D'Mall

D'Mall de Boracay

An open-air shopping street linking White Beach Station 2 with the main road. Restaurants, souvenir shops, convenience stores and the D'Talipapa seafood market are concentrated here, making it the heart of eating, drinking and shopping on Boracay.

D'Mall sits in the middle of White Beach Station 2. This open-air shopping district runs east from the beach path to the island's main road. It's about 200 m long, with several alleys crisscrossing it. It was built in the late 1990s and is now the busiest place on the island. The district has more than a hundred shops, including Filipino fast-food chains such as Jollibee and Mang Inasal, seafood and barbecue restaurants, Italian, Japanese and Korean cuisine, cafés and ice cream shops. Souvenir shops sell shell jewelry, coconut oil, dried mango and printed T-shirts. There are also convenience stores, pharmacies, currency exchange counters, travel agencies (for booking island hopping and water activities) and a small Ferris wheel. Five minutes' walk south along the main road from D'Mall is the D'Talipapa wet market. Pick out live lobster, crab, scallops and fish, pay by weight, then take them to a restaurant next door to be cooked for a processing fee of about ₱150 to ₱300 per dish. This is Boracay's most famous “seafood cooking” experience. It costs less than half the price of ordering in a restaurant, but you need to bargain. At night, the passage from D'Mall to the beach features fire dancing and live music, and the bars stay open until midnight. Getting there: D'Mall is in the center of the island, and any tricycle heading to “D'Mall” can take you there. From Cagban Jetty, it's about 15 minutes and ₱100 to ₱150. Tips: on arrival, come here to buy water, exchange money and book activities. For dinner, buy seafood at D'Talipapa to be cooked. Before leaving the island, buy dried mango and coconut oil as souvenirs. Notes: at the seafood market, check that the scale is accurate. Prices can be bargained down to 60% to 70% of the quoted amount. During peak season, dinner lines are long, so aim to be seated before 18:00. In crowds, keep an eye on your belongings.

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