1. FREEDOM PARK

You can find all manner of local crafts, native products, and even flowers in the trade shops that line Freedom Park. Navigate the stalls that spill over onto Cebu’s downtown streets to find the cheapest bargains.

2. ISLAND SOUVENIRS

If you want to hand out presents in style, Island Souvenirs offers premium-quality retail products. From handicrafts, ref magnets, food items, to their “I heart” tees, everything comes in dainty packages.

3. TABOAN PUBLIC MARKET

This is the place for getting those oh-so-delicious bundles of dried fish, dried  mangoes, and other local food products. If the telltale smell doesn’t entice you, the eager hawkers and vendors absolutely will.

4. 138 MALL

Get things wholesale and at bargain prices within this lively downtown mall. If you don’t have a specific quarry in mind, you just might find something fit for pasalubong within.

5. UNITOP

Unitop is a bargain hunter’s dream. This mall’s shelves are chock-full of products on the cheap, making you add more and more into your shopping bag without even denting your wallet.

6. CARBON MARKET

The granddaddy of groceries. This sprawling open-air market right in the middle of downtown Cebu has a wide, as in very wide, variety of fresh produce, seafood, and dried goods on sale.