Montserrat
This well-stocked boutique sells handicrafts and other locally made products, including brightly hued clothing, paintings by Montserratian artists and…
Must-see shopping in Caribbean
Varadero
A medium-sized mall with a bowling alley and amusements for kids – including bumper cars and a mini rollercoaster. It's tailored mainly for Cubans. Don't…
Santa Clara
On Santa Clara's pedestrianized 'Boulevard,' this ARTex outlet sells handicrafts and the usual souvenirs, including plenty of the obligatory Che Guevara T…
Ocho Rios
Firmly aimed at cruise-ship souvenir needs, this open-air market will meet all your tacky T-shirt, batik, wooden sculpture and crafts-made-of-coconut…
Kingston
Tourist souvenir shop that has it all, from jerk sauce and Blue Mountain coffee to every green, gold and black item of Jamaica-branded clothing you could…
Península de Pedernales
A small, local shop along the coastal road in the adjoining villages of Bahoruco and La Ciénaga. You can pick up larimar jewelry here for between RD$500…
Eleuthera
Several colorful huts near the dock make up the local straw market, where ladies sell traditional Bahamian straw products (hats, bags, jewelry) and other…
Las Terrenas
Toward the rear of the El Paseo shopping mall, La Casa de la Prensa sells a variety of international newspapers and magazines, the majority in French and…
Grand Cayman
Part bookstore, part toy store, part gift shop, Book Nook isn't enormous, but the selection is enough to guarantee that you'll find some beach reading…
Providenciales
Aside from picking up surfing, snorkeling and other gear here, you can book activities with Big Blue Collective.
Port-au-Prince & Around
In a lovely building, this is Port-au-Prince’s oldest private art gallery. Lots of landscapes, but with a wide selection of different Haitian schools.
Santo Domingo
A good selection of premium cigars, but equally importantly, the helpful staff are more than willing to answer the naive questions of cigar novices.
St-Barthélemy
Opposite the airport, St-Barth Electronique stocks a good range of electronic items and cameras, and sells local SIM cards. Staff are superhelpful.
Fort-de-France
Stalls at this large market on the seafront stock a decent selection of regional handicrafts and other souvenirs aimed at cruise-ship passengers.
Librería Luis Rogelio Nogueras
Havana
Literary magazines and Cuban literature in Spanish at one of Centro's best bookstores, named for one of Cuba's finest post-revolutionary poets.
Port Antonio
A simple white clapboard gallery and studio run by Hopeton Cargill, a Port Antonio realist painter and ambassador for the local art scene.
Negril
Shopping center with several shops selling identical trinkets – mostly Chinese-made, with the exception of some Jamaican wood carvings.
Grenada Island
Next to the market square, this craft market sells a broad collection of souvenirs including, of course, everything connected to spices.
Port of Spain
Alongside electronic goods, this is a good place to stock up on soca and calypso classics; also sells tickets for fetes and concerts.
Eleuthera
Visit this boutique, handsomely established in a blue-shuttered house from 1840, for stylish sundresses, wraps, hats and accessories.
Cienfuegos
Well-stocked, modern bookstore with a handful of English tomes. Has poetry readings on the fourth Thursday of every month at 3pm.
Sancti Spíritus
Three levels of austerity-busting shopping behind a beautifully restored magnolia colonial edifice on Parque Serafín Sánchez.
Eleuthera
Bold, bright, unfussy and unabashedly jam-packed with flip-flops, bikinis, Briland tees, local preserves and Bahamian books.
Antigua
The best bookstore on the island focuses mainly on schoolbooks, but has a decent selection of novels and other bestsellers.
Grande-Terre
This popular dining and shopping complex next to Gosier's marina has plenty of restaurants, cafes and bars to choose from.
Out Islands
Stallholders here sell handmade straw goods alongside T-shirts and a galaxy of other brightly colored tourist merchandise.
Camagüey
Che T-shirts, mini-tinajones, Che key rings, Che mugs. Get the picture? Also a decent selection of Cuban CDs.
Trinidad
Just down from Plaza Mayor, this government store has a good selection of Cuban handicrafts and regular souvenirs.
Havana
There's a small CD outlet hidden here in leafy Miramar at the site of Havana's most celebrated recording studios.
Tortola
Vendors sell the usual T-shirts, beach towels, sundresses and tourist trinkets from a cluster of colorful huts.
Bermuda
A wide alcohol selection, including a full array of Black Seal rums. Also sells the famous sherry pepper sauce.
Montserrat
A handy spot to pick up some last-minute souvenirs, including quality crafts. Also has an outlet in Little Bay.
Sancti Spíritus
Revolutionary (mainly in Spanish) reading material for erudite travelers in a store opposite the post office.
North Coast
Lift has an impeccable reputation for hand-crafting surfboards and sells all kinds of surfing accessories.
Trinidad
Large covered market with piles of exotic fruit and veg on sale and lots of banter from the traders.
Holguín
Official outlet of the Cuban state record company Egrem, selling a small but decent stash of CDs.
Montego Bay
For all your Rasta wig hat, palm straw basket, wood carving and reggae wear needs. Bargain hard.
Port-au-Prince & Around
Pétionville's largest selection of English-language books, which is to say, it's quite small.
Varadero
Showcases CDs, T-shirts, musical instruments and more. There's a handicraft market next door.
