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St. Kitts Most shops carry great buys on local crafts like baskets, leather and goatskin goods. |
Pelican Shopping Mall has two dozen shops that sell a variety of unusual merchandise and luxury-goods such as perfumes, porcelain, watches and jewelry.
Island Hopper is perhaps St. Kitts' most popular shop with a Mecca of international and West Indian merchandise. 809/465-1640 (The Circus, Basseterre).
Lemonaid is a bazaar-style shop of local antiques, duty-free perfumes, jewelry and artwork. 809/465-7260 (At the Golden Lemon, Dieppe Bay).
The Palms carries mostly native handcrafts as well as West Indies spices and teas. 809/465-2599 (In the Pelican Shopping Mall, Basseterre).
Nevis
Almost all of the shops are located along Main Street in Charlestown:
Nevis Handicraft Cooperative Society Ltd., specializes in local handcrafts, wines and edibles. 809/469-1746 (Cotton House, Charlestown).
The Sandbox Tree sells hand-painted clothing, sheets, napkins and antique furniture in addition to Haitian and Nevis artwork 809/463-5662 (Parkview Plaza, Charlestown).
Newcastle Pottery makes gift items and fires them over burning coconut shells in front of customers. 809/469-9746 (Newcastle).
Batik by Carvelle offers the latest selection in batik fashions (Main St., Charlestown).
Working Hours
General business operating hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Almost all shops are closed Sundays, and some close earlier on Thursdays. Most shops on the islands close for lunch at noon and reopen at 1:00 p.m.
Business hours may be a little different from your home country's pace, but readying yourself for abbreviated hours will help ensure you don't miss out on conducting important business or shopping during your stay on St. Kitts and Nevis.
