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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.
When you spot a pirate hanging out on Woodes Rogers Walk, you know you've found the home of this local craft brewery. Inside the shop is Pirate Republic beer to sample—Long John Pilsner, Gold and Haze of Piracy, and the Black Beer'd Stout—as well as live music most nights and a limited but tasty grub menu. For a look at how the brew is made, take one of the tours.
Take a seat at the old Bahamian sloop turned bar and order up a pint of this craft beer brewed right on-site. There's Loose Goat and, of course, Tied Goat, The Mudda Sick Sour, and the Sailors Tail. Book a tour of the small brewery to learn the story behind the beer and sample a flight of your choice.
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