Markets and independent shops in Cape Town

75 markets, bookshops, record shops and makers in Cape Town.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first. Showing the top 40 of 75.

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Golden Acre Shopping Centre
many low prices shops and places to eat right in down town cape town. has a Pep Clothing/shoe Store
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Vaughan Johnson's Wine Shop
Quality selection but not exhaustive. Knowledgeable staff. Generally substantial (10-20%) markup over winery prices but of course more convenient.
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Wine Concepts
Another great wine shop, certainly the best outside the City Bowl. A franchised location is on Kloof Street in the Lifestyle Centre.
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Caroline's Fine Wines
Better selection and more knowledgeable staff. City Centre location recommended, but both are excellent. Foam inserts and boxes for international shipping or for checking with your luggage (safe!) Not cheap though, compared to supermarkets and wineries.
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Green Market Square
Originally a Farmers' Market dating back to 1710, Green Market is today one of the city's best flea markets. There's a range of local arts, craft and curios on offer and the vendors expect to bargain for their wares.
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Ultra
A large South African liquor chain. Several locations around the city, the one in Green Point is the most accessible to tourists. A warehouse bottle store but with a remarkable wine selection across all price ranges. Case discount (even on mixed cases). Good if you want to stock up for a road trip. Stash a bottle of Amarula Cream in your backpack while you're at it. Great prices -- in fact, often cheaper than at the wine farms themselves.
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Canal Walk Shopping Centre
Cape Town’s largest shopping centre has over 400 stores.
9AM-9PM
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Cavendish Square
Vineyard Road, Claremont
Mon-Sat 09:00-19:00, Sun 10:00-17:00
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Checkers
Kloof Steet Gardens
08:00-19:00
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Pep stores
low cost clothing and shoes.
08:00-19:00
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Pick N Pay
58 Strand street
08:00-19:00
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Shoprite
11 Adderley Street
08:00-18:00
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Spar
27 Somerset Road Green Point
08:00-20:00
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Tyger Valley
cnr Bill Bezuidenhout and Willie van Schoor Avenues, Bellville
Mon-Sat 09:00-19:00, Sun 09:00-17:00
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Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
Has a Pick N Pay supermarket.
10:00-21:00 every day
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Blue Route Mall
cnr Tokai and Keyser River Roads, Tokai
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Constantia Village
cnr Constantia Main and Spaanschemacht River Roads, Constantia
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Kenilworth Centre
cnr Doncaster and Chichester Roads, Kenilworth
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Maynard Mall
cnr Main and Wetton Roads, Wynberg
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N1 City
Louwtjie Rothman Drive (off Monte Vista Boulevard), Goodwood
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Clarke's Bookshop
Clarke's Bookshop is an independent bookstore and library supplier located in Long Street, Cape Town. Opened in 1957 by former British Army officer Anthony Clarke, the business specialises in Africana books largely focused on Southern Africa, offering new, used, antiquarian and out-of-print products. It also supplies material to various international institutions, including the British Library, the Smithsonian Institution, Columbia University, Cambridge University and Yale University.
Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:30-13:00
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Goodman Gallery
176 Sir Lowry Road
Tu-Fr 09:30-17:30, Sa-Su 10:00-16:00
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Paper Moon Book Shop
105 Roodebloem Road, Woodstock
Tu-Su 09:00-17:00
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ROASTIN' RECORDS
28 Wandel Street
Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00
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Revolution Records
73 Lower Main Road
Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
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Northern Plateau Rooibos
378 Albert Road
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
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Goldie's Deli
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Wheelchair accessible
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Book Lounge
Roeland Street
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The Cape Gallery
8, Lutomburg, 18 Keerom St
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The Catholic Bookshop
14 Plein St
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Blank Books
Salt Circle, 374 Albert Rd
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Worldart
Cnr Long &, 68 Long Street, Shortmarket St
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Thabi Art Fusion
Watershed, 17 Dock Rd
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Cash Crusaders Sea Point
Shop 9-10, 120 Main Rd
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Maxwoods Framers and Gilders
27 Hope St
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Oranjezicht Farmers Market
Beach Rd
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Readers Warehouse
Shop 1,1st Floor, Lifestyle On Kloof, 50 Kloof St
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The Deckle Edge
Shop G06, 13 Brickfield Rd
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Delos Antiques
181 Albert Rd
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Mabu Vinyl
285 Long St

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Cape Town (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps. Some descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).