Philippines: Checking out Mitsukoshi in Bonifacio Global City, Manila

Date: 12 January 2023

With only a few days left before l had to leave Manila, I wondered how to pass my time. After finishing my work, I stepped out to visit the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) area. First, I took the MRT to Guadalupe station.

Buildings behind Bench banners Manila — A collection of apartment buildings near Pasig river, just as you disembark from Guadalupe MRT

My first reason for visiting BGC was to check out the recently opened Mituskoshi shopping center. Mitsukoshi is a high-end department store/mall that’s part of Japan’s Isetan Group. After that, I planned to go see the 3D billboard installation in the BGC, the first of its kind in Manila.

From Guadalupe, I caught a jeepney going towards BGC. I got down… somewhere… and then followed Google Maps to get to Mitsukoshi on foot.

Mitsokoshi is located right next to the Grand Hyatt Manila.

Mitsukoshi entrace facade BGC Manila Philippines — I walked to Mitsukoshi Manila’s front entrance

Mitsukoshi mall BGC Manila Philippines — Quite minimalist on the outside

Mitsukoshi entrance BGC mall Manila — Then again, this was only a soft opening for Mitsukoshi

Mitsukoshi wood ceiling BGC Manila — The interiors were quite aesthetic

Mitsukoshi interiors BGC Manila — The food court and supermarket are at the lower levels while most name brands are on the upper floors

Seiko Lexus Mitsukoshi BGC Manila — You have showrooms of high end Japanese brands such as Seiko and Lexus inside

Daiso Mitsukoshi mall BGC Manila — It’s not all high-end though. You got more affordable stuff thanks to a Daiso…

Kinokuniya Mitsukoshi mall BGC Manila — … and a Kinokuniya

Owndays, the optical store had opened. Shiseido was ‘coming soon.

In fact, there were a lot of ‘Coming Soon’ signs all around. So I went to the basement levels to check out the supermarket and the food court.

Mitsukoshi beauty BGC Manila — The in-house beauty store

Mitsukoshi fresh BGC Manila Philippines — The entrance to the supermarket houses a bakery

Mitsukoshi fresh Delica BGC Manila — And a deli

Mitsukoshi bakery matcha croissant BGC Manila — The bakery had some of the best pastry I’ve had in Manila! It’s pricier, compared to a chain like BreadTalk, but the quality of the ingredients used cannot be compared!

Rice frozen Mitsukoshi supermarket BGC Manila — I checked out the rest of the supermarket

Sushi rolls Mitsukoshi fresh Manila Philippines — You have sushi rolls and sashimi

Japanese seafood Mitsukoshi supermarket Manila — And lots of imported seafood from Japan as well

Gabrielles pork Mitukoshi fresh BGC Manila — But not everything is Japanese. Gabrielle‘s is a local meat vendor offering organic pork.

Mitsukoshi supermarket Bonifacio Manila Philippines — As for the rest of the supermarket, you get a lot of imported brands here

Itadaki food court Mitsukoshi BGC Manila — Next, I visited the Itadaki food court

Barrels Mitsukoshi BGC Manila — Again, very Instagram-friendly interiors… even at the food court!

Mitsukoshi food court BGC Manila — The food court appeared to have all its stalls taken up

Tenya Coco Ichibanya Mitsukoshi food court Manila — A lot of Japanese food, including famous chains like CoCo Ichibanya

Manila Inasal Mitsukoshi BGC Philippines — But you also have some Filipino options too

So if you like all things Japanese, Mitsukoshi looks like a nice place to visit. Something different from the many other malls from SM and the like dotted all across Manila.

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