Shopping and Malls in Cebu City
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Loading...Like practically anywhere in the world nowadays, large shopping malls are the prime destinations for shopping and dining and Cebu City is no exception, although the more traditional markets are still thriving in Cebu
Modern and air conditioned Super Malls offer a very attractive option in Cebu, because of it’s tropical climate, for a more traditional and down-to-earth option, markets are also extremely popular in Cebu, whether they sell fresh produce, t-shirts and accessories
Public and Wet Market in Cebu, Philippines
There are main wet and dry public markets almost everywhere in Cebu, in addition to smaller local public markets in nearly all Brgy (village or community), Cebu City’s 3 main wholesale market’s are Carbon Market, Taboan Public Market and Pasil Fish Market, and including Tabunok Public Market in neighbouring Talisay City, not to be confused with Taboan Public Market in Cebu City. Carcar City Public Market, while transiting south is a natural stop-off point to pick up supplies for a beach BBQ or weekend stay, Carcar City Public Market is best known for it’s Lechon and equally famous for it’s surrounding Chicharron sellers of crispy seasoned pork rind and banana chips, along the same route towards Carcar City roadside and store vendors sell Buko-Coconut Pie and Cassava Cake
Main Wet and Public Markets in Cebu, Philippines may operate 24 hours daily, while markets in local Cebu Brgy (village or community), open early and close late. Pasil Fish Market is the main landing and distribution of seafood for Cebu City and Central Visayas, local and wholesale fish vendors are based here also, the general public and small reseller business shop here for seafood, because the prices are lower and more competitive. Local people in Cebu, Philippines collect ingredients to prepare meals, and they prefer to shop at public or wet markets, because the variety of meat, fresh and dried fish vegetables, fresh and dried fruits, eggs, cooking oil, dried, baking product, live stock and household items are considerably cheaper than supermarkets, nearly all items are sold by or per kilo, some items are individually priced. The buzzing atmosphere and buying of daily groceries in Cebu, Philippines is still thriving, and arguably part of the Cebu culture, and since not everybody has refrigerators, it’s also a meeting place, transit stop-off point or somewhere to enjoy quick street food or BBQ snack, including Balut or to buy Lechon
Wet and Public Markets in Cebu, Philippines are not wildly visited by international since tourists seem to be intimidated or concerned about safety, unlike Thailand where public wet markets are very much a tourist attraction, most items are fresh at public wet Markets in Cebu, Philiipines seafood in particular, meat is fresh in principle, although all perishable items are not refrigerated or reliably chilled, one item we would recommend you aviod buying is raw eggs, since they have no sell by date at Public Markets in Cebu, Philippines and you cannot be certain of the quality or freshness. You will not find fresh dairy products, most big Supermarkets or Warehouse Membership Shopping in Cebu, Philippines will stock imported cheese, milk, butter and fresh cream, although the prices are expensive, especially fresh dairy cream, you may find non essential food items expensive in Cebu, Philippines, including branded toiletries and branded sun cream
Ayala Center and Terraces Cebu
Ayala Center Cebu is a large shopping mall that covers no less than 9 hectares by Archbishop Reyes Avenue, it features an impressive number of boutiques shops, Marks & Spencer store, supermarkets, leisure facilities, movie theatre and located at the basement level is Rustans Supermarket well known for its focus on quality fresh food, and good selection of imported groceries
Money Changer at basement level inside Rustans Supermarket
Drop by Forex Kiosk, Money Changer, Rustans Supermarket, near in-store bakery up steps immediately left, next to USSC-Western Union Kiosk
The Terraces at Ayala Center has a large area dedicated to food and beverages, and features many restaurants, coffee shops, pastry shops and more, fully air conditioned, overall Ayala Center Cebu offers a very pleasant space to spend the day
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 21:00
Location: On Archbishop Reyes Avenue in Cebu City
Tel: +63 32 888 3777
Robinsons Galleria Cebu
The largest Robinsons shopping mall outside of Manila, Robinsons Galleria Cebu is located a stroll away from the Port of Cebu, this six-storey shopping complex features 200 boutiques, stores, restaurants and bars, including international brand-name stores such as True Value, plus the Robinsons Department Store and Robinsons Appliances, the entertainment section of the complex hosts a six-room cinema
Opening Hours: 10:00-21:00
