Shopping in Cardiff (Caerdydd)
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Craft in the Bay
This retail gallery showcases work by contemporary Welsh artists and craftspeople, with a wide range of ceramics, textiles, woodwork, jewellery, glassware, canvases and ironwork.
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Spillers Records
The world's oldest record shop, founded in 1894 (when it sold wax phonograph cylinders), Spillers stocks a large range of CDs and vinyl, prides itself on catering to the nonmainstream end of the market (it's especially good on punk), and promotes local talent through in-store gigs.
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High St Arcade
Divergent points of the music spectrum come together in this arcade: traditional music specialist Telynau Vining Harps (sheet music and instruments) and dance-music gurus Catapult 100% Vinyl (DJ equipment and records). Pussy Galore stocks funky women's fashion and sparkly accessories, while Hobo's is great for secondhand 1960s and '70s clothing.
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Castle Welsh Crafts
If you're after stuffed dragons, lovespoons, Cardiff T-shirts or a suit of armour (£1600 and wearable, if you're interested), this is the city's biggest souvenir shop, conveniently located across the street from the castle.
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Cardiff Antiques Centre
Spread over three floors of an Edwardian arcade, this centre has more than a dozen little stores selling Welsh porcelain and china, antique jewellery and silver, stamps, coins and collectables.
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Jacob's Market
A four-floor, red-brick building housing more than 50 stalls, Jacob's sells second-hand and antique furniture, vintage clothes, books, military memorabilia and bric-a-brac.
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Cardiff Central Market
For an age-old shopping experience, head to this Victorian covered market, which is packed with stalls selling everything from fresh fish to mobile phones. Stock up here for a picnic in Bute Park with goodies such as fresh bread, cheese, cold meats, barbecued chicken, cakes and pastries.
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Riverside Real Food Market
Venture across the Taff to the Riverside Real Food Market for fresh local produce and organic food.
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Waterstone's
At this bookshop you'll find lots of Welsh-interest books, maps and guides.
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Wyndham Arcade
Yet another historic arcade, this one has the gloriously old-fashioned Bear Shop – a specialist tobacconist from a bygone era.
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St David's
Immense is the best way to describe this shiny new shopping centre. All of the high-street chains you could name have a home here, along with a smorgasbord of eateries, a cinema multiplex and a large branch of the John Lewis department store, which dominates its south end.
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Royal Arcade & Morgan Arcade
Cardiff's oldest arcade (1858), the Royal Arcade is home to the excellent, large Wally's Delicatessen and Melin Tregwynt (Welsh woven fabric designs – cushions, blankets, lampshades, scarves, coats, hats). It connects to Morgan Arcade, where you can stop for a coffee break at Plan and visit Spillers Records.
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Castle Arcade
The most decorative of the city's arcades, it houses Troutmark Books (secondhand and Welsh-language books), Madame Fromage and Cafe Minuet.
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