Gourmet products local specialties and wines Santo Domingo & Area

These are the most popular shopping streets of the colonial city: a real Ali Baba's cave! Hundreds of intertwined electric wires hang along the gigantic multicolored signs. And as the Dominicans do not know how to live without music, the incessant din of the merengue mixes with the noise of the engines and the horns. You can find everything: clothes, shoes, textiles, beauty products, sports articles, food products, telephones... at very competitive prices. La Duarte marks the beginning of Chinatown.

It is the main handicraft market of the capital! It was inaugurated on October 24, 1942, date of the birthday of Trujillo, who ordered its construction. The architecture, very modern for the time, benefited from a system of natural lighting provided by the openings of the roof. Until 1963, only meat and agricultural products were sold there. Today, many craft shops have been set up on the first level, while agricultural products have been relegated to the immediate surroundings of the market.

Effervescence and products of all kinds, such is the image of the Mercado Modelo of San Cristobal. You will find on the stalls and in the shops vegetables, tropical fruits, clothes of more or less good quality, various accessories, CDs to remember the years when these musical objects were in vogue but also to find, who knows, songs and melodies unknown (or too little) in France. To soak up the atmosphere of a Dominican covered market. Stop by, even if this Mercado is less important than the one in the capital.

For generations, people have been coming to Chichita's to enjoy pastries washed down with delicious fresh fruit juices, or accompanied by a coffee "coup de fouet" to start or continue the day. And don't forget to try the house specialty, a meat pie and banana puree cooked in a banana leaf. A specialty almost unknown in Europe that we will take pleasure in discovering. Possibility of eating on the spot or to take away. Here, local and lively atmosphere. Smiling service. An address to visit.

Nothing very original about the Blue Mall. It is simply a modern shopping mall that houses the biggest European brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Façonnable, l'Occitane and many others... But also international brands and some restaurants for lunch. Also toilets and Wi-Fi access. As well as banking and telephone services. Parking. For those who miss the big shopping mall or for a cool break if the outside temperatures are too hot.

Here is the address that will make food lovers melt with pleasure! The concept is simple, efficient and fantastic: choose a combination of frozen fruits in the window, mango/cherry/peach, blueberry/banana, pineapple/passion fruit... They will then be mixed with frozen yoghurt (you can choose with or without sugar) in front of you. Sprinkle with granola, chocolate chips or coconut crumbs, pay 100 pesos and you're done! The good news is that you'll find the chain's stores all over the Dominican Republic.