Santo Domingo
Manuel Bolós has never seen a piece of wood he didn't like. The energetic young artist builds stylish furniture from recycled wood he collects around the…
Must-see shopping in Dominican Republic
Desireé Cepeda Artesanía Interiorismo
Santo Domingo
Every nook and cranny of this charmingly idiosyncratic artisan crafts store displays the aesthetic vision of its passionately committed creator, including…
Santo Domingo
The only high-end wine shop in the Zona Colonial. It offers free tastings on Tuesdays (6pm to 8pm) and is a popular stop for those looking to enjoy a…
Santo Domingo
Housed in an elegant 16th-century home in the Zona Colonial, Casa Quien exhibits and sells contemporary fine art, crafts, books and other curios created…
Península de Pedernales
This larimar-blue building is the new, somewhat upscale home of the larimar business around Bahoruco. The jewelry for sale here is more favorably…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
El Mundo can arrange day-old editions of world newspapers including the New York Times, Le Monde and Corriere della Sera with a day’s notice, plus it has…
Puerto Plata
Housed in a 1917 building that once stored tobacco, this new cigar store recently relocated from Moca to Puerto Plata to capitalize on the influx of…
Santo Domingo
More a shop than museum, Choco Museo nonetheless has signs in Spanish and English that explain the history of chocolate and manufacturing processes in the…
Puerto Plata
La Canoa is a large, rambling store with a mini amber and larimar museum and work spaces where the stones are polished and set in jewelry. It also sells…
Las Terrenas
Small shopping center in the middle of town with a wide range of shops and services, including a travel agency, a condo-rental office, a pharmacy, an ATM,…
Santo Domingo
One of Piantini's best places to stock up on quality wine from around the world, as well as whiskey, gin, champagne and more. The elegant, brick-walled…
Santiago
This classy, female-owned cigar shop offers a good selection of high-quality stogies and imported German beers. There's a large, walk-in humidor and a…
Santo Domingo
A high-end boutique selling Panama hats and guayabera (also known as chacabana), traditionally white shirts worn on formal occasions. The former start at…
Bávaro & Punta Cana
Out near the airport, BlueMall has upped the ante on the region's retail offerings, and includes international brands plus expansive food and…
Santo Domingo
Stylish and classy upscale boutique selling this well-known Dominican designer's womenswear. Plus jewelry and bags, all with a Caribbean flair.
Galería de Arte María del Carmen
Santo Domingo
This place has been selling art long enough to attract a wide range of talented Dominican painters. Opening hours seem variable.
Santo Domingo
This small boutique shop sells cigars, and staff members will explain the cigar-making process from start to finish. You can see cigars being rolled in…
Península de Samaná
This very pastel and under-utilized strip mall designed like a Caribbean village houses a small medical clinic, the Caribe Tours office, a good pharmacy,…
Santo Domingo
Bargain hard at this crowded market, which sells everything from love potions to woodcarvings, jewelry and, of course, the ubiquitous 'Haitian-style'…
Santo Domingo
Located on the 3rd floor of an aging office building, Mapas Gaar has the best variety and the largest number of maps in the Dominican Republic. Maps are…
Santo Domingo
This longstanding contemporary gallery displays the works of acclaimed Dominican artists including José Gausachs, Ramón Oviedo, Iris Pérez, José Pelletier…
Santo Domingo
Every Sunday, shoppers descend on Av Duarte for a thriving Chinatown street market. Enormous fruits and vegetables, live chickens, dim sum and various sea…
Santo Domingo
This modern, two-story Dominican version of Barnes & Noble is one of the nicest and largest bookstores in the city, and has an upstairs cafe. Attached to…
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…
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…
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.
Santiago
This mall is anchored by the aptly named Jumbo, one of the biggest supermarkets in Santiago. Its movie theater has eight screens and shows second run…
Santiago
This decidedly upscale shopping center, just a few kilometers east of the Monument, has a good food court, a bookstore with a tiny English language…
Santiago
Behind the indoor market, this covered shopping area spans a couple of blocks, with clothing, shoes and miscellaneous items for sale.
Santiago
A two-story complex with booths containing basic souvenirs such as cigars, paintings, jewelry and mamajuana (a spirit made with herbs, dried bark, rum,…
Santiago
An upscale shopping mall with a nice movie theater and a small selection of stores.
Santo Domingo
Outside of the Zona Colonial, this gallery features Haitian and Dominican art.
