Groceries and shopping
Lilongwe and Blantyre city have European style shopping malls and supermarkets, but Malawi’s unique shopping experience takes place in its street markets found in every city, town and village. Malawi also has its art and curios made from talented craftspeople. Some also carve wood in teak, ebony, and mahogany traditional souvenirs with carvings based on artifacts still in use in everyday life.
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Some crafts are made from recycled materials such as bottle tops, wires, plastic, and other things. Other goods include traditional textiles and clothing, beadwork and jewelry, carved soapstone figures, cane or raffia baskets, and decorative containers.
In Lilongwe the crafts market in the old town market has a variety of high quality artifacts. It has a lot of shopping malls including Crossroads Complex, but also the largest shopping mall, Gateway mall, located in Area 47 Sector 1.
Blantyre being the commercial city, also has a wide range of shops and malls, the famous one being the Chichiri shopping Center which consists shops and banks according to your choice. There are also places where curios are made at a place called ‘Ziboliboli’ in Blantyre town. A Great selection of linnens, artifacts, carvings, paintings etc. can be bought next to Caffe Grazia and Café Mandala.
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Africana Bookshop
This long-running bookshop located in Kidney Crescent, has an excellent selection of Africana, ranging from dusty old tomes to coffee-table books, and from novels and guidebooks to a section dedicated to Livingstone. There's a... -
Armando Ferreira Gemstones
Armando Ferreira has made a name for himself in Limbe ever since he opened the doors in 2020, when he turned his passion into a thriving business. -
Game
At Game, we put our customers first with our three guarantees: 1. We beat any price! We will not be undersold! - If you've purchased any item from Game and, within 21 days, find the identical product at... -
JOE'S Artisan Bakery & Cafe
A Cafe and bakery in the heart of Blantyre with a contemporary tropical atmosphere. Brimming with handmade healthy breads, delicious confectionary, specialty cheesecake, fresh food menu, and the best coffee in Malawi. -
Shoprite Chichiri
Over 40 years ago, Shoprite made a promise to bring the lowest prices in quality food and essential home goods to its customers. This promise is the very foundation of our business and has helped to fuel our growth to becoming... -
The Baker
The Baker is so much more than a true baker of delicious fresh wholesome bread. We also have delicious cakes, great drinks and the best coffee in town. Sit down and relax and have the best of food and drinks in our cosey... -
Tiyamike Sewing Malawi
Tiyamike Sewing is a non-profit sewing school and store that focuses on offering disadvantaged women the chance to learn to sew for free.n After the program completion they can support themselves by selling their products.
