- Best Buys : Wooden Articles, Toys, Kullu and Kinnauri Shawls, Caps, Tibetan Carpets and other handicraft articles.
- Lakkar Bazaar area - A trip to Shimla is just incomplete without shopping at the Lakkar Bazaar, It is famous for wooden items and local handicraft stuffs. And also for accomodation in Lakkar Bazar is very cheap.
- Take a trip to the Tibetan Market if you want to buy Tibetan carpets, jewellery that can be purchased from the shops close to the ridge.
- The Mall road in Shimla, This place is the shopping hub and commercial center of Shimla .
- The State emporium on the Mall offers many handicraft and handloom items which are made by the artisans of Himachal , Himachali hat comes in different rates and vivid colors. The quality also differs. To avoid any fakes it is better to purchase these items from Government approved emporiums.
- Dry fruits and natural herbs which have many medicinal properties are easily available in the shops.