Shopping

A branch of the celebrated bookshop in Kraków, Massolit is one of Budapest’s best, with new and secondhand English-language fiction and nonfiction, including Hungarian history and literature in translation. It has a…

This Hungarian luxury skincare company uses the minerals and benefits of Budapest's famous thermal waters. While you may find Omorovicza's boutiques across the globe, their flagship store is on the elegant Andrássy …

Every Sunday, ruin pub Szimpla Kert holds a charming farmers' market where you can buy all manner of locally produced jam, honey, yoghurt, cheese and bread. Also available are paprika, vegetables, fruit, cured meat …

This great designer-owned shop stocks an enviable supply of clothing and accessories from young contemporary Hungarian designers: Tomcsányi retro and vintage styles from the '70s and '80s, Kele knitwear and VYF scar…

In what was originally opened as the Grande Parisienne department store in 1911 you'll now find a branch of the Alexandra bookshop chain. The foreign-language section is on the 1st floor, and there's a range of souv…

Set in the front of Budapest's most famous ruin pub, Szimpla Kert, this store named after the bar is an Aladdin's Cave of design and vintage curiosities. The atmospheric little shop features work from more than 50 d…

This wonderful, hip silkscreen studio, design shop and gallery focuses on local talent and sells bags, leather goods, prints, T-shirts, stationery and jewellery. There's both recycled and upcycled clothing too.

A weekly arts and crafts market along Gozsdu udvar, where you can pick up some interesting pieces from local artists and designers. It's a good place to shop for souvenirs, too.

A bright, open space, stuffed with vintage fashion like US college jackets and Converse sneakers, plus a selection of new alternative lines from international designers.

A large, hip store with a vast collection of vintage clothing, bags, jewellery and shoes, and a small line in Hungarian streetwear designers.