Freetown's main craft market is the Big Market on Wallace Johnson Street — gara cloth (indigo-dyed cotton), basketry, beads, and country cloth at negotiable prices. For everyday goods and produce, King Jimmy Market by the bay is the busiest and most atmospheric option, though it is intense and not for everyone.
The supermarkets in Aberdeen and Lumley — Choithram, Monoprix, and a few Lebanese-owned chains — stock most imported food and basic supplies. Cash is dominant; card acceptance is improving but unreliable away from the main hotels.