Must-see shopping in The South

  • Shoba Display Gallery

    Galle

    Beautiful lacework made right here. The shop teaches local women dyeing crafts and ensures them a fair price for their work. Even if you’re not buying,…

  • Stick No Bills

    Galle

    Super-stylish reproduction posters (Rs 3000) and postcards (Rs 350) covering Sri Lanka through the decades. Many of the beautiful vintage airline images…

  • Withered Leaves

    Galle

    Specialist tea store with an amazing range of top-quality green teas, white teas, Ceylon garden teas, blended teas and single-estate teas. There's no hard…

  • Old Railway

    Galle

    An eclectic, interesting store where most of the clothing, jewellery, bags, toys and gifts are designed in-house, made from locally sourced materials, and…

  • Barefoot

    Galle

    Chic boutique selling colourful local clothing, jewellery, linen and rugs, crafts and gifts. The book section has an excellent selection of Sri Lanka…

  • Olanda Antiques

    Galle

    A vast Aladdin’s cave of antique furniture and perfect reproduction pieces are among the treasures you’ll find in this Dutch colonial house. There’s also…

  • Orchid House

    Galle

    A teashop that's well worth a browse for its jewellery, spices, incense and gifts. Also stocks a few antiques.

  • Cargills Food City

    Galle

    A convenient stop for snacks, as well as useful items such as plug converters or mosquito repellent.

  • Small Antique Shop

    Galle

    This little hole-in-the-wall shop has goods that were washed up on the beach across the road, found on the street and rescued from dusty old attics. The…