Kraków
The Benedictine monks are nothing if not industrious. Here you can buy cheeses, wines, honey…all the goodies that are produced by the holy men up the…
Must-see shopping in Central Europe
Ljubljana
It's worth checking out the flea market, held every Sunday year-round along riverside Breg south of Cobblers' Bridge, for used and discarded household…
Kraków
The Bookstore under the Globe carries a great selection of maps and travel guides. Look for the landmark green copper globe perched atop the steeple of…
Kraków
Local designer Monika Muñoz Wasztyl shows off her funky children's fashions. Everything is made from natural fabrics and the designs are simple and clean.
Kraków
Evocative, dusty antiquarian bookshop with plenty of old postcards, prints, books and posters to rummage through.
Kraków
Aimed at travellers, this shop sells a wide selection of regional and city maps, as well as Lonely Planet titles.
Staré Město
Built in the '70s by a bunch of Swedes (many of whom happily exported Czech wives when the job was done), this five-storey department store was one of the…
Cologne
A classic gift for Grandma is a bottle of eau de cologne, invented in, yes, Cologne in the late 18th century. The most famous is 4711, named after the…
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. This…
Staré Město
Part of the country’s biggest jewellery chain, Granát Turnov specialises in Bohemian garnet, and has a huge range of gold and silver rings, brooches,…
Bremen City
You might find yourself pulled in by the lush smell of this store if the door's open. Dozens of gorgeous artisanal soaps, including handmade local…
Zürich
The Rosenhof crafts market springs to life at the beginning of March, transforming this charming and bright Old Town square into a bohemian trash and…
Prague
The ‘Rocking Horse’ toy shop houses a collection of wooden folk dolls, 1950s wind-up tractors, toy cars and – surprise – even a couple of rocking horses…
Ljubljana
This place in the Old Town sells bath sea salts and other products from Sečovlje along the Adriatric coast. Half the products are intended for the…
Frankfurt am Main
Near the Messe, this state-of-the-art mall has scores of high-street chains and a range of restaurants. It's a great place to unwind, thanks to its…
Prague
Every Czech town of any size has a Levné Knihy shop, a bargain-basement bookstore selling everything from translated autobiographies to guides on local…
Kraków
The local branch of a national chain of Polish handcrafts and souvenirs, specialising in leather, lace and various local mementoes. The highlight of a…
Staré Město
This original Czech label, created by two young Prague designers, Lucie Kutálková and Lucie Trnkov, has established a well-earned reputation for turning…
Kreuzberg
This huge, light-filled loft has great used clothes going back to the 1960s for both men and women, plus a smaller selection of new street- and club-wear…
Vienna
With a wide selection of quality European and New World wines, and a huge variety of local bottles, this branch of Wein & Co is a good place to try before…
Friedrichshain
Looking for a unique souvenir? Simply make it yourself. A piece of jewellery, that is, and don’t worry if you don’t know how. At Meike Köster’s bead…
Český Krumlov
Founded in Vienna in 1790, world-famous Koh-I-Noor has been making pencils in České Budějovice since 1848, based on South Bohemia's abundant graphite…
Nuremberg
A recreation of an old-world Nuremberg crafts quarter, the Handwerkerhof is a walled tourist market by the Königstor. If you're in the market for…
Vienna
Perhaps the best-known Austrian brand in the fashion world, Wolford (founded in 1949) is renowned for high-quality hosiery. At this central branch you’ll…
Staré Město
This bookshop specialises in used books from the 20th century, including foreign-language titles. There is also a gallery space one door down, focusing on…
Prague
A shop selling original wooden toys from Czech producers, including small-business craftspeople. You'll discover more than a thousand kinds of toys in the…
Prenzlauer Berg
The urban streetwear designed by this co-op is as cool as the ice cream once sold in the shop before it became a boutique. Sharing rack space are clothes…
Vienna
Vienna’s biggest bookshop, spread over four floors with an in-house cafe, has an ‘International Bookshop’ at the back of the ground floor, with lots of…
Ljubljana
The town of Rogaška Slatina in eastern Slovenia is as renowned for its high-quality crystal as it is for its mineral water. If you aren't heading for that…
Ljubljana
Slovenia is one of the largest producers of honey and honey-related products in Europe, and this place stocks enough varieties of the sweet sticky stuff…
Zürich
An offshoot of the graphic-design shop next door, this quirky boutique is as much about fun as functionality. You'll find everything from art supplies to…
Staré Město
Bright with Czech silver and crystal, this shop specialises in early 20th-century items, including clothes, handbags, jewellery, glassware and ceramics,…
Kreuzberg
This galaxy for electronic music gurus has four floors filled with everything from acid to techno by way of drum and bass, neotrance, dubstep and whatever…
Hamburg
Arrived in Hamburg without your hat? Fear not, because Chapeau St Georg will have your head covered in no time. These aren't headgear of the I-Love…
Kraków
This small shopping centre comprises a restaurant/bar, a handful of high-end clothing and beauty shops, a wine store, an Italian delicatessen and a small…
Warsaw
This small gallery mainly promotes the generation of artists who came of age after the fall of communism in 1989. Exhibitions change roughly once a month.
Hanover
Every Thursday afternoon numerous stalls set up along either side of the pedestrian Lister Meile just north of the Sedanstrasse U-Bahn stop, selling fresh…
Warsaw
For a taste of a bygone Warsaw, take a swing through this traditional open-air market. Stroll along stalls selling voluminous ladies' underwear, frilly…
Zürich
As reflected in its German name (rough translation: 'one-of-a-kind pieces'), Einzelstück specialises in artsy objects imported from 30 countries around…
Vienna
Founded by Rem D Koolhaas (the nephew of star Dutch architect Rem Koolhaus) and seventh-generation English shoemaker Galahad Clark (of Clarks shoes),…
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