Mexico Shopping Guide

This airy and highly strollable mall has its fair share of boutiques worth visiting, including mod home-decor shop Bassik (we love the giant bowls made from Mexican tzalam wood) and Tequila House, a trinket shop that offers strikingly accurate clay figurines made in your likeness—with a short turnaround time ($35 and up).
Blvd. Kukulcan, km 9, 52-998-883-44-25
Products: Jewelry, Decorative/Lighting, Linens, Outdoor, Tabletop, Books/Stationery, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Department Store

A trio of squawking parrots greets shoppers at the main entrance to this mall. We're especially fond of Wayan Natural Wear, a local chain that carries imports from Indonesia, lots of Mexican crafts (other locations are throughout Cancun), and a number of sterling-silver jewelry stores.
11.5 Blvd. Kukulcan, 52-998-883-29-45
Products: Denim, Lingerie/Loungewear, Swimwear, Women's Clothing, Shoes, Bags, Jewelry, Beauty, Tabletop, Books/Stationery, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Department Store

This sprawling mall-one of Cancun's most popular-is home to Silver Factory, a great place to load up on affordable silver jewelry (prices are based on weight), and Mare, a swimwear shop full of styles by a range of lines including D & G Dolce and Gabbana, Ritchie, and Onda de Mar.
Blvd. Kukulcán, km 13, 52-998-885-22-00 x309
Products: Swimwear, Jewelry
Type of Store: Department Store

The open-air layout and many outdoor cafes make a visit worthwhile, not to mention the sheer volume and variety of shops—from Zingara, a swimwear boutique filled with an eponymous line of bright mix-and-match separates (from $20 per piece) to Zara, a trendy Spain-based fashion boutique chain.
Blvd. Kukulcan, km 12.5, 52-998-883-50-25
Products: Denim, Lingerie/Loungewear, Swimwear, Women's Clothing, Shoes, Bags, Jewelry, Tabletop, Books/Stationery, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Department Store

Lucky's favorite shops in Mesico's Tulum neighborhood!

This is the best—and most fun—shop we found in our travels. We love Mixik's treehouse-like exterior almost as much as the entirely ungimmicky and enormously eye-pleasing items found inside, which include prettily packaged incense and painted paper-mache skulls.
On Avenida Tulum in Tulum Pueblo, 52-984-871-21-36
Products: Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Boutique

At the entrance to Tulum's not-to-be-missed Mayan ruins—they hug the Atlantic shore; you can even snorkel around the base of the main temple—is a comprehensive cluster of gift shops competing for tourist dollars. Here you'll find all the necessary trinkets (Mexican blankets, silver jewelry) to bring home.
At the Tulum ruins parking lot, no phone
Products: Jewelry
Type of Store: Department Store

Luck's favorite stores in Mexico's Acapulco neighborhood!

Though smaller than the Mercado de Artesanías (see above), this market is easier to get to from the major strip hotels. Bonus: It's open late to accommodate night-owl shoppers. For their pure kitsch factor, we fell in love with the giant burlap yarn paintings of various Mexican tableaus, $30 (see above,).
On Ave. Costera Miguel Aleman at Ave. Farallon, no phone
Products: Denim, Lingerie/Loungewear, Swimwear, Women's Clothing, Shoes, Bags, Jewelry, Beauty, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Department Store

Two floors of boutiques, most of them dedicated to summery apparel, make up this compact mall. Our picks: Il Mare, which sells XOXO swimwear; and Ciao, a purveyor of D&G and Moschino.
125 Ave. Costera Miguel Aleman in the Golden Zone, 52-744-485-69-39
Products: Denim, Lingerie/Loungewear, Swimwear, Vintage, Shoes, Bags, Jewelry, Beauty, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Department Store