West Sumatra
This outdoor adventure store is handy if you're climbing Gunung Kerinci or going on a multiday trek into the jungle. It has a good selection of camping…
West Sumatra
This outdoor adventure store is handy if you're climbing Gunung Kerinci or going on a multiday trek into the jungle. It has a good selection of camping…
Kuta & Legian
Although most other outlets have left, Jl Arjuna still has a few batik wholesalers hanging on amid the construction boom in chain hotels. This one is a…
Ubud
Stocking everything from textiles to beaded boxes to kris (traditional Balinese daggers), this French-owned store has been designed to please those with…
Mataram
Collection of quirky stalls, some of which sell good-quality ikat (traditional cloth), as well as an interesting food market. Think of it as a modern…
Kalimantan
This daily market contains several souvenir shops offering batik sarongs and Dayak carvings. Food stalls serve amplang (crunchy fishy puffs) and standard…
Rio Helmi's Photo Gallery & Cafe
Ubud
Noted photographer and Ubud resident Rio Helmi has a small commercial gallery and cafe where you can admire or purchase his journalistic and artistic work.
Jakarta
A hectic old-school mall with spotty air-con but enough textiles to blanket the city. Plunge into the narrow aisles between the polychromatic stalls.
East Bali
This textile factory is located at the western end of town on the main Ubud road. It has a large showroom where you can buy material by the metre.
Denpasar
This hive of consumerism has the Ramayana Department Store, Bali's largest. It also houses a big supermarket, food court and many clothing shops.
Maluku
The biggest supermarket and department store (second floor) in Langgur. Stock up on packaged food, fruit, cheap clothes and phone accessories.
South Sulawesi
Snap photos in the crowded, clacking silk-weaving factory downstairs before dropping a bundle on high-end silk shirts and sarongs upstairs.
Tana Toraja
This store specialises in cool T-shirts (for both guys 'n' gals) made from quality cotton. Check out its Toraja motifs and stylish designs.
Ubud
Locally made kimonos, kaftans and wrap-around dresses in bright fabrics are the speciality of this boutique near the Ubud Monkey Forest.
Mataram
A multistorey shopping mall with a supermarket, department stores, electronics and clothes shops, and some international restaurants.
Kalimantan
About 5km southeast of the river, on the airport road, this is the region's largest mall with a Hypermart and small food court.
Tana Toraja
Sells high-quality ikat, wood carvings and Torajan crafts. Prices are quite high, but some bargaining is possible.
Yogyakarta
Established in 1942, this fixed-price outlet is one of many selling machine-produced batik on Malioboro and A Yani streets.
Balikpapan
An eclectic market for local handicrafts, gemstones and souvenirs. North of the city centre on yellow angkot 5.
Ubud
All manner of second hand, donated goods are for sale in this charity shop to benefit the Smile Foundation of Bali.
East Java
A classic public market brimming with fresh fruit, meat, fish and all manner of clothes and household items.
Banda Islands
Hole-in-the-wall, no-name minimart that sells beer and stays open later than most other shops in Bandaneira.
Kuta & Legian
One of dozens of surf shops lining the lanes of Kuta, sells a huge range of boards at popular prices.
Makassar
Thriving morning market in the heart of Chinatown with plenty of vegetables, herbs and animal parts.
Solo
Upmarket mall with Apple and Crocs footwear stores, fashion boutiques and a Carrefour supermarket.
Balikpapan
Balikpapan Plaza shopping mall anchors the town centre with a Hypermart, Time Zone and food court.
Denpasar
Has jewellery and precious-metal stores run by scores of Middle Eastern and Indian merchants.
Ubud
New and restored Balinese musical instruments are sold alongside souvenirs at this tiny shop.
Maluku
A modest collection of covered stalls selling fresh food, household items and cheap clothes.
Bandung
Small upmarket shopping mall with boutiques, a food court, a cinema and a supermarket.
Yogyakarta
A regular shopping mall, Ambarukmo is 5km east of the centre on the road to Prambanan and has a great selection of boutiques, as well as a good food court…
Makassar
The best central mall, with (official) Apple and Samsung retailers, a Body Shop, a Matahari department store, outdoor-adventure sports retailers, cafes…