Best Tocino in Winnipeg

About Our Tocino

Tocino is the Filipino breakfast meat that turns a plain plate of rice into something people drive across the city for. We cure the pork ourselves, giving it the days it needs to take on the sweet-savoury flavour and deep colour that make good tocino unmistakable. It is cooked in small batches through the morning so what reaches your plate is freshly fried, never dried out.

At Kalan the tocino sits on the steam table alongside the rest of our home-style Filipino cooking, so you can see it before you order — that is how our cafeteria-style service works. Filipino families who grew up on it and first-time guests who have never tried Filipino food both end up ordering seconds.

What Makes Our Tocino Special

Ours is cured in house rather than bought in, which is why the sweetness reads as real caramelisation instead of syrup. We fry it to order in a hot pan so the sugar sets into a sticky glaze at the edges. Ask for it with garlic rice and a fried egg and you have tocilog, the classic Filipino breakfast plate.

Pairs Well With

Pair tocino with a plate of pancit bihon for the table, add an order of lumpia to start, and finish with chicken adobo over steamed rice. If you want it as a full breakfast plate, order tocilog.

Order Tocino in Winnipeg

We open at 7:00 AM every day at 1449 Arlington Street in Winnipeg’s North End, minutes from William Whyte, Inkster-Faraday, St. John’s, Shaughnessy Park, Brooklands and Tyndall Park. Eat in, phone ahead for takeout, order tocino online for delivery, or book a catering tray for your next gathering.