Shop ‘lifts we like: Topman and Yabu
Facelifts, that is. Last Friday, Topman/Topshop SM Mall of Asia invited the press for a preview of its summer collection and recently refashioned store.
Our fellow bloggers Vern, Lissa, Bjorn, Verniece and Ira. We ogled a lot at the items so we weren’t able to take photos of everyone before they left, except for these two cuties.
Bjorn’s turquoise sneakers matched with nudes and florals is a bold choice for menswear, but he pulls it off and how.
Fresh-faced Vern looks effortlessly cute with the dress and bag. Her penchant for simplicity is perfect for the summer.
In celebration of the season, the store has a couple of ongoing promos. Check them out on Facebook for details.
Meanwhile, some of our favorites from the collection. This season, Topman and Topshop are big on colorful graphic prints, tribal-inspired patterns, sweet pastels and playful styles, each piece exuding their trademark carefree rock-chic vibe.
For lunch, we mall-hopped to SM Megamall to satisfy our craving for katsu.
If you follow us on Twitter or Instagram, you could probably tell from the amount of Yabu photos we post how much we love this place. Good food, good service and good vibes. Our only complaint was the long wait for a table, especially during peak hours. Not anymore!
Originally, this was all of Yabu. If you wanted to get a good seat, you’d have to be there early or late, avoiding lunch and dinner hours.
Sometime in late March, Yabu was temporarily closed for renovations and expanded to the space right beside them. Now, the seating capacity is twice as big!
If you haven’t tried it out, you might be wondering what the hype is all about. First, being “Yabu, House of Katsu,” it goes without saying that this is their specialty. And you know how we Pinoys love our deep-fried comfort food.
Second, the bento meals. For a very reasonable price, the big portions ensure that you get busog. Shai’s pick: 90 g Rosu a.k.a. Pork. The meals come with rice, unlimited cabbage, miso soup, and fresh fruit slices for dessert. You can choose from 90, 120 and 180 grams of meat to suit your level of hunger.
Seph’s pick: 120 g Cream Dory Fish Fillet.
Third, the sauces. Oh, those sauces.
You’re given sesame seeds to grind…
…and then you pour the sweet katsu sauce on it and mix together. Dip your katsu slice and taste the awesomeness.
And then there’s the mixture of Japanese mayo and sesame for the cabbage side dish.
This you really have got to taste. We’ve reached a point where the Yabu staff keep coming by our table to make sure our plates never run out of cabbage.
Yup. That was one full-filling day.
