A Foodie’s 7-Day Manila Market, Mall & Chinatown Crawl

Start at the Saturday market in Salcedo Village. Browse the fruit, vegetable, fish, dairy, bread, pasalubong, gelato, milk tea, and prepared-food stalls. Bring cash; some vendors accept GCash. Market toilets cost 5 pesos per use.

Use the park as the market’s central eating and cooling point. The creator notes that it feels spacious beyond the visible stalls and includes a children’s playground and a gated dog park.

Stop at Habitual Coffee after browsing the stalls. It is specifically noted as a coffee spot beside the market and works well as a short indoor break.

Look for steak rice and salis steak at One World Deli, then use one of the market’s corner tables to eat.

Browse Baked Puff Philippines for baked snacks, alongside the market’s breads, ube pandisal, regular pandisol, brownies, and other pastries.

Check Beagle’s Best and the neighboring Japan Cafe and Bake Shop for more prepared foods and baked items.

Pick up jams, croissants, and nut butters from The Nut Company. This is also a practical stop for edible gifts.

Visit Sunrise Bloom Plants and Flowers for bouquets and plants. The market is described as a popular place for residents to buy flowers.

Walk through the Grand Canal Shops and see the indoor canal setting, the replica of St. Mark’s Square, and the rooftop chapel area.

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Have the indoor Chinese meal at El Presidente. The dishes described include beef with ampalaya, fried rice with shrimp, fish and tofu soup, roast duck, and mango sago; San Miguel Light was also ordered.

Walk past the Chinatown streets and lanterns after eating. The area is described as busy, with lines, tricycles, cars, and abundant street-food activity.

Stop at Min Chinese Deli for the ube latte and hopia. The deli carries multiple hopia flavors and ube pastillas.

Pause at Binondo Church while exploring the Chinatown streets and lantern-lined area.

Look for Mr. Ube while moving through Binondo. It was spotted among the street-food stops and is a useful lead for an ube-focused snack.

Explore the five-level Power Plant Mall, including its restaurants, shops, bookstore, food hall, church, and weekend furniture gallery. It is directly across the street from the described Makati accommodation.

Browse The Marketplace downstairs for groceries, Filipino beers, water, snacks, and electrolytes. It was used to replenish a nearly empty pantry after several days in the area.

Try Harlan + Holden Coffee at Power Plant Mall, which was specifically praised as good during a quiet Sunday morning.

Visit Milky Way Cafe for halo-halo, which was specifically mentioned as an available dessert stop in the mall area.

Use the Power Plant McDonald’s for a quick meal if needed, and check the order before leaving for the barbecue shake-fries powder and sauces.

Look for Jabron’s Pizza in the Power Plant area for a pizza option.

Spend an evening at The Perfect Pint for craft beer. The tasting described included a fruity saison and exclusive Rockwell beers.

Walk through the Rockwell Proscenium’s outdoor area for carts, food, drinks, a stage, a movie theater, and nearby sushi options.

Book a haircut or close shave at Back Alley Barber Shop. The described service took about an hour to an hour and a half and cost 1,150 pesos including the close shave, massage, and haircut.

Walk through One Bonifacio High Street for the BGC errands and the remaining rose display.

Visit Toby’s Sports to collect or browse jerseys and sports gear. A custom Spain number-six jersey was picked up during the described errand.

Check Nike for tennis gear and sportswear before leaving BGC.

Look for Malbon Golf merchandise and a Philippine-flag golf hat. The special Malbon Philippines hat was sold out, but a Manila Jeep shirt was available as an alternative.

Take the approximately 25-minute transfer to Greenhills for the final shopping and meal phase.

Eat at Ramen Nagi Greenhills. The order described included the Butao King with normal noodles and level-three spice, plus karaage and pork katsu. The full lunch cost 1,700 pesos and included a senior citizen discount.

Browse Cultura for the barong jacket that was being considered and ultimately purchased as part of the final Filipino shopping stop.