Must-see shopping in Veracruz

  • Mar Adentro

    Veracruz City

    Top quality bookshop with a small English section and many other titles, including antiquarian books, over two floors. Worth visiting for the lovely 18th…

  • Enriqueta

    Veracruz

    At one of the better coffee shops in town, the heady brew can be purchased as beans or ground – fine, extra fine and coarse. For 500g you'll pay around M…

  • Mercado de Artesanías

    Veracruz

    Handmade woolly ponchos and sweaters, funky T-shirt designs, wood carvings and wooden kitchen utensils, and all manner of assorted gifts are represented…

  • Fractal Naturaleza

    Veracruz

    An excellent place to check out souvenirs made by local Los Tuxtlas artisans, this store does its best to support local art and textiles. It also brews…

  • La Casa de Lili

    Veracruz

    Step back in time at this tiny but picturesque grocery store, where you can pick up Xico’s trademark mole as well as organic coffee.

  • Café Colón

    Xalapa

    Old-school coffee roasters will grind Coatepec’s best in front of your eyes in this aromatic store. It sells for around M$180 per kilogram.

  • Plaza Los Azulejos

    Veracruz

    Several decent souvenir shops selling colourful pottery, clothing, jewelry and other gifts are clustered here alongside a courtyard cafe.

  • Plazuela El Zaguán

    Veracruz

    This alley of small shops is a good place to browse for locally produced gifts such as vanilla essence, jewelry, local fashions and more.

  • Plaza de las Artesanias

    Veracruz City

    This covered market, packed with stalls selling Mexican souvenirs, is worth a browse. Opposite here booths line the stretch of the malecón closest to the…

  • Mercado Alcalde y García

    Xalapa

    This attractive old market building houses a handful of stalls selling the region's famous flowers alongside the usual fruit and veg and other household…

  • Mercado Ecológico Xicote

    Veracruz

    This market sells organic food and regional handicrafts. The sign outside reads ‘ Mujeres con huevos,’ which represents one of the vendors: a rural women…

  • Proyecciones Artesanales

    Veracruz

    The town is famous for its incredibly ornate artisanal saddles and horse tack, and this is one of the best places to come to if you wish to tart up your…

  • Casa Doria

    Veracruz

    Check out local handicrafts, including the distinctive, painted wooden masks worn by dancers during the town's many festivals.