Everything at P75 @ Choto Stop

Front of Choto Stop (near the entrance to Little Tokyo in Chino Roces Ave.)

While waiting for our table in Seryna, we decided to check out its surroundings and we stumbled upon this Japanese grocery, Choto Stop, where they sell everything for Php75.00! Depending on what you buy, some of the products can come out very reasonable like Japanese mayo, mirin, soba/udon noodles, and the like. You just have to choose which items to get since some of the products (like the snacks, drinks, and ice cream) are not worth Php75.00. They also have some frozen items which come out pretty cheap at just Php75.00. They have a very wide selection of Japanese products and I'm happy to have made this discovery. =)


Instant Japanese Noodles


Udon and soba noodles


Canned goods


Japanese snacks


Japanese curries and other kinds of sauces


Japanese salad dressings and sauces


Furikake - A great topping for rice or tofu. It comes in many different flavors like vegetables, shrimp, fish, cuttlefish, wasabi, and nori and has the texture of seeds. I was ecstatic to find these here since I've been craving for this ever since I tried it on tour in Japan. It really makes rice/tofu come to life!

Choto Stop:
2277 Chino Roces Ave.
San Lorenzo Village, Makati City

Cartimar, Pt 2...for the Korean and Japanese Aficionado's

As we were walking through the stores of Cartimar, we stumbled upon an area that consisted of Japanese and Korean stores. They sold all sorts of goodies and there were so many things I wanted to buy and try! Unfortunately, only two of the stores were open that day (maybe because it was a Sunday or because of the Chinese new year).

The first store we entered, Masan, sold Korean and Japanese goods such as ice cream, noodles, all sorts of sauces, utensils, and frozen goods.



View of Masan's display from the outside



Imported Ice Cream



All kinds of sauces...It's times like these that I wish I knew how to read Japanese characters



Some of the Japanese and Korean goods on display



They even sold Japanese and Korean dinnerware...Another rack displayed cooking utensils



Sake!



Frozen goods...I was completely delighted when I saw edamame and for only PHP120.00!!!


If Cartimar was conveniently located near our house, I would probably become a loyal and regular customer of these stores. It's just a bountiful of goodies galore!


Masan Grocery:
Plaza 2, Cartimar Shopping Center, Taft Ave., Pasay City
Tel Nos.:832-3333 / 833-8211