Shopping
The main delights of shopping in Cardiff are to be found in the specialist shops and boutiques within the seven Victorian and Edwardian arcades around the city centre. Major department stores can be found in Queen Street, as well as in the main pedestrian thoroughfare and the shopping malls: Capitol Centre, Queen's Arcade and St David's Centre. Mermaid Quay is a new development at the head of the inner harbour, designed as a Covent Garden-on-sea, with speciality shops, restaurants and cafÉs. Cardiff Central Market, housed in a Victorian ironwork building on St Mary Street, sells fresh produce, including cockles and Welsh cheeses, and is open Monday to Saturday 0900-1700. About 50 antique sellers take part in the market at Jacob's Antique Centre, West Canal Wharf (tel: (029) 2039 0939), open 1000-1700 Thursday to Saturday. The Welsh Tartan Centre, 8-10 High Street Arcade, sells Welsh tartan gifts, including the new St David's tartan.
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