Cape Town
A very groovy little shop stocking a great range of locally produced souvenirs, including their own brand of design T-shirts and some African music CDs.
Must-see shopping in Cape Town
Cape Town
Packed with a wide range of local artworks at a range of price points. Look for the humorous colourful pieces by David Kuijers, puppets and ceramics.
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Pick up African craftwork and souvenirs at this lay-by market with sea views. It's on the main coast road, just north of the turning for Llandudno.
Cape Town
This gallery can be credited with kicking Capetonian creativity up the backside. Drop by to witness the unruly forces of young South African art.
Green Point & Waterfront
Stocks highly original, colourful and distinctively South African fashions (mainly for women but with a few jackets for men) and accessories.
Cape Town
A well-stocked and convenient branch of South Africa's excellent supermarket chain, where you can buy quality food and wine (but not beer).
Cape Town
Watch various flavours of chocolate being made from organic beans, and sample the very tasty product before you buy.
Cape Town
Daley Muller's super-cute graphic designs are the art for cards, wrapping paper, stationery and kids T-shirts.
Cape Town
Cape Town's first plastic-free grocery store is a haven for all that is vegan and organic. It's a good place to stock up on fresh veggies, plus they have…
Cape Town
Stocking a quality selection of pre-loved kids’ clothes, toys and furniture. The selection of stuff for newborns to 10-year-olds is impressive.
Cape Town
‘Ability rather than disability’ is the creed of this admirable organisation that creates meaningful employment for physically and mentally challenged…
Cape Town
This long-running, community-based health organisation operates several projects in the townships, including a weaving factory in Khayelitsha’s Site C…
Cape Town
Browse the booths in this compact arcade, offering a range of antiques and bric-a-brac, and you’re likely to find something of interest, from dusty old…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
This quirky trove of crafts and African tribal artefacts, from tin-can planes made in KwaZulu Natal to old Ethiopian silver and Coptic crosses, has been…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
This outlet of the Kalk Bay Co-op gathers together fashions and accessories by local designers (mainly for women, with a few pieces for men). Across the…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
Hunt for collectibles, vintage items and arcane treasures at this indoor market, held from noon to 4pm on the last Saturday of every month (except…
Cape Town
Serving the many artists who are starting to take up studio space in this industrial area. If you have any kind of art project in mind then this is the…
Cape Town
New and secondhand LPs, CDs, DVDs, books and comics are bought, sold and traded at this reputable shop that features in the award-winning documentary…
Cape Town
Vegetable-dye tanned hides are used for the quality leather products such as belts, bags, wallets and book covers made by these artisans. Find them in the…
Cape Town
This flower market, where sellers have gathered since 1860, is an explosion of colour along Adderley St. The stalls are open long hours and the sellers…
Cape Town
Masks, jewellery, bargain CDs, pottery and the satirical, anticorporate T-shirts of Laugh It Off are just some of the finds at this market, held in…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
David Bellamy is the designer behind this cornucopia of beautiful imported fabrics and items made from them, such as cushion covers. The fabrics are block…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
As if a thousand mad aunts have combined their prized china collections, this emporium – occupying a maze of rooms – offers all manner of plates, cups,…
Cape Town
Celebrating individual style, this groovy boutique in the bowels of Cavendish Square mall stocks creative local fashion and accessories, as well as fun…
Cape Town
A handy, well-stocked mall covering all the bases, with good cafes, bookshops, Pick n Pay and Woolworths supermarkets, a travel agency and a Cape Union…
Cape Town
Worth a browse is this bookshop specialising in art, design and pop culture titles. You can also find many locally published magazines and books, as well…
Cape Town
Bargain hunters converge on the scores of outlet and factory shops here, which sell everything from trainers and T-shirts to watches and luggage, with…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
This nationwide boutique is good spot for picking up quirky, affordable T-shirts, fun casual gear and bags by South African designers. It also stocks…
Vaughan Johnson’s Wine & Cigar Shop
Green Point & Waterfront
Sells many South African wines of repute (plus a few more from other countries); unlike most wine sellers in town, it’s also open on Sundays.
Cape Town
An old Huguenot house makes a suitably salubrious venue for investing in some of South Africa’s mineral wealth, in wearable form.
Cape Town
This attractive range of designer cotton children’s clothing has grown from a stall on Greenmarket Sq to a major brand.
Cape Town
Features women’s clothes, made from linen, cotton and cashmere by Jenny le Roux, that are classical and practical.
