SM Megamall will always have a special place in my heart. This mall is where countless weekends have been spent with my family since childhood up to the present, and over the years I have watched it evolve and go through numerous changes to become what it is now.
Since it opened during the 1990s up until its cousin SM Mall of Asia came along in 2006, it was the biggest mall in the country--since then, it has been unable to take back the title it held on to for more than a decade; that is, until the opening of its newest building, the SM Mega Fashion Hall last Tuesday, where once again it officially became the largest mall in the country, snatching the title from another cousin, the SM North Edsa.
The Mega Fashion Hall will have over 100 tenants, majority of which are global fashion brands and restaurant chains. My family and I got the chance to take a look around over the long weekend, a few days after it opened on January 28.
The 101,000-sq.m Mega Fashion Hall has five floors, as well as basement parking. I think this photo shows pretty well how huge this expansion is!
The Mega Fashion Hall also has a large ice skating rink at the top level, with a pretty good view of the city. This new ice skating rink replaces the older one at the basement level which closed sometime during the mid to late-2000s.
This will be Vikings Luxury Buffet's newest and largest branch. I couldn't even take a photo of the entire facade!
The SM Mega Fashion Hall will be home to the flagship stores of numerous clothing stores, some of which will be entering the Philippine market for the first time.
American Eagle Outfitters and Zara, side-by-side. This will be Zara's largest store in the country, with two levels. My mom couldn't contain her happiness when she found out Zara would be opening a store here!
The Spanish brand Pull & Bear will be opening their first store in the Philippines here. Pull & Bear is a sister company of Zara.
The wait is over--Swedish clothing brand H&M will be opening a massive, 3-level store at SM Megamall. in the 2nd half of 2014. Fans of this brand will no longer have to go all the way to Hong Kong or Singapore just to shop. This is also reportedly the largest H&M store in Southeast Asia.
Topshop and Topman (located at another floor) will be opening in March.
The 3-level Uniqlo store was the first store in the Mega Fashion Hall to open. It opened months ago in November 2013, way before the rest of the Mega Fashion Hall was unveiled.
Chez Karine Bakery serves one of the best French Macarons you'll ever get to try. Read my review of Chez Karine Bakery in Serendra here.
Tim Ho Wan, which first started as a hole-in-the-wall place in Hong Kong, is now a highly-rated Michelin Star restaurant and is widely known for their dimsum. I really want to try this place out when they open!
The Mega Fashion Hall is very spacious and well-lit, in contrast to the older buildings of the mall. I guess it's time to upgrade the rest of the mall.
These Audi cars are displayed right at the entrance facing Edsa.
The new Mega Fashion Hall is certainly a great addition to the mall that I've come to know and love over the years. The next few months will surely be exciting!
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