Aside from stunning beaches and great-tasting lechon, Cebu is also famous for making world-class export products. In fact, Cebu is one of the leading exporters of furniture, fashion accessories and other products like toys, gift and souvenir items, food and more. So if you ever travel to Cebu, you should not miss buying a pasalubong (home coming gift) to bring home to your family and friends.
If you are looking into buying a furniture, you can check out the works of the multi-awarded designer Kenneth Cobonpue or other local designers. But if you are looking for something cheap and inexpensive and want to know what pasalubong to buy, you can choose to buy dried mangoes, danggit and other dried fish, rosquillos, salvaro, turrones de mani, galletas, pinasugbo and more. If you wanted to buy a keepsake from your trip in Cebu, then you can buy key chains and ref magnets. You can also buy fashion accessories, handicraft bags or even a guitar.
But I guess your dilemma lies in knowing where to buy cheap souvenirs in Cebu, right? Fret no more since it’s not that difficult to find a souvenir shop in Cebu that sells inexpensive gift items.
All you need to do is go to SM City Cebu. Once you are there, go to the back part of the mall and walk outside its parking area because you will be discovering the best place to buy pasalubongs during your stay in Cebu City.
beaded and silver bracelets
In case you don’t know the way or are lost, just ask the locals in the area where you will find the borloloyan shops or the Tabo sa Banay outlets at the back of SM City Cebu. Yeah. These souvenir shops in Cebu are selling souvenir items like hot pancakes due to its affordable rates. The different items sold at the borloloyan near SM are so cheap that you’d have trouble running out of funds the moment you decide to hoard all the beautiful souvenirs you can find.
 assorted native and fashion necklaces
Borloloy is actually the Bisaya (Cebuano) term for fashion accessories. And with the city’s effort to create a common place where sellers can showcase their handicraft products together with their fashion accessories, this area at the back of SM became the perfect venue to house all of the local entrepreneur’s goods. As such, the Borloloyan materialized.
 cousin Cyril buying souvenirs for his friends and colleagues
 ref magnets with different designs, decorative wooden boats, guitar keychains
Surprisingly, the prices of the items sold here are very affordable and super cheap. Although you can also find similar items inside the Ayala or SM malls, they sell the same items with a minimum add-on of P10 each. And this is why shopping at the Borloloyan for your pasalubong is way better as you’ll  get to save a lot of money.
fish coin leather purse, handicraft bags, coconut shell handbags, shell bags
If you want to look for cheap pasalubong when you visit the city, just ask for directions to the back side of SM. You can also hire a taxicab and tell the drive that you want to go to the Borloloyan at the back of SM City Cebu!
How to get there:
– Hail a taxi cab
– Ride a jeep with the following signage – 01K, 04L, 22D, 22G, 22E, 23 and 27 jeepneys
I’ve passed by this place countless times na but I haven’t actually paid this place a visit, maybe I should soon! =)
Looks like they can rival those shops in Mactan Shrine =)
you should if you want to buy souvenirs in Cebu cille! 😉
Great (and timely) post, Doi! Definitely sharing with friends who are about to visit Cebu.
yey! thank you gaye! 🙂
next time makapagshopping nga… tapos puntahan ko na talaga yung lapulapu shrine… hahaha… hindi ko parin napupuntahan yun! hahaha
hahaha. if i’m not busy, will take you to the lapu2x shrine tapos i hug mo si lapu2x ha. 😆
Thanks for the info! I’m going to Cebu this December, will definitely check this one out.
Thank you Jam and enjoy your stay this December! 😉
Thanks. This helped alot. I’m on my to that place now. cheers!
Hello Ilyn, I’m glad I was able to help you. Goodluck with finding your souvenirs! 🙂
hi .. I just want to know how much was the cost of your souvenir items like … Key chain …
Hanggang what time po sila bukas?
I think till 5pm. Not sure though.
Is this still active? like hanggang ngayon , nag sesell pa rin sila , at the back of Sm?
Yes they are still selling 🙂
What time will it open? How much a t-shirt will be?
Pls can u help me where to find such nice postcards here in cebu?some sort of postcards shop?please?
What time is the store hour? Is it open on weekend?thanks
wanna ask about the store hour… and weekends store hour also… thanks
they are not there anymore at the back of sm? would anyone know where they transfered?
Are they still selling there?