Lviv
Small shop and adjoining gallery specialising in high-quality modern twists on sacral art, including brightly coloured icons painted on glass and aged…
Must-see shopping in Eastern Europe
Sofia
This elegant market hall, opened in 1911, has three floors of shops and cafes. Stalls on the ground floor sell fruit, vegetables, pastries, wine and…
Kyiv
A paradise for vinyl lovers, Diskultura boasts one of the biggest collections of both used and new vinyl records in Ukraine. Set in a basement of a…
Lviv
Part of a chain, this excellent bookstore is of interest to foreign visitors thanks to its maps (Carpathians, other Ukrainian cities), better-than-average…
Lviv
Located opposite the Zankovetska Theatre, this quite large market is the place to head if you are in the market for some Putin toilet roll, hairy…
Kyiv
A small showroom that sells midrange-priced smart-casual clothes by Ukrainian designers, including good T-shirts, plus leather wallets and handbags. The …
Moscow
TsUM stands for Tsentralny Universalny Magazin (Central Department Store). Built in 1909 as the Scottish-owned Muir & Merrilees, it was the first…
Bucharest
A sprawling flea market operates here, southeast of the centre, on Sundays till 4pm. Come early to get the best deals on everything from antique jewellery…
Sofia
The monumental former state department store, built in 1956, is now a confusing warren of stalls selling clothing, jewellery, perfume and candles. It's…
Belgrade
This well-established gallery in the heart of Knez Mihailova sells works by local artists, including paintings, sculptures, photographs, ceramics,…
St Petersburg
This historic department store is a temple to prestige fashion and beauty brands, most of them foreign. Even if you're not up for a pricey shopping…
Lviv
Lviv's first post-digital vinyl shop is a cool place with racks of used LPs from both abroad and the ex-USSR, Ukrainian CDs and a cellar where you can…
Lviv
The Lviv branch of president Poroshenko's signature chocolate shop is a carbon copy of all the others across Ukraine, complete with clockwork window…
Dubrovnik
This self-described 'charming shop for charming people' sells locally produced soaps, flavoured salt, rakija (grappa), neckties, objects made from Brač…
Lviv
This friendly souvenir shop sources Carpathian ceramics and embroidery direct from producers, meaning you get the real deal for a lower price. The range…
Bucharest
The little courtyard Strada Hanul cu Tei is a hidden passageway in the Historic Centre with a few art galleries and art supply and antique shops. Enter…
Sofia
This small boutique on bul Vitosha sells a range of locally made, rose-scented beauty products, including rosewater, perfume, colognes, soaps and shampoos.
Belgrade
Load up on Belgrade-themed art, clothes, books and fripperies at this souvenir store on the pedestrianised Knez Mihailova, all by local designers.
Kyiv
A paradise for map wonks, this place stocks every conceivable map related to Ukraine plus many other places of the world and the universe.
Lviv
Elite-brand shopping mall housing a tranquil cafe and a better-than-average supermarket in the basement.
Kyiv
Some beautiful national-style threads here. The style is best described as high-end folk fashion, with high-end prices to match.
Belgrade
The Belgrade store of this famous fashion label has gorgeous colourful knitwear inspired by Serbian folk motifs.
Dubrovnik
Interesting printed T-shirts, bags, jewellery, ceramics and art, some of it made on-site.
Zagreb
Croatia's largest and most colourful flea market, a huge space packed with everything from car parts and antique furniture to clothes, records and…
Transylvania
Driving west from Cluj-Napoca towards Huedin, you can't fail to notice the famous 'souvenir village' of Izvoru Crişului (Körösfő to Hungarians). Shops are…
St Petersburg
Tatyana Parfionova was the first St Petersburg designer to have her own fashion house back in 1995, when New Russians turned up their noses at anything…
Western Estonia & the Islands
Run by an English-Estonian couple from their farm outside the village of Kaarma, about 15km north of Kuressaare, GoodKaarma makes organic soaps from local…
St Petersburg
This extraordinary place has rather changed everything for shopping in St Petersburg – there are probably as many shops here as elsewhere in the entire…
St Petersburg
Designer Natalia Larchenko has taken the classic Russian nesting doll silhouette and transformed it into a tiny work of art in her attractive necklaces,…
Zagreb
When you walk up cobbled Radićeva street, stop by the buzzer that says ‘press for champagne’ and let yourself into an other-worldly designer shop where…
St Petersburg
The superb Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art has several shops in it, including its excellent gift shop, a well-stocked art bookshop and commercially run…
St Petersburg
There's been a market here since the 18th century. Although parts of it are being upgraded, it remains mostly a gritty and chaotic Dostoevsky-style warren…
Dubrovnik
This high-ceilinged space near the clock tower stocks books, gifts and souvenirs. Of special mention is an ample selection of literature in English,…
St Petersburg
Built between 1846 and 1848, this arcade has a glass roof spanning the entire block from Nevsky to Italiyanskaya ul. Dostoevsky wrote a story about a man…
St Petersburg
Looking like the set of Alien designed by Stella McCartney, this avant-garde boutique is one of St Petersburg’s premier fashion experiences. Inside you’ll…
Kazandžijska Radnja Huseinović
Sarajevo
Although coppersmiths shops fill the alleys of Baščaršija (especially Kazandžiluk), much is now imported or machine-made; only a handful are officially…
Zagreb
Hidden inside a courtyard, this pioneer wine shop is a treasure trove of local wines charmingly lined up on brick and wood shelves. The extrafriendly…
St Petersburg
Nevsky Centre is a smart and central multifloor shopping centre. It houses some 70 shops over seven floors, including the city’s largest department store,…
Skopje
The family behind this highly awarded jewellery business, based in the Čaršija's aptly named 'golden street', are master filigree craftspeople and their…
St Petersburg
Scores of arts-and-craft stores can be found in this arcade in the middle of Dumskaya ul. Among them are Collection, with a wide range of painted works,…
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