Shopping in Cape Winelands
There are so many shops to explore in the Cape that you'd find it impossible to get through them all in one trip. This place rivals many top European cities for fashion, South African artists and products are proudly featured in lifestyle and home shops, and you can find curios from all over Africa. There are shopping malls, indoor and outdoor markets, boutique shops and quaint shopping areas.
You just have to determine your shopping goals and then devise the best plan of action to get the best our of your Cape shopping experience!
Use this Cape Wineland Shopping Guide to gain some inside knowledge into how to find the most interesting shops and markets. Details of these are listed below for your benefit. More general information about shopping in South African can be found in our South African Shopping Guide. And don't forget to treat your tastebuds as well, why not incorporate a visit to one of the Cape's fantastic Restaurants.
Cape Winelands Shopping Guide
Craft Markets
Paarl Flea Market (Jan Phillips Square, Paarl) - open Every Saturday from 9am until 1 pm
Paarl Food and Craft Market (Eccentric Trading) - takes place every last Saturday of the month
Somerset West Country Craft Market (180 Main Road, Somerset West)
Open: 8am-1pm Sept 24; Oct 16, 30; Nov 13, 27; Dec 4,11,16,18.
No credit cards. Huge park-like space with hundreds of stalls of handiwork and original crafts
Church Street Antique Market (Church Street, City Centre)
Open: 9am-4pm Mon-Sat
No credit cards. A handful of informal table stalls with antiques and odds and ends.
Constantia Craft Market (Alphen Centre, Main Road, Constantia)
Open: 10am-3pm first weekend and last Saturday of each month.
No credit cards. A popular market of stallholders with various wares, especially plants, ceramics and handcrafted wood items.
Greenmarket Square (Corner Shortmarket and Berg streets, City Centre)
Open: 9am-4pm Mon-Sat.
No credit cards. Central tourist market with African crafts and curios, clothing, jewellry, etc.
Green Point Flea Market (Green Point Stadium)
Open: 8:30am-6pm Sun and most public holidays.
No credit cards. African crafts and curios, plastic household goods, etc.
Holistic Lifesyle Fair (Recreation Centre, Corner Station and Lower Mian roads, Observatory) Open: 10am-4pm first Sunday of each month.
No credit cards. Alternative theapies, health food and a general "feel-good" zone.
Hout Bay Craft Market (Hout Bay Village Green, Hout Bay)
Open: 10am-5pm every Sunday.
No credit cards. Original crafts, food and household items.
Kirstenbosch Craft Market (The Stone Cottages, Rhodes Drive)
Open: 9am-1pm last Sunday of each month Jan-May, Sep-Nov; 2nd and 3rd Sat in December.
No credit cards. Good family market, wooden toys, original crafts.
Milnerton Flea Market (Racecourse Road, Milnerton)
Open: 7am-5pm Sat, Sun.
No credit cards. Flea market style with loads of chance to find junk as well as kitchy items from the old days.
South African Crafts
Travel Guide to South African Craft Sites
Eskom Due-South Craft Route Project -
See http://www.duesouthcraftroute.co.za/ - look through the Western Cape sites
Things to Remember
VAT (Value Added Tax) is set at 14% . Visitors to South Africa are not exempted from paying tax on purchases, but you can claim it back if the total value of the item exceeds R250. This can be claimed back at airports, various harbours & customs offices. The tax invoice and your passport is required. The items that were purchased must also be presented. This charge will not be applied at the markets.
Shopping Places
Oom Samie se Winkel (Stellenbosch)
Dorp Street
Stellenbosch
Karoo Classics (Stellenbosch)
2 Church Street
Stellenbosch
+27 21-886 7596
cmbiggs@cybertrade.co.za
Arabesque Gallery (Wellington)
2 Church Street
Wellington
+27 21 864-3214
info@arabesquegallery.com
Continental China (Wellington)
36 Main St
Wellington
+27 21 873 0108
opzoek@mweb.co.za
African Art Gallery (Franschoek)
Huguenot Street
Franschoek
021 876 2960
info@franschhoek.org.za
Touches and Tastes
Huguenot Avenue
Franschoek
+27 21 876 2151
La Rochelle Gallery (Paarl)
Plantasie Street.
Paarl
+27 (0)21 863 51 00
gsd@granderoche.co.za
The Hout Street Gallery
270 Main Street
Paarl
+27 (21) 872 5030
zetler@icon.co.za
Paarl Mall
Cecilia Street (off the N1)
Paarl
+ 27 (21) 863 5360
info@paarlmall.co.za
Somerset Mall (Somerset West)
Corner of the N2 and R44 @ The Triangle
+27 21 852 7114
management@somerset-mall.co.za
Tygervalley Shopping Centre (Bellville)
Cnr. Bill Bezuidenhout and Willie van Schoor Avenues
Bellville
+27 (21) 914 1822
info@tygervalley.co.za
African Art Boutique (Stellenbosch)
Cluver & Markotter Building Mill Street Stellenbosch 7600 Western Cape South Africa
+27 21 8868219
africancurios@skyweb.co.za
Karoo Classics (Stellenbosch)
2 Church Street Stellenbosch 7600
021-886 7596
cmbiggs@cybertrade.co.za
Africa Silks (Stellenbosch)
Sells silks from African countries such as Kenya, Namibia, Uganda and South Africa - produced by silk and Mopane worms - and being hand spun and woven by African ladies into unique cloths used for clothing and interior decorating. Also on show are our exquisite silk filled duvets and handmade mopane silk teddy bears.
36 Church Street Stellenbosch
021-882 9839
ronels@iafrica.com
Mooiberge Framstall (Stellenbosch)
Open 7 days a week with unbelievable prices - a must see experience! Also be sure to visit our new Mountain Breeze Farmstall.
Mooiberge Farmstall, Follow the R44 towards Somerset West, 8 km from Stellenbosch
021-881 3222
Delvera (Stellenbosch)
Delvera Stellenbosch
021-888 4615
delvera@delheim.co.za
Daneel Diamond Manufacturers (Stellenbosch)
These are certified by a respected, internationally recognised laboratory. We export to wholesale dealers in Europe. The general public also buys directly from our factory and various boutiques.
Master Goldsmith/Designer - diamonds are polished in our factory in Stellenbosch, South Africa and certified by the internationally respected Jewellery Council of South Africa and the European Gemological Laboratory.
174 Dorp Street c/o Dorp & Ryneveld Street Stellenbosch 7600
+ 27 21 887-1108
info@daneeldiamonds.co.za
Mriko Jewellery (Stellenbosch)
Mirko Jewellery , No 12 Jan Catz Centre Cnr Andringa & Church Street Stellenbosch 7600
021-886 8296
mirkojewels@mweb.co.za
The Vineyard Connection (Stellenbosch)
With meticulous personal service and a wonderful selection of South African wines, sweeping views of the vineyards and the warmest of welcomes - you will leave with a lasting impression of quality.
The Vineyard Connection, At Delvera cnr R44 to Paarl & Muldersvlei Road
021-884 4360
wine@vineyardconnection.co.za
Resonance (Stellenbosch)
Resonance, Shop 8 Meulplein Building Bird Street Stellenbosch 7600
021 887 2578
mail@resonanceonline.co.za
The Cape Winelands is one of the most beautiful, breathtakingly scenic and diverse areas in the Cape. With the abundance of accommodations and tours, where do you start? From fine dining and accommodation to the finest wines, you are spoilt for choice. Meet the Cape Winelands team who will guide you through the winelands and will ensure that your specific requirements are met. If we dont have it, we will find it!
