The best fashion and gift stores Seychelles

The Passerose gallery is one of the best addresses in the Seychelles to discover the artists of the archipelago. Very kindly welcomed and guided by Maureen, you can discover paintings by Michael Adams, Leon Radegonde, Christine Harter, Christine Chetty, Alcide Libanotis, Marc Luc, Steve Marie or Nigel Henri. It is therefore a great place to get a good overview of the local painters. There are also some sculptures, jewellery and pareos in particular. Why not bring home a little original souvenir?

This souvenir store, with its totem-like engraved columns, is our favorite on the island! Grandfather's antique scale hangs like a trophy in this store, rich in quality items. From painted wooden fish to citronella candles and ylang-ylang soap to woven coconut hats, Sesel 's nature is beautifully showcased. We also loved the wood-carved stingrays, painted coconuts and delicious jams. Vincent and Shirley also offer beautiful coco de mer. Stop by for a visit!

The big shop praslinois! Finally, how to speak… This air-conditioned boutique shop offers clothing and footwear (from Dubai), towels and toys, stylestm, soaps and other beauty products, films and souvenirs.

In Camion Hall, here is hand made in Seychelles for this antique dealer from another age: dried flowers, hats, bags, coconut and fatak brooms, brooms and other creations made of fibers, wood, shells, we find only natural treasures of the archipelago. In a pleasant décor that is half exotic, half nostalgic, it is beautiful craftsmanship by Yvette, who also makes jewellery, whose talent earned her a place in the decoration of the "revamped" airport of Mahé. In short, beautiful souvenirs to take home. A shop all the more pleasant as it is air-conditioned.

Facing the Police Head Quarters. What a bazaar! Dress of communion, BBQ, coffee service, artificial flowers, footwear, bed cover in pink satin… This ti brac is worth a visit.

The famous store of the late Kantilal Jivan Shah, who passed away in 2010, is still visited for its fabrics. We bitterly miss this fascinating character of Indian origin, whose family, coming from Bombay, had settled in Mahé more than a century ago. Personality or simple tourist, people came from all over the world to consult this wise man from the Indian Ocean. As the representative in the Seychelles of the International Council for the Protection of Birds, the scholar Kanti has contributed, throughout the world, to making known the natural riches of his archipelago. Not to be missed!

Some shops on the first floor of the bazaar, that of smiling Daphne is one of the most pleasant, albeit minuscule. Articles in shell or coques, lightweight and swimwear, tropical soap, balais...... and marmelade's marmelade! Difficult not to reveal with something…

Fuji film "to the old", processed in time: 20 SR for development and 3 SR per shot shot. 3 SR also by digital photo.

About twenty souvenir stands are scattered along the sidewalk of Francis Rachel Street, from the court to the beautiful National Library. The tourist, always eager to get a taste of the country he has chosen for his holidays, can find typical Seychelles items made of straw, bamboo and raffia, but also pareos and T-shirts, wooden boxes and pretty postcards. Of course, the famous endemic coco de mer, the coco-buttocks (obviously numbered), are offered by a few kiosks.

Full of memories. At the foot of the bazaar stairs, Anita's well-ventilated shop is also the best provided of its kind, the first level, a dozen, being very limited.

Located in front of the recently reconstructed Anglican Cathedral, this discreet store is a good summary of what is more or less easy to find in Seychelles, where so many products are not available. From crockery, toys, tools and some beauty products, for hair above all (lacquers and gels) and full of cheap fragrances with testing (not Guerlain…). Food also, but the choice is limited to some preserved (including the inevitable seselwa tuna) and boxes of dry cakes. In fact, here it is in the freezers that this happens: chicken sausage (not really tempting!) in goat meat and fish and even shrimp from Coëtivy. Thawed also, "French fries"… from Denmark. Some vegetables and fruit still.

If you're a fan of18-carat bizou an lor and/or natural materials, you'll find it hard not to fall for the creations of Claudio Izzi, who has designed a collection of jewelry and decorative objects to the glory of the Seychelles, based on tropical motifs: palm tree, coco de mer, fish, turtle... On certain models, its craftsmen combine gold, mother-of-pearl, shell and coconut shell: quality workmanship. Kreolor has other boutiques on Mahé (Kenwyn House, airport, Eden Island, etc.) and one on La Digue.

Another Italian goldsmith in the field. In this case, gold, silver and... rhinestone! Brooches, bracelets, necklaces, pendants and key rings are based on typical Seychelles themes: from the starfish to the big hibiscus, from the turtle to the gecko and from the shell to the inevitable coconut shell, widely used in the different collections. Riccardo Carbognin, who has been working in the archipelago for decades, also distributes his jewellery in the Portofino boutique on Eden Island in Mahé.

Pineapple Studio is without doubt one of the best beachwear boutiques in the country. Designer Nicole Nichone-Johnston offers pareos, shorts, shirts, bags and T-shirts in beautiful cotton, screen-printed with exotic chic and made in Seychelles. You'll also find a number of attractive handicrafts, including crockery, soap and jewelry. Note: you can visit the brand's workshop at Anse aux Poules Bleues on Mahé's west coast (open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.).

Ah! it is good to take the cost when it is so hot on Revolution Avenue. From wood painted to citronella soaps and vanilla sticks into cinnamon sticks, this air-conditioned boutique offers a wide range of souvenirs. Ivan Louise's painted gecko, frog and turtle turtle, including attention. On the walls, Des Adams, "the painter of the Seychelles, whose paintings there are worth their weighs of rupees (around 5 000).

This pocket-self-service is certainly not great, but there is a certain choice, whether it's vegetables or vacuum cold meats (not bad, salami in the country). You can also find on these rays of castor oil (against constipation), cod liver oil (to grow and resist infections), coconut blades from China and flip-flops imported from Malaysia.

A few flippers away from Michael Adams' fiefdom, slightly back from the road, you are at the home of the sympathetic stylist Nicole Nichone-Johnston, who presents her collections of pareos, shorts, shirts and T-shirts in her adorable boutique, with its pine parquet floor and takamaka shelves. There are also beautiful silkscreened pieces in the workshop next door, which can be visited. Among the successful items, sandals with shells, a straw bag inlaid with a mother-of-pearl coconut or soaps with local fragrances (lemongrass, ylang-ylang, vanilla...).

Preserved until recently from the throes of the consumer society, the Seychelles are gradually giving in to temptation. Symbol of this evolution, the Eden Plaza is the only real mall in the country and since 2021 it even hosts... a big casino! Otherwise, ready-to-wear stores, jewelry, bookstores, cafes, wine shops, supermarkets, clinics, hairdressers, currency exchange offices and banks are all located under this elegant wooden building, which blends harmoniously into the decor of the Eden Island marina. With nearly 70 shops, even the big brands have a foothold in paradise.

A friendly and air-conditioned address, where you are welcomed with a smile, to do a little shopping between two sessions of idleness. Beach bags, sandals, pareos or bikinis, there's a wide range of choices to make a splash when it's time for a swim. And Coco Creole is one of the official distributors of Havaianas flip-flops in the archipelago. Notice to those who have forgotten their precious sandals. And to please the lady or friends on the way home, good massage and tanning oils are also available for sale.

The Boathouse Boutik, which is located in the eponymous restaurant, offers many handicrafts, toys, jewels, small dishes and other tourist souvenirs (such as soaps and massage oils, beachwear, hats, flip-flops, sandals, etc.), some clothes to fill your dressing room... Gift ideas to slip into your suitcase to please the whole family as soon as you get off the plane. Don't hesitate to go there between two naps!