Northeastern Thailand
A popular stop for out-of-town Thais, this store south of the fountain has a large selection of souvenir foods, plus other ordinary souvenirs. It's 800m…
Must-see shopping in Asia
Bangkok
Lin might be a bit pricier than your average Bangkok silver shop but you know you're getting the genuine article. You can pick up classic pieces such as…
Banglamphu
This small but atmospheric shop has a decent selection of Thai textiles from the country’s main silk-producing areas, especially northern Thailand, as…
Guangzhou
Inside the leafy compound of a communist-era textile factory are boutiques selling a variety of locally designed clothing, from office wear to lacy…
Hong Kong
The most central of all shopping centres, the Landmark has high fashion and good eating. It has become a home almost exclusively to the very high-end…
Downtown Kyoto
This shop sells noren (curtains that hang in the entry of Japanese restaurants) and a wide variety of other fabric goods, such as placemats, tenugui …
Chiang Mai
One of a string of ma-and-pa antique shops selling ceramics, statues, carvings and bronzes of hard-to-determine age and authenticity. Pick something…
Hanoi
One of the biggest bookshops in town, with some English and French titles, international newspapers and magazines, and a good selection of titles on the…
Ubud
Stocking everything from textiles to beaded boxes to kris (traditional Balinese daggers), this French-owned store has been designed to please those with…
Mussoorie
The best shop in Mussoorie for outdoor gear, and home base for the trekking company Trek Himalaya. Also has a shop on the Lower Mall.
Harbin
This huge subterranean shopping market has men’s and women’s clothing, including acres of shoes and handbags as well as several places to eat. It's…
Tajikistan
This ingenious mobile shop opens out into a veritable dressing room with mirror and choice of Pamiri and Afghan costumes. Customers either pose in…
Osaka
This large bookshop has a great selection of English-language books (on the 3rd floor) and English travel guides (2nd floor). It's inside the Dōjima…
Chennai (Madras)
Smart bookshop with an excellent collection of English, Indian and Tamil fiction and nonfiction, India travel books and Lonely Planet guides. Also at…
Asakusa & Sumida River
Find yourself strangely entranced by that temple smell? Nenjudō sells dozens of varieties of incense, including traditional scents such as sandalwood and…
Kuala Lumpur
At this vast department store spread over five floors you'll find cosmetics and beauty products, children's wear, menswear and womenswear, including…
Ulaanbaatar
A quality shop for the serious buyer, it sells enormous Sutras, traditional headdresses, Buddhist statues and other rare items. Some of the items are…
George Town
Like George Town's street art? Then buy a custom print, or perhaps an original piece, from the gallery featuring the work of Ernest Zacharevic, the…
North Goa
Offering cool, functional items dreamed up by a Swiss expat team, this is the place to invest in a natural-form-inspired lamp, mirror or dining table, to…
Siem Reap
One of the larger tourist markets in town, the Siem Reap Art Center has a range of handicrafts and souvenirs, and is connected to the Psar Chaa area via a…
Panaji
This light-filled redeveloped building comprises mostly stacks of fresh fruit and vegetables downstairs and a few drab electronics shops and tailors…
Darjeeling
This shop stocks some a few international brands alongside decent Chinese knock-offs, including backpacks, jackets, stoves and hiking trainers. The fakes…
Panaji
This cute little Fontainhas shop showcases one-off painted tiles, fish figurines and hand-crafted Portuguese and Goan ceramics at reasonable prices. Also…
Taipei
Traditional Chinese medicine store with both dried herbs and prepackaged remedies. There's no English sign. You can spot this place by its old wooden…
Kōrakuen & Akihabara
This is a collector's plastic dream – heroic, sexy figurines from all walks of Japanese science fiction. Look for the statues of characters from the anime…
Ahmedabad (Amdavad)
This specialist treasure trove is upstairs in a brightly painted building near Ellis Bridge, off Gujarat College Rd. Indian architecture, miniature…
Khao Yai National Park
Modelled after a Tuscan village, Palio draws in upper-middle-class Thais with its cobbled lanes, fountain plaza, piped classical European music, cafes,…
Tainan
All kinds of fragrant sugar-cane smoked and braised deliciousness, such as tofu and eggs for immediate consumption, or hock and an entire chicken, vacuum…
Myeong-dong & Jung-gu
On the outer section of Namdaemun Market, this stationery and art supplies store is the largest in Korea and spans five floors. You'll also find toys and…
Hanoi
With some very attractive, elegant and thought-provoking art hanging from its walls, this gallery, run by resident artist Mai, is a good place to learn…
Nong Khai
This place sells high-quality, handwoven fabrics and clothing (ready-made or made to order) that help fund development projects around Nong Khai. The mát…
Kochi (Cochin)
This Bengaluru-born boutique specialises in carefully curated collections of gorgeous Indian-designer clothing, jewellery and homewares in an ultrachic…
Bangkok
Warehouse 30 takes the form of a string of restored WWII–era warehouses housing a cafe, a high-end florist, a shop selling curated vintage items and…
Hong Kong
This upscale colonial-era office building and mall has a number of fine-arts galleries, including Pearl Lam, across several floors, hidden behind a tiny…
Sabah
Tragically the modern chrome-and-mirrors Financial Park duty-free mall is trumpeted as Bandar Labuan's number-one 'attraction', aiming to seduce shoppers…
Ulaanbaatar
This three-storey building is crammed with dozens of private dealers selling everything from flash drives to the latest laptops. It is located behind the…
Kolkata (Calcutta)
The Hogg Market, located to the rear of New Market, is a wet market that deals in meat, dairy, vegetables and general rations. Interesting photo ops…
Chennai (Madras)
India's oldest mall is significantly downmarket from Chennai's other shopping centres, but has many smaller, cheaper craft and souvenir shops. It feels a…
Bukhara
This no longer has anything to do with Unesco (which helped them launch in 2001), but you can still observe weavers here hand-making pricey silk carpets…
Thimphu
Stocks a reasonable range of brand-named, but not brand-made outdoor gear, imported from Nepal, and better-quality Chinese brands. Good items to buy…
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