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SHOPPING IN CAPE TOWN

Cape Town is known as the international jewellery and modern art are both worth
gateway to Africa, and the vast array of searching for. The lively Long and Kloof
appealing shopping options supports its streets, pedestrianized St George’s Mall and
reputation. The bustling V&A Waterfront the informal Greenmarket Square houses
(see pp140–45), in convenient proximity shops with a strong local flavour. The
to the city centre, is just one of several streetside art displays, buskers and stalls
large, sophisticated shopping complexes offering African masks, beadwork and
that offer everything under one roof – from carvings add much to the vibrant
fresh produce to high fashion and gourmet atmosphere. Surrounding suburbs such
dining. Old and new contend with one as Hout Bay regularly host outdoor craft
another in the city centre – antique stalls and noisy fish markets.

Opening Hours
Most shops in the city centre
and in the suburbs are open
from 9am–5pm on weekdays,
and from 9am–1pm on
Saturdays. Major malls open
at 9am and close between
7pm–9pm throughout the
week and on most public
holidays. Fridays are usually
the busiest time of the week
and many shops stay open until
9pm, although Muslim-owned
businesses are closed between
noon and 2pm. Supermarkets
and many delis are open
on Sundays. A relaxing corner of the busy Cape Quarter shopping mall
massive food court, it is an Saturday, weather permitting.
Shopping Malls excellent choice for families. Here one can buy African
Cape Town’s malls offer one-stop The 185 shops in elegant carvings, masks, drums,
dining, entertainment, banking Cavendish Square stock a beadwork, jewellery,
and shopping, with convenient range of high fashion clothing, leather work, ceramics
parking facilities. home ware and gourmet fare. and hand made clothing.
Canal Walk, the largest mall, The V&A Waterfront, a unique The Red Shed Craft Work­
has more than 400 upmarket centre in the heart of the old shop and The Watershed
shops open until 9pm every day, harbour, is an attractive modern crafts market, both at the V&A
and is a 20-minute drive from shopping venue offering Waterfront, are indoor venues
the city centre. With its children’s outstanding jewellery, curios, open all week. Clothing,
entertainment options and make-up stores, restaurants jewellery, mosaics and an array
and supermarkets. of textiles and artwork are
Fashionable Capetonians available here.
prefer to browse at Cape On Saturday and Sunday
Quarter in Green Point, which mornings the Milnerton Flea
houses home decor, art, fashion, Market is great for bargain
beauty, health and lifestyle- hunters, who rummage
related shops in a unique through the junk in search of
Cape Malay-style building precious finds. Everything from
which has two outdoor arts and crafts to plants and
piazzas with restaurants. car parts is up for sale.
For African baskets, ceramics
and shell art, visit the weekend
Markets
Bay Harbour Market, which
The cobblestoned Green­ has more than 100 trendy crafts
market Square, in the centre and decor stalls and a vintage
Greenmarket Square in central Cape Town, of Cape Town, is a vibrant clothes bazaar in a former fish
a good destination for souvenirs crafts market held Monday to factory. The Kirstenbosch

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