The number one shopping-center on Margarita Island is the shopping-center Sambil. If you come from Porlamar, Sambil is located in front of Pampatar at the left site. The shopping-center was built in the year 1999 and since this time it is growing up more and more.

From the moment you enter at Sambil shopping-center you directly feel the same like in any big city in europe in any shopping-center, because Sambil has really the same level like all the new developed shopping-center all around the world. It has a nice achitecture inside with a international flair.

In Sambil you will find everything what you are looking for. The newest flatscreens, home-cinema-sound-systems, the latest fashion from Dolce/Gabana, Surfshops from Quicksilver, Parfum from Douglas, watches from Breitling und Rolex, Shops from Esprit and Thommy Hilfinger. And after all this shopping-stress you find McDonalds und Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurants.

The shopping-center Rattan is located in a distance of 1 kilometer from sambil. Rattan consists of one do-it-youself store and a hypermarket. In the store you will find everything you need for you caribbean dreamhome and your garden. In the supermarket you will get also everything you want. Rattan is famous on Margarita Island for the best meat.