Must-see shopping in Goa

  • Mapusa Market

    North Goa

    The Mapusa market goes about its business daily except Sunday, but it really gets going on Friday morning. It’s a raucous affair that attracts vendors and…

  • Other India Bookstore

    North Goa

    This friendly and rewarding little bookshop, at the end of an improbable, dingy corridor, specialises in books about Goa and India with a focus on…

  • Goa Animal Welfare Trust Shop

    South Goa

    The Goa Animal Welfare Trust shop, next door to Leda Lounge, is a charity shop with secondhand books and souvenirs. All proceeds go toward helping out Goa…

  • Municipal Market

    Panaji

    This atmospheric place, where narrow streets have been converted into covered markets, makes for a nice wander, offering fresh produce, clothing stalls…

  • Khadi India

    Panaji

    Goa’s only outpost of the government’s Khadi & Village Industries Commission has a fine range of hand-woven cottons, oils, soaps, spices and other…

  • Swiss Happy Cow Cheese

    North Goa

    Homesick for good cheese? Artisanal Swiss and French cheeses, including brie and feta, are made on-site here by a Swiss cheesemaker using local cow,…

  • Singbal’s Book House

    Panaji

    On the corner opposite Panaji’s main church, Singbal’s is a local landmark with an excellent selection of international magazines and newspapers, and lots…

  • Caculo Mall

    Panaji

    Goa’s biggest mall is four levels of air-conditioned family shopping heaven with brand-name stores, food court, kids’ toys, bowling alley and arcade games.

  • Arambol Hammocks

    North Goa

    Now in Mandrem, Arambol Hammocks designs and sells hammocks, including their ‘flying carpets’ and ‘flying chairs'.

  • Fabindia

    North Goa

    Popular nationwide chain selling fair-trade bed and table linens, home furnishings, clothes, jewellery and toiletries. Fabindia makes for a great,…

  • Velha Goa Galeria

    Panaji

    One of several places in town specialising in azueljos (glazed coloured tiles), this gallery and shop is next door to Panjim Inn and offers tiles, vases…

  • Jaali

    South Goa

    This small boutique shop back from Patnem Beach stocks handicrafts, textiles, antiques and clothing sourced from all over India by the expat owner, as…

  • Sotohaus

    North Goa

    Offering cool, functional items dreamed up by a Swiss expat team, this is the place to invest in a natural-form-inspired lamp, mirror or dining table, to…

  • New Municipal Market

    Panaji

    This light-filled redeveloped building comprises mostly stacks of fresh fruit and vegetables downstairs and a few drab electronics shops and tailors…

  • Marcou Artifacts

    Panaji

    This cute little Fontainhas shop showcases one-off painted tiles, fish figurines and hand-crafted Portuguese and Goan ceramics at reasonable prices. Also…

  • Barefoot

    Panaji

    Part of Panaji’s new wave of high-end shops, specialising in design. Though pricey, it has some nice gifts ranging from traditional Christmas paintings on…

  • Sosa’s

    Panaji

    A boutique carrying local labels such as Horn Ok Please, Hidden Harmony and Free Falling, Sosa’s is among the best places in Panaji to source upscale…

  • Rainbow Bookshop

    North Goa

    Small but long-running shop stocking a good range of secondhand and new books.

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