When it pertains to elegant but budget-friendly furniture, no other name has greater recall than IKEA. This Sweden-rooted multinational juggernaut has a lot more than 450 stores in 60 countries. lots of of my pals don’t pass up an opportunity to shop if there is an IKEA store in the city they’re visiting. I also know a couple of interior-stylist-friends who travel abroad for the sole purpose of shopping here. but now, they may no longer need to because IKEA has finally arrived in the Philippines.

And they didn’t come here to play. Covering 65,000 square meters, what IKEA built in Pasay City’s mall of Asia complex is their largest store in the world. It opened its doors to the public last November 25.

But because we are still taking care of the pandemic, IKEA implements health and safety protocols. In this article, we’ll share with you what you need to do, how to reserve a slot, and how to shop at IKEA Philippines – Pasay.

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How to schedule a Visit
How to get to IKEA
How to ShopSHOWROOM, 4th Floor
MARKET HALL, 3rd Floor
SELF-SERVE furniture AREA, 3rd Floor
CHECKOUT COUNTERS, 3rd Floor

Where to eat at IKEA
Frequently Asked questions (FAQs)What are the operating hours of IKEA Philippines?
How long can I stay inside IKEA Philippines?
Are walk-ins allowed?
How long is the waiting time?
Are children allowed at IKEA Philippines?
When did IKEA Philippines open?

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How to schedule a Visit

Dobre wieści! NO BOOKING needed to check out IKEA anymore.

But only fully vaccinated guests are allowed. Bring your vaccination card.

Prior to 2022, when the store just opened, they implemented a NO BOOKING, NO shopping policy. but that has been suspended.

How to get to IKEA

IKEA Pasay City is located within the mall of Asia Complex, just beside the SM mall of Asia department store and in between the MOA Arena and SMX Convention Center. All these buildings are interconnected through bridge ways. The mall of Asia complex is located on the southern end of EDSA.

If you’re taking public transportation, here’s how to get to IKEA.

Make your way to any MRT Station.

Take the MRT to Taft Station. Alight there.

Board a jeepney or bus bound for MOA.

Get off at the unloading spot, just in front of the mall, near the MOA Globe.

Enter the mall, take the escalator up to the second floor. Head left and walk all the way through the outdoor area to the entrance to the MOA Square.

You’ll find entrance to IKEA inside the MOA Square. You can’t miss it because of its large blue and yellow theme.

If you drive a car, you may find vehicle parking spots at the IKEA building itself or at nearby buildings, which are all interconnected. This area is used to holding concerts and big events so vehicle parking shouldn’t be an issue.

How to Shop

For a visual guide, we have a video version of this post here:

We took two sets of escalators all the way to the fourth floor, where we were greeted by staff handing yellow frakta bags, where you place the items you wish to purchase. “Frakta” indicates “to carry” in Swedish.

It’s best to be familiar with the basic arrangement of the sections. IKEA has three main areas: the Showroom (4th floor), the market Hall (3rd floor), and the Self-Serve furniture area (also on the 3rd floor).

SHOWROOM, 4th Floor

This is a good place to start your shopping, especially if you’re also trying to find inspiration. here you’ll find dozens of well-styled rooms — bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms — all featuring IKEA products. If you like an item, check out the tag.

Products with YELLOW identifies are normally bulky items. If you wish to get a yellow-tagged item, technique a staff member to assist you with your purchase.

Products with RED identifies are items that you must pick up at the market Hall or the Self-Serve furniture area on the third floor. For these, take a photo of the identify to use it as reference later on when it’s time to collect the item.

MARKET HALL, 3rd Floor

This is the area right away down the stairs from the Showroom. The first thing to greet you is the corner where all the trolley carts are parked and a wall featuring products that cost less than P100 apiece. but this is just a quick taste of what’s in store for you inside.

Think of it as a gigantic department store bursting with smaller items like kitchenware, glassware, utensils, shower room products, bed sheets, pillows, toys, lights — name it!