Location: General Maxilom Avenue corner Sergio Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City
Tel: +63 32 231 5030
SM City Cebu
Settled just west of Cebu International Port on Juan Luna Avenue, SM City Cebu was originally planned to offer a shopping and dining complex to the low- and mid-range classes in contrast with the upscale Ayala Center Cebu, this seven-level complex went through major renovation to now target all types of customer, with an average of 100,000 visitors on week days (up to 150,000 on weekends), SM City Cebu is an extremely popular shopping and dining destination
During Christmas, a pop-up Marks and Spencer store selling a variety of food by M&S, including biscuits and gift boxes
Opening Hours: 10:00-21:00
Location: On Juan Luna Avenue, North Reclamation Area in Cebu City
Tel: +63 32 231 0557
Carbon Market
In downtown Cebu City, Carbon is the oldest and largest farmer’s market in the province, selling fresh produce to clothing, and from souvenirs to live animals, you can find almost anything at Carbon Market, and offer’s The Cebu Tourist a glimpse of Filipinos’ daily life, Carbon Market also lets you see and sample delicious local fruits and home-made native food
Opening Hours: 24/7
Location: M.C. Briones Street, Cebu City
Tel: +63 916 420 8559
Tabunok Public Market
Tabunok Public Market serves Tailsay City and surrounding Brgy (villages), with around 500 vendors, which offers Seafood sections with 180 stalls, Meat sections have 98 stalls, while there are 224 stalls for Fruits and Vegetables vendors
Opening Hours: 24/7
Location: Cebu S Rd, Talisay City, 6045, Cebu
New Carcar City Public Market (January 11, 2021)
The new Carcar Public Market is a two-storey structure, the market is located at the back of their new City Hall. There are two sections for wet and dry vendors, everything is here from seafood sections stalls, meat sections, fruits & vegetables vendors, household products and BBQ street food vendors. If your transiting south Carcar Public Market is a natural stop-off point to pick up supplies for a beach BBQ or weekend stay, Carcar City Public Market is best known for it’s Lechon and equally famous for it’s surrounding Chicharron sellers of crispy seasoned pork rind and banana chips, along the same route towards Carcar City roadside street and store vendors sell Buko-Coconut Pie and Cassava Cake
Opening Hours: 05:00am to 10:00pm
Location: Carcar City, Carcar, 6019, Cebu
Sugbo Mercado
Endorsed by the Central Visayas Department of Tourism, Sugbo Market is Cebu’s First Weekend Food Market, this night market – held on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at the Garden Bloc on Inez Villa Street in the centre of Cebu City – lets you discover and sample a large choice of local savours while listening to live music from talented local bands, the market also features stands with clothing and accessories, and offers a very pleasant family-friendly place to hang around on weekends
Opening Hours: Fri-Sun 17:00-01:00
Location: Garden Bloc, Inez Villa Street, Cebu City
Marina Mall
Marina Mall is a convenient place to shop and dine a few minutes away from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB)
You’ll find an eclectic choice of dining venues here, from the world-famous McDonald’s to the more refined Café de France Restaurant to restaurants serving Korean, Italian and Chinese specialities, as in most shopping malls, a cool choice of boutiques and services are available at Marina Mall: fashion, health and beauty, banking, photo printing and more
Opening Hours: 07:00-21:00
Location: On M.L. Quezon National Highway, toward the northwestern tip of Mactan Island
Tel: + 63 32 260 1787
Alegre Guitar Factory
Filipinos have an excellent reputation all around the world for their musical skills, naturally, quality handcrafted musical instruments can easily be found in Cebu, located just south of Mactan-Cebu Airport, Alegre Guitar Factory is a recognised company at which you can purchase excellent acoustic guitars and ukuleles, the guitar factory is opened to the public, so you can visit it and see the instruments being Alegre Guitar Factory has guitars ranging from ₱2,800 to ₱80,000
Opening Hours: 08:00-18:00
Location: On Pajac-Maribago Road in Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan Island
Tel: +63 32 340 4492
SM Seaside City Cebu
SM Seaside City Cebu – locally called ‘Seaside’ – is one the largest shopping mall in the country, this circular-shaped shopping, dining and leisure entertainment complex can keep you busy all day long, you’ll find almost, from clothing, toys, electronic goods, a six screen cinema, 18-lane bowling alley and ice skating rink
Opening Hours: 10:00-21:00
Location: South Road Properties, Cebu City
Tel: +63 32 340 8756
Gaisano Grand Mall Mactan
Gaisano Grand Mall Mactan belongs to a national chain that hosts department stores around Cebu, featuring a fair choice of boutiques, restaurants and convenience stores, Gaisano has a great location right in the centre of Mactan Island, allowing residents and visitors alike to avoid a long trip to the larger shopping malls in Cebu City when they need something, It also offers a cool place to wander around on a rainy day
