Los Cabos

Los Cabos may not have a whole lot of homegrown wares, but the stores are filled with beautiful and unusual items from all over mainland Mexico. You can find hand-painted blue Talavera tiles from Puebla; blue-and-yellow pottery from Guanajuato; black pottery from San Bartolo Coyotepec (near Oaxaca); hammocks from the Yucatán; embroidered clothing from Oaxaca, Chiapas, and the Yucatán; silver jewelry from Taxco; fire opals from Queretaro; and the fine beaded crafts of the Huichol tribe from Nayarit and Jalisco.

Los Cabos manufactures good times under plenty of sunshine but very few actual products. One exception is glassware from Fábrica de Vidrio Soplado (Blown-Glass Factory). In addition, a burgeoning arts scene has national and international artists opening galleries and, in fact, a large number of galleries now abound throughout Los Cabos, with many in San José del Cabo's rapidly evolving city center and more dotted throughout Todos Santos's historic downtown. Dozens of shops will custom-design gold and silver jewelry for you, fashioning pieces in one to two days. Liquor shops sell a locally produced liqueur called damiana, which is touted as an aphrodisiac. A few shops will even create custom-designed bathing suits for you in a day or so.

No longer hawking only the requisite T-shirts, belt buckles, and trinkets, Cabo's improved shopping scene has reached the high standards of other Mexican resorts. Its once-vacant streets are today lined with dozens of new shops, from open-air bazaars and souvenir shops to luxury malls and designer boutiques.

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  • 1. Brilanti Fine Art

    Brilanti Fine Art is a showcase for the stunning jewelry and design works of famed Taxco silversmith Ana Brilanti, in addition to a number of other contemporary jewelry artists—including Ana’s son and the store’s proprietor, José—whose work shares the same dramatic aesthetic. Be sure to look at the silver tea services and other functional pieces. You'll also find selected stone carvings and bronzes from local artists.

    Centenario, Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, 23300, Mexico
    612-145–0799

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: Mon.–Sat. 10–5, Closed Sept
  • 2. Farmer’s Market

    Centro

    Get your organic fix at the Mercado Orgánico every Saturday 9–3 between November and May. Jewelry, artwork, flowers, soaps, fruit, and vegetables are a few of the goodies you’ll find here. Food stalls serve everything from tacos to pizza, and entertainment is offered for kids. You will surely leave with a bag full of fresh veggies and local art.

    Comonfort 6, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23400, Mexico
    624-142–0948

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: Closed June–Oct
  • 3. Patricia Mendoza Gallery

    Explore works of art by Mexico's top contemporary artists such as Eduardo Mejorada, Javier Guadarrama, Jorge Marín, Luis Filcer, and Trubaik, among others. All of the artists represented here are known nationally and internationally in important collections and museums.

    Álvaro Obregón and Plaza Mijares s/n, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23400, Mexico
    624-105–2270

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun
  • 4. Allende Books

    Centro

    This bookstore stocks La Paz's best selection of English-language works, mainly about Baja and México, as well as laminated nature field guides and works of popular fiction. A new owner and location has led to an expanded inventory, a new coffee bar and courtyard seating area, and a more central downtown setting.

    Calle 21 de Agosto, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23000, Mexico
    612-138–1589

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: Mon.–Sat. 10–6
  • 5. Almarte Boutique

    Pedregal

    This lovely boutique sells designer clothing, silver jewelry, candles, art, books, and more at Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal. If you’ve been admiring the glass-blown hearts dangling from leaf-barren Torote Trees throughout Cabo, this is the place to buy them. The women’s line of beach-elegant clothing includes linens, silks, hats and loose-knitted flowing wraps. Some of their highly recognized designers include Chan Luu, Gillian Julius, Minnie Rose, Tom Ford, Jade Tribe, and Roberto Tirado. The store is open to the public; simply notify security at the main gate.

    Camino del Mar 1, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23455, Mexico
    624-163–4300
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  • 6. Artesanías La Antigua California

    Malecón

    Antigua California has the nicest selection of Mexican folk art in La Paz, including wooden masks and lacquered boxes from the mainland state of Guerrero. Hats, T-shirts, and other souvenir apparel are also sold.

    Carlos M. Esquerro 1680-A, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23000, Mexico
    612-125–5230

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: Mon.–Sat. 9:30–8:30
  • 7. Artwalk Shop

    This small boutique at Casa Natalia has jewelry, handbags, and art made from recycled metals. Artwalk also has a good selection of brass jewelry from Mexico City.

    Blvd. Mijares 4, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23400, Mexico
    624-146–7100

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Tues
  • 8. Bazar Casa Ramirez

    Centro

    Bazar Casa Ramirez sells high-quality Talavera pottery and other ceramics, paintings by local artists, jewelry from Taxco, wooden carvings, and papier-mâché figurines. Everything here is made in Mexico. Be sure to check out the displays upstairs.

