Ling Nam (Cantonese: 嶺南) is a chain of Chinese restaurants in the Philippines owned by Fruitas Holdings.

His grandfather came to the Philippines in the late 19th century, and established a small restaurant on Nueva St., in a part of Manila which was already largely ethnically Chinese.

The family's situation was exacerbated by the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II, and almost all their belongings were destroyed in the Battle of Manila.

[2] However, they all had to work double shifts, had trouble finding and keeping good staff, and could only break even, so Fung sold the restaurant for ₱10,000 in 1950.

[3][4] Fung moved Ling Nam to its current location at 616 T. Alonzo St., Binondo, in 1965,[4] in the middle of where the Chinese district of old Manila used to be.

Kuan himself thought that the restaurant's growth was stifled because he had to distribute dividends to the shareholders, his family members, who did not have any regular work hours.

[4] In 2006, Peter Fung incorporated a new company, Tri-Mark Foods Inc.,[12] and tried to expand Ling Nam slowly, opening three stores.

[17] Because it has a short menu, ensuring that customers always know what they want to order, and quickly prepared fare, Ling Nam has been described as a fast food restaurant.

Esquire Philippines thought it was "underrated" despite having the "most consistent-tasting menu" since it opened;[18] Ling Nam's four main products have always been cooked in the same way, with the noodles handmade daily.

Other dishes include pancit canton and viands such as sweet and sour pork, chop suey, and Ling Nam beef.

In the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Ambeth R. Ocampo wrote that "the meat was fresh and tender, the broth was excellent, the noodles on the soft side, prompting me to remind myself not to compare it unfairly with Ippudo.