SELF-SERVE furniture AREA, 3rd Floor

Adjacent the market Hall. This is where you’ll pick up bigger items like drawers, cabinets, couches, and bed frames. just check the identifies and get the item from the shelf.

Samoobsługa! but if you need help, there are staff members roaming around.

CHECKOUT COUNTERS, 3rd Floor

After the Self-Serve area are the CHECK-OUT COUNTERS. If I’m not mistaken, there are around 30 counters straddlingthe entire room. during my visit, the queue was so long but mostly because a lot of tend to flock towards the closest counters.

NOTE: If you’re purchasing 10 items or fewer, you may queue towards the yellow-marked express Counters, positioned at the far end of the room. a lot of buyers fail to notice this because they’re too far away and gigantic columns block the view. but there are 10 express Counters in that corner.

REMINDER: While inside the store, make sure to:

Wear your face mask in any way times.

Observe proper physical distancing.

Sanitize your hands using alcohol or alcohol-based sanitizer.

Where to eat at IKEA

IKEA has its own food establishments within the building. the most famous are the Swedish restaurant and Swedish Cafe.

Swedish restaurant serves IKEA’s famous Swedish meatballs (available in 8-, 12-, 16- and 20-piece options) with broccoli and mashed potatoes. other bestsellers include baked salmon fillet and chicken wings. For dessert, apple pie and crunchy chocolate almond cake. and for beverages, you may buy brewed coffee, hot black tea or their signature Nordic drink made from elderberries, pears, lemons, and raspberries.

Swedish cafe uses mostly coffee, tea, pastries and desserts. It’s on the third floor, near the stairs and escalators by the entrance/exit. I think I also saw a soft-serve ice cream maker nearby.

There’s also a bar right away after the checkout counters. It sells some items like chicken wings, hotdog, empanada and ice cream.

If you plan on dining at the restaurant, bring your vaccination card! only fully vaccinated adults (18 years old and above) are allowed to dine the restaurant. Unvaccinated minors are allowed only if they’re accompanied by fully-vaccinated adults.

Unfortunately, all that walking around left us famished. Without any a lot more energy to queue up, we made a decision to skip eating here and just dine elsewhere at SM mall of Asia. We’ll just return to IKEA another day to try the resto and cafe. We’ll update this post after.

Frequently Asked questions (FAQs)

What are the operating hours of IKEA Philippines?

IKEA STORE: Daily, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm.

Swedish Restaurant: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Bistro level 2: 9:30 am – 6:30pm

How long can I stay inside IKEA Philippines?

Bez limitu czasu.

You may spend as much time as you want, even up to closing time.

Are walk-ins allowed?

TAK. starting 10 January 2022, no booking needed.

Fully vaccinated walk-ins are allowed. Bring your vaccination card.

How long is the waiting time?

UPDATE (January 2022): Queues are much shorter now and there are fewer people.

The account below was our experience when we checked out in December 2021.

Based on our experience, we spent 30 minutes falling in line to enter the store. but it actually took us 10-15 minutes to get from the start of the line to the entrance area. The rest of the time was spent just waiting for our scheduled entry time. The queue moved pretty swiftly and it was pretty organized.

The queue to the counter may be a different story, though, considering that it takes longer to check out especially if you have a lot of items on your cart. as for us, considering that we only had fewer than 10 items on our frakta bag, we queued up to the express Counters. We spent only 35 minutes on the line.

Note that we checked out on opening DAY (Thursday), so the queues are naturally long. This may change in the coming days / weeks.

Are children allowed at IKEA Philippines?

YES, according to their official website. We also saw many buyers with kids.

When did IKEA Philippines open?

IKEA’s first store in the Philippines opened to the public on 25 November 2021.

Its launch has been anticipated considering that its construction was first announced. Initially, it was scheduled to be completed in 2020, but there had been delays due to the pandemic.

IKEA’s online store was first to be launched in early November 2021, but the opening of the physical store finally happened on November 25th.

Last updated: 23 March 2022
Additional words by Mariah Cruz

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