The best fashion and gift stores Madagascar

Work on zebu horns and raffia. We attend a demonstration, we visit the workshop, we can even place personalized orders. And, of course, we finish by the store where a vast choice is exposed for all the tastes and all the purses. At Maminirina Corne de Zébu, you will learn everything you can about the horns of these animals, from the raw horn to the final transformation! An interesting moment in perspective!

The bookshop "Il était une fois" is a concept-store that offers a very large choice of albums, children's books, bilingual books (Malagasy/French) for children, new literary works and gift ideas. The choice is diverse and varied, the store pleasant, the advice relevant. The bookshop organizes meetings with authors from time to time. The recommended address for all bibliophiles, whether they live here or are just passing through!

Created by the Frenchwoman Valerie, it is one of the pretty stores on the island, small in size, but well stocked with beach items and products: baskets, raffia bags customized with shells, feathers or tassels, clutches, costume jewelry, floral beach bags, pareos and light dresses, fans, etc. The store, whose collections are constantly evolving, also sells swimsuits from the Balinese surfing brand 69 Slam, T-shirts, pareos and beach bags from Carambole as well as beauty products.

Leather goods made from zebu skin. Handbags, backpacks, companions, satchels, wallets, bracelets, belts, saddlebags, guitar straps... All Izaho items are made entirely with "hand, heart and tool", in the purest tradition of master leather craftsmen. Each piece is unique, and a series comprises no more than a dozen items. On the manufacturing side, the workshop is open only to disabled people, experienced or otherwise.

Hiking guides, novels, historical trials.

Located in the heart of Analakely, the bookshop offers the Malagasy press, European newspapers, books on Madagascar, city plans and maps, stationery, postcards, novels and pocket books… But the reception can be medium.

Solomon Rakotomanana, self-taught craftsman-sculptor, works with wood like no other. Born in 1955, of a sculptor-cabinetmaker father and a weaver mother, he lives since the age of 10 years his passion for the manipulation of wood. With 50 years of artistic career, he has never stopped creating. His works, carved in the mass, have been the subject of numerous exhibitions, including internationally. He limits himself to recycling and uses only dead wood (after the passage of cyclones, for example) to which he gives an admirable second life.

Opened in 2012, this shopping centre is undoubtedly the most luxurious in Madagascar and the largest in Tana with its 80 stores. Shops of all kinds (prices as in France or almost) and "food court" (restaurants/snacks/fast food area). A corner of Europe in the middle of the rice fields....

Opened in November 2019, by Florence and her son Patrick. It's the corner's cosy boutique, offering handicrafts and a myriad of products and decorative objects. Gift ideas and souvenirs, 100% Malagasy products. Local brands floribis, Menakao and Homeopharma take pride of place. Right next door, the managers have opened the Boutique de la Cave, well-stocked for your wine shopping.

Small boutique shop where you can find ready-to-wear designers, interior furniture, unique objects, furniture, high-fantasy jewellery… Welcoming and enthusiastic welcome. 

This famous boat model, located in Tana since 1993, has opened a boutique showroom in Diego, where part of the collection of tall sailboats, merchant ships, flagships etc. is presented by hand according to archival plans. Exclusivities L 'Hermione, penduick and Belem. Models can, of course, be bought and delivered around the world, unless they opt for a smaller and easier takeover model, or for a marquetry card or chart. 

This brand specializes in vanilla, from the bean to the extract, and offers all sorts of vanilla-based products: tea, rum, but also body products. Quality spices are also collected throughout Madagascar from selected and often organic producers. This store is ideal to stock up on gifts before leaving, on the way to the airport. You will find high quality essential oils, different types of honeys, spices, but also perfumes and cosmetics.

The Citic Centre is dedicated exclusively to 2 floors and about 60 shops, to new technologies. The latest Chinese, Indian, or Iranian models of MP 4, laptop PC, cell phones, smartphones, digital cameras surround big Japanese and Western brands.

Not far away, in the Ambatomitsangana district, you can also visit the Supreme Center.

