5 Best Shopping in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

This store's worth the trip all the way out to the island's East End to shop for made-on-the-premises clothing and pillows, in fabrics splashed with tropical colors. The clothes are made from cotton, gauze, and modal, and are supremely comfortable. Sloop also holds painting workshops.

If you're renting a villa on the island's southeast end or headed to Salt Pond or Lameshur Bay for the day, provision at this minimarket. The selection is quite good, and villa renters will find enough choices for simple meals and snacking.

Head here for the stuff you forgot to pack. Sarongs in cotton and rayon, beach towels with tropical motifs, and hats and T-shirts sporting the "Jolly Dog" logo fill the shelves.

With what may be the best prices in St. John, Mumbo Jumbo carries tropical clothing, stuffed sea creatures, local hot sauces, and other gifty items in a cozy little shop.

The necklaces, bracelets, and rings sold at Zemi (the native Taíno term for spirit symbol) feature petroglyph designs as well as more contemporary hook bracelets, wreck coins, and gemstones. Its sister store, Jolly Dog, is next door.