Shopping in Madikeri mainly includes exquisite local handicrafts, ethnic jewellery and sandalwood items that can be easily purchased from the small shops along the road side. Moreover, Madikeri is famous for its coffee and spice plantations, hence you can find numerous shops selling various fresh spices such as cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg etc and aromatic coffee and of course sweet honey which is sold in bulk to the different parts of the country. The Friday market is really a fine place to shop for some of the gift able items of Madikeri like sandalwood oil, perfumes, bidriware and rosewood carvings etc.