Established in the heart of the jewelers' district, PALA has been present in Mada since 1922 and has continued for three generations a tradition of quality jewelery focused on the design of gold and silver jewelry, as well as on the choice and mounting of precious and semi-precious stones, which is one of the house's great specialties. Among the wide range of jewelry offered, in all price ranges, the brand is distinguished by a large choice of Malagasy rushes, chiseled, decorated or not with precious stones and which make the happiness of travelers.

Photo lab (1 h), postcards, memory cards, mobile phones, etc.

French dailies, monthly newspapers, comic strips, etc. A lot of choice, a good address.

Didier will be able to advise you in order to prepare your hikes in the large Malagasy spaces. You can find tents, lamps, GPS, backpacks, sleeping bags, and all the useful things that make walkers and/or independent travellers joys. You can also contact him to organize a sports raid. A great lover of Madagascar (and Patagonia!), Didier is a pro and his enthusiasm makes good.

Coffee-literary is in Tana! Located on two floors of 100 m ², this hotel opened its doors at the end of 2015 at the center of the emblematic Press House (TMV). Held by Voahirana Ramalanjaona, this bookstore chose to innovate by proposing more shares around the book: organization of debates around a work (every 3 ^rd of the month), suggestions of the month, exchanges of books, "philo coffee", workshops for children, concert evening… and even workshops "coaching"!

The activity of the Nanou le Savoyard farm, which died in May 2018, was taken over by his wife. Located 8 km from the city towards Tsinjoarivo (visit possible and encouraged, reservation required 6 days in advance), it offers a multitude of products, some organic, some of which are unique, the result of over 40 years of know-how. A master in the art of fruits, vegetables and plants, of which he knew all the virtues and flavours, Nanou has left a unique know-how: you can buy homemade jams cooked in a cauldron (more than 80 varieties from the classic Raspberry to the most original Jujube, Grenadelle or Conflor), spices, natural cosmetics, chutneys, achards, condiments, mustards (with cinnamon, paprika, combava...), flavoured but unrefined salts, perfumed cane sugars (poppy, peppermint, wild rose...), vinegars (mango, honey, lemon balm...), pure and natural essential oils, arranged rums... But also a multitude of alicaments (food products in which have been introduced beneficial elements for health): baobab pulp powder, nettle seed, dandelion leaves, aloe straw, etc.

For a high-end fashion accessory made of raffia, it is THE shop not to be missed, the one whose creativity rhymes with quality. You can enjoy the chance to make your choice directly at the source in what is nothing more than the showroom of the famous French brand Sans-Arcidet Paris, known in Mada under the pretty name of Tsu Tsu. Created in 2000 under the leadership of 3 creative and travelling sisters, the brand combines the elegance of French chic with the raw beauty of Malagasy materials and the skill of the craftswomen of the big island where 100% of the production is made. Bags, baskets, pouches, hats, decorated or not with leather, make up the main part of the collections which surf on a palette of neutral colours (beige, tea straw...) with more lively, and offer a line of timeless revisited each season as well as more audacious and/or more couture models. Information to highlight in fluorescent yellow: the selling prices are much softer here than in France. Online sales also.

Since 1998, this historic establishment has made guests happy. On two levels (on the 2nd floor l), he is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful signs of Tana. Emerald, sapphire, ruby and diamond, fine stones worked on site in the jewellery shop. A specialist in alliances, the creations are made of 18 carat gold and silver. 

Choice of precious stones, jewellery, Malagasy crafts.

Located one "Olympic level" dictionary throw from the Presto Garden restaurant, this bookstore is run by Sylvie Joliclerc. This book pro worked for a few years on Reunion Island, she is now based in Tana. A good place to buy supplies, press, novels, books and travel guides, Le Petit Futé is on sale here. The Madagascar department is well supplied. Very good advice on your purchases.

A family of jewellers from father to son who has very good press on the square and which is historically located in Madagascar. Based on its reputation, the jewellery company is certified official reseller Longines (Swiss watchmaking house), Fred (French house of jewellery and watchmaking founded in 1936) and Messika (specialist in light and glittering jewellery). A good address also for your personal creations with unique circulation. A friendly and dynamic team.

Located on the corner of Rue Sylvain Roux and Rue Hubert, this jewelry store offers a wide selection of gold and silver jewelry. Whether it's for a special gift or to treat themselves, customers can find unique, quality jewelry at BALARA.