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Sukiennice
The most prominent—and most picturesque—port of call for your gifts is the Cloth Hall, right in the middle of the main market square. Where artisans once cut cloth, now traders purvey…
Wedel
With its Belle Epoque decor and expansive menu of chocolate treats (from dozens of varieties of hot chocolate, to sundaes, tarts and cakes) Wedel is a paradise for chocolate lovers.…
Wawel
Which one to pick: Wedel or Wawel? It's hard to go wrong wrong with either. Like at its competitor, this is a chocolate mecca, selling wafers, candies, pralines, cocoa, and boxes for…
Szambelan
What souvenir could be more Polish than a bottle of fine vodka? And you'll find the best selection in town is found here (along with artisinal olive oils and sundry preserves). The…
Naturalny Sklepik
Organic and natural products for the plate and for the body are sold in this small store at the back of a hard-to-find courtyard. Staff speak English and are happy to advise you on…
Likus Concept Store
Regional manufacturers (primarily) provide the upmarket delights at this basement delicatessen in the Pasaż 13 center. The "concept" here: chocolates, spirits, candies and other…
Kopernik Toruńskie Pierniki
The nearby city of Toruń has been a gingerbread-making capital for centuries. In its main Krakow outlet, you can pick up gingerbread in all kinds of shapes and coatings. Many are…
Stary Kleparz
This centuries old market, just the other side of the Old Town ring road, is still going strong. Today around 70 stalls sell fruit and vegetables, flowers, meat, bread, and cheese. Not…
Plac Nowy
This open square accommodates some 300 stalls selling fruit and vegetables, flowers, meat, and dairy products.At its center is the former Jewish poultry slaughterhouse of the Rotunda.…
Pasaż 13
Krakow’s one-stop shop for all that is chic, elite, and boutique is this medieval basement lined with the likes of LFC, Vinoteka 13, Likus Concept Store, and the upscale delicatessen…
Galeria Kazimierz
Slightly more modest than the Galeria Krakowska, Galeria Kazimierz has two floors of more than 100 stores (Lego, Swarovski, Timberland, Samsonite) complemented by a modern multiplex…
Bonarka City Center
The Bonarka City Center is vast yet tasteful, allowing as much natural daylight as possible to fall upon its 270 retail outlets and 30 restaurants and cafes. Everything is connected by…
Galeria Plakatu
An intriguing store, Galeria Plakatu stocks hundreds of local-language film, theater, and circus posters, as well as the work of Poland’s most famous exponents of the genre—Sebastian…
Galeria Autorska Andrzeja Mleczki
Revered cartoonist Andrzej MleczkoIf pens what is the Polish equivalent of The Far Side. At this store you'll find his work on everything from posters to mugs to T-shirts. We think…
Yoshe
Distinctive scarves, purses, accessories and some women's clothes are the hallmark of this only-in-Krakow store. The goods are trendy but accessible, and a nice change of pace from the…
Vistula
Vistula, a Krakow-based manufacturer, is one of Poland’s most successful brands of menswear. Original chic, sharp suits, and jackets are the lines hallmarks. A made-to-measure service…
Tatuum
Casual and contemporary fashion for men and women, manufactured and designed in Poland for sale here and export—thats the stock in trade of Tatuum. And you'll see this colorful line at…
Underground Skateshop
This skate shop, set below the famous auction house Desa, carries a snazzy range of urban streetwear—Etnies and DCshoecousa sneakers, baseball caps, wallets, belts, bags, T-shirts—as…
Nunc
Krakow native Dominika Nowak’s creations use natural materials, most notably animal hide—goatskin, cowhide, horse leather. She's known for using these sometimes rougher looking…
Madonna Dom Modnej Slubnej
Madonna is the city’s go-to shop for Spanish design house Pronovias, and its San Patrick and La Sposa lines. Scarves, necklaces, purses, and other accessories are also on sale.
Hexeline
Designer Halina Zawadzka and her team created this brand in the 1980s and now have shops across Europe. Fashionistas come here for spiffily cut clothes in rich fabrics, with classic…
Femini
Local Krakow designer duo Monika Pietrzak-Szlęk and Katarzyna Wilk-Filipowicz create some of Poland’s most elegantly styled and patterned women’s clothing. On sale are fetching skirts,…
Galeria Niuans
A wealth of handsome objects for everyday use in the home is on display in this tasteful boutique on the main market square. Items in china, smoked glass, silver and crystal come by…
Massolit Books & Café
This inviting emporium, tucked down a quiet backstreet, is not only Krakow’s main purveyor of second-hand books in English but a great cafe, reading room, local resource, and meeting…
Jarden Jewish Bookshop
Hundreds of titles relating to Jewish culture and history are stocked here, many in English. Browse recipe books, guides, local histories, novels, and biographies alongside a large…