The West End
Make a beeline to this place for all your fastening needs. It’s been in business for more than 60 years and is creaking under the weight of an absurd…
Must-see shopping in Europe
Stockholm
This street-smart label got started by dressing up underground artists and muses. It has since become one of Swedish fashion's big guns, opening up stores…
Notting Hill & West London
Once home to the eponymous post-punk label, this compact shop offers vintage and alternative vinyl and puts on the occasional gig too. Head downstairs for…
Milan
Overlooking the revitalised Darsena, where boats once docked in medieval Milan, the city's main food market now has a swish new glass-and-steel enclosure…
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…
Cardiff
This relocated Victorian shipping warehouse is the retail showcase for the Welsh Makers Guild cooperative, selling a wide range of ceramics, textiles,…
Budapest
This delightful shop presents the work of numerous local designers, with everything from jewellery and cuddly toys to handbags and a range of beautiful…
Brussels
This former garage is now a concept store selling ceramic cacti holders, handmade Italian sunglasses and minimal Scandinavian furniture pieces. Its small…
Brussels
Forget Ali Baba’s cave; Rose is an embarrassment of homeware riches, from pineapple lamps and hand-embroidered Macon & Lesquoy pins to leather birthday…
Cork City
Shop for some local crafts in this charming market every Saturday, held in the local Unitarian church. Expect handmade jewellery, cosmetics, knitwear, art…
Dubrovnik
This self-described 'charming shop for charming people' sells locally produced soaps, flavoured salt, rakija (grappa), neckties, objects made from Brač…
City West & Charlottenburg
With its first flagship store in Germany, Uniqlo brings Japanese style to Berlin in a suitably futuristic setting, complete with LED ticker tapes…
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…
Syntagma & Plaka
Artisan Errikos Aidinis' unique metal creations are made in his workshop at the back of this charming store, including small mirrors, candlesticks, lamps,…
Vienna
Designer Ina Kent handcrafts understated clutch, shoulder and tote bags from vegetable-tanned leather. Attached to the boutique is Ina's workshop where…
Stockholm
One of the main shopping centres in Stockholm's central shopping district. Home to Swedish fashion brands and Swedish staples such as Systembolaget and…
Budapest
A traditional shoemaker that stocks ready-to-wear shoes and cobbles to order, Vass has a reputation that goes back to 1896; some people travel to Hungary…
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…
Valencia
Bright and cheerful, Bartleby specialises in comics, but also has an interesting selection of other books. It also sells wine, and you can sip a glass of…
Helsinki
Specialising in wood, Aarikka was founded in 1954 and, along with furniture and homewares, is known for its distinctly Finnish jewellery. All of its…
Budapest
Kamorka is a local Hungarian clothing designer that uses natural and organic materials for its playful and comfortable handcrafted and hand-knitted…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Amsterdam's savviest bookshop is a bit of an intellectual and style hub. Its adjoining newsagent has a selection of cutting-edge international magazines,…
Budapest
This showroom in the heart of the Inner Town focuses on Hungarian design and designers exclusively, with everything from glassware, porcelain and toys to…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Throw yourself into the real Rome at this buzzing covered food market where budget-conscious Romans and students shop for fresh fruit, veg, exotic herbs,…
Budapest
The Ferenc Liszt Music Shop, stocked with mostly classical CDs as well as sheet music and books of local interest, shares space with a branch of the Libra…
Athens
Stylish Graffito combines a few Greek homewares, fashion and other high-design items with mainly imported items – it all looks very chic and totally…
Kraków
In the basement of the Judaica Foundation in Kazimierz, this Aladdin’s cave is a jumble of antique china, glass, paintings, books and other assorted…
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.
Zürich
Emerging Swiss brands share the racks with vintage clothes, up-cycled accessories and bits and bobs for the home at this nifty lifestyle boutique.
Kraków
The gallery displays and sells comic drawings and other articles, like coffee mugs and T-shirts, by popular satirical cartoonist Andrzej Mleczko.
De Pijp
Individual, affordable designs for women arrive at this London-inspired boutique every couple of weeks, keeping the selection up-to-the-minute.
Palladium Praha Shopping Centre
Prague
Central Prague's biggest shopping mall, with five floors of internationally branded stores, a dozen restaurants and a couple of coffee shops.
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.
Athens
Browse a full range of Greek indie comics, graphic novels and zines. Conveniently, there's another comics shop across the street too.
Kyiv
Some beautiful national-style threads here. The style is best described as high-end folk fashion, with high-end prices to match.
Reykjavík
Browse the couture collection of celebrated Icelandic designer Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, featuring innovative knitwear.
Marseille
Another of Marseille’s fine soap sellers, selling unusual perfumes like chocolate, verveine and aniseed.
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