Shopping Guide
Wednesday Flea Markets • Saturday Night Bazaars • Boho Beachwear • Silver Jewellery • Cashews & Feni • Goan Spice Stalls • Indie Indian Labels • Villa Concept Stores • Hand-Painted Tiles • Friendly Haggling
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Goa shops in two registers:
loud, haggle-friendly weekly markets along the north coast, and quiet design stores set inside restored Portuguese-era homes inland.
<p>Goa's market habit dates back to the 1960s hippie trail, when travellers at Anjuna began selling their belongings to fund the next leg — the weekly bazaar never left.</p>
<ul> <li>🛍️ Best buys: boho clothing, silver jewellery, cashews, spices, feni, and design-led homeware from Indian makers.</li> <li>📅 Markets run on fixed days — Anjuna on Wednesdays, Arpora's night market on Saturdays — and mainly in the November–April season.</li> <li>🌗 The flea market is a morning outing; the night market is a full evening with food stalls and live music.</li> <li>🚗 Markets and boutiques are spread across North Goa, so a half-day realistically covers one market plus one boutique.</li> <li>💸 Market prices open high and drop with haggling; boutiques are fixed-price and premium.</li> <li>☔ The monsoon (June–September) shuts the beach markets, while boutiques and malls stay open.</li> </ul>
