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Most of Nassau's shops are on Bay Street between Rawson Square and the British Colonial Hotel, and on the side streets leading off Bay Street. Some stores are popping up on the main shopping thoroughfare's eastern end and just west of the Cable Beach strip. Bargains abound between Bay Street and the waterfront. Upscale stores can also be found in Marina Village, in the Crystal Court at Atlantis, and at Baha Mar on Cable Beach.
You'll find duty-free prices—sometimes as much as 25% to 50% less than U.S. prices—on imported items such as crystal, linens, watches, cameras, jewelry, leather goods, and perfumes, but you really need to know the prices before you buy. Not everything is a bargain.
At the Bahamas Rum Cake Factory, delicious Bahamian rum-soaked cakes are made and packaged in tins right on the premises (peek into the bakery) and make a great souvenir. Just make sure you take one home for yourself.
Beekeeping has taken off in The Bahamas, and this little shop in the Nassau Cruise Port features honey sourced from hives in The Exumas. You can take home amounts ranging from a 2-ounce jar to a gallon jug. The molasses-like amber honey is the most popular. There's a range of locally made beeswax candles as well.
The Bahamas' only coconut-processing company takes every single fiber of a locally sourced coconut and transforms them into a dizzying array of organic coconut products—refreshing dairy-free ice cream, vegan Parmesan flakes, oil, flour, cake mixes, rum liquors, and even body products for you and your pets. You can also enjoy fresh coconut water right in the coconut.
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