Filipino Street Food Kitchen Turo Turo Is Going Permanent in Tooting

After a decade on the street food and pop-up circuit, Rex De Guzman is putting down roots

British-born Filipino chef Rex De Guzman has been sharing his love of Filipino barbecue through Turo Turo (named after the Tagalog for ‘point point’, which is how people order from fast food stalls in the Philippines) all over town for the last ten years. He’s already running a residency, Turo Turo Express, at The Queen’s Head pub in Holborn, but now he’s opening his very own Turo Turo restaurant in Tooting.

The menu will showcase the best Filipino street food, with dishes like:

• oxtail kare kare croquettes with peanut sauce
• ginger bagoong wings
• ensaladang talong – charred aubergine and tomato salad
• pancit palabok – rice noodles with shrimp sauce, hard-boiled eggs, chicharon and citrus
• cauliflower gata
• chicken bicol express
• grilled chicken inasal by the half or quarter
• adobo spare ribs
• sizzling pork sisig – chopped pork face and ears with chilli and citrus
• garlic butter corn
• mango float, with creme patisserie, whipped cream, and Biscoff
• royale bibingka – a glutinous coconut rice cake cooked in banana leaves and topped with grilled cheese

If you’re in a big group, you can also get stuck into the Boodle Fight, a sharing feast of beef longganisa, ginger bagoong wings, garlic butter prawns and more, served on a banana leaf without cutlery or crockery – it’s one to get properly hands-on with.

Rum lovers will find plenty to love on the cocktail menu, including the likes of the Sugarlandia Storm (made with Don Papa Barolo, lime juice, ginger beer and Angostura) and the Jungle Bird (made with Diplomático Mantuano, bitter liqueur, pineapple puree, sugar cane syrup and lemon juice). So if you’re after Filipino food in SW17, Turo Turo is the spot.

Key Information

Opening date | Thurs 14th November 2024
Address | 102 Tooting High Street, London SW17 0RR
For more information | turoturo.co.uk