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Azrieli Centre
The first three floors of the Azrieli Centre are also taken up by a shopping mall and cinema. There is a mixed bag here of upmarket shops and chain retail outlets, plus a better than average food court.
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Bezalel Market
For clothing and swimwear, you'll get the best deals at the Bezalel Market, located just off King George St.
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Carmel Market
Passionate free-marketeers pedal everything from fresh-cut flowers to piles of cumin in this frenetic market, squeezed between the old Yemenite Quarter and Nahalat Binyamin St. This bubbling cauldron of commerce starts at Kikar Magen David, where hippies strum guitars for shekels. You need to push your way past the first few metres of clothing (Sponge Bob Square Pants boxer shorts and knock-off Nikes) to reach the more aromatic and enticing stalls of fruits and vegetables, hot breads and spices.
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Couple Of
Handmade sandals for both men and women come in a variety of designs and mediums at this Dizengoff St shoe boutique. The fashions are created by a husband-and-wife team, Elon and Sheli Satat-Kombor, who favour shoes that lend equal priority to comfort and design.
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Crafts Fair
Held every Tuesday and Friday. Even if you're not in the mood to spend money, this is a great place to walk around and soak up Tel Aviv's exuberant atmosphere. You'll find paintings, ceramics, jewellery and glasswork. Interspersed among the craft sellers you'll spot buskers, mime artists and dancers.
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Dizengoff Centre
Israel's first mall, the Dizengoff Centre is a bustling centre of commerce filled with cafés, fast food joints and retail shops. It also has two cinemas, a supermarket a couple of fitness centres and an indoor pool. An Israeli food fair is held on Thursday and Friday.
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Enki By VV
Specialising in handmade casual women's clothing this studio-shop, operated by VV Ben-Ezra, has a good selection of colourful summer and winter outfits. This is but one of several fashion studios on Mohaliver St, an excellent place to browse the latest designs and meet the people who create them.
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Halper's
A combination bookshop and camping store, specialising in travel books and maps. It carries a full range of Lonely Planet guidebooks and promotes loitering - there is a comfy sitting room with beanbags and cushions, and also a useful board posting messages to others looking for travel partners.
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HaMachteret
By refashioning old garments and designing new items (with vintage fabric), designer Assaf Pelleg has carved out a niche market for himself. The spacious showroom of HaMachteret (which means Underground) is a pleasure to browse, thanks to the colourful walls, and comfy lounge. Both men and women are catered for and you can accessorise with handmade wallets and jewellery.
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In the City
A gourmet supermarket with locally produced cheeses, vegetables and imported meats.
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Judaica
The best Judaica is available in Jerusalem, but if you are bargain hunting you'll find shops along Ben Yehuda St, some of them opposite the Sky Hostel. These shops also sell postcards, souvenirs and the like.
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Junk Market
If antiques are your thing, check out the junk market held every Tuesday and Friday at Kikar Dizengoff. Among the detritus you'll find old coins, stamps and other antiques.
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King George St
A parade of bargain shops and hole-in-the-wall restaurants marks King George St, a key artery connecting Rabin Sq, the Dizengoff Centre and Kikar Magen David.
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Krembo Records
For a good selection of Israeli rock, plus tickets for upcoming concerts, and to find out where and when to go for Israeli trance.
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Lametayel
A combination bookshop and camping store, specialising in travel books and maps. It carries a full range of Lonely Planet guidebooks and promotes loitering - there is a comfy sitting room with beanbags and cushions, and also a useful board posting messages to others looking for travel partners.
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Naama Bezalel
Parting with Tel Aviv traditional fashions (short skirts and tank tops), designs here span the fashion legacies of the 20th century. Everything from vintage-style lingerie to 1950s Euro holiday designs and 1960s polka dots are on display.
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Opera Tower Shopping Centre
The Opera Tower Shopping Centre, located at the top of Allenby St and Herbert Samuel Esplanade, also contains shops and a cinema. It's a modern, fashionable place with a convenient location near the hotels and the beach.
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Photo Film
Good selection of new and used photo equipment, plus photo processing.
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Salon Mazal
Small collection includes books on anarchism, gay and lesbian issues, the environment, feminism and globalisation. A combination bookshop, library and café described by one of the volunteers as 'a centre for spreading alternative knowledge.'
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Sheinken St
Feeling beautiful? Join others who think they are too on Sheinken St, Tel Aviv's answer to Melrose Ave. Up and down this street you'll find boutique shops selling everything from designer sunglasses to the latest line of imported Brazilian bikinis. The main people watching point is Nafha St, a block in from Kikar Magen David, where you can dine al fresco on a sidewalk café.
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Steimatzky, Allenby St
Chain bookstore; has English-language titles.
