Navotas City is a city in Metro Manila, known for its large seafood markets.

Seafood for sale in Navotas

Understand

Formerly part of Malabon, Navotas is situated on a spit jutting into Manila Bay and the estuaries of the Marilao, Meycauayan and Obando Rivers. It is home to Metro Manila's main seaport, which forms the city's main livelihood. Navotas has the reputation of being a rough area thanks to its industrial complexes.

Get in

There is frequent bus service to Navotas from the rest of the metro. All city bus services end at the government-maintained terminal at the end of Radial Road 10.

Get around

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See

• 1 Navotas Centennial Park, C-4 Road. Open 24 hours. Free. (updated Dec 2020)
• 2 Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Jose de Navotas (Navotas Church), M. Naval Street, San Jose (alternate entrance at Los Martires Street). Navotas' main Roman Catholic church, built in the 1890s. (updated Apr 2026)

Buy

Unlike the rest of Metro Manila, there are no major shopping complexes in Navotas. The nearest such malls are in Malabon and Manila.

• 1 Navotas Fisheries Port Complex, C-4 Road corner Lapu-Lapu Avenue. Open 24 hours. Seafood market. (updated Sep 2023)
• 2 Agora Market, North Bay Boulevard. 5AM–8PM. Wet & Dry goods. (updated Sep 2023)
• 3 Puregold Navotas, M. Naval Street, Sipac-Almacen.  (updated Apr 2026)

Stay safe

A low-lying city, Navotas suffers from frequent flooding during the rainy season, which is exacerbated by typhoons and high tides from Manila Bay.

Like many parts of Metro Manila, Navotas suffers from urban blight and is not one's idea of a picturesque tourist spot, unless you are interested in the fishing industry. Precautions should be taken for petty theft and muggings. The city, particularly its slums, is vulnerable to large fires made worse by the densely crowded cityscape.