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Christmas is fast approaching and gift shopping should definitely be on top of our priority list by this time. And when it comes to giving delicious food as gifts, you can never disappoint anyone. After all, strict diet regimes are off-limits during Christmas, so eat up to your heart’s desire this holiday season!
We’ve rounded up some of the newest and most unique food finds that would serve as excellent gifts for your friends or relatives. Most of these treats are either home-based or can be found in bazaars so take note of their contact details and make sure to place your orders as early as now. From matcha spreads, sushi cakes, to florentines and salted egg brownie brittles, this list will make you want to buy some of their products for yourself too!
Puba – Matcha Spread, Matcha Popcorn
Puba specializes in their very own matcha green tea spread ideal for sandwiches. Although their ingredients are imported from Japan, they tweaked their spread to suit the taste buds of Filipinos. This is the perfect gift for your matcha-lover friends!
More matcha finds here: 15 Heavenly Matcha Desserts and Drinks to Fall in Love With
Accepts orders weekly/Cut-off every Wednesday
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(0935) 687-7909
My Pink Wasabi – Sushi Cakes
My Pink Wasabi is the first in the Philippines to introduce kashi makis or also known as sushi cakes. Don’t be fooled, these are tasty sweet cakes disguised as savory sushi rolls. Popular flavors include Nutella Sesame, Oolong Berry, Amarula, and Earl Grey.
Call/Message to Order (3 days lead time)
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1535 Joshua Street, Jordan Plaines, Novaliches, Quezon City
(0947) 865-8634
Buttery & Co. – Matcha Mamon, Salted Egg Ensaymada, Cheese Tarts
Buttery & Co. is a home-based bakery that offers delicious matcha mamon, salted egg ensaymada, cheese rolls, and cheese tarts! They don’t scrimp on their ingredients as each bite is a flavorful one to remember. You’ll often see them at the weekend bazaar of UP Town Center.
Also featured here: 9 Best Places to Get Yummy Cheese Tarts In and Out of Manila
Call/Message to order (1 day lead time)
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Banawe, Quezon City
(0915) 333-3990
Streetside Bakers – Japanese Cotton Cheesecakes
Streetside Bakers is a modern bakery most known for their bestselling, fluffy Japanese cotton cheesecakes. They currently have 5 flavors to choose from: Classic, Oreo Cheesecake, Red Velvet, Triple Chocolate Fudge, and Honey Calamansi. While they now have their permanent spot at SM City BF, they still accept reservations for bulk orders and deliveries.
Also featured here: 15 Cool New Restaurants to Check Out in BF Homes
Two days lead time if bulk orders
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G/F SM City BF Paranaque, Dr A Santos Ave, BF Homes, Paranaque
(0918) 575-2171
Sugarbee – Florentines, Sansrival Chips, Alfajores
Sugarbee by Jenny Silayan is also a home-based bakery that is popular for their sansrival chips, alfajores, and florentines–a thin crisp made of dried mangoes, sliced almonds, caramel, and chocolate. You can find them every weekend at Powerplant’s Baker’s Dozen Bazaar.
2-3 days lead time/4-5 days for bulk orders
Rockwell’s Bakers Dozen Bazaar
(02) 852-0557
Budbud – Gourmet Suman
Budbud is a regular at the Salcedo and Legazpi weekend market and specializes in gourmet suman in different innovative flavors. Varieties include mangga, cassava, tsokolate, champorado with tuyo, ube-langka, and more! We think that this is the perfect gift for your adventurous relatives who love a good breakfast meal.
Reservations are accepted
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Salcedo Market/Legazpi Market
(0929) 366-1999
My Cookie Lab – Whoopie Pies, Crinkles
My Cookie Lab takes pride in being the first ever cookie shop here in the Philippines that specializes in Whoopie Pies and Crinkles. They have over 30 flavors to choose from that you can mix and match such as s’mores, cookies and cream, matcha, red velvet, and more. They often participate in mall bazaars and also accepts reservations for bulk orders. Read our full feature here.
Reservations are accepted
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75 E. Nicanor St, Sto. Domingo, Quezon City
(0998) 999-9743
House of Crisps – Salted Egg Chips
They used to only sell at their home address and in Salcedo’s and Legazpi’s weekend markets, but now their products are also available at 7107 Culture + Cuisine, Urban Pantry Greenhills, Powerplant Mall Cinemas.
Call/Message to order (1 day lead time)
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Ortigas Extension/Salcedo Market/Legazpi Market/Powerplant Mall/Urban Pantry Greenhills/7107 Culture + Cuisine
(0925) 302-8719
Pufft – Gourmet Marshmallows
Pufft is a small dessert kiosk offering the first ever gourmet marshmallows here in Manila. Try unique flavors like Salted Caramel, Blueberry Jam, and Honeycomb & Chocolate. They also have mini torched marshmallows!
Also featured here: 18 of the Newest Dessert Trends We Saw in Manila this 2016
Reservations are accepted
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2/F SM Megamall, Mega Fashion Hall Mandaluyong
(0916) 400-9764
Cookiebar – Stuffed Cookies, Cookie Cups
CookieBar is a pastry shop that specializes in all kinds of cookies! They have cookie cups, stuffed cookies, edible cookie dough, cookie shots, cookie cakes, and more. They also accept requests for customization and they are the official cookie supplier of Commune and Trufa Pasta Bar.
Also featured here: 13 Dessert Stops in Kapitolyo, Pasig
Call/Message to order (1 day lead time)
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(02) 948-7450
Snackbox – Brownie Brittle
Snackbox specializes in artisanal, hand-crafted brownie brittles with best-selling flavors such as the Roasted Cacao Nibs with Chia and Flax Seeds, Peppermint, and Organic Salted Egg. They are a regular at Powerplant’s Baker’s Dozen Bazaar and other bazaars at SM Aura, Trinoma, Robinsons Magnolia, and BGC’s Gourmand Market.
Call/Message to order (1 day lead time)
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Rockwell’s Bakers Dozen Bazaar
(0917) 898-3898
Sift Bakery – Bacon and Egg Tarts, Ube Crinkles
Sift Bakery is a home-based shop in Las Pinas that offers freshly-baked goodies like ube crinkles, bacon and egg tarts, and red velvet cupcakes. While they won’t be joining any Christmas bazaars this year, they still accept reservations and requests for customization.
Call/Message to order (2-3 days lead time)
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BF Resort Village, 1740 Las Pinas
(0906) 137-2524
Niji Desserts – Matcha Cookies, Dessert Tarts
Niji Desserts is a home-based bakery that specializes in made-to-order pastries like their matcha macadamia and white chocolate cookies, artisan cakes, and dessert tarts. They accommodate door-to-door deliveries within most areas in Metro Manila and they can also be found at UP Town Center’s weekend bazaars.
3-7 days lead time/2 weeks for customized orders
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Xavierville 3, Quezon City
(0917) 844-6064
Milkman Dairy Bar – Cookie Dough
Milkman Dairy Bar is a ‘legendairy’ home-based business that specializes in edible cookie dough. Some flavors include Grandma’s Chocolate Chip, Red Velvet Oreo, Brownie Batter, and more! They will also be offering limited Christmas flavors soon such as the ‘Christmas Chocolate Dream’ – made of peanut butter cups, Twix, and candy coated chocolate.
Cut-off for for orders every Wednesday/1 day lead time for pick-ups
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Quezon City
(0917) 852-0304
Did you find what you’re looking for? If you know any other home-based shops or unique bazaar finds that you can suggest, let us know in the comments section below! For restaurateurs, you can email your contact details, company profile, and menu to support@phonebooky.com.
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