Must-see shopping in South Africa

  • Long Street Antique Arcade

    Cape Town

    Browse the booths in this compact arcade, offering a range of antiques and bric-a-brac, and you’re likely to find something of interest, from dusty old…

  • Huguenot Fine Chocolates

    Franschhoek

    An empowerment program gave the two local guys who run this chocolatier a leg up and now people are raving about their confections. There are daily…

  • Deckle Edge

    Cape Town

    Serving the many artists who are starting to take up studio space in this industrial area. If you have any kind of art project in mind then this is the…

  • Oom Samie se Winkel

    Stellenbosch

    This place was on the Stellenbosch map before Stellenbosch was on the map. It’s an unashamedly touristy general dealer but still worth visiting for its…

  • KwaZulu Muti Museum of Man & Science

    Johannesburg

    This quirky, highly photogenic venture – always ask permission first – is the most accessible of the downtown muti (traditional medicine) stores. Amid…

  • Mabu Vinyl

    Cape Town

    New and secondhand LPs, CDs, DVDs, books and comics are bought, sold and traded at this reputable shop that features in the award-winning documentary…

  • Stockton Goods

    Cape Town

    Vegetable-dye tanned hides are used for the quality leather products such as belts, bags, wallets and book covers made by these artisans. Find them in the…

  • Trafalgar Place

    Cape Town

    This flower market, where sellers have gathered since 1860, is an explosion of colour along Adderley St. The stalls are open long hours and the sellers…

  • Greenmarket Square

    Cape Town

    Masks, jewellery, bargain CDs, pottery and the satirical, anticorporate T-shirts of Laugh It Off are just some of the finds at this market, held in…

  • The Space

    Cape Town

    Celebrating individual style, this groovy boutique in the bowels of Cavendish Square mall stocks creative local fashion and accessories, as well as fun…

  • Market Square Market

    Johannesburg

    Held on Saturday mornings around the Market Theatre, there’s a lively, cheerful atmosphere here. Although many stalls sell flea-market rubbish, there are…

  • Gardens Centre

    Cape Town

    A handy, well-stocked mall covering all the bases, with good cafes, bookshops, Pick n Pay and Woolworths supermarkets, a travel agency and a Cape Union…

  • Bibliophilia

    Cape Town

    Worth a browse is this bookshop specialising in art, design and pop culture titles. You can also find many locally published magazines and books, as well…

  • Access Park

    Cape Town

    Bargain hunters converge on the scores of outlet and factory shops here, which sell everything from trainers and T-shirts to watches and luggage, with…

  • Pavilion

    Durban

    Large shopping centre with an attractive glass-and-steel dome design. Located on the city’s outskirts in Westville, just a 10km drive from the centre on…

  • Handmade Karoo Handgemaak

    Western Cape

    Drop by this women's empowerment project to watch the ladies in action creating adorable knitted bunnies and elephants, crocheted blankets and colourful…

  • Boeremark

    Pretoria

    This market is full of stalls selling all kinds of organic food, from cheeses to cakes to preserves. Come early because it’s all sold out by 9am.

  • Old Nick Village

    Plettenberg Bay

    For a bit of retail therapy, head for this complex 3km east of town, with resident artists, a weaving museum, antiques and a restaurant.

  • Prins & Prins

    Cape Town

    An old Huguenot house makes a suitably salubrious venue for investing in some of South Africa’s mineral wealth, in wearable form.

  • Naartjie

    Cape Town

    This attractive range of designer cotton children’s clothing has grown from a stall on Greenmarket Sq to a major brand.

  • Xarra Books

    Johannesburg

    This excellent bookshop deals in books on African literature, history, politics and art and has an African music section.

  • Habits

    Cape Town

    Features women’s clothes, made from linen, cotton and cashmere by Jenny le Roux, that are classical and practical.

  • Craft Market

    Stellenbosch

    This open-air market is a great place to haggle for African carvings, paintings and costume jewellery.

  • Hatfield Flea Market

    Pretoria

    This place peddles the usual flea-market paraphernalia, and has some handmade African crafts.

  • The Boardwalk

    Port Elizabeth

    You'll find various craft shops inside the Boardwalk complex.

  • Farmers' Market

    Western Cape

    A range of local foodstuffs and crafts is on offer.

  • Spar

    Cape Town

    The main supermarket in the De Waterkant.

  • Eastgate Mall

    Johannesburg

    One of Jo'burg's largest malls is located just off the N12, just east of Bruma Lake.

  • Fourways Mall

    Johannesburg

    A huge shopping mall in northern Jo'burg.

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