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Shops in Seychelles’ resorts tend to stock imported crafts and clothing, plus high-value items like designer watches and diamond jewelry; however, there’s a small and interesting selection of locally produced souvenirs for every budget. Black pearls are a specialty and make exquisite rings or necklaces. Look also for the fiery local rum. There are many tourist shops in Mahé's downtown, including a row of kiosks selling sarongs, hats, bags, and certified Coco de Mer seeds on Francis Rachel Street. The larger hotels usually have small souvenir shops.
Seychelles' best-known artist, Malaysian-born Michael Adams has studied the Seychelles' otherworldly jungle- and seascapes through dreamlike watercolors and silk screens for more than 30 years now. Visit his studio in Anse Poules Bleues to view (and purchase) his unique work, as well as that of his extremely talented children, Alyssa and Tristan, both of whom are also painters.
This complex includes shops like Yves Souvenir Cachée, which only sells goods made in Seychelles, such as natural essential oils, crafts from coconut, carvings, and banana-leaf pictures. There is also a branch of Kreolor, a jewelry chain that sells fine gold and pearl jewelry with designs inspired by the islands.
Probably the best bookstore for reads on the Seychelles, this shop–a sister to the older Antigone Books nearby–stocks everything from field guides to cook books, travel guides to coffee table books. They also sell novels in English and a small stock of imported newspapers and magazines. There is also a branch at the International Airport.
One of Seychelles' best examples of a 19th-century French colonial home, Kenwyn House is a historic monument as well as a duty-free shop and gallery. Built entirely from wood in 1855, this elegant home now houses a jewelry shop featuring South African diamonds and tanzanite, an art gallery, high-end souvenirs from the Indian Ocean region, and a charming—if only sometimes functioning—coffee shop.
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