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Top 15 shops in Hungary

15 shops worth a visit in Hungary, from grand department stores and markets to historic specialists and local makers.

15 shops

  1. 1
    Market

    Great Market Hall

    Budapest

    Budapest's largest indoor market, an 1897 hall selling paprika, salami, produce and folk crafts.

  2. 2
    Crafts & makers

    Herend Porcelain Manufactory

    Herend

    Hand-painted porcelain maker founded in 1826, with a visitor centre and factory shop.

  3. 3
    Food & drink

    Gerbeaud

    Budapest

    Grand 19th-century café and confectioner on Vörösmarty Square, famed for its cakes and chocolates.

  4. 4
    Crafts & makers

    Zsolnay Porcelain Manufactory

    Pécs

    Historic ceramics maker famed for eosin glazes and the architectural tiles on Hungary's landmarks.

  5. 5
    Shopping street & arcade

    Váci utca

    Budapest

    Budapest's best-known pedestrian shopping street, running through the heart of Pest's inner city.

  6. 6
    Shopping street & arcade

    Andrássy út

    Budapest

    UNESCO-listed boulevard lined with neo-Renaissance mansions and international luxury boutiques.

  7. 7
    Antiques & vintage

    Falk Miksa utca

    Budapest

    Street near Parliament lined with antique shops and galleries selling art, furniture and curios.

  8. 8
    Antiques & vintage

    Ecseri Flea Market

    Budapest

    Budapest's largest flea market, trading antiques, militaria, porcelain and communist-era memorabilia.

  9. 9
    Food & drink

    Szamos Marcipán

    Budapest

    Long-established confectioner renowned for handmade marzipan, with shops across Budapest.

  10. 10
    Market

    Belvárosi Piac (Hold Street Market Hall)

    Budapest

    Restored 19th-century market hall in Lipótváros combining produce stalls with food counters.

  11. 11
    Market

    Szimpla Farmers' Market

    Budapest

    Sunday farmers' market held inside Szimpla Kert, Budapest's original ruin bar.

  12. 12
    Shopping street & arcade

    Gozsdu Udvar

    Budapest

    Chain of linked courtyards in the Jewish Quarter with shops, bars and a weekend craft market.

  13. 13
    Books & music

    Massolit Books & Café

    Budapest

    Independent English-language bookshop and café in the Jewish Quarter with a garden courtyard.

  14. 14
    Books & music

    Írók Boltja

    Budapest

    Historic literary bookshop on Andrássy út, long a meeting place for Hungarian writers.

  15. 15
    Crafts & makers

    Halas Lace House

    Kiskunhalas

    Home of Halas lace, a fine needle lace still made by hand, with a museum and workshop.

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