Pasalubong and Souvenir Ideas You Can Bring Home From Tagaytay

Tagaytay is a known go-to destination for most locals and tourists due to its cold climate, accessibility from Manila, breathtaking view of Taal Volcano, and the endless array of family-friendly dining and recreational activities.

In recent years, the city has been gaining popularity among families and peers who want to go on a perfect weekend getaway or vacation but do not want to go through the stress of long drives and expensive gas prices.

Staycation in Tagaytay City allows people to prioritize relaxation and recharge their minds without stressing about the logistics of travel. Even while staying inside their staycation hotel, families and friends can still enjoy the cold climate and breathtaking views the town offers.

Apart from the popular tourist attractions and a wide variety of family-friendly dining and staycation accommodations, Tagaytay also offers excellent pasalubong and souvenir items for people traveling through the city.

What are pasalubongs?

Filipinos love to give. Hence, it has been part of their tradition to bring home pasalubong and souvenirs from places they have been to. Pasalubongs and souvenirs are items given to their immediate family, relatives, and friends, letting them know that they were remembered. Consequently, this endearing gesture of giving gifts enables people to strengthen their relationships with their loved ones.

Pasalubong and Souvenirs in Tagaytay

Pasalubong and souvenir items vary depending on a place or city’s culture. In Tagaytay, you can choose from a wide range of pasalubongs, from food delicacies famous in the town to clothing, accessories, home décor, and other collectible items.  

Here are the different kinds of pasalubong items you can consider on your next trip or staycation in Tagaytay City:

Pies and Tarts

Pies and tarts are signature Tagaytay pasalubong items. Collette’s Buko Pie and Loumar’s Café are well-known Tagaytay brands when it comes to buco pies. You can locate Collette’s Buko Pie and Loumar’s Café along Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Rd, Tagaytay City.

Meanwhile, Rowena’s and Amira’s are the famed Tagaytay brands for tarts. These tart houses offer buco tarts and other flavored tarts, such as blueberry cheesecake, strawberry cheesecake, mango, and ube tarts, as well as other delectable pasalubong items.

Amira’s Buko Tart Haus is located in Aguinaldo Highway corner SVC Road. Meanwhile, Rowena’s Pasalubong and Restaurant has three branches. You can find its main branch along Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Road and its two other satellite outlets at The Cliffhouse Tagaytay and Hillcrest Plaza, Tagaytay.

Ube Jam

Although ube jam is originally a delicacy from Baguio City, this pasalubong item can also be found in Tagaytay. You can spot this Baguio delicacy with the same quality as the original one at Good Shepherd Bahay Pastulan, located at Santa Rosa Road, Barangay Francisco, Tagaytay.

Other Filipino Delicacies

Aside from Baguio’s ube jam, you can also find other delicacies that originated from different cities and regions in the Philippines. Such delectable Filipino delicacies include piaya, napoleones, and kakanin.

You can visit Balay Dako along Tagaytay – Nasugbu Highway if you want a serving of fresh, warm piaya or want to purchase a box of napoleons. Subsequently, you can go to Owen-Sophia House of Delicacies, located at Crossing-Mendez West, Tagaytay, to order your kakanin pasalubongs. You can purchase pinipig cakes, ube halaya, nilupak (cassava), sapin-sapin, and puto kutchinta.

Coffee Beans

Café Amadeo’s pahimis coffee blend is famous in the province of Cavite. While this coffee blend originated from Amadeo, Cavite, you can easily purchase it around Tagaytay, primarily in pasalubong shops and markets.

Accordingly, you can also find delicious local coffee blends, such as Barako Batangas, Maynila Blend, Mountain-Grown Arabica, Reserve Blend, Premium Blend, Hazelnut, as well as Decaf, at the Gourmet Farms. It is located at 52 Emilio Aguinaldo Highway, Silang, Cavite.

Fresh Produce

Pineapple is the signature fruit in Tagaytay, with most lands covered with pineapple farms. Apart from pineapples, other fruits and vegetables are also among the pasalubong items that tourists mostly buy. Thanks to the city’s crisp cool weather, fresh produce sold in Tagaytay has excellent quality and flavor.

You can buy pineapples and other fresh produce at the Mahogany public market and along the sides of roads in Tagaytay.

Collectible Items

Suppose you are looking for pasalubongs that your family and friends can keep for a long time. In that case, you should buy clothing, accessories like earrings and bracelets, or other collectible items, such as ref magnets, keychains, pouches, and bags.

While visiting tourist destinations in the city, you will be able to find Tagaytay-labeled collectible items and shirts. You can also find other souvenirs and pasalubong items at the Mahogany public market and Kultura Butik, a store inside Taal Vista Hotel.

Bee Products

You can also find pasalubong items for your loved ones who love using products with healing and therapeutic properties in Tagaytay. While Ilog Maria Honeybee Farm provides tourists with more facts about bees and learnings about organic farming, the farm also offers personal care products made of honey or propolis to people visiting it.

You can buy Ilog Maria products at other health/wellness establishments. Still, it is best to head over to Ilog Maria if you want a full selection of available bee products. You can get to Ilog Maria Honeybee Farm by traveling to Silang from Tagaytay City on the Aguinaldo Highway and follow signages that will lead you to the farm. It is five minutes away from the Tagaytay Rotunda.

Culinary Herbs and Other Plants

Tagaytay’s weather and fertile soil make the city a great place to grow plants. Thus, travelers visiting the town can find gardening plants like succulents, florals, orchids, and saplings, as well as culinary herbs, such as basil, cilantro, mint, and oregano, being sold around the area. You will see sellers along the main roads, in malls, and at the Mahogany Market. Various restaurants and hotels in Tagaytay also sell some plants.

Where to Get More Information About Tagaytay?

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