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Shopping
Basic Needs in Lagos
These supermarkets and small vendors offer
an abundance of goods to meet and exceed your "Basic Needs
in Lagos". These have become our favourites. Setup up Home in Lagos, is loaded with great tips as well!
 Need
to Knows
Lagos has grown considerably in the last few years with its mega
supermarkets, offering both local Portuguese produce as well as
goods from across the European Union. These supermarkets accept
major credit cards, offer a wide variety of grocery items and just
about every household item you may need during your stay. They even
have a selection of appliances and clothing. This assortment will
generally meet the range of needs of vacationers renting or owning
a property in Lagos.
Alternately, little can replace the freshness, the quality, the
personal touch and the overall experience of the small local vendor.
From the multitude of local butchers to the fish market to the bakeries
and the weekend outdoor market for fresh fruit and veggies, your
basic needs will be met and exceeded in Lagos.
Tips:
1) Shopping
carts: Are stacked up and locked outside the supermarkets.
Insert a 50 centimos coin into the coin slot on the cart handle
to release the key lock and you have yourself a shopping cart to
host your shopping adventure. Don't forget to take your cart back
to the stall when you have completed your shopping. Insert the key
from the cart in front and your 50 centimos coin is released. It's
really quite simple and efficient.
2) If
you SEE IT, BUY IT: Whether
you are an occasional visitor to Lagos or an expatriate shopping
to make little improvements to your holiday accommodation, take
note of this great tip. The supermarkets have a good variety of
household goods. If you do see something you truly need or that
you really like, BUY IT immediately! Don't wait to "shop around",
because it may not be available again. This is a huge "Lessons
Learned" on our part. We have spend many a fruitless hour scouting
around the supermarkets for items previously seen and no longer
available.
Mega
Supermarkets, Lagos
Intermarché - French chain
 Features: Fresh meats; fish; bakery; dairy; wine; beer; household goods; appliances; clothing; coffee shop
 : From Tulip roundabout #5, drive straight to Blackball roundabout #4. Take your third exit. Drive to the first set of traffic lights. Turn left and soon after take your first right. You will be driving on the entrance road into the Intermarché parking lot. Drive around the building to get to the parking area.
 : Lots of parking
Modelo
- Portuguese chain
Features: Fresh meats; fish;
bakery; dairy; wine; beer; household
goods; appliances; clothing;
coffee shop
:
From Tulip roundabout #5, drive straight to Black Ball roundabout
#4 and take your first right down the road towards the Town Waterfront.
Drive on through town and past the Marina to the Ironworks roundabout
#3. Take your second exit to Sailboat/Fountain roundabout #2. Take
your second exit towards roundabout A. Follow this straight road
until you come to a sharp left turn and the Modelo will be on your
left. It's huge, so don't worry you won't miss it.
:
Modelo has an immense parking lot
Pingo Doce -
Portuguese chain
 Features:
Fresh meats; fish; bakery; dairy; wine; beer; household goods appliances;
coffee shop
Features: Flower shop also delivers in Lagos
Phone: (282) 792 256 (for flower deliveries)
:
From Tulip roundabout #5, drive straight to Black Ball roundabout
#4 and take your first right down the road towards the Town Waterfront.
Drive on through town and past the Marina to the Ironworks roundabout
#3. Take your first exit and you will very quickly see the entrance
gates to the parking lot for Pingo Doce.
:
Lots of parking available. Note that the entrance gate is locked
after-hours.
Small
Vendors
Ali Super - Small supermarkets
Features:
General groceries on a smaller scale; Ali Supers are located
in most neighbourhoods making them easily accessible by foot; if
you do not have access to a car, you will enjoy the convenience
of the Ali Supers; extended hours provide access both evenings and
Sundays
From our apartments, there are three handy Ali Super locations:
 1):
Near Vilabranca:
:
From our apartment at Vilabranca, walk out through the gates of
the complex. Take your 2nd right and then your first left. The Ali
Super is on your left (5 minute walk)
:
The supermarket is in a residential area and there are a few parking
spots in front.
2) Near our Vila
Dona Ana Apt (two locations):
 a)
At Stone Tulip Roundabout:
:
From our Vila Dona Ana apartment, walk out through the entrance
of the complex; turn right and walk to the end of the road; turn
right and walk to the Stone Tulips roundabout #5; the supermarket
is directly at the Stone Tulip roundabout (5 minute walk)
:
Parking is not easy here; you will need to park further down a the
road
 b)
On the road to the Back Entrance of town:
:
From our Vila Dona Ana apartment, walk out through the entrance
of the complex; turn left and walk to the intersection; turn left
and walk about two minutes; the supermarket is on your left at the
bottom of a building (3 minute walk)
:
Parking on the side of the road
Bakeries
 
1) German Bakery Padaria do Wini - Features:
Fresh
baked German bread; savories, sweets and the most decadent cakes
2) Other Bakeries - Features: Fresh
baked Portuguese bread; savories; sweets
3) Bakeries in Supermarkets: The larger supermarkets have their own on-site bakeries, offering an abundance of fresh baked goods from the bakery counter; including birthday cakes
:
1) German Bakery Padaria do Wini: At the back entrance into town, as you enter the old wall archway, you pass Praça d'Armas on your left; the road turns into a V; stay right; you are on Travessa do Forno; keep walking until you reach a 4-way intersection; the bakery in on the left corner; the bakery is not well signed; it has a stand-up chalkboard just outside promoting its baked goods; see Walking Tour #3 Old City for directions; also refer to our detailed map of the old historic town
2) Other Bakeries: Follow your
nose to
the other bakeries
sprinkled
through
out the
old town
and find
your favourite;
see Walking Tour #3 Old City for directions; also refer to our detailed map of the old historic town
: Avoid driving in the old town; lots of parking available on a dirt parking lot at the back entrance into town just outside the town wall.
Eureka - Small supermarket
Features: General groceries on a smaller scale; also a good selection of beer, wine and port; we often find some unique food items that the other small supermarkets do not carry
Their convenient extended hours provide access both evenings and Sundays
  
: Located across the street from our Vilabranca Apt, just outside the Vilabranca Complex
: The supermarket is in a residential area and there are a few parking spots in front.
Drogaria
Inova - Hardware
Features:
General hardware store items; household goods store (caution: Not
a pharmacy or drug store, as the name may imply!)
Phone: (282) 768 291
Inova now has two handy locations:
 1):
At the Inova Roundabout #C:
:
From Tulip roundabout #5, drive straight to Blackball roundabout
#4. Take your third exit. Drive to the first set of traffic lights.
Turn right and follow the road as it takes a sharp right for about
300m. You'll have a couple of opportunities to turn left, but continue
straight. You then reach the small Inova roundabout #C. Take your
first exit. As soon as you notice the road turning downwards the
store will be on your right.
:
Just past the hardware store there are a very small number of parking
spots. If there is no space, you may need to drive further and find
a spot on the side of the road.
 2):
At the Lighted Chairs Roundabout #9 (larger shop with more variety):
:
From Stone Tulips roundabout #5, drive straight to Blackball roundabout
#4; take your third exit and drive to Floral "Lagos" roundabout
#8; take your first exit and drive to Lighted Chairs roundabout
#9; this Inova location is directly at the roundabout, up on the
hill
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Parking on the side streets around the store; take one of the roundabout
exits on either side of the store for plenty of parking.
Fish Market / Butcher / Fruit - with a view
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