Must-see shopping in Lilongwe

  • Four Seasons Centre

    Lilongwe

    An oasis of fine dining and upmarket shopping, featuring clothing and design boutiques, a bar, a restaurant and a cafe, Four Seasons is a restful one-stop…

  • Craft Market

    Lilongwe

    At these stalls outside the Old Town post office, vendors sell everything from trinket woodcarvings, basketware and jewellery to traditional Malawian…

  • Ishq

    Lilongwe

    Selling a range of recycled mahogany and glass artworks, stylish natural-coloured linen chemises, bespoke jewellery, hand-woven throws, bags, pashminas…

  • Lilongwe City Mall

    Lilongwe

    The best mall around for shops, supermarkets, fast-food joints, banks and other services, with a central location in Old Town. It also has branches of the…

  • Old Town Mall

    Lilongwe

    This small mall off Paul Kagame Rd has a couple of bookshops and craft stores as well as Mamma Mia restaurant. Chic and quiet.

  • Central Africana

    Lilongwe

    Has a small selection of English-language novels, pictorial travel books and some very nice prints of Malawi for keepsakes.

  • Baobab Books

    Lilongwe

    Excellent secondhand bookshop with a wide range of novels, guidebooks, children's books and more. It also has a small cafe.

  • African Habitat

    Lilongwe

    Excellent for sculpture, woodcarvings, sarongs, cards and jewellery, as well as T-shirts and bags.

  • La Galleria

    Lilongwe

    Pleasant boutique selling vivid African paintings, masks, bags and jewellery by local artists.

  • Crossroads Complex

    Lilongwe

    Services at this arcade include banks, currency exchange, shops and Crossroads Hotel.

  • City Centre Shopping Centre

    Lilongwe

    A collec­tion of buildings off Independence Dr containing shops, travel agents, restaurants, a bank and more.