Prague Shopping

  1. Nový Smíchov

    Nový Smíchov is a vast shopping mall that occupies an area the size of several city blocks. It is an airy, well-designed space with lots of fashion boutiques and niche stores - for example you could check out Profimed, which has all the dental-care products you never knew you needed. There's a big computer store, a food court, a virtual games hall, a 12-screen multiplex cinema, and it also includes a huge and well-stocked Carrefour hypermarket (open to midnight).

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  2. Palác Flóra

    You could be anywhere in the capitalist world in this shiny, glittering shrine to consumerism. Slick cafés share floor space with girly emporia of tiny T-shirts, sparkly makeup and globalised brand names - Hilfiger, Sergio Tacchini, Nokia, Puma, Lacoste, Guess, Diesel, Apple; a branch of the Thai restaurant Orange Moon, an eight-screen multiplex and an IMAX cinema keep the crowds coming in the evenings.

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  3. Slovanský Dům

    Even if you're totally uninterested in its fashion stores (from streetwise Miss Sixty to upmarket Cerruti via preppy Tommy Hilfiger), Prague's leading mall is worth knowing for its restaurants, including Kogo, and its multiplex cinema. The complex was up for sale at the time of writing, but it's unlikely consumers will notice any difference.

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