Shopping in Timor Leste is quite an adventure with several places in all towns around the country. There are several shopping malls and supermarkets around the country where you can get all your day to day needs, grocery, fruit and veg, appliances, home products, and all your stationery needs to name but a few. Here are some of the shops where you can get your shopping.
Timor Plaza
It is more than a retail center; it is a lifestyle center where everything for the home and family is available in an attractive, inviting, and convenient shopping environment, with easy access and parking.
The Timor Plaza Centre Court has also become a renowned arena for social, cultural, and commercial activity. The Timor Plaza Shopping Mall has become a focal point for commercial and social activity in Dili.
The Timor Plaza Hotel and Restaurant is a valuable addition to the country's hospitality industry inventory, offering accommodation and conference facilities capable of attracting and hosting high-level events such as conventions, VIP visits, and functions.
The Timor Plaza’s offices are home to some of the most prominent companies including Timor GAP E.P. CGD/BNU, ANZ and Mandiri Banks, Timor Telecom and Telkomcel, retail shops selling local products, goods, and services. there are several independent restaurants, including a Burger King franchise.
You can find a variety of shops offering a range of services and products, ranging from accommodation to airline & travel, bedding and furniture, bookstore, children & baby goods, cosmetics and accessories, fashion, food and beverage, gadget and electrical, hair and beauty, health, fitness and wellbeing, services and miscellaneous, and a supermarket.
You can find international brands including Bata Shoe Shop, Burger King, OPPO, Moneygram, and Western Union, to mention but a few.
Monte Prospero, Unipessoal Lda
This is a department store in Dili where shoppers can get a variety of products. It offers all retail sales, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles, retail sale of other products in non-specialized stores, retail sale of other new products in specialized stores.
From grocery shopping, home essentials, home appliances, hardware items, and others, you can get them in their specialized stores.
Leader Supermarket
This is one of the largest most popular supermarkets in town. It has a large assortment of food, house supplies, and even furniture. You can go there for virtually anything, from fresh eggs, a case of beer, a new bbq or a computer monitor, food, furniture (in the basement), office and household supplies, and appliances. you can also find a large assortment of salad greens, cabbages tomatoes carrots peppers apples oranges watermelon garlic potatoes, and much much more. This place, however, does accept credit cards.
Leader supermarket is a 2 story supermarket. The ground floor has groceries such as snacks, body care, hair care, beverages, foodstuffs, household items as well as cold storage. The second floor mainly sells electronic items and large items such as luggage bags.
Lita Store
It is a supermarket located in Dili. It is one of the best places to shop for daily needs. you can find a variety of goods, fresh produce, confectionery items, grocery, and household items, various types of alcoholic drinks such as beer.
Pateo
This is a centrally located shopping supermarket with a popular cafe, cheap deli and plenty of Portuguese products. It is a great place with Portuguese products and wines. You can get your fresh sandwiches with fresh bread starting as low as 0,15c, beers, soft drinks, grocery, other home essentials, and appliances.
"I enjoy shopping and I found it affordable but some of the clothes are definitely not of the highest quality." - Hassan from Turkey
