AFRICAN CRAFT MARKET OF ROSEBANK
Read moreNestled on the top floor of the Rosebank Mall. A well-organized, well-stocked emporium with 650 stalls where all forms of handicrafts are represented. In thirty minutes, you will have made a tour of the crafts of South Africa, and even the whole of Africa, as many pieces are foreign. Even if we won't tell you like that! Jewellery, decoration and all sorts of souvenirs, ideal for making gifts before getting back on the plane.
BROOKLYN MALL
Read moreAll the temptations it takes to get through a rainy day, or not. There are plenty of restaurants to choose from. The centre is home to the New Ster Kinekor Cinema. In the Brooklyn Square wing, stop by the Greek terrace of Natassa & Melina's Taverna, one of the best Mediterranean addresses in the region. Those who are homesick will push on to the Greenlyn Village Centre, lured by the smell of warm Epis Doré bread, and there treat themselves to a delicious baguette sandwich, a tartlet or even a curry vol-au-vent!
LOCK ST GAOL
Read moreAfter having housed those sentenced to death, this prison became a women's prison. The last inmate left in 1979. Today we discover a curious shopping centre: shops installed in the cells! Shopping still at Latimer's Landing, a beautiful realization in the Waterfront style. The wharf on the Buffalo has been developed and sold in plots. There are many restaurants and shops. Shopping still, even on Sunday mornings, at the Vincent Park Shopping Centre, Devereux Avenue, north of the city.
BOOKDEALERS OF MELVILLE
Read moreHere's a bookseller, Doran Locketz, in the style of the Latin Quarter of Paris. Old travel stories, maps from all eras, a French section, second-hand guides... It's probably the coolest and best independent bookstore in the whole city of Johannesburg. Annex to the Bryanston Shopping Centre, the Cloisters of Rivonia and Rosebank Mutual Square. Books, books, books: they're everywhere. A few armchairs to sit in. We found some dusty wonders in that book dealer.
LES ARTISANES DU CAP
Read moreCreated by five committed French-speaking entrepreneurs, the new collective nicely named Les Artisanes du Cap promises us a singular shopping experience. The concept? Souvenirs that come to you through tailor-made private sales. Among the great diversity of handcrafted objects, all the approaches are responsible, ethical and the brands are solidarity-based. The direct sales offer you without any doubt an advantageous price and the certainty to support the local economy. A personal shopper in the colours of South Africa.
STOCK EXCHANGE
Read moreCrumples in a shop with daily arrivals... in Europe. If you are looking for French or Italian sap brand, and take a tour, it is a palace of findings. Dresses, jackets and sold off shoes boutiques.
EXCLUSIVE BOOK
Read moreChain of sudafricaine booksellers, buy a dictionary, road maps, paperback, etc.
SECOND TIME AROUND
Read moreDisco with retro dresses crumples, clothing imagination of second hand to leave in the evening disguised or to find saps vintages of quality. Note for fans of the 60 ' S and 70 ' S. Essayez the next door, Bead Shop are not bad either.
DIAMOND INTERNATIONAL
Read moreOf all the diamond sellers of vintage, we remember that. Why? Because here De Beers directly markets stones carved in its workshops Cullinan according to the official standard Ideal Cut.
COOPÉRATIVE DU CUIR D’AUTRUCHE
Read moreThis is where you'll find the official supplier to the world's leading fashion and leather houses, including Hermès, Gucci... houses that work with top-quality leathers. So it's here, in the heart of the Karoo, at the Cape Karoo Ostrich Emporium, that we offer you the chance to buy items at a much lower price than at the Faubourg Saint-Honoré! You'll find bags, boas, frou-frou and multicolored feather dusters.
PRINS AND PRINS
Read morePrins and Prins Diamonds is a jeweler located in Cape Town. They offer a wide range of silver jewelry, such as Forevermark Cornerstones diamond pendants, Encordia diamond bracelets and oval diamond engagement rings. They also offer custom 3D design services. Prins and Prins Diamonds offer free delivery on all local orders.
AFROGEM
Read moreThe stones are part of the essentials. Afrogem for afro gemology. Discover here the creation and manufacture of magnificent jewels in the backstage of one of the oldest jewelers of Cape Town. Rings, pendants and earrings set with diamonds and other precious stones, tanzanite, aquamarine, topaz, citrine, tourmaline: it shines! This could give some ideas of projects to the lovers to pass the ring to the finger, and lovers of jewels to offer themselves a beautiful ornament. Do not hesitate to ask for a visit with a French-speaking guide.
SHIMANSKY
Read moreA place where you can discover, first-hand, all the stages in the transformation of a diamond, from its rough form to its final state, via the cutting and polishing workshops. With a glass of South African wine or freshly-brewed coffee, we stroll through the Shimansky Showroom, which contains totally unique designs. For every purchase, design consultations are available, allowing you to personally select your diamond. If your time is limited, your bespoke can be made and delivered within 24 hours.
OH SO BOHO
Read moreUnder the arcades, a superb shop full of colors. As soon as you cross the entrance to the Oh So Boho, you can smell the incense. The shop plunges us into an Indian atmosphere while keeping an African touch. Here, you can find very colourful clothes, sarouals and other patterned shirts, leather, bags, silver jewellery, but also incense, drums, Tibetan bowls and other bells and cushions to accompany you in your future meditations by the ocean. A very nice shop!
KALK BAY VILLAGE SQUARE
Read moreA pretty courtyard, like a very small square, all charming with a view of the ocean, and all around, wooden huts each corresponding to a small shop. A second-hand shop, an original clothing shop, another one for decoration, designer jewellery on one side, and trinkets, cups and other gadgets in the colours of Kalk Bay, posters of local artists... Beautiful items for sale, and at the end of the courtyard, directly on the ocean, a small blue café where it is nice to stop for an iced coffee while looking at the ocean.
HELLO AFRICA MARKETPLACE
Read moreHello Africa Marketplace brings together many artists, craftsmen, stylists, designers, etc., under one banner guaranteeing 100% African productions, mostly South African even. Of course, you can find them in the trendy district of Maboneng, in the Art On Main area. You can find souvenirs, handicrafts, jewelry, pottery, bags, accessories... And everything is handmade. To know a little more, or to do some scouting, they have a Facebook page or an Instagram profile.
AFRICAN JACQUARD
Read moreAfrican Jacquard creations combine the French tradition of linen weaving with the warm colors of Africa for the pleasure of our tables and our kitchens! Weaving linens in the colors of the continent using the Jacquard process. The designs speak of travel stories, symbols, places that we sometimes find difficult to leave, from which we want to bring back beautiful memories. On the creative side, Christine has teamed up with young South African designers in Cape Town, to broaden the sources of inspiration and styles.
TOWNSHIP PATTERNS
Read moreTownship Patterns is a social enterprise created by a French woman, Nicole-Marie Iresch. It has put at the heart of its mission the economic development of the townships of South Africa through the marketing of designer and arty bags made by the women of the townships of Khayelitsha and Manenberg, in collaboration with the Ecole Duperré d'arts appliqués in Paris. The products are on sale in the shop, colourful, beautiful, well finished, beautiful works. The shop also offers accessories for women, men and children.