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( 809-540-1644; www.elcatador.com ; cnr Av Lope de Vega & Enrique Urena; 10am-11pm Mon-Fri,
to 7pm Sat) If in Piantini, this is the place to stock up on quality wine from around the
world, as well as whiskey, gin, champagne and more. The elegant brick-walled space has
a back room with comfy couches where regular tastings are held.
Mercado Modelo
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(Av Mella; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, to noon Sun) Bargain hard at this crowded market, which sells
everything from love potions to woodcarvings, jewelry and, of course, the ubiquitous
'Haitian style' paintings. The more you look like a tourist, the higher the asking price. The
market is housed in an aging two-story building just north of the Zona Colonial in a
neighborhood of fairly run-down stores and souvenir shops.
MARKET
Librería Cuesta
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BOOKSTORE
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( 809-473-4020; www.cuestalibros.com ; cnr Av 27 de Febrero & Abraham Lincoln; 9am-9pm Mon-
Sat, 10am-8pm Sun; ) This modern, two-story Dominican version of Barnes & Noble is
easily the nicest and largest bookstore in the city, and has an upstairs cafe with wi-fi. It's
attached to the Supermercado Nacional.
WINE
La Enoteca
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(cnr Calle Padre Billini & Arzobispo Meriño; noon-2am) The only high-end wine shop in the
Zona Colonial. It offers free tastings on Tuesdays (6pm to 8pm). Bottles run from
RD$425 to RD$17,000, and a bottle of the priciest rum, Siglo de Oro, is RD$2900.
Thesaurus Musica Libros Cafe
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9am-9pm Mon-Sat, 10am-3pm Sun) Rivals Librería Cuesta for
(cnr Sarasota & Abraham Lincoln;
nicest bookstore; upstairs cafe.
Boutique del Fumador
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( 809-685-6425; Calle El Conde 109; 9am-7pm Mon-Sat, 10am-3:30pm Sun) A small boutique
shop selling Cohibas (a box of hand-rolled for as little as RD$430) as well as other
CIGARS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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