Little Manila Market

Little Manila is a new Filipino market in the growing Ho'opili community! They also operate inside Waipahu Festival Marketplace, but this Little Manila solves the problem of Ho'opili residents having to drive to Waipahu for Filipino goods. My Chinese-American husband and I have been shopping here since their first week of operation at the start of 2024. The family that runs this market is so nice! The market has all the Filipino grocery staples--different kinds of noodles, sauces (patis, banana ketchup, Mang Tomas, etc.), seasonings, snacks, frozen foods (longanisa, fish balls, Magnolia ice cream, etc.), drinks (Royal Tru Orange, Milo and Bear Brand powders), beauty products (Likas papaya soap, Cream Silk), Philippine laundry detergent bars, and even cornstarch, paper plates and plastic utensils. I noticed that many of their products seem to be exported straight from the Philippines; I couldn't find a U.S. distributor on the packaging! Some of these products aren't even available in other Filipino markets in Waipahu. Just recently, this family-owned business started preparing and selling home-cooked Filipino dishes, as well as kakanin (Filipino rice desserts) from Pampanga Kitchen every weekend! So far, my husband and I have had their Pancit Bihon Guisado, squid adobo, sapin sapin-palitaw combo (tri-colored mochi dessert with a coconut covered mochi dessert), and our favorite, their lechon! Their kakanin are more in line with what I've eaten in San Diego and the Philippines, and not Hawaii's Filipino desserts. Their lechon is so tasty with moist meat and crunchy skin that it reminded me of the lechon I ate in the Philippine region of Cebu! I've also seen other dishes like Lumpiang Shanghai, Kare Kare (beef peanut stew), and Ginataang Bilo Bilo (dessert with coconut milk, sago, and mochi balls). I would suggest selling halo halo during the summer!My husband is seriously turning Filipino, not only because he married this Pinay and into a Filipino family, but he often asks if we can pick up something from Little Manila!Knowing Little Manila is a small business in HO'OPILI, expect some prices to be at a premium, but some of the snacks are honestly reasonably priced. Also, they charge a 3% surcharge for credit cards. Avoid this surcharge with cash or your debit card. They do accept tap methods of payment. Little Manila Market is Ho'opili's answer to Filipino food needs! Find them across from Sage Creamery, on the mauka side of Ho'omohala Avenue (I call it the cross street after Farrington)!

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Cute little mom & pop shop in kapolei. A bit pricey, but what do you expect with inflation and all. I would say go early if you want to try their dishes. We went around 4pm & they only had a few select foods. Space is quite tight! Could barely get around with my son's stroller. Other than that they did have quite a collection of Filipino groceries to buy. A few frozen foods to choose from as well.

Good service. All things Filipino, food and snacks. Tasty food on the weekends. Reasonable prices.

This place opened about a month ago. It's located in Ewa Beach in the Ho'opili area, across from Sage Creamery. This is their 2nd location as their first location is located in Waipahu in the Festival Market. We frequent this place since they opened. They have all kinds of Filipino snacks/food. And as of last weekend, they've started to sell hot foods. Keep in mind though, the hot foods are only available on Saturday's and Sunday's. They do get busy because the Ho'opili community has their own page that they post when the hot foods are available. So today, I seen the post and hurried to get to the store as I knew they would eventually sell out of the hot foods. Good thing I went when I did because it was really busy! It's a small store so the line to cash out wrapped around their shelves. Be patient as they're trying to make things as efficient as they can especially with cashing out. It may seem as if they're moving slow. They've got chips not just Filipino brands. They got pasta, ingredients for halo-halo and fruit salad. They've also got some frozen food like longanisa (Filipino sausage) and if you happen to be making spring rolls and run out of wrapper, they carry it! The worker's who are also the owner's are really nice. No parking lot, just street parking. During peak times like lunch, it may be hard to find a parking spot. Overall, the hot foods are a little pricey but you'd be surprised to find that other things in there are pretty cheap. Check them out and support small local businesses!

This sari sari store has saved us countless times. We need rice. We need noodles. We need a quick drink. We need lunch on the weekend. You name it, Little Manila Market is there! For a small shop this place is packed with great finds! They have snacks ,ingredients for your favorite Filipino dishes, frozen foods, hair care, pantry goods and more. They even have balut! We love coming on the weekends because they have hot food and desserts available. My teen loves coming after school to get a snack with friends. The best part about coming is the friendly personality of the family run business. It really feels like that sari sari store where you can get a great variety of items without having to go far. We come here every week to stock up on snacks and get food. Overall, this is my favorite little shop in the Hoopili complex! If you are ever on this part of the island, make sure to stop by and check it out!

The food is very delicious, just make sure you get there before they sell out. Not only the food is delicious the desserts are a taste of the Philippines, great sweet treats! The service was amazing, they were friendly, very attentive, and helpful. Welcoming ambiance and the store had a lot of products from the motherland! Definitely living up to their name "Little Manila"!

Parking is hard to find. Street parking is very limited. There's guest parking in the back of the building. Don't think I'll come back bc of the parking issue. They have some items that I haven't seen at other Filipino or Asian grocery stores. Tried their empanadas on a Saturday- sadly it was soggy and not much flavor. Saw some other items, but the food/desserts were in the path of the sun - I didn't want to chance any spoiled food from the sunlight.

Lechon was a little too fatty and salty for my liking. The palabok was cold. The torta and puto was delicious. Pretty pricy but that's how it is nowadays.

I used to go home to Philippines every year but since covid i haven't been back. Then i found this cute spot close to our new home. They mentioned they have food every weekends.came back to try their home cooked meals, we tried all of their food as we missed filipino food so much and it was major the lechon, pinakbet, bistek, kare kare. EVERYTHING WAS SOOOOO GOOOOOD! It was pricey but that's how it is nowadays. Would definitely come back every weekends and would definitely recommend it!