Budapest Shopping Malls

The change in the political and market system in the 1990-ies brought about Western style shopping craze and today around a dozen flashy shopping centers welcome both locals and tourists.

Tips

• To avoid crowd drop in the shopping malls in the morning around 10-12 if you can.

• Shopping centers are busy places, and attract pickpockets. Keep your purse in a well-fastened handbag and hold it close to your body.

Skim through the following list of Budapest shopping malls.

Budapest Shopping Malls - Wide Selection of Goods

Budapest Shopping Malls sell everything you need in every day life, food, cosmetics, clothes, books, they all have souvenir shops, though Budapest Markets are better places to get authentic Hungarian souvenirs.

You'll find all major brands and trendy fashion retailers: Saxoo, Levis, Kookai, Nike, Adidas etc. Besides these glitzy big name outlets some lovely, small shops sell crafts, toys and unique gifts.

All shops have ATM machines, should you need some cash. It's still not common to pay with credit cards in Hungarian shops, though most shops accept major cards. You'll also find a few banks and a post office.

A good thing in these huge shopping centers that they have clean toilettes.
If you need help ask the staff at the Information desk, they're usually young people who speak English.

You can easily get to most shopping centers by public transport. All malls provide free parking, should you go by car.

Note that we indicated the opening hours of shops, cinemas and other services might have different opening hours. 

Editor's Choice

West End City Center
Address: Váci út 1-3., VI. district, M3 metro, trams 4-6 Nyugati tér station
Open: Mon-Sat 10.00-21.00, Sat 10.00-18.00

Its striking architecture and around 400 shops make West End City Center the most impressive and largest Budapest shopping malls.

An ideal place for shopping even if you don't have much time because it's centrally located next to the Nyugati Train Station.

Underground you'll find a Match supermarket, a Libri bookshop and one of my favourite shops Kotányi Fűszervilág, that sells spices.

Buy the famous and delicious sweets at Szamos Marcipán.

You can have good meals at the numerous eateries and cafés.

Designer shops, jewelleries, gift shops drugstores, toy shops and many other shops.

The 14-screen Palace Cinema shos the latest blockbusters.

Árkád offers a variety of fashion and designer shops, drugstores, bookshops and supermarkets.

Address: Örs vezér tér 25., X. district, M2 metro Örs vezér tér station
Open: Mon-Fri 10.00-21.00, Sat 10.00-19.00

Mammut II.

Address: Lövöház utca 2-6., II. district, next to the original Mammut
Open: Mon-Sat 10.00-21.00, Sun 10.00-18.00

For gourmet coffee lovers must pop in the Gloria Jeans Cafe where you can by fresh coffee beans from around the world and you can drink fine cappucino, latte or espresso. If you're in a hurry you can take a cup of your favourite hot drink with you.

MOM Park

A smaller but less busier shopping center in Buda. Semiramis Coffee Shop and a shop selling special teas are my favourites. The Match supermarket is a good place to buy some food stuff.
MOM Park has a modern multiplex cinema too.

Address: Alkotás út 53. XII. district, tram 59, 61, bus 8, 139
Open: Mon-Sat 10.20.00, Sun 10.18.00

Duna Plaza

More than 100 shops, multiplex cinema, eateries, cafés.

Hungaroton Gigastore is the largest Cd and DVd store in Budapest.

Address: Váci út 178., XIII. dsitrict, M3 metro Gyöngyösi utca station
Open: Mon-Sun 9.00-21.00, Sat-Sun 10.00-19.00

Pólus Center

Address: Szentmihályi út 131., V. district, shuttle bus from M2 metro, Keleti pu station
Open: Mon-Sun 9.00-21.00, Sat-Sun 10.00-19.00

The second largest Budapest Shopping Mall, after West End City Center.

The huge Tesco supermarket is open round the clock every day.

Other highlights of Pólus are the fast food restaurants, pubs, cafés and the multiplex cinema.

Campona

It's situated a bit far from the city centre, so do count in the time of getting thre by public transport.

Once you get there you can while awy the hours going to the cinema or the Tropicarium aquarium. Of course Campona has many shops too. Leroy café has live music every night from 20.00.

Address: Nagytétényi út 37-45., XXII. district, shuttle bus from Szent Gellért tér at the Buda end of Liberty Bridge, bus No. 3, Lépcsős utca stop

Lurdy Ház

Not an ideal place for shopping addicts because it has less shops than other Budapest Shopping Malls. Semiramis Coffes Shop sells gourmet coffees. A few cafés and pubs and the multiplex cinema make a visit worthwhile. You might want to pop in the Zsolnay Márkabolt to buy Hungarian porcelain.

Address: Könyves Kálmán körút 12-14., IX. district, tram 1, bus 103 Mester utca stop, M3 Népliget station, from there tram 1 or bus 103
Open: Mon-Sun 10.00-20.00

Budagyöngye Shopping Center

Address: Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 121., II. district, from Moszkva tér take bus 22, 56 or 156 or tram 56, get off at Budagyöngye stop
Open: daily 8.00-21.00

In the Le Sommelier Wine Shop on the underground level the helpful staff gives assistance to choose the right wines that match your taste.

Buy cheese that go with the wine in the Szega Cheese delicatessen. Wide selection of Hungarian and imported cheeses.

You might want to pop in the Zsolnay Porcelain Shop on the first floor too.

Eurocenter Óbuda

Address: Bécsi út 154 III. district, tram 1 or 1A Bécsi út terminus, bus 60, 18
Opening hours:

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