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City in Metro Manila, Philippines
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San Juan is a small city in Metro Manila, surrounded by Manila, Mandaluyong and Quezon City.
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Opened 1974, it commemorates the Battle of San Juan del Monte during the Philippine Revolution.
Pinaglabanan Museum
A local museum on the history of the Katipunan and the 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain, operated by the local government of San Juan, and supervised by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
El Depositio Museum
A history museum.
St. John the Baptist Church
A Neo-Romanesque church dating back to 1894. It is declared a National Historical Landmark in 1974.
It was the central office for the church administration of the Iglesia ni Cristo 1925–1971. The complex houses numerous Art Deco buildings, most notably its chapel, designed by the architect Juan Nakpil. Viewable from the outside, not open to the public.
Fundacion Sansó
A small, private museum focusing on the artistic legacy of Juvenal Sansó.
Performing arts theater.
San Juan Arena
Constructed in 2006 as a major sports venue, this serves as the main venue for Premier Volleyball League (PVL, formerly Shakey's V-League), the UAAP games, and is an alternate venue for PBA games.
A gastronomic enclave of restaurants and homey, food establishments tucked around the intersecting streets of Wilson, P. Guevarra, J. Abad Santos and V. Cruz in San Juan, and named after the territorial barangay of Little Baguio. The establishments in this area serve a variety of cuisines, and ambiance may range from formal, sit-down restaurants, to hole-in-the-wall food specialists, to casual, local street food vendors.
A neighborhood "food court" with concessionaires offering local and foreign comfort food, especially for the budget conscious. Originally, the main market were students from nearby schools, but since 2020, has evolved as a venue for affordable "food trips.".
Chinese restaurant
Ramen house
A Vietnamese restaurant.
Chinese takeaway.
Japanese restaurant
Cake shop.
Mexican fusion restaurant.
Pizza restaurant.
A bubble tea store.
Like staying in a big house.
Hotel tower with a luxury feel that has an indoor pool and restaurant. Breakfast served.
Pretty cheeky place with concierge and a restaurant and pool.
For long term stays.
Opened in the 1970s, it is a middle class commercial-residential development with over 2000 shops in 6 mall buildings. Greenhills has over 90,000 visitors a day, and also houses tiangges (flea markets) and a pearl market.
The largest public market in the city, with a mixed-use commercial/retail area on the ground level, and the market below. At the street level, there is a supermarket, fast food restaurants and a drug store.
Santolan Town Plaza, is a small, upscale mall in San Juan with a supermarket, cinemas, office spaces, and several dining and service establishments.
The best bookshop in the Philippines.
By jeepney
Jeepneys from various terminals near the Agora market are bound for Divisoria in Manila, Arayat Market in Cubao, Camp Crame, Kalentong near the city's border with Mandaluyong, and Rosario in Pasig,…
By LRT
The city is small enough to be explored by cycling, and neighborhood districts are walkable. It is also possible to get around by tricycle or jeepney.
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