Shopping in Budapest
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Concerto Hanglemezbolt
For classical CDs and vinyl, try the wonderful ‘Concerto Record Shop’, which is always full of hard-to-find treasures.
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Retrock
This ultra-hip establishment has streetwear and accessories from mostly local designers inspired by street art, music and retro fashion.
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Rózsavölgyi és Társa
This music shop is a good choice for CDs and tapes of traditional folk and classical music. It also has a good selection of sheet music.
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Katti Zoób
Modern art deco–inspired ready-to-wear and bespoke foundation pieces and accessories from the doyenne of Hungarian haute couture.
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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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Iguana (Ferencváros branch)
Iguana sells vintage leather, suede and velvet pieces from the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, plus its own trousers, skirts and shirts.
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Bortársaság (Basilica branch)
Once known as the Budapest Wine Society, Bortársaság has an exceptional selection of Hungarian wines. This branch is best for Pest.
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Monarchia Borászati
Monarchia has an extensive selection from both established and new Hungarian vintners, but the best on offer are those bottled under its own label.
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Kieselbach Galéria
This is without a doubt the best source in the city for Hungarian painting and there are frequent auctions of both local and international artworks.
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Monarchia
This fashion house stocks funky one-off and made-to-measure items that have a distinctly Magyar stamp. There is a branch in the West End City Centre.
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Múzeum Antikvárium
Just opposite the Hungarian National Museum is this well-stocked bookshop with both used and antique volumes in a Babel of languages, including English.
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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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Match
Large supermarkets are everywhere in Pest, including Match facing Blaha Lujza tér; it has a district VI branch at the corner with VI Nagymező utca.
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Porcelánház
This is the shop to source colourful pottery from Hődmezővásárhely in southeastern Hungary, a centre of that craft for hundreds of years.
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Hungaricum
This shop, conveniently located on Castle Hill, sells quality Hungarian handicrafts as well as foodstuffs (eg potted goose liver and honey), wines and brandies.
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Holló Atelier
Off the northern end of Váci utca, this shop has attractive folk art with a modern look and remains a personal favourite place to shop for gifts and gewgaws.
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Liszt Ferenc Zeneműbolt
Next to the Writers’ Bookshop, the ‘Ferenc Liszt Music Shop’ has mostly classical CDs and vinyl as well as sheet music and books of local interest.
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Játékszerek Anno
The tiny but exceptional ‘Anno Playthings’ shop near Nyugati train station sells finely made reproductions of antique wind-up and other old-fashioned toys.
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T Nagy Tamás
Budapest’s best cheese shop, it stocks more than 200 varieties of Hungarian and imported cheeses. In summer ask for the kecskesajt (goat’s cheese).
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Mom Park
South Buda’s biggest mall has both office and retail space, including a nine-screen cinema, recreation centre, in-house brewery and German-style bierhaus.
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Dárius Antiques
This shop, which handles antique furniture, paintings, glass and porcelain, is among the best on V Falk Miksa utca and the owner is particularly knowledgeable and helpful.
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Folkart Kézművészház
A massive shop where everything Magyar – whether made here or in China – is available, from embroidered waistcoats and tablecloths to painted eggs and plates.
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Babaklinika
Just down the road from the Astoria metro station, the ‘Doll Clinic’ specialises in selling (and repairing) handmade dolls and teddy bears. Lipótváros
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Magyar Pálinka Ház A
This large shop a short distance from Astoria stocks hundreds of varieties of pálinka, a kind of eau de vie flavoured with a number of varied fruits and berries.
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Anna Antikvitás
Anna is the place to go if you’re in the market for embroidered antique tablecloths and bed linen. They’re stacked up all over the shop and of very high quality.
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