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City Gift Guides
Christmas shopping in a new city – or even, at times, one you’re familiar with – can be exhilarating. You just need to know where to go.
Printed matters
From Barcelona's cultural resistance to Tokyo's literary sanctuaries, the world's finest independent bookshops offer curated selections and knowledgeable staff for discerning Christmas gift-givers.
Global shopping guide: Monocle’s favourite independent boutiques and retailers
Discover the world's best independent boutiques from Tokyo to Hudson. Our complete shopping guide reveals where to find unique gifts, artisan goods.
Bags of potential
As Christmas beckons, we circumnavigate the globe with more efficiency and insider nous than Santa himself, dropping in on the finest spots and shops to source seasonal gifts.
Twelve stops for Christmas
Pondering where to pick up gifts this year? Let our editors guide you with their pick of the best shops, emporiums and design stores on the most inviting shopping streets around the globe.
Christmas shopping in Kyoto
Forget big-box shops or available-anywhere finds. Japan’s former capital is a haven for crafty shoppers and those looking for something a little different.
Christmas shopping in Helsinki
The first stop-off in our three-part sleigh tour brings us to the Finnish capital for festive finery.
Christmas shopping in Boston
Forget New York and LA, this East Coast city has some of the best shopping outposts in the US and is the perfect place to pick up a few yuletide favourites.
Whole lotta Ljub
The Slovenian capital is a treasure trove of smart, creative and unusual gifts – and boasts a winning mix of stirring surroundings and polished pit-stops to make it an ideal festive foray.
