Stock up on designer goodies at Sandton City, Johannesburg's number-one
shopping mall, and luxurious fabrics in the Fordsburg area near Newtown
with its cheap Indian shops. Seek out cheaper and better-made African objects at
Johannesburg markets like the African Crafts Market in Rosebank. Go shopping for
a good bottle of wine in the Ilovo district at Thrupps, Johannesburg's
oldest shop.
Johannesburg shopping districts
Browse Rosebank's shops selling books, clothes and music, then take a
break from your shopping trip at an outdoor cafe before heading to the nearby
markets for African crafts. Try Fordsburg, near Newtown, to explore
Johannesburg's shopping choice for oriental spices and fabrics from cheap
Indian shops. Kit yourself out with fashion items by local and international
designers at Sandton's upmarket shopping malls in Johannesburg.
Market shopping trips to Johannesburg
Start at Johannesburg's 'original flea market', the Market Theatre Flea
Market, with lively stalls selling everything you can think of, from clothing to
crafts. Keep Johannesburg's most famous market, Rosebank Mall, for a
Sunday, when bongo drummers play on the rooftop. You can go shopping any day of the
week for souvenir wooden giraffes at the adjacent African Craft Market.
Don't miss Oriental Plaza in Fordsburg on your Johannesburg shopping
trip for something from the Far East.
Johannesburg shopping: best buys
Go shopping and you'll be surprised by the variety of goodies for sale in
Johannesburg, from original Indian fabrics to African wooden masks, beadwork and
international fashion. So come prepared to shop until you drop and remember you can
always ship your shopping back home, if you get carried away on your trip to
Johannesburg.
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