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Robinsons Place
Shopping malls at times seem to have eaten Manila. Many are thronged on weekends as residents escape their jammed and steamy abodes for a walk through the air-con comfort. You can find a range of department stores such as Shoe Mart at most, and, depending on the neighbourhood, the selection of stores can be startlingly upscale. Most include a supermarket and food court.
Ermita and Malate are served by Robinsons Place. It's a vast place and it's getting bigger. Is this glitzy change from the broken pavements of Ermita good or bad? And does this point to a Makati-like future for the area? The hordes inside have voted with their feet.
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Marikina Shoe Expo
Easily the oddest collection of stores in Manila is at the Marikina Shoe Expo, a once open-air collection of discount shoe vendors. Some of the shops in this old single-level complex remain (with inventory unchanged since Imelda was in her prime), but now some of the storefronts have been taken over by an uber-hip assortment of kitschy shops and galleries who have discovered the cheap rent. There's a gallery, Blacksoup Project Artspace, a bookshop, Datelines Bookstore and a funky Italian café, Bellini's.
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Ortigas Center
Mall fans with Brobdingnagian fantasies should head east to Ortigas Center, which sits on the border of Quezon City, Mandaluyong and Pasig. With its dense concentration of shopping malls and high-rises, Ortigas Center has become Manila's second-biggest business and commercial hub. However, it's still got a lot of work to do to find its soul.
Here there are no less than four malls: Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Robinsons Galleria, The Podium and the the biggest one of all, SM Megamall.
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Ayala Center
You can buy authentic brand-name clothes in Manila for a fraction of the prices charged in Europe, Australia, Japan or the USA. Locals happily note that the designer stores stock this year's collections, so you won't have to worry about looking like last year's sensation. Look for them at Ayala Center, a vast complex of interlinked buildings, shops, hotels and enclosed malls, which at times seems to have taken over the entire town.
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Ayala Center
A six-storey dome, you’ll find most banks, airlines and tour companies represented here. There are also European and American label boutiques, restaurants, bars, health spas, cinemas, every fast-food chain imaginable, games halls and even a child-care centre, which makes you wonder if some people ever leave this place.
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Glorietta Mall
The main focus of the Ayala Center is Glorietta Mall is actually four malls (Glorietta 1 to Glorietta 4) under one cross-shaped roof. There are hundreds of mostly midrange shops and stores here. Certain areas are devoted to electronics, art and other specialities. There are dozens of restaurants at all prices.
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SM City
The pièce de résistance of shopping malls. You can organise travel and banking, and cover all other necessities in a place big enough to have its own government and currency. Those planning to do adventure sports can get outdoor supplies and equipment at Habagat on the ground floor.
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Greenhills Shopping Center
Greenhills Shopping Center is somewhat like a flea market, with stall after stall selling DVDs and brand-named clothing of questionable legitimacy. But snoop around and you’ll find quality antiques and the best selection of genuine pearls in the country.
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Duty Free Fiesta Mall
South of NAIA is the Duty Free Fiesta Mall where newly arrived passengers can pick up cigarettes, chocolates, liquor, cosmetics, electronic goods, household appliances etc at duty-free prices. Grab a taxi, private car, bus, or jeepney to get there.
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The Podium
Just behind SM Megamall in the Ortigas Center is The Podium. Virtually every chain store and restaurant and fast-food joint can be found in this retail blight, which is as suburban as you can get in Manila.
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St Patrick’s Square
St Patrick’s Square is a conveniently placed outdoor mall with a string of good bakeries and cafes that tend to change owners and names with regularity.
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Gateway Mall
In Cubao, the Gateway Mall has a large and glitzy collection of shops. Its real value is as an elevated transfer point between the LRT 1 and 2 lines.
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SM Megamall
Stretching over a kilometre, SM Megamall sprawls between two other malls in the Ortigas Center, Shangri-La Plaza Mall and Robinsons Galleria.
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Robinson’s Plaza
A small-time shopping mall, but handy if you’re uptown. It has a department store, supermarket, ATMs, ticketing agencies and a food court.
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Tutuban Center Mall
The Tutuban Center Mall is a former train station converted into a shopping arcade.
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