Opening Hours: 09:30-21:00
Location: On Basak-Marigondon Road, in the centre of Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan Island
Tel: +63 32 273 2888
Taboan Public Market
Located on On B. Aranas Padilla Street, Taboan is a large covered public market specialising in dried goods, extremely popular, it has Cebu’s largest choice of dried fish and seafood, known as bulad in the Philippines, The Cebu Tourist love to hate the pungent odor of a Cebuano favourite “dried fish”, another local favourite product found here is danggit (salted sun-dried rabbitfish), the Cebu version of which is reputed for being the best in the whole of the Philippines, other products that can be found at Taboan Public Market include dried mango, longganisa (Filipino pork sausage), tamarind balls and more
Opening Hours: 16:00-20:00
Location: On B. Aranas Padilla Street, Pahina Central, Cebu City
Pasil Fish Market
Cebu and Visayas largest seafood wet market, selling wholesale fresh seafood to the general public, local resellers also shop here also, Pasil Fish Market in Cebu City is not recommended for tourists, because crime is reported, and tourists may be a target, most tourists will opt for a tour guide, because there is many unmarked alleyways in this area
Opening Hours: Early Morning Til Early Afternoon
Location: Blk 3 Belgium Street, Suba, Cebu City, 6000
Colon Street
Colon is the oldest street in the Philippines, and is the core of downtown Cebu, before the big malls were built, Colon was the center of commercial activities, to this day, this street is still home to a variety of shops selling almost everything for the home and leisure, you can find everything from clothes, shoes, bags and accessories, gadgets, jewellery, pets, home and kitchen items, hardware items, pharmaceutical, electronics and appliances, and even car and motorcycle parts, most products have lower prices in Colon, actally nearly all smaller business away from Colon buy there products here, so you can be sure prices are more competitive around Colon, a daily night market pops up in Colon street, where vendors sell an assortment of products
SM Supermarket Stores, SaveMore Markets Stores by SM Retail and SM Hypermarket Stores
SM Supermarket is the pioneer brand of the Food Retail Group, offering a wide array of food and non-food products, including imported groceries, Tesco branded groceries and services inside SM Malls, icluding SM City Cebu and SM Seaside Cebu
Savemore Market is a chain of neighborhood grocery stores located outside SM Mall to bring the SM shopping experience closer to more urban areas around Cebu, Savemore Market store complement the regular SM Supermarket, the stores offer cutomers competitively priced everyday groceries
SM Hypermarket are essentially an oversized SM Supermarket, the stores provide one-stop shopping convenience by combining supermarket, general merchandise, imported groceries and discount retailing under one roof, one store is located very near to SM City Cebu at M. Logarta Ave, Mandaue City, Cebu
Robinsons Supermarket Cebu
The second largest multi-channel retailer in the Philippines, the Robinsons Supermarket brand is the 2nd largest supermarket chain in the country, the stores offer a good selection of food and non-food products, although imported groceries for example cheese and fresh dairy products are expensive, the stores are refreshingly clean, well stocked and organised
Paid Membership Shopping in Cebu, near SM City Mall, Cebu City
S&R Membership Shopping, Ouano Avenue cor. E.O. Perez St. Subangdaku, Mandaue City, 6014, Cebu
S&R Cebu is a Costco affiliated company
(you will not be able to use your Costco Annual Membership at S&R)
A firm favourite with locals, the expat community and the international tourist, whether you’re a volume shopper or a regular privileged S&R member
S&R offers imported grocery items and an extensive selection of premium wines and liquors from all over the world, it also has a quality selection of consumer electronics and appliances, branded health and beauty products and in-house brands and the familiar Kirkland Signature Costco brand, an oversized American fast food court is also available
Landers Superstore Cebu Membership Shopping, 115 Pope John Paul II Ave, Cebu City, 6000, Cebu
Another popular membership shopping warehouse in Cebu, a good quality selection of local and
imported grocery items and an extensive selection of premium wines and liquors from all over the world
It also has a quality selection of consumer electronics and appliances, branded health and beauty products, you can also find the Kirkland Signature Costco brand at Landers Superstore, although the store is not affiliated to Costco, an oversized American fast food court is also available
