Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Nearby,
Every Ting
(Bay Street) is a shop that indeed of-
fers a little of everything - Caribbean music CDs, books, pic-
ture
frames
decorated
with
shells
and
colorful
cotton
clothing. There's a coffee bar and Internet service.
Raintree Court
(King Street) is home to St. John's only
surf shop.
Love City Surf Shack
is the best place to go for
beachwear, casual clothing and accessories.
Browse at
Pink Papaya
, a colorful gift shop at
Lemon
Tree Mall
(King Street). Featured are works of art by
well-known local artists and island-themed dinnerware.
There's a kid's section, unique silver and costume jewelry
and Caribbean Christmas ornaments year-round.
Deborah
Designs
, also in Lemon Tree, sells jewelry and gifts de-
signed and fashioned by local artisans.
Meada's Plaza
is home to two interesting shops. The
ground-floor shop has imported African wood carvings and
masks, bowls made of uncut gemstones and colorful ham-
mocks. The shop on the second level has a wonderful collec-
tion
of
dolls
-
dressed
in
gilded
banana
leaves
and
hand-crocheted dresses.
St. John Editions
, on Northshore Road near the National
Park office, sells Caribbean resortwear.
Mongoose Junction
With a delightful jumble of craft shops and enthusiastic arti-
sans, this is the best place to shop on St. John. The items are
handmade here, are not run-of-the-mill souvenirs, and the
shops themselves are delightful to browse in. Pottery, folk
art, paintings, fabrics as art and gold- and silversmithing
co-exist happily and, while the turnover is great, you can
count on an equally interesting shop moving in. The exceed-
ingly friendly and helpful staffs and artists are all eager to
please and will make items to your specifications if given a
few hours or days notice.
