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Eats and shops at the Bicol International Airport

This is a continuation of the feature on the Bicol International Airport. I am sharing the following photos below so my readers can be guided about what’s available to eat and/or drink at the terminal.

Souvenir store at the entrance to the departure lounge

Turning to the pre-departure area – there’s WHSmith 

The terminal has a spacious lounge surrounded by shops

Among the options for the hungry are Eat’s a Date and the familiar Bigg’s, which is a chain that originated in Bicol. I think they are the Bicol equivalent of Bo’s Coffee.

Some are familiar (Dunkin, Potato Corner and Sandwich Guy) while others are probably Bicol-based (LeSans, Daily Bites)

There are many local products for sale as souvenirs or for personal consumption.

There are handicrafts and shirts at the terminal. I highly recommend the shirt store for the quality and variety of designs. I believe there are better shirts here in general compared to the tourist areas like Cagsawa.

One shop sells local delicacies especially those with pili nut and chili – two items associated to Bicol.

Locally made chocolates are available at the airport. I’ve seen Mayon Gold at the NAIA terminals and can say that their pili nut crunch chocolate is good. I have another blog where I write about chocolates so I will not write about the taste here.

The chocolates come in individual bars for the different variants. They also have box sets or samplers.

More on the airport soon!