Malasaña & Conde Duque
Quirky gift items dominate this lovely little boutique, which spans the full range of pop art, retro, vintage and the tastefully modern. There are must…
Must-see shopping in Spain
Barcelona
In a calming space with exposed-brick walls and wooden furniture, Nostàlgic specialises in all kinds of modern and vintage photography equipment, from…
Menorca
Seek out the perfect pair of immensely popular, stylishly patterned Pretty Ballerinas at this glitzy boutique from top Menorcan footwear brand Mascaró, a…
Puerto de la Cruz
This market-style stall is a daily institution, and where locals come to stock up on all those deli goodies, including cheese, chorizo and the famous…
La Ribera
Animal-print mules, patterned kimonos and leather bags, embroidered Guatemalan huipils, faded dungarees, floral-stamped dresses and cat-eye sunglasses,…
Barcelona
Along an increasingly cool stretch of El Poblenou, this small, well-curated shop sells mostly used records from local and international artists, plus some…
Cuesta de Claudio Moyano Bookstalls
Madrid
Madrid’s answer to the booksellers that line the Seine in Paris, these secondhand bookstalls are an enduring city landmark. Most titles are in Spanish,…
La Laguna
Owned by music buff Fernando, Jumping Man has a petite space stuffed with jazz, soul, funk, R&B, hip-hop, pop and rock vinyl and CDs, much of it classic…
Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
Surf clothing and watches, wetsuits and shades: all your water-sport requirements are provided for in a neat and good-looking selection here. The shop is…
Western Valencia
It has a store in the centre, but we prefer this, the original shop, in the western part of the city. The range of breezy women's clothing shows plenty of…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Using 100% natural vegetable oils, as well as scents, this aromatically enticing ecofriendly perfumería purveys beautifully packaged massage oils, body…
Alcúdia
No time to go south? Taste and buy Es Trenc's famous hand-harvested sea salt here in many flavours, from rose to orange and chilli, tomato, black olive…
Madrid
Atlético de Madrid has something of a cult following in the city and has enjoyed considerable footballing success in recent years. Its downtown store has…
Bilbao
You'll find some excellent deals at this secondhand clothing and book store tucked into the Casco Viejo. There's apparel for both men and women here,…
Ibiza Town
This glitzy boutique on Ibiza Town's market square is lined with boho-luxe fashion creations from much-loved French label Antik Batik, which specialises…
L'Eixample
Acclaimed Chilean designer Jaime Beriestain has worked on some of Barcelona's most celebrated spaces. Attached to a plush cafe, his interiors boutique…
L'Eixample
Spain's only remaining department-store chain stocks everything you’d expect, from computers to cosmetics and high fashion to homewares. Fabulous city…
La Ribera
Should you decide to stay in Barcelona and make a living as a magician, this rust-red world of make-believe is the place to buy levitation brooms, glasses…
Costa Daurada & Around
This friendly, elegant boutique-deli on Falset's main street is stocked with all kinds of local goodies, from Montsant honey and Falset vermouth to…
La Laguna
You may not want to stuff a 1950s lampshade or a 1960s injection-moulded swivel armchair into your luggage, but the funktastic 20th-century vintage pieces…
Barcelona
Having relocated in 2019 to Passeig de Sant Joan while its original 1892 iron-and-brick structure (on Travessera de Gràcia) undergoes major restoration…
Malasaña & Conde Duque
Some of Madrid's more original gifts are on offer in this quirky shop that combines old favourites (eg Star Wars speakers, retro Polaroid cameras) with a…
Barcelona
Set in a modern glass-and-steel building fronting a long plaza in the heart of Barceloneta, this airy market has seasonal produce and seafood stalls, as…
Salamanca
The first bookshop in decades to open along Salamanca's 'Street of the Booksellers' (there was once more than 50), this fine space combines a bargain…
Madrid
The cloistered nuns at this convent also happen to be fine pastry chefs. You make your request through a door, then a grille on Calle del Codo, and the…
Extremadura
This wonderful old pastry shop sells the much-loved local pastry, known as mormentera, which is filled with honey and almonds and has strong links to Arab…
La Macarena & Alameda de Hércules
This mega Spanish department store occupies four separate buildings in and around Plaza de la Magdalena and Plaza del Duque de la Victoria. Departments…
Barcelona
Small Spanish women's fashion labels such as Basque Loreak Mendian and Barcelona's own Tiralahilacha are the thing at Ma.lu.ma, an intimate boutique with…
Málaga
Seek out this intriguing Aladdin's cave of an art, crafts and antique shop selling traditional sevillana tiles, handmade jewellery, antique irons,…
Las Alpujarras
With branches also in Capileira and Granada, this cosy shop has been making artisan chocolates since the 1990s. You'll find wacky flavours such as…
Castilla y León
The word among locals-in-the-know is that Confitería Mantecadas Velasco serves some of the best mantecadas (a cake-like sweet) and other pastries in…
San Sebastián
If you're looking for a new statement-making swimsuit to wear on the beach, head to Goiuri. It stocks its own bikinis and one-pieces for women and Sargori…
Chueca
Tucked away on a quiet Chueca street, this gorgeous paper and stationery store stocks artfully displayed notebooks and other paper products, with a focus…
El Raval
Coffee beans from around the world, freshly ground before your eyes, have been the winning formula for this well-established store since 1902, though it…
Madrid
They've been making hats at this place since 1832, and while concessions have been made to modern fashions, the look here is reassuringly a classic one…
Parte Vieja
In business since 1838, this hat shop evokes the elegance of a bygone era. The bright and sunny interior has lots of great styles for men and women with…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Fancy picking up a Fender or an acoustic guitar to busk to crowds on Plaza de Santa Ana? Or perhaps a timple (a kind of ukulele) to strum to the apple of…
Bilbao
This record shop has been a point of reference for Bilbao's vinyl lovers since the mid 1990s. Its encyclopaedic collection runs the gamut from death metal…
L'Eixample
Laie has novels and books on architecture, art and film in English, French, Spanish and Catalan, as well as a terrific all-day upstairs cafe where you can…
Salamanca
Multipurpose lifestyle stores were late in coming to Madrid, but they’re now all the rage and there’s none more stylish than Isolée, which has outlasted…
