The best place to shop in Nairobi is the City Market on Muindi Mbingu Street, a covered market selling crafts, beadwork, carvings, and textiles — vendors here are persistent but prices are negotiable. Maasai Market runs on rotating days at different outdoor venues around the city and is the best source for Maasai jewellery, blankets, and kikoi fabric.
The Village Market in Gigiri is a modern mall popular with the diplomatic community, well-stocked with international brands and a good supermarket. Westgate Mall in Westlands and The Hub Karen are the other major shopping centres.