Shopping in Central Argentina
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Av Las Heras
Av Las Heras is lined with souvenir shops, leather shops, chocolate stores and all sorts of places to pick up cheap Argentine trinkets. Items made of carpincho (spotted tanned hide of the capybara, a large rodent) are uniquely Argentine and sold in many of the stores.
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Mercado Central
The Mercado Central is a good hunting ground for cheap pizza, empanadas (small, stuffed pastries) and sandwiches.
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Mercado Artesanal
This cooperative offers provincial handicrafts, including vertical-loom weavings (Huarpe-style) from northwest Mendoza, horizontal looms (Araucanian-style) from the south, woven baskets from Lagunas del Rosario, and lots of braided, untanned leather horse gear.
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Carrefour
Unless you are looking for a very obscure top of the range bottle (or a sales assistant who knows what they’re talking about), the best place to buy wine in town, in terms of price and variety, is the supermarket Carrefour.
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Antigua Tienda Sama
Pick up a pair of bombachas (commonly worn gaucho-influenced pants with button-cuff bottoms) for about AR$60 at friendly Antigua Tienda Sama; they’re subtle enough to wear anywhere.
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Mercado Artesanal Tradicional
The Mercado Artesanal Tradicional is an excellent local handicrafts market with an assortment of items for sale including ponchos and the brightly colored mantas (shawls) of Jáchal.
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Mercado Artesanal
Dominican friars at the mercado artesanal, next to Iglesia de Santo Domingo, sell gorgeous handmade wool rugs as well as ceramics, onyx crafts and weavings from elsewhere in the province.
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Camino de los Artesanos Home Markets
The Camino de los Artesanos Home Markets are where more than two dozen homes sell homemade goodies, from jams and chutneys to wool, leather and silver crafts. Most homes open from 11:00 to sunset.
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SBS
A large range of novels in English, Lonely Planet guidebooks, maps and wine-related literature. Also TOEFL resources and textbooks for Spanish students.
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Marcelino
An almost staggering array of mostly reds. They were one of the first to move into the potentially lucrative online sales arena.
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Rubén Simoncini Libros
One of many bookstores around the intersection of San Juan and Garibaldi; some English books in stock.
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Raices
High-quality weavings, mates (tealike beverages) , jewelry and more.
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