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Art Shop Gallery
Located near the Clocktower, this small gallery has art supplies, traditional paper and handicrafts, and contemporary paintings from the Voluntary Artists Studio Thimphu, which also sells art during regular exhibitions.
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Bhutan Archery Shop
Catering to the large community of Bhutanese archers, Bhutan Archery Shop specialises in American-made Hoyt brand bows. Arrows are the steel-tipped Easton brand. It's a relatively expensive sport. The traditional bamboo bows are usually homemade and the bamboo arrows can be picked up at the weekend market.
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Book World
At the southwestern end of the square next to Jimmy Bros Stationery, this tiny shop has a good selection of coffee-table books and posters as well as internet access.
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Choki Handicrafts
This establishment manufactures and sells masks, thangkas, paintings and painted lama tables called choektse .
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Druktrin Rural Handicrafts
This shop offers a great variety and has a small museum with antique jewellery and textiles.
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DSB Books
Probably Thimphu's best selection of coffee-table and other books on Buddhism, Bhutan and the region. Particularly good for Bhutanese and Indian newspapers.
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Duty Free Shop
At the Duty Free Shop you can buy imported liquor, wine, biscuits and other 'luxury' items, but you have to pay the full price, including duty, unless you're a diplomat or a senior government official.
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Gagyel Lhundrup Weaving Centre
In the industrial estate at the south end of Thimphu, the Gagyel Lhundrup Weaving Centre produces hand-woven textiles on site and has a selection of cloth and ready-made garments for sale. This is one of the few places where you can watch weavers at work.
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General Stores
Thimphu has a plethora of general shops containing a hodgepodge selection such as light bulbs, stationery, farm implements, shampoo, computer disks and canned fish. To provide even more variety, shops may sell drinks by the glass and their sign may read 'shop cum bar' or the all-encompassing 'general cum bar shop'. Many items on sale are made in India, but there are lots of interesting Bhutanese products, especially textiles, baskets, jewellery, incense, books and religious items.
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Jungshi Handmade Paper Factory
This small factory produces watermark paper as well as cards, lampshades, envelopes, calendars and other items made from traditional Bhutanese paper.
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Kelzang Handicrafts
If you want to wear Bhutanese dress, there are many shops in Thimphu's shopping complexes that have ready-made gho and kira in a variety of sizes, patterns and quality - Kelzang is a good one to try.
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Megah Books
Has a smaller selection that includes some dusty, hard-to-find-elsewhere books on Bhutan.
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Namgyel Tyres
Namgyel Tyres stocks hiking boots and is your best bet for larger sizes. There are also a few shops around town that sell Bangladeshi-made fleece jackets, hats and pants at bargain prices - look for the shops full of cardboard boxes stacked with clothes.
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Norling Audio
CDs and tapes of Bhutanese and Hindi songs are available in numerous shops, including Norling Audio.
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Pekhang Bookshop
Somewhat hidden in the same building as the Luger Cinema; carries lots of stationery supplies.
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Philatelic Bureau
Bhutan Post occupies the northern half of a large building on Dremton Lam, a back road north of the cinema. The Philatelic Bureau here has a counter that sells stamps and souvenir sheets of Bhutanese stamps. There is also a tiny shop on the ground floor of Hotel Tandin, which has a small selection of postcards and unusual stamps.
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Sachak Enterprise
If you are missing a piece of gear for your trek, try Sachak Enterprise for good Nepalese copies of brand-name gear.
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Sangay Arts & Crafts
To purchase the excellent works by students of the National Institute for Zorig Chusum visit Sangay Arts & Crafts, in a building on the road below the school. Behind the school, a narrow lane leads through a garden to a small house where a traditional craftsman makes and sells drums and Tibetan violins.
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Sharchhogpa Grocery
Friendly grocery shop with cereals, bread and plenty of packaged foodstuffs.
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Tashi Supermarket
Huge supermarket with vast range imported and local groceries, ice creams and refrigerated chocolates.
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Zangmo Handicrafts
Sells work from the National Institute for Zorig Chusum and sometimes has students practising there.
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