Kyiv
Kurazh Bazar is a fantastic monthly weekend flea market on Kyiv's left (east) bank. You'll find some 400 vendors selling all manner of new and used…
Must-see shopping in Ukraine
Lviv
A chocoholic's dream, nothing quite prepares you for this branch of Lviv's most famous franchise export. Over several floors of a seemingly endlessly…
Kyiv
The ‘biggest store selling Ukrainian brands in the world’ (as it markets itself) is strategically set on the central bul Khreshchatyk. Set over four…
Lviv
This award-winning gingerbread shop is a must-see, even if you are on a sugar-free diet. The delicious tooth-rotters are decorated in everything from…
Kyiv
Kyiv's beautiful, light-filled, central market, built in 1910–12 for traders coming to Kyiv from Bessarabia, is not to be missed. The arrangements of…
Lviv
If you are in the market for some traditional Ukrainian folk costume and have rather a large budget, this vintage emporium sells the real thing with…
Kyiv
Laska is a charity shop that sells both secondhand items and new clothing by Ukrainian designers. There are lovely notebooks, leather wallets and purses,…
Odesa
Lviv chocolate embassy in the heart of Odesa is a paradise for cocoa lovers. The chocolates come in many forms and there's a rich selection of candies to…
Kyiv
This small showroom in Podil has a great collection of clothing that incorporates Ukrainian national motifs and modern fashion trends. It's the perfect…
The Carpathians
Kosiv's high-quality Hutsul crafts are sold at its well-known weekly craft market. It attracts sellers from across western Ukraine and from as far away as…
Kyiv
This is an apparel and crafts store where everything sold is of 100% Ukrainian origin. Most notable is the clothing, including some highly original…
Lviv
Small shop and adjoining gallery specialising in high-quality modern twists on sacral art, including brightly coloured icons painted on glass and aged…
Kyiv
A paradise for vinyl lovers, Diskultura boasts one of the biggest collections of both used and new vinyl records in Ukraine. Set in a basement of a…
Lviv
Part of a chain, this excellent bookstore is of interest to foreign visitors thanks to its maps (Carpathians, other Ukrainian cities), better-than-average…
Lviv
Located opposite the Zankovetska Theatre, this quite large market is the place to head if you are in the market for some Putin toilet roll, hairy…
Kyiv
A small showroom that sells midrange-priced smart-casual clothes by Ukrainian designers, including good T-shirts, plus leather wallets and handbags. The …
Odesa
This is the Odesa branch of president Poroshenko-owned network of chocolate stores, found all over the country. Here you can buy Ukrainian candies,…
Lviv
Lviv's first post-digital vinyl shop is a cool place with racks of used LPs from both abroad and the ex-USSR, Ukrainian CDs and a cellar where you can…
Lviv
The Lviv branch of president Poroshenko's signature chocolate shop is a carbon copy of all the others across Ukraine, complete with clockwork window…
Lviv
This friendly souvenir shop sources Carpathian ceramics and embroidery direct from producers, meaning you get the real deal for a lower price. The range…
Odesa
With a small but proud collection of vinyl records and a fairly bigger choice of CDs, Odessadisc is one of the best music stores in the city.
Lviv
Elite-brand shopping mall housing a tranquil cafe and a better-than-average supermarket in the basement.
Kyiv
A paradise for map wonks, this place stocks every conceivable map related to Ukraine plus many other places of the world and the universe.
Kyiv
Some beautiful national-style threads here. The style is best described as high-end folk fashion, with high-end prices to match.
Odesa
Offering a wide range of titles of many genres, Britishbook is the best and biggest store for books in English in Odesa.
Odesa
Attractive, brightly coloured T-shirts with signs and pictures making fun of international fashion brands.
Odesa
It's like the grungy old-school uncle of European flea markets – there is nothing neat or touristy about Starokonny. It seems like every semi-intact item…
The Carpathians
You haven't seen a Ukrainian souvenir market until you've visited Yaremche's, surely western Ukraine's largest. Now reaching absurd dimensions, it's…
Odesa
Odesa is home to two of southern Ukraine's largest and most famous markets. This centrally located market is possibly the largest farmers market in the…
Lviv
Gathered aptly around the statue of Ukraine's first printer, Fedorov, this been-here-forever second-hand book market offers an eclectic range of reading…
Kharkiv
For the ultimate post-Soviet bazaar experience, cheap jeans and Vietnamese food, head to this market, which rivals similar bazaars in Odesa for the …
The Carpathians
If a tour of the Museum of Hutsul Folk Art has got you craving for something local to take home, this great little junk-antique-souvenir shop, hung with…
Lviv
Lviv's best central supermarket is this round-the-clock affair buried deep under the embarrassingly upmarket Roksolana shopping mall. For a cheap and…
Lviv
Fans of outdoor markets will enjoy this real, bustling Soviet-style rynok (market) with all the fresh fruit, raw meat and cheap junk that entails.
Eastern Ukraine
Excellent souvenir shop offering beautifully embroidered traditional shirts, blouses and tablecloths, all handmade by villagers from the Poltava region.
Lviv
Beautiful traditionally embroidered clothes made in Lviv and sold for realistic prices. Staff speak no English but are helpful and friendly.
Lviv
Outdoor gear shop selling good-quality essentials you might need for a hike into the Carpathians. Also stocks hiking maps.
Kyiv
On the sweet-tooth front, there is nothing more symbolic than Kyivsky tort, a nutty, layered sponge cake sold in circular cardboard cartons. Its main…
Kyiv
Set in an impressive 1939 rationalist building in the very heart of Khreshchatyk, TsUM has undergone an extreme transformation in recent years, from…
