What to do - Shopping

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Bratislava is becoming a shopping paradise. Stores have long opening hours and shopping malls are also open over weekends on Saturdays and Sundays as well as over holidays. As in other towns, you can get products of renowned world brands as well as typically Slovak products. The Old Town is home to some interesting retailers, too, such as the jewellery and watch shops, bookstores, wine stores, glass and porcelain, ceramics, antiques and other souvenirs.

Souvenirs & Gifts

ULUV, SNP square or Obchodna street, traditional folk products
FOLK ART, Panska 2
KULINÁR, Laurinska 16
IN VIVO, Panská 13, ceramics, pottery
ALEANA ETHNO, Panská 13
TWIGGI, Klariská 7, ethnic
WEIDLER, 3 shops on Hlavné nám. 2, Handlovská 24 and Aupark, luxury gifts
Or you can buy them on Main Square.

Crystal & pottery

KATKA, Pánska 24
SILKA, Štúrová 9, glass, porcelan, ceramics, silver jewellery
KORAL, Rybarska brana 1, bohemian crystal, glasses, lamps, carafes
MOSER, Zelena street 1-3
SLOVENSKÁ ĽUDOVÁ MAJOLIKA Modra, traditional porcelain shop (25 km)
RONA, Laurinská 6
TOMDUS, Kraľova pri Senci 508 (25 km)

Art to buy

K GALLERY, Gallery of applied art, Venúrska 8
NOVA DESIGN STORE, Laurinská 15, interior decoration, furniture
MICHALSKÝ DVOR, Michalská 3, czech graphics, paintings
MAGIS ART&DESIGN STUDIO, Pribylinska 4, Slovak paintings
K.F.A. GALLERY, Karpatská 11, 130 monthly exhibitions, mostly design
DONNER, Klobučnícka 4, paintings, sculptures, applied art
GALÉRIA BRUNOVSKÝ, Michalská 6, silver jewellery, ceramics
GALÉRIA NOVA, Baštova 2, Slovak & Czech glass
KOMART GALLERY, Zámočnícka 8
ARDAN GALLERY, Dobrovičova 7, Slovak paintings

Antiques

GALERIA MARÁKY, Panská 17, Tue-Fri: 10 am -6 pm, Sat: 10 am – 1 pm
STANLEY ART, Venturska 14, Mon-Fri: 10 am -1 pm & 2 pm -6 pm, Sat: 10 ma -1 pm
STEINER Ventúrska 20
STAROŽITNOSTI ANTIK, Michalská st. 3, Mon-Sat: 10 am – 5 pm
STILL ART, Palackého 20, Mon- Fri: 10 am – 6 pm, Sat: 9 am -1 pm
STAROŽITNOSTI PALMETA, Holubyho 77, Pezinok (25 km away). Mon-Fri: 1 pm -6 pm ANTIKVA, Špitálska 25, Mon-Fri: 10 am – 6 pm
SECESSIONS, Palackého 8
STAROŽITNOSTI Panenska 22,
STAROŽITNOSTI Michalská 22, 
ART DECORATIONS, Koziá 15
DALI, Vysoká 19, Mon-Fri: 10 am – 6 pm

Wine Shops

For Slovak wines, try the wineshop Trunk (Zupne namestie, near Michalska), St. Michael's (at Michalska street) or Vinoteka Sv. Urbana (on Klobucnicka street, near the City Hall). Around the corner on Laurinska, you will find the wine shop Kodrianka (specialising in Moldavian and French wines).

Shopping malls

Bratislava’s top shopping destinations are its shiny new malls – Polus City Centre, Aupark and Avion Shopping Centre. Polus is about 15 minutes from downtown by tram (you can take tram No. 1,2 or 4).  Aupark is just 5 minutes by bus (No. 50) or better just 15 minutes walking from downtown - on the south bank of the Danube river. At both ones you will find the most of the same brand-name retailers as in Western Europe as well as a multiplex cinema and a wide variety of eating options. Avion is located just next to the Airport being a part of shopping area together with Ikea, Kika, Hornbach and some other stores. This one is the most recently opened and covers very popular brand especially amongst young people.

Central Market Mileticova (Centralne trhovisko)

For a different shopping experience we recommend to visit the largest open air market on Mileticova Street with its vegetable & fruit stands, flowers, cheap clothing kiosks and many other industrial products on very discounted prices. Especially lively on Saturdays. Easily accessible by public transport (trolleybus 201 or 207).