Metro Supermarket

Imagine this. You’re trying your hand on Mexican dish for a change when you suddenly realize that you’ve run out of that spicy imported sauce. Well, there’s no need to look far when in need of imported options. At the Metro Supermarket (Ayala, Colon, and Mandaue), you’ll be spoilt with choices.

Everyday, when you checked Metro-Ayala’s imported shelves, everyone is treated to over a thousand varieties in grocery and health and beauty lines. That’s something other supermarkets can’t offer.

While the Western goods outnumber those Asian products, the Metro grocery- to the relief of buyers partial to Oriental taste-has well stocked shelves for Chinese, Japanese and Indochinese products.

Expectedly, foreigners and balikbayans make up the greater market, but adventurous local buyers experiment on a few imported goods too, like chocolates and coffee. Fruit spreads, peanut butters, and fruit juices are also among its top sellers.

But really now, aside from its countless choices, prices here are also cheaper. That makes it one good place for imported finds.

- Jules Inocando