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Markets and independent shops in Cebu City

12 markets, bookshops, record shops and makers in Cebu City.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Markets and independent shops in Cebu City

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    Ayala Mall

    Has several department stores, two supermarkets, a movie theater, lots of restaurants and hundreds of stores. The terraces have a central park-like area and several floors of shopping, mostly restaurants, on either side. The mall is in the Cebu Business Park which hosts the Cathay Pacific office, foreign banks a few consulates, and the Seda hotel. There is now a 2nd Ayala mall at the IT park.

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    Carbon Market

    The largest farmers' market in the city — both a shopping area and a tourist attraction.

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    Elizabeth Mall

    Has a supermarket, travel agents, cellphone shops, and lots of places to eat.

    9AM-8PM

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    Fully Booked

    A modern bookshop with a good selection of imported fiction and non-fiction books, a smaller collection of books about the Philippines and an in-shop café.

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    HSBC Bank (UK)

    Has the only Mastercard and Visa card ATMs in Cebu without a fee for overseas cards. Also the only ATMs in Cebu where you can take out up to PHP 40,000 per time.

    24-hour ATMs

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    Robinson Mall Fuente

    A bakery on the ground level is popular for coffee. The mall has a food court and supermarket.

    8AM-8:30PM

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    SM Seaside

    A huge mall with a large department store, bowling center, movie theaters, Olympic-size ice skating rink, and 447 shops and restaurants.

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    Book Sale

    Used books and magazines, mostly imported from the UK & US. It may take some searching but there are often gems to be had.

    9AM-8PMFrom PHP 20, nearly all under PHP 150

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    Colonnade Mall

    The biggest air-conditioned mall in downtown Cebu. Has a discount supermarket, two bake shops, bank, two money exchanges, many cell phones shops, a pharmacy, a food court and a two-screen cinema.

    6AM-9PMlower prices

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    National Book Store

    Bookshop chain with local and foreign books, academic texts and stationery.

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    Alco Foreign Exchange

    Good foreign exchange rates.

    8:30AM-5PM

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    SM City Cebu

    Northeast of downtown. Has a large supermarket.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Cebu City (CC BY-SA 4.0).