    Av. López Mateos 498, Ensenada, Baja California Norte, 22800, Mexico
    646-178–8209
  • 9. Benito Ortega Vargas, Sculptor

    Centro

    Sculptor Benito Ortega’s studio and gallery showcases evocative, often sea-inspired works in wood, bronze, stone, and other materials.

    24 Centenario, Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, 23300, Mexico
    612-136–2760

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
  • 10. California Ranch Market

    Marina San Lucas

    The area's best organic grocery store, California Ranch Market, offers a good selection of imported wines, cheeses, and other gourmet delicacies, as well as American food brands. Freshly squeezed juices and handmade paninis are also available at their second location, in the Corridor-based shopping center The Shoppes at Palmilla.

    Camino del Cerro at Blvd. Marina, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23410, Mexico
    624-143–1947
  • 11. Casa Dahlia Fine Art Gallery

    Centro

    Casa Dahlia Fine Art Gallery features contemporary artists from Mexico and abroad, and invites visitors to linger in its beautifully renovated historic building.

    Morelos 23, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23400, Mexico
    624-166–0262-cell

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: Closed weekends
  • 12. Casa Paulina

    More than just an art gallery, Casa Paulina inspires decorating ideas with items for the home. Candles, lamps, chairs, throws, and enormous clay pots are a few of the treasures you might find.

    Morelos at Comonfort, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23400, Mexico
    624-142–5555
  • 13. Curios Carmela

    Curios Carmela displays an almost overwhelming array of Mexican textiles, pottery, glassware, hammocks, clothing, and souvenirs, but with a bit of searching you'll find some great bargains.

    Blvd. Mijares 43, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23400, Mexico
    624-142–1617

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: No sign on the building
  • 14. Diamonds International

    Centro

    Certified master jewelers are on staff at Diamonds International. This store sells impressive diamonds, designer jewelry, and luxury timepieces.

    Corner of Vicente Guerrero and Blvd. Paseo de la Marina, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23410, Mexico
    624-145–8812-Vincente Guerrero location
  • 15. Dos Lunas

    Dos Lunas is full of trendy, colorful sportswear and straw hats, as well as a large selection of handcrafted accessories, bags, and gifts.

    Plaza Bonita, Blvd. Marina, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23410, Mexico
    624-143–1969
  • 16. El Armario Art & Coffee

    Calling itself "the cutest shop in town," El Amario offers a selection of Mexican folk art, ceramic pottery, candles, clay figurines, and papier-mâché—plus fresh coffee out on the patio.

    Obregón at Morelos, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23400, Mexico
    624-105–2989

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
  • 17. El Tecolote Bookstore

    El Tecolote Bookstore is the best bookstore in the Los Cabos region. Stop here for Latin American literature, poetry, children's books, current fiction and nonfiction, and books on Baja.

    Colegio Militar, Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, 23300, Mexico
    612-145–0295

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: Mon.–Sat. 11–5, Sun. noon–3
  • 18. Ezra Katz Gallery

    Centro

    Ezra Katz is considered by many to be one of the most important and original artists ever to emerge from Baja California Sur. La Paz native Katz's evocative and inspired paintings depicting the local landscape have been on display in his latest Todos Santos gallery since 2015.

    Calle Juárez at Topete, Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, 23300, Mexico
    612-158–8294

    Shop Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and July–Oct.
  • 19. Fábrica de Vidrio Soplado

    Ceramics/Glassware

    Fábrica de Vidrio Soplado. A beautiful glass mosaic over the entrance to Fábrica de Vidrio Soplado (Blown-Glass Factory) welcomes Los Cabos' most famous artisans every day. Founded in 1988 by engineer Sebastian Romo, the factory uses a glassmaking process close to the one first developed in western Asia 4,000 years ago, later refined into glassblowing during the Roman empire. At the factory, 35 artisans produce more than 450 pieces a day from hundreds of pounds of locally recycled glass. Visitors watch while crushed recycled glass is liquefied in gas-fired ovens and, seconds later, transformed into exquisite figures. Secrets for making the thick glassware's deep blues, greens, and reds—the result of special mixtures of metals and gold—are passed from generation to generation. You are sometimes invited to make your own glassware by blowing through a hollow rod to shape a glob of molten glass at the end. The results are usually not impressive, but it's good fun nonetheless. Lazaro Cardenas s/n Edificio Posada, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23410. Drive toward San José on Av. Cárdenas, which turns into Hwy. 1; the fábrica is 2 blocks northwest of Hwy. 1, near the bypass road to Todos Santos. 624/143–0255. www.glassfactory.com.mx.

    Lazaro Cardenas s/n Edificio Posada, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23410, Mexico
    624-143–0255
  • 20. Frank Arnold Gallery

    Frank Arnold Gallery has two big draws: it's arguably the best gallery space in town, in a modern building by local architect Alfredo Gomez; and it holds Frank Arnold's dramatic, widely acclaimed contemporary paintings that have been compared to de Kooning, Gorky, and Hans Hofmann. The gallery also features bronze sculptures and fine-art prints.

    1137 Calle Comonfort, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, 23400, Mexico
    624-142–4422

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