioca pearls and finished with arnibal — a smoky brown-sugar syrup. The street-vendor classic, served in a glass.

Tropical Filipino beverages including buko juice and calamansi
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Drinks

  • Buko Juice

    Canned young-coconut juice with tender coconut strips — tropical and lightly sweet.

  • Calamansi Juice

    Canned juice from the small Philippine citrus — bright, tart, and the perfect counter to a rich plate.

  • Mango Juice

    Canned juice from sun-ripened Philippine mangoes — thick, fragrant, and pure sunshine.

  • Sago't Gulaman

    Tapioca pearls and amber jelly cubes swimming in a sweet brown-sugar-and-pandan cooler. The merienda-time classic.

  • Coffee

    A bottomless cup of hot brewed coffee — free refills, of course.

  • Soda

    Your favorite canned soft drink, ice-cold.

  • Snapple

    Chilled bottled iced tea and juice drinks.

  • Gatorade

    Cold sports drink in assorted flavors.

  • Bottled Water

    Chilled purified water.

Freshly baked Filipino custard-filled bread rolls on a plate
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Snacks & Goodies

Kakanin, pastries, and bake-shop treats made fresh in-house (subject to availability — call ahead for trays).

  • Biko

    Sticky glutinous rice cake cooked in coconut milk and brown sugar, topped with toasted latik curds. Chewy, caramelly, and deeply nostalgic.

  • Buko Pie

    A Laguna-style pie filled with young coconut strips in a creamy custard, baked in a flaky golden crust.

  • Ube Buko Pie

    Our buko pie with a vibrant ribbon of ube halaya — purple yam meets young coconut in one slice.

  • Cassava

    Grated cassava baked with coconut milk and a creamy custard topping until golden, gooey, and slightly chewy.

  • Chicharon

    Crackling pork rinds or chicken skin fried until impossibly crisp. Pair with spiced vinegar.

  • Crinkles

    Soft, fudgy cookies rolled in powdered sugar — choose ube, chocolate, or buko-pandan.

  • Empanada

    Hand-pied savory pastries filled with seasoned chicken, pork, or beef — flaky outside, juicy inside.

  • Hopia

    Flaky layered pastry filled with sweet purple yam, mung bean, or winter-melon paste — the Manila-Chinatown bake-shop staple.

  • Kutsinta

    Chewy, jiggly steamed rice cupcakes tinted amber with annatto. Available plain or topped with freshly grated coconut.

  • Leche Flan

    Silky steamed milk-and-egg-yolk custard under a glossy caramel — the dessert that ends every Filipino fiesta.

  • Mani Adobo

    Garlic-fried peanuts seasoned with sea salt — addictive snacking, available with skin or skinless.

  • Pastillas

    Soft, chewy milk candies rolled in sugar — bite-sized and dangerously easy to finish.

  • Polvoron

    Crumbly toasted-flour shortbread that melts on the tongue — a merienda and pasalubong favorite.

  • Sapin-Sapin

    Glistening tri-color layers of sweet coconut-rice cake (ube, jackfruit, and coconut), topped with toasted latik.

  • Suman

    Sweet glutinous rice or cassava steamed in banana leaves — unwrap and dip into sugar or drizzle with coconut caramel.

  • Tamales

    Bobotu — savory Filipino-style steamed rice-flour cakes with chicken, peanuts, and egg, wrapped in banana leaves.

  • Turon

    Ripe saba banana and a strip of jackfruit rolled in a lumpia wrapper, fried, and finished with caramelized brown sugar.

  • Ube Halaya

    Slow-cooked purple-yam jam enriched with coconut milk and butter — eat by the spoonful or fold into anything.

  • Yema

    Soft custard candies of egg yolk and condensed milk, wrapped in cellophane twists.

  • Vigan Royal Bibingka

    The Ilocano specialty — a chewy, slightly tangy baked rice cupcake topped with cheese and a brush of butter.

Pricing and availability are best confirmed in-store. Visit us at 980 King Plaza, Daly City, CA — open 7 days a week, 7AM–9PM.

Call (650) 878-9525 to order ahead.