Malls: Trinoma and SM North EDSA
December 23, 2008 22 CommentsDiscussing shopping malls here in VisitPinas.com doesn’t sound right at first glance. We have this impression that travel destinations consist of beaches, resorts and other vacation spots. The growth of huge malls, however, makes us rethink our concept of a destination.
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- Trinoma Mall, Quezon City
Trinoma. One of the “big” names in Philippine malls is Ayala and one of their bigger malls is the Trinoma, which stands for “Triangle North of Manila”. It’s a huge complex and it’s parking system is just as complex, although I’m already familiar with it. Just like any Ayala Mall, it has plenty of designer and high-end outlets, but it also houses the Landmark department store, with reasonably-priced items. How to get there? It’s at the juncture of EDSA and North Avenue, Quezon City. It’s a block or two from the Quezon City Circle (connected by North Avenue, so take the UP-Philcoa-SM jeep). From Baclaran, just take the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) at its Taft station, then the train snakes through the cities of Pasay, Makati, Mandaluyong and Quezon, with Trinoma at the end of the line (for now, at least, because works are under way to connect the MRT to the north end of the LRT, which is in Monumento-Caloocan).
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- SM City North EDSA, Quezon City
SM North EDSA. Just because it’s discussed second doesn’t mean that it’s the lesser mall. With the addition of The Block (catering to the high-end market, connected by a walkway to the Trinoma) and the newly-opened The Annex (yes, it’s where the old Annex stood, only more awesome), it’s now claimed to be the largest in the Philippines and the third largest in the world (and you thought SM Mall of Asia and SM Megamall are the bigger malls). SM North EDSA also holds the distinction as the flagship and pioneer of all SM malls (and all Philippine malls of its kind). How to get there? It’s also found in Quezon City, just beside Trinoma.
Those who visited either SM North EDSA or Trinoma most probably went to the other mall. That would be perfect for our question — which, in your opinion, is the better mall? And as usual with this type of questions: Why? Thank you.
[...] open to the public. How to get there? From the Quezon Circle (which is near UP-AyalaLand TechnoHub, Trinoma and SM North EDSA), take Commonwealth Avenue past UP, Ever-Gotesco and Sandiganbayan. After the Mangahan Market (to [...]
[...] Hall (if you’re a mall rat, perhaps it would be better to describe it as one block away from Trinoma or two blocks away from SM City North EDSA, along North Avenue). It’s near the University of [...]
[...] Tune outlets are found in malls, SM malls to be exact (The Block, Mall of Asia, Market!Market!, SM Baguio, SM Megamall, SM City Cebu, SM City Fairview, SM South [...]
[...] was a day of firsts. On the first day of 2008, we ate in one of Trinoma’s cluster of restaurants located in what I’d like to call “The Garden”, at [...]
[...] up the membership application form. This is where I mostly go because of the business books. In Trinoma mall, Powerbooks stands side-by-side with a huge toy store, Toy Kingdom, yet the choice is a [...]
[...] It’s not easy to find Abe, unlike, say, Hossein’s or Condi’s which has big signages. If Market! Market! is at your back, you’ll see the Abe restaurant at the left side of the fountain in Serendra. Abe is just right across “a different bookstore” (that’s the name of the bookstore). There’s also a branch of Abe at Trinoma Mall in Quezon City. [...]
[...] is not really near to me, I rarely go there. Then I found out that it has a branch or outlet in Trinoma Mall, right outside the supermarket entrance (ground floor, just behind the escalators, at the Landmark [...]
[...] where you could shop until you drop (figuratively and literally speaking). We have featured one Ayala Mall and two SM Malls. Malls come in different sizes and designs. They differ in crowd and prizes. There [...]
[...] heard Razon’s has branches in the Mall of Asia, TriNoMa, Market! Market!, Robinson’s Galleria and Greenhills. I also noticed there’s a branch [...]
[...] a Cafe Breton at Trinoma Mall in QC. Add the cool atmosphere of Tagaytay, with the great view of Taal Volcano. It doesn’t [...]
[...] may have noticed the schedule of the next big sale at the mall. But you may not have noticed that on 12 May 2009, the President signed the Tourism Act of 2009 [...]
yung razon na halo halo sa sm north edsa di masarap!!!! lasang ulam!!!!! napahiya tuloy ako sa friends ko
((( pingmamalaki ko pa nmn kayo! 
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[...] that started it all — the SM City North EDSA. (I already said it’s right across the TriNoMa). Walkway from The Annex to SM City [...]
[...] Fun is found at The Annex, the newest “addition” to the SM City North EDSA.It’s not easy to find, located immediately after you enter the The Annex from its own parking [...]
[...] they closed the Rockwell branch (Makati) and I had to transfer my food hunt to their branches in Trinoma Mall and Tomas Morato (both in Quezon City). With the change of hunting grounds came waning interest in [...]