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Shopping in Bucharest
Bucharest’s main shopping areas are the shopping centres and malls listed in the relevant sections, as well as B-dul Magheru and - increasingly - Calea Victoriei.The overall shopping experience remains lousy, however, and if you’ve come to Bucharest for the shopping you are in for a nasty shock.
Still, there are plenty of places to buy souvenirs, and if that special someone is demanding you bring back something Romanian, here are a few ideas...
Romanian Monopoly
Features the streets and districts of Bucharest (placing Primaverii in place of Mayfair). It can be bought for around 120.00 lei in good toy and book stores.
Romanian Folk Costumes & Souvenirs
All of the handicraft shops listed in this guide sell some kind of folk costume, though perhaps the best places to find such items is the museum shop of the National Peasant Museum.
Latest Comments:
Souvenir Shop
Fairly decent selection of stuff but in limited quantities. I went in to purchase several items of the same type (large family of in-laws)....Anthony Frost English Bookshop
First of all there is no website which is very disconcerting. Are we in 2011? Thus you cannot find out about promotions new acquisitions discounts etc....Mothercare
i lived in london for a few years its a shame that in bucharest mother care is very very expensive......Surmont Store
Been there small shop but they have something you can choose from city bike's mountain bike's....Hugo Boss
Adresa Hugo Boss s-a schimbat de aproape un an de zile. Mai nou pot fi gasiti pe Calea Victoriei 145, nr de telefon: 021....AFI Palace Cotroceni
I have just returned from Bucharest for a first-time visit to Romania. It is nice surprise that there is a modern shopping mall....AFI Palace Cotroceni
I like the mall because it has so many things to offer. I just moved here from the States and I was impressed with the size of the mall and the ice skating is cool....AFI Palace Cotroceni
Mega mall yes, its impressive , many shops but the disappointing thing is that the same old shops keep popping up around all the malls e....Mothercare
i have friend who lives in Bucharest, and she recently had her first baby, MotherCare in Bucharest is so exspensive, it is actually cheaper to buy from the MotherCare store in England and post the items to Romania....Anthony Frost English Bookshop
Wow! I most be living in a Romania from a parallel universe, because I never saw a bookshop where ALL the books are face-forwards on the shelves....Anthony Frost English Bookshop
Seems whoever wrote this thought Romanians are nothing but cavemen. "Books are arranged on shelves spine-forwards"....Anthony Frost English Bookshop
wow, what a stupid review! fortunately you won't find the same arrogant attitude in the bookshop....Thomas Antiques
Best place for antiques in Bucharest. Really nice and special antiques for half the price of other antique shops....Anthony Frost English Bookshop
When we asked the owners of "Anthony Frost" why do they keep advertising as "the first (real) English bookshop in Bucharest" as long as they used to come and visit Nautilus Bookstore for ten years, they explained it was a missunderstanding and only the media is to be blamed....Thomas Antiques
I like this place, nice and big. Building need some renovation....