Budapest Shopping

  1. Bibliotéka Antikvárium

    The Bibliotéka at the start of VI Andrássy út is a bit of a jumble sale but always worth a once over for possible treasures.

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  2. Central European University Bookshop

    The two-floor bookshop at the Central European University has a good selection of academic and business titles with a regional focus as well as some secondhand stock.

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  3. Írók Boltja

    For Hungarian authors in translation, this is the place to go.

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  4. Kódex

    At Kódex you'll find Hungarian books on the ground floor and foreign books on the 1st floor, along with a decent selection of classical and jazz CDs.

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  5. Központi Antikvárium

    For antique and secondhand books in Hungarian, German and English, try the 'Central Antiquarian Bookshop', established in 1885 and the largest of its kind in Budapest.

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  7. Libri Könyvpalota

    Spread over two floors, the huge 'Book Palace' has a selection of English-language novels, art books, guidebooks, maps and music, and a café and internet access on the 1st floor. For books in English and other languages specifically on Hungarian subjects, a more useful branch is Libri Stúdium.

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  8. Liszt Ferenc Zeneműbolt

    The 'Ferenc Liszt Music Shop' has mostly classical CDs, tapes and vinyl as well as books of local interest and very scary staff.

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  9. National Széchenyi Library

    For books, printed matter, written music, hand-written items dating from before 1957.

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  10. Nyugat Antikvárium

    The 'West Antiquarian Bookshop' stocks both foreign- and Hungarian-language titles.

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  11. Pendragon

    While this 'English bookshop', which takes its name from the legend of King Arthur, has an excellent selection of English books and guides (including Lonely Planet titles), most Anglophones will have a hard time making themselves understood here.

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  13. Red Bus Secondhand Bookstore

    Below the popular Red Bus Hostel (Belvaros branch) is the top shop in town for used (as opposed to antiquarian) English-language books.

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  14. Szőnyi Antikváriuma

    This long-established antiquarian bookshop has an excellent selection of antique prints and maps (look in the drawers) as well as books.

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