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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.
Bahamians love their tea—it's a nod to the country's colonial past—but bush tea is also still very popular. Pick up a packet of locally made tea leaves from medicinal bushes that grow wild in the islands. Fever grass, Moringa, hibiscus, and turmeric root all have medicinal benefits, and the 21 Gun Salute tea is considered a natural Viagra.
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