Cape Town
Having started out at the Neighbourgoods Market (and still selling there on Saturdays), the makers of this locally tailored brand of denim jeans and…
Must-see shopping in Cape Town
Cape Town
Imiso, meaning tomorrow in Xhosa, is an upmarket brand of ceramic art developed by award-winning ceramicist Andile Dyalvane and three partners. His work…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Recycled tea bags are used to produce an attractive range of greetings cards, stationery, and other quality paper products; it’s a worthwhile project that…
Cape Town
Hunt for vintage pieces and collectables among the junk and cheap goods at this car-boot sale that fills up a car park on the edge of Table Bay. The views…
Cape Town
Exhibitions at this well-respected gallery have included the humorous, subversive work of Anton Kannemeyer, also known as Joe Dog, creator of the darkly…
Cape Town
A microcosm of the continent, packed into three floors, with a bewildering range of arts and crafts (which you should certainly bargain over). On the top…
Cape Town
There are several tailoring shops dotted along Long St where you can buy ready-to-wear items or have custom-designed clothing made from vibrantly…
Cape Town
Carole's colourful hand-printed and hand-painted fabrics can be bought by the metre or sewn into table linens, cushion covers, tea towels and the like…
Cape Town
Mnandi sells cloth from all over Africa, including the local shweshwe cotton printed with everything from animals to traditional African patterns. You can…
Cape Town
Stocking high-quality, Dutch-manufactured waxed-cotton prints in dazzling West African designs, this fabric shop and tailor can turn out all kinds of…
Cape Town
A forerunner of the funky boutiques blooming along Long St, Mememe was started by award-winning sculptor and fashion designer Doreen Southwood in 2001. It…
Cape Town
This handsome complex of design studios and shops occupies a revamped old Woodstock building. You'll also find furniture designed by Vogel; jewellery in…
Cape Town
Take your time leafing through the best range of books on South Africa and the continent, with a great secondhand section upstairs. If you can’t find what…
Cape Town
The Cape Town retail outpost for this fabric-weaving business from Plettenberg Bay. They design, weave and make a wide range of attractive homeware items,…
Cape Town
This ‘African salon store’, in one of Long St’s more beautiful buildings and boasting a terracotta art nouveau facade, is a gallery of top contemporary…
Cape Town
Meaning 'Mother's Children' but also slang for 'How's it going?', this attractive place stocks high-quality, locally made kids and women's clothing and…
Cape Town
Baraka means ‘blessing’ in Arabic. Co-owner Gavin Terblanche has an eclectic eye for what works as a gift or quirky piece of home decor. Products include…
Century City Natural Goods Market
Cape Town
Held on the last Sunday of the month, this well-established market – with plenty of eating options and kids' entertainment – sets up in the park opposite…
Cape Town
The showroom for this unisex Capetonian streetwear brand is a friendly, colourful and appealing place to shop for fashion statements as well as more…
Cape Town
Wola Nani, Xhosa (isiXhosa) for ‘we embrace and develop each other’, is an NGO that assists those with HIV and AIDS. Products on sale here (its head…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
For anything to do with the Cape's maritime heritage and seafaring in general – from scrimshaw (old carved ivory) and skippers' caps to charts and models …
Cape Town
It may sound like a kid’s puppet show, but this cute boutique showcases pretty clothes for adults by local labels such as Coppelia and Good. You'll also…
Cape Town
You’ll get expert advice on a broad range of local wines at this small but appealing cellar. Free wine tastings are held on Friday evening and Saturday…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
What began as an adult literacy programme has morphed into a craft collective, producing creative beadwork, recycled-paper products and stationery, the…
Cape Town
You can chat to Alwyn about his handmade shoes in leather and fancy fabrics at this boutique that showcases several fashion and accessory designers'…
Cape Town
This commercial gallery lives up to its name, being both contemporary and eclectic in its choices of art. The curators have a good eye when it comes to…
Cape Town
Standing for 'Young Designers Emporium', this place is all a bit of a jumble, but you’ll most likely find something reasonably inexpensive to suit among…
Cape Town
The focal point of Claremont's shopping scene, this top-class mall has outlets of many local and international fashion designers, as well as supermarkets,…
Cape Town
If you're looking to stock up on boutique booze, this privately owned liquor store has an excellent selection of single malt whisky, locally produced gin,…
Cape Town
Frontier Provisions are the local menswear label stocked on one side of this boutique, with Gray Dawn womenswear on the other. The look is vintage with a…
Cape Town
The showroom and atelier of Malcolm Klûk (once an apprentice to John Galliano) and Christiaan Gabriel Du Toit are combined here. Expect haute couture,…
Cape Town
Capetonian interior-design adventures can be had at this place, set back from Albert Rd, where you may be able to pick up original framed Trechtikoff…
Cape Town
Like a mini fashion department store, a variety of mens- and womens-wear brands are showcased here – it's a good spot to browse for colourful, locally…
Cape Town
Vinyl junkies can score their fix at this small emporium run by a local record publisher – they have CDs and even a few lo-fi cassettes too. While you…
Cape Town
Overlooking Bloubergstrand, this mall is pleasant for a wander between sunbathing, with plenty of cafes for taking in the Table Mountain views. Opening…
Cape Town
Some 14 Capetonian designers, including Ballo sunglasses, Sealand bags made from recycled materials, and Grandt Mason shoes, are stocked in this Mondrian…
Cape Town
The pungent smell of over 100 different herbs, spices and incenses perfumes the air at this cornerstone of the Bo-Kaap’s Cape Muslim community, where…
Cape Town
Specialising in prints by local artists – both established and up-and-coming – and likely to have something that is both affordable and small enough to…
Cape Town
Beautiful fabrics from the ends of rolls and swatch books are used by Grandt Mason to create his one-off shoes and boots, which start at around R1900. No…
Cape Town
With more than 400 shops, 50-odd restaurants, 18 cinema screens and 8000 parking bays, this faux palazzo is one of Africa's largest malls. Entertainment…
