Filipino Dining Surge

Filipino fine dining reached a milestone with San Francisco's first Filipino tasting-menu restaurant, Restaurant Naides, earning a Michelin star; its 11-13-course menu costs $235 and includes sinigang with Monterey abalone. Expansion now reaches premium North Bay dining through a planned Filipino-inspired wagyu steakhouse in Benicia, as well as bakery culture through Starbread's Union City opening and planned South San Francisco site, even as closures and real-estate pressure threaten community institutions.