Must-see shopping in Sarajevo

Although coppersmiths shops fill the alleys of Baščaršija (especially Kazandžiluk), much is now imported or machine-made; only a handful are officially…

Built in 1543 as part of Gazi Husrev-beg's bequest, this 109m-long vaulted stone-and-brick bazaar wouldn't be out of place in Istanbul – although the lost…

Specialising in high-quality Persian and Afghani rugs (with certificates of authenticity), along with glass lamps and richly glazed ceramic work, this…

This excellent bookshop has a good selection of relevant works on the Balkans, including English-language fiction, nonfiction and guidebooks.

It's hard not to notice this large 2014 mall designed like a partly crumpled sheet of blue paper, with ceilings like white honeycomb. The interior isn't…

Ever wanted to have a photo or logo rendered into embossed copper? Probably not, but that is a service that Budo Kulauzović can perform for you with a…

This huddle of vegetable stalls is unassuming but it's historically important: in 1994 and again in 1995 it suffered infamous Bosnian Serb mortar attacks,…

Mostly an ungentrified metal workshop, this curious place also sells a small selection of coffee grinders and candlesticks. While the staff don't speak…

This appealing little old-town shop sells various luscious varieties of lokum (Turkish delight), nuts, spices and tempting snack foods by weight.

This imaginative outfit turns oddments and waste into tasteful sculptures and offbeat accessories such as bracelets loaded with screw-nuts.

This tiny shop sells local honeys with various natural flavour variants based on the environments where the bees were buzzing.

For local cheese, eggs, sweets and flowers head to this grandly over-engineered 1895 meat-market hall.