Shopping in Curaçao
Haggle with the Venezuelan traders at Curaçao's Floating Market over electronics, pots, foodstuffs and CDs. Stallholders at the New Market offer a wide array of spices, herbs, fruits and freshly-baked breads alongside woven baskets and palm-fibre bags. Pick up Curaçao's signature ceramic miniature kunuku houses at specialist potter Keramos.
The Bikini Shop
Trendsetting swimwear boutique
The Bikini Shop stocks a fine collection of bikinis, beachwear, flip-flops,
beach bags and more. Choose from upmarket global brands, including those
from the USA, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and France. This trendsetting
Seaquarium Beach outlet serves up plenty of glamour.
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Opening Hours
Daily 10am-6pm
Address
Seaquarium Beach Curaçao
Telephone
+599 9 461 7343
Souvenir City
Shorts, swimwear and sunglasses
Souvenir City is jam-packed with designer sunglasses and surfer-dude
clothing, like board shorts, sandals, beachwear and baseball caps. Choose
from a range of souvenirs, snorkel gear and sun-care products at this
Seaquarium Beach shop.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Address
Seaquarium Beach Curaçao
Telephone
+599 9 465 3728
Transport
Bus to Seaquarium Beach
Mensing's Caminada
One-stop shop
This one-stop shop first threw its doors open in the 1970s and today
Mensing's Caminada stocks an impressive range of books in four languages as
well as magazines, CDs, toys and greeting cards. The staff's genteel service
echoes a bygone era.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 8.30am-12pm & 2pm-6pm
Address
Schottegatweg Z/N, Willemstad Curaçao
Telephone
+599 9 737 0322
Transport
Taxi to Schottegatweg z/n (between Suikertuintje and the Fatum Building)
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New Market
Food down by the bridge
Housed in a distinctive building beyond the Queen Wilhelmina footbridge, the
covered New Market is piled high with locally grown fruits, vegetables and
woven basketry. The aroma of delicious baked rolls lures nearby workers from
their desks at lunchtime.
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Opening Hours
Daily early morning until 6pm
Address
Punda, Willemstad Curaçao
Transport
Taxi to Punda
Floating Market (Mercado Flotante)
Fresh from Venezuela
This colourful bazaar is so named because all the goods have "floated" in
from Venezuela. It is almost entirely manned by visiting Venezuelan
merchants who sell all manner of tropical fruits and wares from small wooden
boats on the Willemstad waterfront.
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Opening Hours
Daily from 5am until early afternoon
Address
Sha Caprileskade, Willemstad Waterfront, Willemstad Curaçao
Transport
Taxi to the Willemstad waterfront
Artisan Market
Vibrant local crafts
Willemstad's vibrant and little-known artisan market sits on a tree-lined
square and offers art-lovers unique, inexpensive local crafts and paintings.
Choose from bold ceramics and glasswork to vibrant seascape canvasses that
are true one-offs.
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Opening Hours
Daily 9.30am-4pm
Address
Plaza JoJo Correa, Punda, Willemstad Curaçao
Transport
Taxi to Plaza JoJo Correa
Potterie Galerie Keramos
Inspired ceramics
Named after the Greek word for ceramics, Potterie Galerie Keramos is run by a
collective of local potters and is renowned for its variety of handmade
ceramic souvenirs, including brightly painted wall plates and ever-popular
miniature traditional Kunuku houses.
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Opening Hours
Mon, Wed & Fri 8am-6pm
Address
Kaya Col, Kay Winkel 2, Willemstad Curaçao
Telephone
+599 9 737 4676
Transport
Taxi to Kaya Col
Freeport Jewelers
Gemstones, jewels and trinkets
Freeport Jewelers in Willemstad offers a dazzling array of precious and
semi-precious items, from watches and figurines to an elegant range of
Swarovski silver crystal pieces.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9am-12pm, 2pm-6pm; Sat 9am-6pm
Address
25-27, Heerenstraat, Willemstad Curaçao
Telephone
+599 9 461 9500
Arawak Craft Products
Hand-painted handicrafts
Arawak Craft Products is a Willemstad pottery with a large selection of
original hand-painted handicrafts. Customers can visit the workshop to order
special items and to browse a season's new collection, often featuring
charming ceramic replicas of the town's grand old buildings.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 8am-6pm (Sun if a cruise ship docks)
Address
Cruise Ship Wharf, Otrobanda, Willemstad Curaçao
Telephone
+599 9 462 7249
Transport
Taxi to Cruise Ship Terminal
