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When visitors inquire from me about how to shop in Barbados, my face (and mind) goes blank and get a moment. Shopping? Umm… I could not call Barbados a shopping mecca exactly. The duty-free shops along Broad Street in Bridgetown are great to get designer watches and perfume (try Cave Shepherd and have your passport to get the duty-free price), but Rue de Saint-Honore it ain’t.
It’s best to view shopping in Barbados as part of your discovery of island culture alternatively to getting a designer outfit. Because of this you won’t be able to be disappointed. As a matter of fact, you will be well delighted, because what you may find at the following is basically some Barbados. My personal favorite websites to shop and of course the places I suggest to visitors are these:
1. Earthworks Since 1978, Goldie Spieler and her son David have also been creating whimsical and useful ceramic dinnerware and serving pieces, candlesticks, trivets, table decor, and far more, all of the colors in our beautiful sea and watermelon sunsets. Their studio is also their shop, in Edgehill Heights, St Thomas. They ship, though it’s a lot of fun to merely order a few pieces each and every time visit Barbados and enhance your table collection slowly. 246-425-0223
2. Ins & Outs Emporium. Right next to Earthworks, this little shop sells the most beneficial marmalade (lime, grapefruit, orange, plus much more) I’ve had anywhere in the world. The name of the marmalade is termed Ins & Outs and packaging is adorable; they stack three together within the pretty package, making the marmalade a particular gift for friends. Ins & Outs also makes wonderful chutneys, pepper sauce, as well as other food accompaniments. Make sure you pack what you buy in the checked luggage; I learned the hard way, by possessing three gifts packs of marmalade (that’s 9 jars!) confiscated at Grantley Adams International Airport. I nearly cried!
3. Also beside Earthworks is a fabulous little art gallery called Somewhere on a wall featuring gorgeous work by Vanita Comissiong along with other major artists. Upstairs is a fabulous lunch place, Treehouse Cafe. The food this is delish and the view from the originial and open verandah of a given lush St George Valley breathtaking.
4. Greenwich Antiques One-hundred a long time ago, the construction housing Greenwich Antiques has been a genteel sugar plantation mansion. Today, the charming home’s rooms are filled towards the brim utilizing a choice of treasures dating back to to early 20th and late 19th centuries. Wander among heavy mahogany furniture produced by Barbados craftsmen, china, silver, and trinkets galore. I love checking out this website with the use of a girlfriend and taking my time sifting through the organized clutter for treasures. Unless you have the variety of husband who likes to wander aimlessly amongst old stuff, leave him at the coast since you shop. Trents Hill, St James.
5. Walkers World One in all my very favorite stores in Barbados, Walkers World sells beautiful items regarding the home, some made locally as well as others chosen by using a good eye by owner Karin Truedsson and imported. Two locations: St Lawrence Gap in Christ Church and Edgehill, St Thomas.
6. Best of Barbados Begun by famed Barbados artist Jill Walker as a means to showcase local art, Best of Barbados is today the #1 gift shop toward the island due to Jill’s art. Jill’s beautiful water colors and paintings of traditional Barbados life have been reinterpreted on tea towels, pot holders, beach towels, aprons, coffee mugs. Also you can buy skill prints and posters of Jill’s playful street scenes relevant to an era gone by as well as having the gorgeous tropical flowers of Barbados. Several locations close to the island, including St Lawrence Gap and Grantley Adams International Airport.
