Must-see shopping in Cardiff

  • Stalls at Riverside Market

    Riverside Market

    Cardiff

    Every Sunday, the embankment across the Taff from Principality Stadium is lined with stalls for the Riverside Market. Independent producers show off their…

  • Shops in the Morgan Quarter

    Morgan Quarter

    Cardiff

    Cardiff's oldest arcade (1858), the Royal, connects with the Morgan Arcade via a series of covered lanes, forming a ritzy shopping precinct called the…

  • Outside the shop, Pen and Paper

    Pen and Paper

    Cardiff

    This independent shop is a dream come true for stationery enthusiasts, artists and craftmakers. Stocked wall-to-ceiling with thousands of paints, pens,…

  • Rules of Play

    Rules of Play

    Cardiff

    The focus is less on Cluedo, and more on Dixit and King of Tokyo at this friendly independent gaming shop. It's stacked floor to ceiling with tabletop…

  • Outside Cardiff Market

    Cardiff Market

    Cardiff

    While there's been a market here since the 18th century, the current iron-framed covered market dates to 1891. Stalls sell everything from fresh fish to…

  • Welsh gifts at Bodlon

    Bodlon

    Cardiff

    If you're after a properly Welsh souvenir that isn't too cheesy, this shop in the Welsh cultural centre is a great place to look. Named for the Welsh for …

  • St David's shopping centre.

    St David's

    Cardiff

    St David's is central Cardiff's biggest and slickest shopping centre. All the famous chains you could name have a home here, along with a smorgasbord of…

  • Outside Spillers Records

    Spillers Records

    Cardiff

    The world's oldest record shop, founded in 1894 (when it sold wax phonograph cylinders), Spillers stocks a large range of CDs and vinyl, and prides itself…

  • Outside the gallery, Craft in the Bay

    Craft in the Bay

    Cardiff

    This relocated Victorian shipping warehouse is the retail showcase for the Welsh Makers Guild cooperative, selling a wide range of ceramics, textiles,…

  • Home byKirsty

    Cardiff

    Formerly in Castle Arcade, this independent homeware shop has moved into a converted coach house in Roath. The quaint setting amplifies the style and…

  • Viva Organic

    Cardiff

    In the most upmarket suburb of Cardiff is the city's first zero waste shop. All of its stock is organic, sustainable and from chemical-free,…

  • The arcade, High St & Duke St Arcades

    High St & Duke St Arcades

    Cardiff

    Together with Castle Arcade (1882), High St (1885) and Duke St (1902) arcades make up the trio of arty indoor shopping spaces known as the Castle Quarter…

  • One of Cardiff's many Victorian and Edwardian arcades

    Castle Arcade

    Cardiff

    The most decorative of the city's arcades, Castle Arcade houses Troutmark Books (with mainly secondhand tomes) and eateries Madame Fromage (self declared …

  • Outside the SHO Gallery

    SHO Gallery

    Cardiff

    Located upstairs in the Castle Emporium, this small independent shop and art gallery is the place to go for eclectic prints by artists of small to medium…

  • Outside John Lewis.

    John Lewis

    Cardiff

    The Cardiff branch of the Britain-wide John Lewis chain is the city's premier department store, occupying a swish glass-fronted building at the bottom of…

  • Outside the shop, which sits in one of the arcades, Hobo's

    Hobo's

    Cardiff

    If you're in the market for a vintage Hawaiian shirt or a 1970s printed sun frock, this is the place to come. Along with vintage men's and women's clothes…

  • Outside the shop from the arcade, Pretty Green

    Pretty Green

    Cardiff

    So you want to be a rock and roll star? This menswear boutique by Oasis' Liam Gallagher will at least have you looking the part. Stock up on paisley…

  • Outside the shop from the arcade, Troutmark Books

    Troutmark Books

    Cardiff

    It may look small from the outside but this excellent secondhand bookshop sprawls upstairs and down. There's a Welsh-language section and a big selection…

  • Outside Wally's Delicatessen

    Wally's Delicatessen

    Cardiff

    Along with all the usual deli treats (olives, cold meats, Welsh cheeses), Wally's sells Penderyn whisky from the Brecon Beacons and a large range of local…

  • Outside Castle Welsh Craft

    Castle Welsh Crafts

    Cardiff

    If you're after stuffed dragons, love spoons or Cardiff T-shirts, this is the city's biggest souvenir shop, conveniently located across the street from…

  • Outside Kelly's Records

    Kelly's Records

    Cardiff

    Taking up a whole corner of the Cardiff Market balcony, this record shop stocks a huge selection of secondhand vinyl and CDs, including rarities and…

  • Outside Castle Emporium

    Castle Emporium

    Cardiff

    This kooky collection of independent stalls is a great place to rummage for vintage clothes and jewellery.

  • Wyndham Arcade

    Cardiff

    The historic Wyndham Arcade (1887) is home to up-market cafes and the gloriously old-fashioned Havana House, a specialist cigar merchant from a bygone era…

  • F22 Photography

    Cardiff

    This interesting gallery, upstairs at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, displays and sells the work of photographers Mike La-Traille and Dave Poulton,…

  • WRU Store

    Cardiff

    The Welsh Rugby Union's shop is the place to book tickets for a Principality Stadium tour and to stock up on rugby-ball key rings and ‘lucky’ WRU-branded…