Staré Město
Arguably the best place in Prague to pick up books on Czech art and photography you simply won't find anywhere else. It stocks everything from large…
Must-see shopping in Czech Republic
Prague
With a lovely setting amid the plane trees beside the striking Church of Sts Cyril & Methodius, Karlín's farmers market is an enjoyable place to browse…
Malá Strana
Spreading through several ground-floor rooms of a Malá Strana townhouse, this 'pop-up shop' run by the Chemistry Gallery showcases the best of Czech art…
Staré Město
With young children it's hard to pass this highly visible toy shop in Celetná street where the focus is firmly on traditional Czech wooden toys. It's also…
Prague
Reputable dealer of antiques, including watches, furniture, glass and other decorative items, displayed in several rooms that stretch nearly a block. The…
Malá Strana
Traditional Bohemian glass-making meets modern design in this stylish shop founded by US designer Karen Feldman. In addition to hand-blown designer…
Prague
The women's clothing label Jakoby, by local designer Kristýna Bratinková, is all about structure and simplicity. Her pieces feature strong lines, durable…
Staré Město
Hidden away on the 1st floor of an arcade just off Jílská, this place is stocked with CDs and LPs of indie, punk, hip-hop, techno and other genres. It…
Staré Město
An Austrian jewellery maker famed for enamel work, Frey Wille produces a distinctive range of highly decorative pieces. Its traditional paisley and…
Staré Město
This gallery-shop is a showroom for the striking and colourful glassware of Czech designers, including Jiří Pačínek and Bořek Šípek. Their work may not be…
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…
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…
Staré Město
Probably the city's best outlet for denim goods, this cool boutique stocks more than two dozen brands from around the world, including Denim Demon and…
Staré Město
Pick up the score for Mozart’s Don Giovanni or Dvořák’s New World Symphony at this eclectic sheet-music shop. Or you might enjoy some popular music…
Prague
Walk into Liška Mazaná and you'll swoon at how good it smells. The sustainable boutique specialises in natural cosmetics such as body butter and soaps…
Prague
This neat, colourful boutique sells odds and ends from young Czech and Slovakian designers for very reasonable prices. You never know what you'll find,…
Prague
Vinohrady's grand old market hall dates from 1902, but in recent times it has struggled to find a purpose. The interior has now been given a lavish…
Prague
Right beside the metro and one of the city's busiest tram stops, this five-storey monolith is no mere retail outlet. Oh no. It's a cultural phenomenon too…
Prague
Belda is a long-established Czech firm dating from 1922. Nationalised in 1948, it was revived by the founder’s son and grandson, and continues to create…
Staré Město
Souvenirs have now almost completely taken over at this one-time fruit-and-veg market. While the shops on either side of the street sell entirely…
Prague
The 'House of Porcelain' is a kind of factory outlet for the best Czech porcelain makers, including Haas & Czjzek and Thun, both of which are based in…
Prague
Handmade fiddles decorate the interior of this old-fashioned violin workshop where Karel and his assistants beaver away making and repairing instruments…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Staré Město
Bright with Czech silver and crystal, this shop specialises in early 20th-century items, including clothes, handbags, jewellery, glassware and ceramics,…
Prague
The Dejvice branch of a small citywide chain of high-end Italian food and wine shops is a great place to stock up on meats, cheeses and wines for a day…
Staré Město
Both a shopping mall and a passage linking Ovocný trh with one of Prague's major shopping streets, Na příkopě, Myslbek houses mostly design-name clothing…
Malá Strana
For self-catering supplies, head to this handy and well-stocked mini-supermarket.
Prague
Almost a suburb in itself, Holešovice’s sprawling city market is in a slightly depressing state, but there are plans to change that soon. Until then, your…
