72 Best Places to Shop in U.S. Virgin Islands

The island's largest grocery store usually has the best selection of meat, fish, and produce.

Austin native and fashion wholesaler Susan Connett brings her sense of style to St. Croix with a dazzling variety of resort wear, beachwear, and fabrics sourced from women producers in Bali, Africa, Guatemala, and elsewhere.

This duty-free outlet carries a full line of discounted brand-name cigarettes, cigars, and tobacco accessories.

Caribbean Hook bracelets, made of sterling silver or 14k gold, are the pieces to buy at this marina-located shop. You can also find rings, necklaces, and pendants.

Fine gems and exquisite timepieces are the draw at this second-generation family-owned boutique. You'll find loose diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, and tanzanite as well as name-brand watches such as Ulysse Nardin, Harry Winston, Franck Muller, Bovet, Jaquet Droz, Bell & Ross, U-Boat, and Graham.

This well-stocked independent bookseller sells Caribbean-theme books as well as the latest good reads, like curated selections of books on Crucian history and culture. It has monthly book club meetups and frequent book-signing events that feature local authors, many of whom also participate in St. Croix Literary Festival in April.

Handcrafted hook bracelets, carried here in sterling silver and 14k gold, are must-have statement pieces: wear the open side of the hook facing out and it means you're single; wear the hook facing your heart and it says you're taken. There are rings, earrings, and pendants too, including petroglyph designs that are a signature of St. John and its Amerindian past. There is another location in Mongoose Junction.

The necklaces, bracelets, and rings sold at Zemi (the native Taíno term for spirit symbol) feature petroglyph designs as well as more contemporary hook bracelets, wreck coins, and gemstones. Its sister store, Jolly Dog, is next door.

Head here for name-brand jewelry and designer watches in abundance. Locations also at Havensight Mall, Crown Bay Center, and the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas.

The major Caribbean duty-free chain carries crystal from Baccarat, Waterford, and Orrefors; and china from Kosta Boda, Rosenthal, and Wedgwood, among others. There's also an assortment of Swarovski cut-crystal animals, gemstone globes, and many other affordable collectibles. It also does a booming mail-order business; ask for a catalog.

Local Color has clothes for men, women, and children among its brand-name wear such as Jams World, Fresh Produce, and Urban Safari. There's also St. John artist Sloop Jones's colorful, hand-painted island designs on cool dresses, T-shirts, and sweaters. Find tropically oriented accessories such as big-brim straw hats, bold-color bags, and casual jewelry.

This store has good prices (for St. John) and a nice selection of fruits, veggies, and the basics, plus items you don't find at other stores—like soy flour.