List of restaurant chains in the Philippines

This is a list of notable restaurant chains in the Philippines. A restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants with the same name in many different locations that are either under shared corporate ownership (e.g., McDonald's in the United States) or franchising agreements. Typically, the restaurants within a chain are built to a standard format through architectural prototype development and offer a standard menu and/or services.

Current chains

Restaurant chain	Type	Year started[a]	Owned by	Background / Notes
1st Colonial Grill[1]	Casual dining	2004	24K Foods Corporation[2]
24 Chicken	Fast food	2017
Amber[3]	Fast food	1988	Amber Golden Chain of Restaurants
Andok's	Fast food	1985
Angel's Pizza	Casual dining	2009
The Aristocrat Restaurant	Casual dining	1936
Army Navy	Mexican fast food	2009		Opened its first store in Tagaytay City
Avocadoria	Desserts	2019
Bacolod Chicken Inasal	Fast food	1993	Beaming Dreams Corporation
Black Scoop Cafe	Coffee chain	2018
Bonchon	Korean cuisine	2010	Scott Tan	Korean fried chicken restaurant
Bo's Coffee	Coffee chain	1996
Botejyu	Japanese cuisine	2016	Viva International Food and Restaurants
Buddy's	Casual dining	1985		Filipino restaurant specializing in Pancit Lucban[4]
Burger King	Fast food	1997[5]	Jollibee Foods Corporation	American-based multinational chain of hamburger fast food restaurants.
Cabalen	Buffet	1986	Cabalen Group of Companies
Chooks-to-Go	Fast food	2008
Chowking	Chinese cuisine	1985	Jollibee Foods Corporation
Classic Savory[6]	Casual dining	1950	Ramon C. Tan[7][8]
Congo Grille	Casual dining	1999	Congo Grille Bar & Restaurant
Conti's Bakeshop & Restaurant	Casual dining	1997
Dairy Queen	Desserts		Philippine Pizza, Inc.
Dencio's	Casual dining	1991	Max's Group
Eng Bee Tin	Deli	1912
Fruitas Fresh	Juice bar	2000	Fruitas Holdings
Gerry's Grill	Casual dining	1997	Gerry Apolinario
Goldilocks Bakeshop	Bakery	1966
Graceland[9]	Fast food	1972	Graceland Food Industries , Inc.[10]
Greenwich Pizza	Italian cuisine	1971	Jollibee Foods Corporation
Jamba Juice	Fast food	2011	Max's Group
Jollibee	Fast food	1978[11]	Jollibee Foods Corporation	Fast food which serves American-influenced Filipino cuisine. An offshoot of a Magnolia ice cream parlor franchise established by Tony Tan Caktiong in 1975.[11]
Kenny Rogers Roasters	Casual dining	1995[12]	Epicurean Partners Exchange Inc.
KFC	Fast food	1967[13]	RAMCAR Food Group[14]	American fast food chain owned by Yum! Brands
Krispy Kreme	Fast food	2006	Max's Group
Kuya J Restaurant	Casual dining	2013	Kuya J Group Holdings Inc.
L.C. Big Mak[15][16]	Fast food	1984[17]	L.C. Big Mak Burger Inc.
Lido Cocina Tsina	Casual dining	1936	Panciteria Lido Chinese Cuisine Co.[18]
Ling Nam	Fast food	1950	Fruitas Holdings
Mang Inasal	Fast food	2003	Jollibee Foods Corporation
Max's Restaurant	Casual dining	1945	Max's Group
McDonald's	Fast food	1981[19]	Golden Arches Development Corporation	American fast food chain. Master franchise in the Philippines is owned by a local company associated with George Yang.[20]
Mixue Ice Cream & Tea		2023		Chinese-based ice cream and frozen dessert shop.[21]
Orange Brutus	Fast food	1980	Brutus Food Systems Inc.	One of first fastfood burger chain in Cebu[22]
Pancake House	Casual dining	1974	Max's Group
Peri-Peri Chicken	Casual dining	2005
Pizza Hut	Casual dining		Philippine Pizza, Inc.
Popeyes	Fast food	2019		Multinational chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants founded by Al Copeland. Closed its Philippine branches in 2007 due to a conflict with its local franchise holder, but reopened seven stores in 2019.[23][24]
Potato Corner	French fries	1992
Red Ribbon Bakeshop	Bakery	1979	Jollibee Foods Corporation
S&R New York Style Pizza	Casual dining	2006
Serenitea	Milk Tea chain	2008
Shake Shack	Fast food	2019	SSI Group Inc.	American fast casual restaurant chain based in New York City. Opened its first branch in the Philippines on May 10, 2019, in Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City.[25]
Shakey's Pizza	Casual dining	1975		First pizza chain in the United States. It began in the country under the ownership of San Miguel Corporation.
Shawarma Shack	Shawarma	2015
Sizzlin' Steak	Casual dining		Max's Group
Starbucks	Coffee chain	1997	Rustan Coffee Corporation	Opened its first store in the Philippines at Ayala Avenue in December 1997
Taco Bell	Fast food		Philippine Pizza, Inc.
Teriyaki Boy	Casual dining	2001	Max's Group
Tokyo Tokyo	Fast food	1985	RAMCAR Food Group,[26] One Food Group
Tropical Hut	Fast food	1962[27]	Mercury Group of Companies
Tsurumaru Udon X Tempura	Fast food	2019	Cabalen Group of Restaurants	Japanese fast food restaurant owned by Fujio Foods System (FFS) Co., Ltd., Inc.
Vikings	Buffet	2011
Wild Flour Restaurant	Casual dining	2012	Wildflour Hospitality Group
Wolfgang's Steakhouse	Casual dining	2016	Excello Restaurant Management Group[28]
Yellow Cab Pizza	Fast food	2001	Max's Group

Former chains

• A&W Restaurants - defunct in 2004
• Burger Machine – now a food stall chain^[29]
• Cindy's - established Tarlac 1972, fastfood chain defunct by 2000s^[30]
• Go Nuts Donuts - defunct in 2020
• IHOP - introduced 2014, local branches closed in 2022^[31]
• Manong Pepe's - Jollibee Food Corporation venture into low cost carinderia style fast food. First store opened in 2007 and all stores closed down in 2011^[32]
• Teddy's Bigger Burgers^[33][34]

See also

• List of Filipino restaurants

Notes

1. For restaurant chains originating outside the Philippines; Year of introduction (e.g. opening of first-ever branch) in the Philippines.