Calchaquitos
Just next to the plaza, Calchaquitos sells cookies (buy alfajores to take home as souvenirs) and chocolates, local jams such as cayote squash, wine, and clothes.
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Cesteria (weaving with cane), tejidos (weaving with fabric), and cerámica (pottery) are the local specialties. Find these goods in the Paseo de Artesanos on the main plaza or in individual workshops. The tourist office opposite the Paseo de Artesanos has details. Cafayate has also seen a boom in wine stores selling products from local bodegas.
La Última Pulpería
For a time-warp trip, just step into this authentic food store. La Última Pulpería, which has changed little since opening in 1923, is an Aladdin's Cave selling loose herbs and spices, animal hides, and fresh produce. If you can pry owner Miguel Dioli away from his regular Salta-brand beer-drinking customers at the makeshift bar, he's good for a chat in Spanish.
