Phnom Penh
A small shoe shop near Aeon Mall where you can craft your own custom-made espadrilles (US$35) or choose from the attractive handmade collection (US$30),…
Must-see shopping in Southeast Asia
Jakarta
The place for electronics (and exotica such as Russian watches), Mangga Dua Mall is a busy combination of six adjoining multistorey malls. You'll also…
Phuket
A beautiful gallery filled with fine Southeast Asian and Chinese modern and traditional art, mixed with a few antiques and original prints and lithographs…
Nong Khai Walking Street Market
Nong Khai
This weekly street festival featuring music, handmade items and food takes over the promenade every Saturday night. It's smaller, but far more pleasant…
Kuta & Legian
This large mall in south Bali only adds to the traffic chaos on Tuban's under-engineered streets. A huge Matahari department store is joined by scores of…
Yogyakarta
The recording studio of local label Doggyhouse Records has a small shop selling CDs and vinyl of local bands; anything from heavy metal to dub reggae. It…
Iloilo
Shop selling one of city's best selections of locally produced handicrafts, as well as area food specialities. Unfortunately as it's located around 12.5km…
Kuching
This fine little boutique has a well-chosen selection of made-in-Sarawak fabrics and clothing in both traditional and modern Orang Ulu–inspired designs,…
Chinatown & the CBD
East Inspirations is jam-packed with antique figurines, trinkets and some furniture. Look out for the beautifully embroidered Chinese Manchu wedding shoes…
Phnom Penh
This is the biggest and best of the factory overrun outlets, with an impressive winter collection (North Face Gore-Tex ski jackets for US$99, anyone?),…
Kuala Lumpur
With an in-store florist, bakery, oyster bar and cafe as well as alcohol and pork aisles, at Ben's you'll find just about anything you're looking for,…
Phnom Penh
The swankiest mall in Phnom Penh, this Japanese-run establishment has international boutiques, several food courts and extensive dining outlets, plus a…
Yangon
Housed on the ground floor of a handsome colonial-era mansion made of teak, this is one of Yangon's larger and better-stocked art galleries. The…
Siem Reap
Good-cause store Susu sells handmade handicrafts, including tasteful cotton krama (checked scarves), leather sandals and handbags, to help women’s…
Kuching
Down the back of this souvenir shop you can find an excellent selection of Sarawakian specialities such as pepper (black and white), laksa paste, sambal,…
Mandalay
Large workshop producing all manner of high-quality handicrafts, including wood carvings, tapestries, teak trinkets and puppets. Easily visited on a trip…
Timor-Leste
This ecofriendly NGO sells locally carved crocodiles, bamboo straws and pottery. The pottery is an Ataúro tradition that was remembered and brought back…
Chiang Mai
The display cases here are like a library of Lanna textiles, with reams of silk and cotton shawls, scarves and hill-tribe costumes. You're guaranteed to…
Nha Trang
Beachfront mall complex with dozens of local and international fashion stores including the likes of Farah, Levi’s and Saga du Mekong. There's also a…
Sanur
This fascinating store in a small complex of shared workspaces showcases local designers. Look for the ecologically designed clothing of Maya Nursari. Her…
Yogyakarta
Run by a team of local and expat artists, this printmaking studio and gallery exhibits prints influenced by punk and counterculture. All works are for…
Yangon
Well regarded by local expats for women’s and men’s tailoring, this store is run by U Aung Soe. A shirt without/with fabric costs around US$10/15,…
Kerobokan
Owned by the French family behind the cafe L'Assiette, this adjoining antique store is filled with treasures from across the archipelago and Southeast…
Nha Trang
This stylish fashion brand specialises in linen, silk, bamboo and fine cotton clothing. Saga stocks Western sizes and has its own factory for quality…
Chiang Khong
On Wednesday and Saturday during high season, Chiang Khong’s main street hosts a market with a decent spread of local eats (mains 30B to 60B) and a small…
Phnom Penh
Casual dresses, blouses and men’s shirts made of wonderfully airy materials, plus pillows and scented creams and oils.
Mandalay
Small shop with high-quality selection of regionally made handicrafts, longyi (sarong-style lower garment) and other textile-based products such as bags…
Yangon
This stall offers a good selection of quality longyi (sarong-style lower garment), including those made of cotton (from K4000), silk mix (from K9500) and…
Seminyak
Great for both men and women, Lucy's is a good spot to shop for the finest batik. Shirts, dresses, sarongs and bags are mostly handwoven or hand-painted…
Phnom Penh
Run by an NGO, this is essentially a library where you can drop in to read a variety of books in French or English. It also has a fair selection of…
Kerobokan
This beautiful shop is set back from the cacophony of Jl Petitenget in a vintage house shaded by palm trees. The homewares are sourced across Indonesia…
Nha Trang
This Thai brand sells lotions, body creams and scrubs, masks, hair products, essential oils and even some teas. All products are sourced from natural…
Kuala Lumpur
This local fashion house has been making Nonya kebaya (a traditional colourful blouse in the Peranakan style) since 1955, and is still highly recommended…
Vientiane
This social enterprise-oriented shop features the work of ethnic minorities in remote corners of the country. This means chunky, colourful clothing, bags,…
Northern Thailand
Every Saturday afternoon Phrae hosts Kat Korng Kow, an open-air market held at the western end of Th Kham Leu. It's mostly food on offer, but there's also…
Luang Prabang
This Hmong-inspired textile studio means 'language of the cloth' and it weaves an expressive tale combining geometric tribal motifs with everyday items…
Chiang Mai
A Chiang Mai institution, with a well-organised and well-stocked bookshop upstairs, and a magazine shop downstairs packed with international mags from…
Siem Reap
Smateria makes recycling cool, with funky bags made from construction nets, plastic bags, motorbike seat covers and more. It's a fair-trade enterprise…
Kerobokan
Designer Paola Zancanaro creates comfy and casual resort wear for men and women that doesn’t take a holiday from style. The fabrics are lusciously tactile…
Ubud
This hole-in-the-wall shop is lined with glass jars of teas grown in Bali, including fragrant herbal infusions. It shares premises with Bali Buda.
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