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Cape Town boasts many upmarket malls and shopping centres where shoppers are truly spoilt for choice. Yet… Read more
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“Shop till you drop” comes to mind when thinking about the many shopping malls that dot the centre and suburbs of Cape Town.
The most famous of these is the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, where a vast constellation of shops offers tourists anything and everything they could possibly desire under one roof, adjacent to the harbour. The Cavendish Square Shopping Centre in Claremont is another popular upmarket mall, while a scenic drive to the Somerset Mall or Willowbridge Shopping Centre offers less frenetic shopping in natural surrounds.
Local markets and design centres such as Montebello Craft and Design Centre and the Hout Bay Craft Market attract locals and visitors to view uniquely crafted goods.
A number of respected diamond and jewellery manufacturers are ready to show off their talent by designing customised pieces for the patient tourist, and if patience and attention to good, healthy food is your style, the Willowbridge Slow Market is a must.
Lovers of quality décor will enjoy a stroll along Church Street, famous for its antique shops.
A-Z of Shopping
Alphen Antiques and Collectables Fair and Kirstenbosch Craft Market
Visit the Alphen Antiques and Collectables Fair and the Kirstenbosch Craft Market where dealers, décor divas and antique collectors gather in search of good bargains. Read more.
Book shops
What’s the good of a holiday without a good book? There’s no shortage of great book shops in Cape Town where bookworms can while away the hours and browse at their leisure. Read more.
Canal Walk Shopping Centre
Canal Walk Shopping Centre merges the world’s most desirable brands with shopping convenience, and inspired entertainment with everyday leisure – all in a commanding, majestic setting. Read more.
Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town International Airport is Africa’s third-largest airport. Having undergone an upgrade for the FIFA World Cup™, the airport now offers passengers and visitors a memorable experience and a great venue for conferencing and shopping. Read more.
Cavendish Square Shopping Centre
The award-winning Cavendish Square in Claremont is one of Cape Town’s most upmarket shopping centres, and is home to more than 200 stores. Read more.
Church Street by day (Antiques)
For the perfect lazy day, take a stroll along Church Street where you’ll find everything from lunch and coffee to antiques and art galleries. Read more.
Constantia Village
One of most attractive shopping malls in Cape Town, the southern suburbs’ Constantia Village was designed with careful attention to aesthetics to enable it to blend unobtrusively into its stunning mountain and vineyard surrounds. Read more.
Country Craft Market
The Country Craft Market held during summer at Southey’s Vines, 186 Main Road, Somerset West, was established in 1983 and is renowned for top quality, hand-crafted products. Read more.
Diamonds and jewellery
There are a number of designers and manufacturing jewellers of distinction in and around Cape Town. South Africa is world renowned for its gold and diamonds, so where better to create – and shop for – stunning accessories? Read more.
Factory shopping
Although Cape Town offers the tourist an overwhelming choice of some of South Africa’s finest shopping malls, it can make a pleasant change to visit some of the city’s factory shops, where bargains can often be found. Read more.
Hout Bay craft market
Slotted neatly between the mountains and the ocean, you’ll come upon the picturesque village of Hout Bay, where crafters ply their trade. Read more.
Iziko lo Lwazi Craftworkers
Hout Bay’s informal settlement, Imizamo Yethu, is home to approximately 20 000 people who live mostly in shacks in overcrowded, impoverished conditions. Read more.
Khayelitsha Craft Market
Khayelitsha, meaning ‘our new home’ is one of Cape Town‘s biggest townships. It’s a mix of formal housing and informal shacks on the Cape Flats, about 20km from the city centre. Read more.
Local designer stores
Cape Town boasts many upmarket malls and shopping centres where shoppers are truly spoilt for choice. Yet sometimes you’re searching for something that little bit different. Why not pay a visit to some of the Mother City’s designer outlets, where exclusivity is guaranteed and African style abounds? Read more.
Markets
Cape Town is renowned for its markets – and Greenmarket Square and Milnerton Flea Market are two of the most popular. Read more.
Montebello Craft and Design Centre
The Montebello Design Centre is one of Cape Town’s best-kept secrets. The centre features more than 20 arts and craft studios and workshops, an historic greenhouse and nursery, a forge, stunning restaurant and organic deli farm shop. It’s a non-profit development project aimed at promoting good local craft and design, and generating job creation. Read more.
Nitida Food Market
Set in the beautiful Durbanville Hills region of Cape Town, the Nitida “Degustazione” Farmers’ Market promises lovers of good food “something different and exciting” to eat. Read more.
Porter Estate Produce Market
Stock up on a week’s supply of fresh farm fare in the beautiful surrounds of Cape Town’s Constantia Valley. The weekly outdoor Porter Estate Produce Market is held every Saturday, weather permitting. Read more.
Somerset Mall
Located in the heart of the Helderberg region, Somerset Mall is one of the most popular shopping destinations in the Cape. Read more.
Tyger Valley Shopping Centre
One of the best-known landmarks in Cape Town’s northern suburbs is the 275-store Tyger Valley Shopping Centre. Read more.
V&A Waterfront
The V&A Waterfront is South Africa’s most visited destination, attracting millions of visitors every year – and for good reason, given the location’s combination of shops, restaurants, nightspots, tourist attractions and museums in the city’s historic harbour. Read more.
Willowbridge Shopping Centre
Fashioned after high-street shopping in the world’s great cities, Willowbridge offers a unique open-air retail experience. Read more.
Willowbridge Slow Market
What is “slow food”, you might wonder? The answer is quite simple: it’s the opposite of fast food! Think fresh, healthy, organically grown produce of all kinds and you’ll find it every Saturday from 09h00 to 14h00 at the Willowbridge Slow Market, at the Willowbridge Lifestyle Centre in Tyger Valley. Read more.
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