Shopping in Warsaw
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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
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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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. Check website for other locations.
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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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Galeria Centrum
A privatised version of the formerly state-owned chain of Domy 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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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.
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Wyrobów Oświetleniowych
Need an exquisite chandelier? Pick up a Gothic or fin-de-siécle number here. Most end up in museums and palaces, but there are a few pieces available (wall lamps start at 700zł) for the average Joe.
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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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Jazz Café Helicon
This small café-bar is a top-drawer jazz venue. A former music store, it still sells jazz and blues CDs and has added trumpets hanging over tables and black-and-white tiling on the floor.
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Sadyba Best Mall
A modern mall housing a wide range of fashion stores, shoe shops, jewellery and perfume stores, an American Bookstore branch, a multiplex cinema and a dozen different eating places.
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Złote Tarasy
The latest mall to hit Warsaw, with almost every high street name you can think of. Its distinctive curved glass roof is clearly visible near the Palace of Science & Culture.
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Bracia Łopieńscy
The oldest bronze-metal foundry in Warsaw has been in business since 1862. Pick up exceptional pieces in the shape of candleholders, mirror and picture frames, wall lamps etc.
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Neptunea
Neptunea is a purveyor of Polish jewellery, carved stoneware and crafts, along with furniture, shells and even musical instruments from across the globe.
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Cepelia
Cepelia stocks its shops with woodwork, pottery, sculpture, fabrics, embroidery, lace, paintings and traditional costumes from various Polish regions.
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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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Jan Kielman & Sons
The Kielman clan has been making shoes since 1883. Their leather footwear starts at 1900zł, but you’ll probably have them for life.
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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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Traffic Club
Multilevelled and multicoloured mega store with city maps on the 1st floor and English and German fiction on the 2nd.
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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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Galeria Art
Owned by the Union of Polish Artists, this gallery offers a broad range of contemporary Polish art for sale.
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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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