Shopping
Markets, boutiques and makers worth seeking out, city by city
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From covered food halls and flea markets to independent boutiques and artisan studios, these are the shops and markets our local guides love around the world. Browse the picks below and filter by city and budget to find where to shop like a local.
Zamzama, DHA Phase V
Why it matters: run by the Behbud Association, a women’s welfare nonprofit working in Karachi since 1970, this Zamzama shop sells 100% handcrafted pieces made by the women artisans at Behbud’s own production centres – and shop income flows directly back to them. Come for hand-embroidered children’s clothing, home linens and cultural gift items that beat anything at the airport. Tip: it’s an easy stop between the Clifton galleries and Zamzama’s cafes, and there’s a second kiosk at Habitt City on Tipu Sultan Road.
Pinheiros
A quiet square most of the week that becomes one of Sao Paulo’s coolest spots every Saturday, when an antiques-and-everything market fills it up. Graze traditional food from all over Brazil, hunt for vintage finds, browse the galleries around the square – and stay for the live chorinho band in the afternoon.
★ 4.5
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The city’s largest open-air street market fills the Binnenrotte square beside the Markthal, and locals love it for cheese, flowers, fabrics and fresh stroopwafels. The lively, unpretentious bustle is Rotterdam at its…
The Søndagsmarkedet at Blå is Oslo’s best-loved Sunday market — a year-round handicraft and second-hand fair tucked along Ingens gate by the river in buzzing Grünerløkka. Some sixty-odd stalls spill out beside…
★ 4.4
Coral Gables
This locally owned independent bookstore, founded by Mitchell Kaplan in 1982, is the anchor of Miami’s literary scene and hosts hundreds of author events a year. The flagship Coral Gables shop wraps a
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