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AHAVA Visitor Center
This touristy spot offers discounted prices on most AHAVA products, all made with Dead Sea minerals. The Visitors Center, near the Dead Sea, also houses a factory and has rotating attractions. If you want to buy AHAVA products, do it...
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Bilal Abu-Khalaf
While much of the Old City is filled with tourist traps and cheap souvenirs, Bilal Abu-Khalaf’s eponymous shop has enough authenticity for the entire city. A third-generation fabric salesman, Abu-Khalaf gets his intricate textiles (some designs take months to produce...
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Elia Photo Service
It’s hard to say which is more beautiful: the story behind how this photography shop came to be, or the thousands of stunning black-and-white photographs on sale. Elia Kahvedjian, born in 1910, lost his entire immediate family of ten in...
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Jerusalem Pottery
Armenian pottery stores are abundant in the Old City, all of which hawk similar-looking products, but Jerusalem Pottery in the Muslim Quarter is the best. Simple but intricate, the colorful designs have been a family tradition since 1922, when Megherdich...
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Machane Yehuda
This bustling outdoor marketplace, also known as the shuk, is a foodie haven as well as an authentic depiction of life in Jerusalem. While parts of the Old City are tailored for tourists, the Machane Yehuda is filled with both...
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The First Station
In operation from 1892-1998, the Jerusalem Railway Station was then abandoned and neglected until its reopening in 2013. The historic building, now referred to as the HaTakhana HaRishona, or First Station, now serves an entirely different purpose. Home to food...
Jerusalem

With so much else going on, Jerusalem lacks sophisticated shopping, but those places that are worth seeking out are experiences in and of themselves. Many guidebooks steer tourists towards the Mamilla Mall, a crowded strip of stores that are all available elsewhere, but it’s not worth visiting.