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This traditional wooden Bahamian home is packed with incredible handmade goods, from jewelry and candles to items made from straw, native wood, and even ceramic. You'll also find some great deals on beautiful Bahamian original art. Pick up some unique gifts and souvenirs to remember your trip to the islands.
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon.
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Bahama Handprints fabrics emphasize local artists' sophisticated tropical prints in an array of colors. Also look for leather handbags, a wide range of women's clothing, housewares, and bolts of fabric. Ask for a free tour of the factory in back. You can also find their outposts in Marina Village and at Baha Mar.
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Mortimer Candies whips up batches of uniquely Bahamian sweet treats daily. Pop in for a sno-cone on a hot day, or buy some bags of bennie cake, coconut-cream candy, or their signature Paradise Sweets in a swirl of the Bahamian flag colors.
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Here you can find candles, soaps, salt scrubs, and lotions in island- and ocean-inspired scents and colors, all locally made. A second location can be found in Marina Village on Paradise Island.
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When you spot a pirate hanging out on Woodes Rogers Walk, you know you've found the home of this local craft brewery. Inside the shop is Pirate Republic beer to sample—Long John Pilsner, Gold and Haze of Piracy, and the Island Pirate Ale—as well as live music most nights and a limited but tasty grub menu. For a look at how the brew is made, take one of the tours.
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This small shop situated in a traditional wooden structure is a great place to buy locally made souvenirs and gifts including soaps and oils, hand-painted glassware, jewelry, straw bags, and textiles. The artists and artisans are often on-site.
20 Village Rd., Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
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Bahamacraft Centre offers some top-level Bahamian crafts, including a selection of authentic straw work. Dozens of vendors sell everything from baskets to shell collages inside this vibrantly colored building. You can catch a shuttle bus from Atlantis to the center.
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At the Bahamas Rum Cake Factory, delicious Bahamian rum-soaked cakes are made and packaged in tins right on the premises (peek into the bakery) and make a great souvenir. Just make sure you take one home for yourself.
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Here you can find leather goods for men and women, including bags, shoes, and belts. Pick up one of the unique soft leather passport covers that come in an array of colors emblazoned with your country's coat of arms.
Charlotte St., off Bay St.
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
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Coin of the Realm has Bahamian coins and stamps, native conch pearls, tanzanite, and semiprecious stone jewelry.
Charlotte St. off Bay St.
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This is a top choice for everything from ball gowns and cocktail dresses to resort wear and bathing suits with all the shoes and accessories for every look. Two additional boutiques can be found at Atlantis The Coral and just outside the gates of Lyford Cay on the western end of the island.
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Colombian Emeralds International is the local branch of this well-known jeweler; its stores carry a variety of fine jewelry in addition to its signature gem. There are also branches in Marina Village and at the Atlantis Paradise Island Royal Towers and Beach Towers.
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Graycliff carries one of Nassau's finest selections of hand-rolled cigars, featuring leaves from throughout Central and South America. Graycliff's operation is so popular that it has been expanded by the hotel to include an entire cigar factory, which is open to the public for tours, purchases, and even a cigar-rolling lesson. A dozen Cuban men and women roll the cigars; they live on the premises and work here through a special arrangement with the Cuban government. True cigar buffs will seek out Graycliff's owner, Enrico Garzaroli. In addition to the shop in the hotel, there's another Graycliff boutique at Lynden Pindling International Airport.
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This collection of shops under a huge, spreading bougainvillea sells linens, jewelry, souvenirs, and offbeat items. There's often a small band playing all sorts of music along this funky shopping row.
Bay St. near N. Charlotte St.
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Established in 1929 and magnificently decorated in its Bay Street incarnation behind a Georgian-style facade, John Bull fills its complex with wares from Tiffany & Co., Cartier, Mikimoto, Nina Ricci, and Yves Saint Laurent. The company has seven locations throughout Nassau and in Atlantis and Baha Mar Paradise Island and also owns a number of the better-known high-end boutique brand stores.
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This shop carries the best-selling French fragrance Boucheron and the Clarins line of skin-care products, as well as scents by Chanel, Fendi, and other well-known designers.
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Prince George Plaza, which leads from Bay Street to Woodes Rogers Walk near the cruise-ship docks, just east of the International Bazaar, has about two dozen shops with varied wares.
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This towering colonial-style marketplace houses hundreds of straw vendors selling straw bags, T-shirts, and other souvenirs. The Straw Market is one place in The Bahamas where bargaining is accepted, so it's best to wander around and price similar items at different stalls before sealing a deal. Besides the wood-carvers on the western side of the market you're not likely to find any locally made items here.
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Beauty experts are on hand to demonstrate the latest cosmetics offerings, including M.A.C., Clinique, Bobbi Brown, and La Mer.
Bay St. near Charlotte St.
