Shopping in Budapest.
If you want to plunge into the
wonderful world of shopping, without doubts go to Hungary! Here you can find
not only stores with well-known brands, but also find a lot of small shops that
may offer you a great variety of Hungarian goods: porcelain, crystal, lace
napkins, national table cloths, costumes and puppets, leather purses and bags,
T-shirts with the Hungarian symbols, antique things,
souvenirs and many other interesting and beautiful things. Also as for
yourself and as for gifts, you may choose the famous Hungarian paprika, goose
liver, salami «Pick», traditional Hungarian vodka «Palinka»
or homemade wine.
In Hungary from January to
February and from August to October is a period of sales. But in the rest of
the time in many stores you can also find sale goods and
clothes. Here are some shops where you can make a nice
shopping for all taste and budget, and have an entertainment program by
visiting bowling, cinema, cafes or restaurants. Such stores as:
- West End City Centre – is the largest and most modern supermarket in Hungarian capital, the address is: Váci út. 1-3, VI region. Working hours: Monday – Saturday: 10:00 - 21:00, Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00. You can find more information on site: www.westend.hu
- Pólus Center - is the second largest store in the capital with the huge supermarket Tesco, which is opened daily for 24 hours. The address is: Szentmihályi út. 131, V region. Working hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 - 21:00, Sat. – Sun. 10:00 - 19:00. http://www.polus.hu/
- Árkád, the address is: Örs vezér tér 25, X region. http://arkadbudapest.hu/index/index/lang/en
- Duna Plaza, the address is: Váci út. 178, XIII region. Working hours: Mon. - Fri 9:00 - 21:00, Sat. - Sun 10:00 - 19:00. http://dunaplaza.hu/
Among the budget
supermarkets where you can buy groceries, we would like to point out such
shopping malls and supermarkets as: Auchan,
the address is: Dunakeszi, Nádas u. 6. Working hours: Mon. - Sat 06.00 - 22.00,
Sun. 07.00 - 20.00. You may get there by free shuttle bus, which departs every
hour from Heroes' Square and in 25 minutes you will stop at the water park «Aquaworld». So you
even may take swimsuit and combine shopping with pleasure.
Mammut – is a supermarket, which is located on the Buda side of the city, which allows you to combine the visit with a tour of historic monuments and shopping. The address is: Nagyajtai út. 4 / a, II region, Buda. Working hours: Mon. - Sat. 10:00 - 21:00, Sat. 10:00 - 18:00.
Mammut – is a supermarket, which is located on the Buda side of the city, which allows you to combine the visit with a tour of historic monuments and shopping. The address is: Nagyajtai út. 4 / a, II region, Buda. Working hours: Mon. - Sat. 10:00 - 21:00, Sat. 10:00 - 18:00.
Also such supermarket chain,
which is located almost everywhere: Kaiser's,
Spar and Match. And the German supermarket chain: Aldi, Penny and Lidl. Many supermarkets and private shops can work
on Sunday, and often are open for 24 hours, in front of such shops you will see
the table «Ejjeli-nappali».
Besides
the shopping centers and supermarkets in Budapest there are many markets: «Kozponti Vasarcsarnok»
(Central Market) – is located in the heart of the city, which was built in 1897
by architect Samu Petz, the follower of the famous Eiffel. In 1994, the market
building was restored, and now the building is still beautiful as it was 100
years ago. The address is: Fovam tér, IX region. Working hours: Mon. 06:00 -
17:00, Sat. - Fri 6:00 - 18:00, Sat: 06:00 - 14:00,
and on Sundays the market is closed.
Hold útca Market – the
address is: Hold út. 13, V region.
Rakoczi tér Market - the address
is: Rakoczi tér 7-9, VII region.
Batthyany tér Market - the address is:
Batthyany tér 5, I region.
Hunyadi tér Market - the address is:
Hunyadi tér, VI region.
For
collectors and for those who like antiques things, it will be interesting to
look into the antique shops, markets in Budapest, where you may find a great
variety of interesting and unique things.
Flea Market «Echeri» (Esceri Flea Market) - is the largest flea market in Budapest. At the beginning of the mid XIX century, the market several times changed its location. Market takes its name from the 60-ies of XX century. Although the street Ecseri is not the address of the market, it still bears the old name. That’s why the change of market location is often called the «Tango». You may buy some items for a few thousand forints, but do not forget about the precious things, that you may also find in the market. The address is: Nagykorosi út. 156.
Flea Market «Echeri» (Esceri Flea Market) - is the largest flea market in Budapest. At the beginning of the mid XIX century, the market several times changed its location. Market takes its name from the 60-ies of XX century. Although the street Ecseri is not the address of the market, it still bears the old name. That’s why the change of market location is often called the «Tango». You may buy some items for a few thousand forints, but do not forget about the precious things, that you may also find in the market. The address is: Nagykorosi út. 156.
Another
Budapest flea market (Budapest Flea Market) is situated at: Zichy Mihály út.
14. Working hours: 8:00 - 12:00. You can find more
information on site: www.bolhapiak.com
The main street of antique is situated at Falk Miksa (Miksa Falk), where you may find antique store and shops such as :
Europa Galeria, the address is: Falk
Miksa út. 18.
Nagyhazi Gallery, the
address is: Balaton út. 8 (at the corner of Falk Miksa útca). You can find more information on site: http://www.nagyhazi.hu/english/index.php
Pinter, the address
is: Falk Miksa út. 10. You can find more
information on site: www.pinterantik.hu
Make
shopping is - always pleasant and we wish you good luck!
