San Giovanni & Testaccio
A hot find for footwear fiends, Etel stocks a carefully curated collection of fashionable women's shoes by mainly Italian labels. Designs range from…
Must-see shopping in Europe
Office des Émissions de Timbres-Poste
Monaco
Collectors – and anyone else smitten with the quirky allure of stamps issued in the world's second-smallest country – should stop in at this official…
North London
This is not your average Save the Children charity shop: the boutique is done up beautifully and the quality of the clothes on offer is top-notch. Allow …
Barcelona
Designed in 1889 by Pere Falqués and originally a livestock market (though now sensitively remodelled), Poblenou's fresh-produce market bursts with…
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…
Kilkenny City
Traditional Irish instruments at this long-standing music shop include uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes), bodhrán goat-skin drums, fiddles, bouzoukis …
Split
This open-air market is the place to come to stock up on fruit, vegetables and cut flowers. While it's busiest in the mornings, a few stallholders stay…
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…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Head to this government-sponsored, nonprofit store for handicrafts and modern designs, including exquisite hand-painted silk scarves, woven shawls and…
Luxembourg City
Fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, eggs, bread, jams, chutneys, flowers and plants are sold at central Luxembourg's twice-weekly market. On the first…
Vienna
Mühlbauer has been producing cloches, pillboxes, caps and bonnets since 1903. Designs combine traditional influences with up-to-the-minute colours and…
Chios
Drop by this gem of a shop in Mesta to taste homemade sweet wine and tsipouro or stock up on spoon sweet preserves made from citrus types you've likely…
Siena
A stuffed boar's head sits above de Miccoli's entrance, fine aromas waft from the doorway, and the windows are festooned with sausages, stacks of cheese…
The West End
The UK's first and only specifically gay and lesbian bookstore, this London institution has been selling LGBT+ works since 1979. It has a superb selection…
Barcelona
Cutting-edge Barcelona women's labels at this pink-patterned boutique mean asymmetrical tops, jackets and dresses, bold prints and delicate lace. Men will…
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…
Reykjavík
Head to this big central bookshop for a superb choice of English-language books, newspapers, magazines and maps, along with a great cafe.
Flip, Sharpsville & Helter Skelter
Temple Bar
Three shops in one all selling the same vintage male fashion moods of the 1950s, from Rebel Without a Cause–style leathers to Hawaiian shirts. Downstairs…
Lille
Cool, cutting-edge jewellery, clothing and accessories by emerging designers can be found in this cluster of studio-boutiques 3km southwest of the city…
Latin Quarter
All of the cheeses at this great fromagerie can be vacuum-packed for free to take home – look up to admire the murals on the building’s cherry-red façade…
3-D Hologrammen/Printed in Space
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
This fascinating (and trippy) collection of holographic pictures, jewellery and stickers will delight all ages. You can even get a hologram of yourself…
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…
Granada
The workshop of master guitar-maker Daniel Gil de Avalle is a paradise for aficionados, with a range of exquisite handmade flamenco and classical guitars,…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Beautiful cardboard-, rubber- and leather-bound refillable notebooks, with lined or unlined white or brown pages, are handmade by this French company just…
Centro Storico
Located in the same building the company was founded in, Tebro has been keeping Rome's well heeled in household linens and luxurious nightwear since 1867…
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…
Agios Nikolaos
This gem of a shop sells eye-catching necklaces, bracelets and rings, and masks and marionettes derived from ancient Greek theatre, along with some good…
Barcelona
This tiny shop looks like an old apothecary, with pretty glass bottles of extraordinary fragrances (for men and women) made in-house, beautifully packaged…
Leeds
The biggest name in the city's upmarket Victoria Quarter shopping mall is undoubtedly Harvey Nichols, a famous boutiquey UK department store selling…
Dijon
When you enter the factory boutique of this mustard company, tangy odours assault your nostrils. Three-dozen varieties of mustard fill the shelves (cassis…
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…
Aliados & Bolhão
Run with passion and precision by David Ferreira, this fabulous wine shop is a trove of well- and lesser-known ports and wines – many from small producers…
St Petersburg
This quirky shop sells honey, beeswax and even beekeeping outfits. You can sample many different flavours of honey (myod) from all over Russia, and there…
Oslo
An Oslo-based art publisher that stocks both its own publications as well as other Norwegian and international art books and journals. It also organises…
Eastern Sardinia
As you cross through the spellbinding high country between Dorgali and Baunei, watch for the turnoff to Formaggi Gruthas, where you can stop to buy farm…
Merano (Meran)
A stylish but very serious wine shop, a few minutes' walk from Merano's centre. It's a great place to discover a number of the region's best producers in…
Vienna
Experimental owner/designer Maria Fürnkranz-Fielhauer uses contemporary fabrics, denim and wool blends but especially vintage ’60s and ’70s fabrics, to…
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…
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…
Vienna
This flagship store of Vienna porcelain manufacturer Augarten sells the most delicate of ornaments, vases and dinnerware with traditional hand-painted…
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