Must-see shopping in Central Europe

  • Paloma

    Budapest

    Combining fashion and art, Paloma showcases the work of a couple of dozen up-and-coming Hungarian designers, as well as staging contemporary art…

  • Jan Fejkiel Gallery

    Kraków

    Jan Fejkiel was trained as an art historian, but his gallery specialises in contemporary prints and drawings, with a focus on emerging artists. This place…

  • Dorotheen Quartier

    Stuttgart

    A good one for rainy-day shopping, this architecturally striking new mall houses a host of design, high-street and fashion stores such as Diesel, American…

  • Cera Mel

    Bratislava

    Browse, taste and buy honeyed products, including sweet medovina (mead), at this hive of take-home treats a block north of Hlavné nám. Creamed honeys,…

  • Konk

    Berlin

    Get that hip 'just back from Berlin' look by stocking up on locally made threads at Edda Mann's style emporium. She has championed local indie designers…

  • Seealpchäs

    Northeastern Switzerland

    By Seealpsee lake, family-run dairy Seealpchäs sells delicious cheese specialities, including varieties made with wild garlic and chilli. For a glowing…

  • wonderLAB

    Budapest

    Hip and very wearable fashion by a collection of up-and-coming Hungarian designers who are sometimes on hand to discuss their work. Interesting items,…

  • St Vol

    Staré Město

    This gallery-shop is a showroom for the striking and colourful glassware of Czech designers, including Jiří Pačínek and Bořek Šípek. Their work may not be…

  • Rozsnyai Shoes

    Budapest

    Bespoke shoes for men and women, handmade by a team of experienced craftspeople based in the eastern city of Debrecen, can be ordered at this showroom. It…

  • So Austria

    Vienna

    Founded by two South Tyroleans with a passion for Austrian home and fashion accessories, this high-quality shop only sells goods handcrafted in Austria:…

  • Bonbon Willi

    Moselle Valley

    Watch sweets being boiled and crafted using century-old techniques and tools at this traditional shop. Some of the more unusual flavours include Riesling…

  • Galeria Sztuki Kaszubskiej

    Gdańsk

    For genuine handmade Kashubian handicrafts, look no further than this small shop near St Mary's Church. Porcelain and embroidery dominate the range, much…

  • Bier Kontor

    Nuremberg

    This small shop just off the tourist drag stocks a whopping 350 types of beer, from local Franconian suds to Hawaiian ales, fruity Belgian concoctions to…

  • Mühlbauer

    Vienna

    Mühlbauer has been producing cloches, pillboxes, caps and bonnets since 1903. Designs combine traditional influences with up-to-the-minute colours and…

  • PageFive

    Prague

    PageFive is a bookshop and publishing house carrying art prints from around the world. Come in and thumb through finely bound books and magazines about…

  • Sunday Flea Market

    Gdańsk & Pomerania

    Each summer Sunday a superb flea market takes place near the castle with everything from commie-era vinyl to Kashubian plates, Dirty Dancing videos in…

  • TEG2

    Staré Město

    TEG (Timoure et Group) is the design team created by Alexandra Pavalová and Ivana Šafránková, two of Prague’s most respected fashion designers. The main…

  • Malatinszky Wine Store

    Budapest

    Owned and operated by a one-time sommelier at the Gundel restaurant, this shop has an excellent selection of high-end Hungarian wines, including three…

  • Vinyl Corner

    Linz

    Traditional Austrian folk, French chansons à la Édith Piaf, funk, jazz, rock, reggae, metal, rap, classical, cabaret…you name it, this collector's dream…

  • Flagshipstore

    Prenzlauer Berg

    This compact multilabel boutique is great for sourcing sustainable and fair-trade fashion from both up-and-coming Berlin designers and established imports…

  • Anna Antikvitás

    Budapest

    Anna is the place to go if you’re in the market for embroidered antique tablecloths, bed linen and other textiles. They’re stacked up all over the shop…

  • Wiener Konfektion

    Vienna

    Experimental owner/designer Maria Fürnkranz-Fielhauer uses contemporary fabrics, denim and wool blends but especially vintage ’60s and ’70s fabrics, to…

  • Augarten Wien

    Vienna

    This flagship store of Vienna porcelain manufacturer Augarten sells the most delicate of ornaments, vases and dinnerware with traditional hand-painted…

  • Intuita

    Budapest

    Specialising in Hungarian artisanship, this place is chock-a-block with contemporary hand-crafted items such as jewellery, ceramics, notebooks and locally…

  • Søstrene Grene

    Hamburg

    The Altona outpost of this designer (yet affordable) Danish homewares shop is a neighbourhood favourite and has an array of homewares that capture the…

  • Denim Heads

    Staré Město

    Probably the city's best outlet for denim goods, this cool boutique stocks more than two dozen brands from around the world, including Denim Demon and…

  • Galeria Stalowa

    Warsaw

    This large, bright gallery space specialises in the works of established Polish artists such as Edward Dwurnik, as well as up-and-coming talents like…

  • Mladinska Knjiga

    Ljubljana

    'MK' is the city’s biggest and best-stocked bookshop, with lots of guidebooks, maps, pictorials, fiction and newspapers and periodicals in English. There…

  • Freytag & Berndt

    Vienna

    The ultimate place to inspire wanderlust, Freytag & Berndt has an extensive collection of guides and maps (many in English) to Vienna, Austria (including…

  • Käthe Wohlfahrt

    City West & Charlottenburg

    With its mind-boggling assortment of traditional German Yuletide decorations and ornaments, this shop lets you celebrate Christmas year-round. It's…

  • MOM Park Organic Market

    Óbuda & Buda Hills

    This outdoor market behind a large mall in Buda is set up every Saturday morning by farmers and other growers supplying organic produce entirely grown on…

  • Bio-Markt Freyung

    Vienna

    Great for picking up some picnic fixings, this low-key market exclusively sells organic produce from farmers. Find everything from wood-fired-oven bread,…

  • Talacko

    Staré Město

    Pick up the score for Mozart’s Don Giovanni or Dvořák’s New World Symphony at this eclectic sheet-music shop. Or you might enjoy some popular music…

  • TFH Concept

    Warsaw

    If you're looking for contemporary streetwear courtesy of young Polish designers, you've come to the right place. Clothes and accessories feature upstairs…

  • Folkart Kézművésház

    Budapest

    This is a large shop where everything Magyar – all of it made here – is available, from embroidered waistcoats and tablecloths to painted eggs and rustic…

  • Pannon Glove

    Budapest

    This is an excellent place to buy high-quality fashion and winter leather gloves for both men and women. They are produced in the famous Bognár glove…

  • Nanushka

    Budapest

    Flagship store of Budapest-born designer Nanushka (aka Sandra Sandor), whose inspired retail space, with grey carpet and green canvas drapes, sets off the…

  • Crazy Jeans

    St Pauli & Reeperbahn

    Black is everything here, with leather studs and all manner of pirate motifs filling this St Pauli classic. A few brand names turn up from time to time,…

  • Shu!

    Vienna

    In this spot for over a decade, Shu! does a fine line in men’s and women’s shoes. Fanatics flock here for the latest styles by Vic Matié, Elia Maurizi,…

  • Little Ox Store

    Warsaw

    The glitter-encrusted shoes by Glamoursy in matching pairs for mums and daughters are among the kind of fab items you'll find at this adorable store…

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