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American Bookstore - Sadyba Best Mall
English-language publications, including travel guides.
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American Bookstore - ul Koszykowa
English-language publications, including travel guides.
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American Bookstore - ul Nowy Świat
English-language publications, including travel guides.
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Aniela
Forget the shopping malls and generic shops, they're for kids. Real shoppers should take to the back streets of Warsaw, where the art of handmade products is still alive, and quality over quantity is paramount. Aniela is possibly the last corset maker in Warsaw; slim-lined, and tight fitting, since 1896.
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Arkadia
The largest shopping mall in Poland, with almost 200 stores under one roof. It's handy to the Dworzec Gdański metro station.
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Atlas
Specialises in maps, atlases and travel guides; the best place in town for hiking and national park maps.
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Bazar na Kole
This huge antiques and bric-a-brac market, located in the western suburb of Koło, offers everything from old farm implements and furniture to WWII relics such as rusted German helmets, ammo boxes and shell casings. You will have to pick through the junk to find a bargain, but that's half the fun. Take tram 12, 13 or 24 to the Dalibora stop.
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Bracia Łopieńscy
Forget the shopping malls and generic shops, they're for kids. Real shoppers should take to the back streets of Warsaw, where the art of handmade products is still alive, and quality over quantity is paramount. Bracia Łopieńscy is the oldest bronze-metal foundry in Warsaw, in business since 1862. Pick up exceptional pieces in the shape of candleholders, mirror and picture frames, wall lamps etc.
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Cafe Blikle
Forget the shopping malls and generic shops, they're for kids. Real shoppers should take to the back streets of Warsaw, where the art of handmade products is still alive, and quality over quantity is paramount. Cafe Blikle is a Warsaw institution; producing cakes and pastries since 1869.
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Cepelia - Plac Konstytucji
An established organisation dedicated to promoting Polish arts and crafts, Cepelia stocks its shops with woodwork, pottery, sculpture, fabrics, embroidery, lace, paintings and traditional costumes from various Polish regions.
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Cepelia - ul Chmielna
An established organisation dedicated to promoting Polish arts and crafts, Cepelia stocks its shops with woodwork, pottery, sculpture, fabrics, embroidery, lace, paintings and traditional costumes from various Polish regions.
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Cepelia - ul Krucza
An established organisation dedicated to promoting Polish arts and crafts, Cepelia stocks its shops with woodwork, pottery, sculpture, fabrics, embroidery, lace, paintings and traditional costumes from various Polish regions.
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Cepelia - ul Marszałkowska
An established organisation dedicated to promoting Polish arts and crafts, Cepelia stocks its shops with woodwork, pottery, sculpture, fabrics, embroidery, lace, paintings and traditional costumes from various Polish regions.
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Desa Unicum - Old Town Sq
Desa Unicum is an art and antiques dealership that sells a range of old furniture, silverware, watches, paintings, icons and jewellery. Check customs regulations before purchasing anything.
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Desa Unicum - ul Nowy Świat
Desa Unicum is an art and antiques dealership that sells a range of old furniture, silverware, watches, paintings, icons and jewellery. Check customs regulations before purchasing anything.
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EMPiK - ul Marszałkowska
Has 15 stores Warsaw-wide; stocks a wide selection of British, German, French and US newspapers and magazines.
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EMPiK - ul Nowy Świat
Has 15 stores Warsaw-wide; stocks a wide selection of British, German, French and US newspapers and magazines.
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EMPiK - Złote Tarasy
Has 15 stores Warsaw-wide; stocks a wide selection of British, German, French and US newspapers and magazines.
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Galeria Art
Owned by the Union of Polish Artists, this gallery offers a broad range of contemporary Polish art for sale, and an English-speaking manager who may - or may not - be of help.
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Galeria Centrum
A privatised version of the formerly state-owned chain of Dom Towarowe shops, this department store sells mass-market men's, women's and children's clothing, accessories, shoes, cosmetics and jewellery.
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Galeria Grafiki i Plakatu
This small gallery stocks what is unquestionably the best selection of original prints and graphic art in Poland. It also has a good range of posters.
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Giełda Foto
Camera buffs should have this market high on their list of things to do in Warsaw. Housed in the Stodoła student club, it has an incredible array of cameras and accessories, ranging from pre-WWII goods to the newest equipment. Most are in working order, and cheaper than can be found in retail outlets.
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Hala Mirowska
Despite being converted into a modern supermarket, Hala Mirowska is worth visiting for its architecture alone. The redbrick pavilion of this 19th-century marketplace is in exceptional condition, and there's still a semblance of market atmosphere here; a few stalls selling fresh flowers and fruit and vegetables line its south and west sides.
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Jan Kielman & Sons
Forget the shopping malls and generic shops, they're for kids. Real shoppers should take to the back streets of Warsaw, where the art of handmade products is still alive, and quality over quantity is paramount. Visit Jan Kielman & Sons - the Kielman clan has been making shoes since 1883. Their leather footwear starts at around zl1900 , but you'll probably have them for life.
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Marjanna
The city's best French-language bookshop, located in the Institut Français Varsovie.
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