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

Easily found at the fork in Boulevard Kukulcan, this market is perfect for travelers who don't have time to head into the town of Cancun for requisite souvenirs: sombreros, silver jewelry, cotton hammocks, replicas of Mayan relics.
Blvd. Kukulcán, km 9.5, no phone
Products: Women's Clothing, Bags, Jewelry, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Fair/Flea Market

Located in the center of Cancun proper, Mercado 28 is a mazelike half-indoor, half-outdoor market with everything from colorful woven blankets to rustic leather handbags, most at negotiable prices.
At the intersection of Aves. Tankah and Xel-Ha, no phone
Products: Women's Clothing, Bags, Jewelry, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Fair/Flea Market

The most expansive indoor mall in Cancun amply rewards shoppers who traverse its floors. There's Envy, which carries designer labels like D&G and Polo; Sybele, an upscale retailer purveying clothing and offbeat items; and Majolica, a tiny shop that sells reproduction portraits of Frida Kahlo.
Blvd. Kukulcan, km 8.5, 52-998-883-29-61
Products: Denim, Lingerie/Loungewear, Swimwear, Women's Clothing, Shoes, Bags, Jewelry, Beauty, Tabletop, Books/Stationery, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Department Store