The best fashion and gift stores Brazzaville - Pool

Founded in 1818, Brooks Brothers is considered America's oldest clothing brand. It has dressed many celebrities, including several US presidents. It launched the first 100% cotton wrinkle-free shirt that requires no ironing. Established in Congo since 2018, it has two boutiques in the capital, including one at Brazza Mall. Suits, ties, belts and shoes, gentlemen, you come here for a real shopping experience. Also cosmetics and perfumes for the ladies.

Following the explosion of an ammunition depot in 2012, which completely destroyed this working-class neighborhood, Brazza Mall is part of a program to develop and modernize the Mpila district, as are the many modern housing units currently under construction. With the first block due to open in late 2023, it now welcomes customers in a number of international boutiques and concept stores. In the long term, the Brazza Mall aims to become the benchmark for shopping in Central Africa, with a supermarket, numerous boutiques and entertainment venues.

After Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon, Fnac continues to expand in Africa, this time in Congo. In July 2017, it opened a 450 m² store in the Grand-Fleuve shopping center. The store offers the brand's classic services: books, computers, TVs, DVDs, cameras, connected objects, Hi-fi... It's also worth taking a look at the book section, with its fine selection of Congolese novels, and the music section, with its many CDs featuring rumba music.

Also known as Bureaustock, this large Brazzaville press shop, which resembles a French press outlet, carries all the national and international press, although some editions of Le Monde are a week or more old. It also sells stationery, small leather goods and books, with a small corner devoted to interesting Congolese literature. The press shop is well stocked and easy to find. Nice variety of reading material. Pleasant, smiling welcome.

Named after an old music show, this little store will delight music lovers in search of old sounds or new rhythms. Papa Guy, a music enthusiast, welcomes you warmly and will be delighted to advise you. The shelves are filled with vinyl, vinyl and more vinyl, all neatly arranged according to musical style and artist. From rumba and reggae to local and international music, there's something for everyone. There are also cassettes, CDs and DVDs, as well as USB sticks and memory cards.

This is one of the capital's most important markets. As well as everyday products, you can find the right loincloth in the many stores run by West Africans: from the most basic quality (around 4,000 FCFA) to the very luxurious super loincloths (from 50 to 70,000 FCFA) demanded by the bride's aunts. You can then have the garment of your choice tailored from the loincloth for a small fee. A number of local craft stands are also worth a look.

The Dépêches de Brazzaville bookshop is a great place to stroll around. It offers beautiful books and, above all, a vast and judicious choice of publications on the history of the Congo, novels written by local authors or whose stories have the Congo as their backdrop. It's also a place where you can find daily newspapers and catch up on local news. It's also a meeting place for all authors and lovers of literature. Very pleasant welcome.

An essential fashion reference in Central and West Africa, Vlisco is a Dutch brand founded in 1846 that has seduced African women with its original printed fabrics, made using traditional Indonesian wax-based methods. These fabrics are known as batik. In its new boutique in the brand-new Brazza Mall, the brand showcases colorful creations with unique prints. You'll be able to appreciate new collections and limited editions.

Founded in 1975 by Sister Marguerite, this boutique offers a varied selection of products.