3 Best Places to Shop in São Tomé and Príncipe

Known for producing the best chocolate in the world, Italian Claudio Corallo is fanatical about using the finest cocoa beans and making sure they are packed and processed properly from his plantation in central Sao Tome & Principe. Corallo has been featured in a number of major magazines, including National Geographic. Straight-up chocolate bars and others flavored with ginger, orange, or salt and pepper have varying percentages of cocoa. Corallo tackles coffee, too.

African-inspired patterns decorate everything from clothing to furniture, lamps, and baskets. You may choose fabrics for tailor-made apparel. A few food products sold, too.

Clothing, beverages, chocolate, textiles, woodwork, paintings, jewelry—if local artisans make it with natural materials, it’s sold at this shop. There’s even a little USB drive in a wooden holder. You can also find books and music produced by Africians.