Must-see shopping in Ukraine

  • Dobro Store

    Kyiv

    Dobro sells 'only high-quality gifts that are made in Ukraine by awesome people'. We could never improve on that description, but will add that the…

  • Ye Bookstore

    Kyiv

    Part of a bookstore chain with an excellent selection of books, helpful staff, daily presentations and cosy atmosphere. Ye is also one of the best places…

  • Petrivka Market

    Kyiv

    Locals call it the 'book market' but the vast array of junk you can get here isn't limited to books. It's also Kyiv's main receptacle of DVDs, CDs and…

  • Bukva

    Kyiv

    This centrally located bookstore is well stocked with maps, coffee-table books and travel guides on Ukraine and beyond. You can also enjoy a cup of coffee…

  • Imbir Healthy Shop

    Kyiv

    A great health-food store where you can find plenty of raw, gluten-free and vegan products as well as natural cosmetics and creams. Much of their stock is…

  • Gulliver

    Kyiv

    A big shopping mall set in one of Kyiv's skyscrapers with a nice selection of fashion brands combined with a cinema, large grocery store, bowling alleys…

  • Shos Tsikave

    Lviv

    This tiny emporium is the antidote to Ukraine’s souvenir industry and offers one-of-a-kind handmade crafts, some produced by disabled children. It’s…

  • Ye

    Kharkiv

    This modern bookshop, on a seemingly hopeless crusade to Ukrainianise a Russian-speaking city, serves as a club for Kharkiv's Ukrainian speakers and…

  • Fanat

    Lviv

    The local football team is FK Karpaty Lviv who play in the highest Ukrainian league. This is where you can pick up the team paraphernalia and there's also…

  • Ravlyk

    Lviv

    Located in the Museum of Ethnography, Arts & Crafts, the quality of the souvenirs at Ravlyk is high, particularly the pysanky.

  • Dim Knyhy

    Lviv

    The 'House of Books' is a reliable stop-off if you are sourcing maps of the Carpathians, postcards, books in English and publications on Lviv and Ukraine.

  • Roshen

    Kyiv

    This branch of the famous Ukrainian confectionery near the train station has a huge model train set on premises, making it a good stop for those with kids…

  • Caramel Manufactory

    Kyiv

    At this confectionery you can taste and buy many variations of handmade caramel and observe the caramel-making process. A great place to go with children.

  • Roshen

    Central Ukraine

    As well as selling mouthwatering slabs of chocolate and other tooth-rotting goodies, the central Vinnytsya branch of hometown chocolatier Roshen has a fun…

  • Silpo

    Crimea

    Self-caterers should make a beeline to this conveniently located, Western-style supermarket, located inside Univermag. The grocery section is on the…

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