Santo Domingo
Manuel Bolós has never seen a piece of wood he didn't like. The energetic young artist builds stylish furniture from recycled wood he collects around the…
Must-see shopping in Dominican Republic
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Desireé Cepeda Artesanía Interiorismo
Santo Domingo
Every nook and cranny of this charmingly idiosyncratic artisan crafts store displays the aesthetic vision of its passionately committed creator, including…
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Santo Domingo
The only high-end wine shop in the Zona Colonial. It offers free tastings on Tuesdays (6pm to 8pm) and is a popular stop for those looking to enjoy a…
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Santo Domingo
Housed in an elegant 16th-century home in the Zona Colonial, Casa Quien exhibits and sells contemporary fine art, crafts, books and other curios created…
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Punta Cana & the Southeast
El Mundo can arrange day-old editions of world newspapers including the New York Times, Le Monde and Corriere della Sera with a day’s notice, plus it has…
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Puerto Plata
Housed in a 1917 building that once stored tobacco, this new cigar store recently relocated from Moca to Puerto Plata to capitalize on the influx of…
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Santo Domingo
More a shop than museum, Choco Museo nonetheless has signs in Spanish and English that explain the history of chocolate and manufacturing processes in the…
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Puerto Plata
La Canoa is a large, rambling store with a mini amber and larimar museum and work spaces where the stones are polished and set in jewelry. It also sells…
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Las Terrenas
Small shopping center in the middle of town with a wide range of shops and services, including a travel agency, a condo-rental office, a pharmacy, an ATM,…
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Santo Domingo
One of Piantini's best places to stock up on quality wine from around the world, as well as whiskey, gin, champagne and more. The elegant, brick-walled…
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Santiago
This classy, female-owned cigar shop offers a good selection of high-quality stogies and imported German beers. There's a large, walk-in humidor and a…
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Santo Domingo
A high-end boutique selling Panama hats and guayabera (also known as chacabana), traditionally white shirts worn on formal occasions. The former start at…
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Bávaro & Punta Cana
Out near the airport, BlueMall has upped the ante on the region's retail offerings, and includes international brands plus expansive food and…
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Santo Domingo
Stylish and classy upscale boutique selling this well-known Dominican designer's womenswear. Plus jewelry and bags, all with a Caribbean flair.
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Galería de Arte María del Carmen
Santo Domingo
This place has been selling art long enough to attract a wide range of talented Dominican painters. Opening hours seem variable.
Santo Domingo
This small boutique shop sells cigars, and staff members will explain the cigar-making process from start to finish. You can see cigars being rolled in…
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Península de Samaná
This very pastel and under-utilized strip mall designed like a Caribbean village houses a small medical clinic, the Caribe Tours office, a good pharmacy,…
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Santo Domingo
Bargain hard at this crowded market, which sells everything from love potions to woodcarvings, jewelry and, of course, the ubiquitous 'Haitian-style'…
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Santo Domingo
Located on the 3rd floor of an aging office building, Mapas Gaar has the best variety and the largest number of maps in the Dominican Republic. Maps are…
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Santo Domingo
This longstanding contemporary gallery displays the works of acclaimed Dominican artists including José Gausachs, Ramón Oviedo, Iris Pérez, José Pelletier…
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Santo Domingo
Every Sunday, shoppers descend on Av Duarte for a thriving Chinatown street market. Enormous fruits and vegetables, live chickens, dim sum and various sea…
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Santo Domingo
This modern, two-story Dominican version of Barnes & Noble is one of the nicest and largest bookstores in the city, and has an upstairs cafe. Attached to…
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Las Terrenas
Toward the rear of the El Paseo shopping mall, La Casa de la Prensa sells a variety of international newspapers and magazines, the majority in French and…
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Santo Domingo
A good selection of premium cigars, but equally importantly, the helpful staff are more than willing to answer the naive questions of cigar novices.
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Santiago
This mall is anchored by the aptly named Jumbo, one of the biggest supermarkets in Santiago. Its movie theater has eight screens and shows second run…
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Santiago
This decidedly upscale shopping center, just a few kilometers east of the Monument, has a good food court, a bookstore with a tiny English language…
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Santiago
Behind the indoor market, this covered shopping area spans a couple of blocks, with clothing, shoes and miscellaneous items for sale.
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Santiago
A two-story complex with booths containing basic souvenirs such as cigars, paintings, jewelry and mamajuana (a spirit made with herbs, dried bark, rum,…
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Santiago
An upscale shopping mall with a nice movie theater and a small selection of stores.
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Santo Domingo
Outside of the Zona Colonial, this gallery features Haitian and Dominican art.
