Zoe Foods

Zoe Foods is the kind of neighbourhood place you stumble into and immediately wish you’d found sooner. Part Filipino grocery, part counter kitchen, it hums with the easy efficiency of a family business doing what it does best: feeding its community. There’s a small, busy hot counter where whole lechon manok is roasted slowly until the meat pulls soft and the skin carries that caramelized, garlicky edge; empanadas and spring rolls sit alongside unexpected finds like shawarma and seafood platters. Shelves are stacked with snacks, produce and pantry staples from the Philippines, priced for regulars who pop in between shifts. The team is warm and unshowy, the service brisk but kind, and they’ll cater a platter if you’re planning a neighbourhood gathering. Locals treat it as a quick-run hub for cheap, honest comfort food; visitors who linger will discover a vivid slice of the Filipino diaspora in Surrey. It’s not polished; it’s real, loud with conversation, and reliably good when you want something hearty and familiar.