Glasgow
Normally taking place on one Sunday per month, this market packs out St Luke's with quality vintage and secondhand stalls. Check the website for upcoming…
Must-see shopping in Scotland
New Town
Founded in 1838, and acquired by House of Fraser in 2005, Jenners is the grande dame of Scottish department stores. It stocks a wide range of quality…
Glasgow
Unusual and intriguing, this shop is lined with large glass bottles stocking artisanal vinegars, oils, liqueurs and distillates. Try before you buy, then…
New Town
With celebrity customers including Alan Cummings, Robbie Williams and Vin Diesel, 21st Century Kilts offers modern fashion kilts in a variety of fabrics,…
Arran
A mile from Brodick on the Lochranza road, this is one of Scotland's more successful island businesses; its soaps, gels and perfumes are found nationwide…
Glasgow
Down a West End lane, this sweet, bijou two-level arcade has a selection of tiny boutiques offering vintage clothing, art, homewares and more. Opening…
Moray
Beside the harbour (entrance around the back of the big stone building), the Portsoy Pottery sells handmade stoneware objects made from the local marble…
Glasgow
The selection of worldwide beers here, mostly of the small-producer variety, has to be seen to be believed. It also has an interesting wine selection and…
Orkney
Leila Thomson's sweeping tapestry creations channel Orkney's landscapes and seascapes, as do her daughter's paintings, in this gallery three miles from…
Skye
Dandelion Designs is an interesting little gallery with a good range of colour and monochrome landscape photography, lino prints by Liz Myhill and a range…
Edinburgh
This colourful weekly event attracts stallholders who sell everything from wild boar, venison and home-cured pedigree bacon to organic bread, free-range…
Dumfries & Galloway
This claims to be Scotland’s largest secondhand bookshop, and has a great collection of Scottish and regional titles. The owner's Diary of a Bookseller…
Glasgow
With three separate entrances, this store combines a florist, an excellent fruit and vegetable vendor, plus a larger organic produce shop and deli that…
New Town
The former St James Centre is undergoing a massive redevelopment, scheduled to open in 2020 as a huge shopping centre anchored by John Lewis, alongside…
Glasgow
This characterful spot is just what a secondhand bookshop should be, with a smell of dust and venerability and a wide range of intriguing volumes on the…
Glasgow
This upbeat shop is a top spot to hire or buy kilts both traditional and modern, as well as other tartan wear and a range of T-shirts and other…
Dundee
There's an excellent tearoom in this upmarket bakery and patisserie, which sells traditional Dundee cake and less traditional novelty cupcakes, including…
Old Town
This family-run designer-knitwear studio has been in the business for more than 40 years, producing stylish and colourful creations using linen, merino…
Leith
One of the best tartan shops in Edinburgh, Kinloch Anderson was founded in 1868 and is still family run. It is a supplier of kilts and Highland dress to…
New Town
Remaining open while the new Edinburgh St James development (opening 2020) takes shape around it, this is the place to go for good-value clothing and…
Glasgow
This friendly, no-frills outdoor shop located along the side of Queen Street station is an excellent place to buy hiking boots, backpacks and military…
Kirkwall
This jewellery store features the work of three Orcadian designers, with their beautiful earrings, brooches and necklaces inspired by local landscapes and…
Arran
This sizeable outdoor store in the centre of Brodick is a top spot to stock up on hiking and camping gear. It also stocks a few whiskies, gins and island…
Portree (Port Righ)
Skye Batiks is a cut above your average gift shop, selling a range of interesting crafts such as carved wood, jewellery and batik fabrics with Celtic…
Glasgow
This innovative and upbeat West End store is a fine place to browse presents for folks back home, with everything from jewellery to homewares on offer.
Oban, Mull & Tiree
This shop between the ferry and the abbey makes rather beautiful jewellery pieces using (in many cases) symbols drawn from Iona and its history.
New Town
A designer shopping complex with a flagship Harvey Nichols store and boutiques by Louis Vuitton, Kurt Geiger, Boss and Burberry, among others.
Old Town
A maker and retailer of traditional Highland bagpipes, Kilberry also sells piping accessories, snare drums, books, CDs and learning materials.
New Town
Large bookshop with good selection of Edinburgh and Scottish interest titles; it also has an in-store cafe with great views of the castle.
New Town
Palenque is a treasure trove of contemporary silver jewellery and handcrafted accessories made using ceramics, textiles and metalwork.
St Andrews
IJ Mellis has a wealth of mouth-watering Scottish, British, Irish and continental cheeses you can smell from halfway down the street.
Old Town
Typical of the independent shops that cluster along Cockburn St, Cookie is a fashion boutique specialising in cute party dresses.
Portree (Port Righ)
A sweet-smelling gift shop that specialises in handmade soaps and cosmetics made using natural ingredients and aromatherapy oils.
Kirkwall
The Longship, established in 1859, has Orkney-made crafts, food, gifts and exquisite designer jewellery across adjacent shops.
Glasgow
There are always high-quality exhibitions and prints displayed at this well laid-out gallery. There's an entrance on King St.
Isle of Skye Crafts@Over the Rainbow
Portree (Port Righ)
Crammed with colourful knitwear and cross-stitch kits, lambswool and cashmere scarves, plus all kinds of interesting gifts.
Old Town
Quality Scottish knitwear and fabrics, including cashmere from Johnstons of Elgin, Fair Isle sweaters and Harris tweed.
New Town
The jewel in the crown of Edinburgh's shopping scene has four floors of designer labels and eye-popping price tags.
Old Town
An Aladdin's cave of Harry Potter merchandise, unusual gifts and cards, novelty mugs, games and quality souvenirs.
Glasgow
This excellent basement wine shop has some very interesting choices, as well as a nice line in whiskies and gins.
