Nassau Straw Market

The Nassau Straw Market, located on Bay Street in downtown Nassau, is an accurate portrayal of a business that has been flourishing throughout The Bahamas and the Caribbean since the early 1940′s. Plaiting, braiding, and weaving were originally useful when Bahamians lived subsistence lifestyles, with baskets used for carrying fruit and fishing traps. However, after World War II, many North Americans began visiting The Bahamas for holidays, and straw craft gifts quickly became popular.

Straw marketplaces are now organized all around the island. Pompey Market at Cable Beach is peaceful, open, and vibrant. While strolling the open-air market looking for unusual discoveries, you can sip a refreshing tropical cocktail made with fresh fruit. A craft market on Paradise Island sells handmade straw goods and wood carvings. The world-famous Nassau Straw Market, on the other hand, is genuinely at the heart of it all. With thousands of items to choose from, including handmade straw work and wood carvings, local delicacies and treats, and "name brand" goods at very low prices, both visitors and locals will enjoy the bustle of activity among the hundreds of vendors, who are generally always willing to bargain with their buyers.

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Address: 3MH4+8J9, W Bay St, Nassau, Bahamas

Website: nassauparadiseisland.com/things-to-do/shopping/straw-market