4. SHOPPING INFO
Over the last decade, Bucharest has grown considerably from the point of view of
the economy and commerce and so today it is truly an european capital. Quality goods are
increasingly imported from all over the world, although, due to the peculiarities of economic
transition, prices are generally a bit below other European capitals.
The main area for shopping is downtown (Victoriei Avenue, Magheru Boulevard,
Unirii Square), but interesting stores are popping up all over the city. Some of the biggest
names in the fashion industry have stores here, such as: Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Armani,
Burberry, Valentino, Rolex, Montblanc etc.
The tourists are also invited to explore some of the traditional Romanian objects and souvenirs, available in many shops like Romartizanat shops. Here one can find hand-painted porcelain from Cluj, Galle vases, traditional red-white-black tablecloth and handmade
Oltenian Carpets.
4.1. MUSIC SHOPS & BOOK SHOPS
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Music
Box
- Address: 16 Matei Basarab Street, Phone: 004 021.323.23.73
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Magazinul
Muzica - Address: 41-43 Victoriei Avenue, Phone: 004 021.314.56.08
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CARTURE.TI (bookstore, music store, Tea store) - www.carturesti.ro Address: 13-15 Arthur Verona Street , Phone: 004 021.317.34.59
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Diverta (bookstore, stationery, office equipment, basic office supplies)Address 1: Jolie Ville - ground floor, 103bis Erou Iancu Nicolae Street
Phone: 004 031.405.061
Address 2: Baneasa Shopping City - 1st floor, 42D Bucure.ti- Ploie.ti Road
Phone: 004 0733.734.074
Address 3: Bucure.ti Mall - basement, 55-59 Vitan Avenue
Phone: 004 031.405.84.13/0722.654.112
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Libraria
Bastilia (bookstore and café) - Address: 9 Romana Square
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Rapsodia
Shop (musical instruments and accessories)Address: 2-4 Burebista Boulevard, D14 Block, entrance 4, ground floorPhone: 004 031.805.72.98, 004 0747.13.31.28, magrapsodia@yahoo.com
4.2. FLOWERS
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Holland
Flower
Group - A wide variety of floral arrangements. Address: 29A .tefan Cel Mare Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.210.06.64
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Iris - www.florariairis.ro Address 1: 5 Doroban.i Square, Phone: 004 021. 230.62.71 Address 2: 3 Vasile Lascar Street, Phone: 004 021.211.84.92 Address 3: 9 Academiei Street, Phone: 004 021.315.94.14 Address 4: 17 .tirbei Voda Street, Phone: 004 021.310.04.20 Address 5: 17 Centre Avia.iei, Phone: 004 021.232.39.08 Address 6: 3-5 Corneliu Coposu Street, Phone: 004 021.320.25.34
4.3. OTHER SHOPS
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PAUL
-patisserie
&
boulangerie - locations: Doroban.i Square and ground floor at Baneasa Shopping City
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Delicateria
-Traiteur
-French
delicates - Address: 22-24 Pu.ul lui Zamfir Street, Doroban.i Area, Phone: 004 021.230.43.15
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Feeria
Commercial
Center - Address: 44A Bucure.ti - Ploie.ti Street
Phone: 004 021.310.69.50
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Nic
Classic
-Cigars
&
Spirits
shop - Address: 6 Radu Beller Street, Doroban.i Area
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La
Chambre
-Wine
&
Sweets - www.lachambre.ro
Address: 111-131 Calea Doroban.i Street, Phone: 004 0769.06.96.41
•
Wine
Bouquet
-Well-known
Romanian
and
international
wine
brands
Address: 62 Pipera Boulevard, Phone: 004 0371.11.23.31/004 0723.07.47.96
•
Prajituri
de
casa
-Home
made
cookies
&
sweets - www. dorobanti140.ro
Address: 140 Doroban.i Street, Phone: 004 0723.50.00.25
•
Târgul
Domnesc
Shop
-Romanian
traditional
products
-www.targuldomnesc.roAddress: 5 Ion Mincu Street, Phone: 004 021.222.14.90/004 0729.555.833
•
La
Bunata.uri
Shop
-Romanian
and
international
specialties
Address: 24 Maria Rosetti Street, Phone: 004 021.210.02.06/004 0730.66.77.00
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Gala
Food
-Portuguese
shopAddress 1: 83 Mihai Eminescu Street, Phone: 004 0744.67.15.73 (Luiza Rudeanu) Address 2: 111-113 Floreasca Road, Phone: 004 0744.67.15.73 (Luiza Rudeanu)
4.4. SUPERMARKET
Mega
Image
• Address 1: 39-49 Titulescu Avenue, Phone: 004 021.312.95.83
• Address 2: 92 Ion Mihalache Boulevard, Phone: 004 01.224.35.93
• Address 3: 185 Mihai Eminescu Street, Phone: 004 021.210.62.31
• Address 4: 1 George Bacovia Street, Pipera area, Phone: 004 021.269.11.21
• Address 5: 89-97 Grigore Alexandrescu Street, Phone: 004 0372.750.713/004 021.212.44.01
• Address 6: 166-168 Pipera - Tunari Road, Phone: 004 021.267.45.96
• Address 7: 50 Pipera - Tunari Road, Phone: 004 0372.748.983/004 0732.668.986
• Address 8: 103B Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Phone: 004 021.206.80.30
Billa
• Address: 154-158 Barbu Vacarescu Street, Phone: 004 021.205.56.00
Nic
Supermarket
-NON-STOP
• Address 1: 6 Aviator Radu Beller Street, Doroban.i Square area, Phone: 004 021.230.15.94
• Address 2: 47-49 Elefterie Street, Phone: 004 021.319.72.55
• Address 3: 15 Amzei Square, Phone: 004 021. 212.96.35
Tia
Supermarket
–
NON-STOP
• Address: 87 Erou lancu Nicolae Street, Pipera area
4.5. HYPERMARKET
Carrefour
• Address 1: 44A Bucure.ti - Ploie.ti Highway, Baneasa area, Phone: 004 021.311.89.00/01/02
• Address 2: 2 Corneliu Coposu Boulevard, Unirii area, Phone: 004 021.307.66.00
Auchan
• Address 1: 33A 1 Decembrie 1918 Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.408.01.07/08; 0750.00.11.07
• Address 2: Iuliu Maniu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.409.05.99
real,-hypermarket
-NON
STOP
-www.real-hypermarket.ro
• Adress 1: 67-109, Drumul Dealul Bisericii, Berceni Area
• Adress 2: 4 Vasile Milea Street in AFI Cotroceni Park
• Adress 3: 236 Vitan Avenue
4.6. CASH & CARRY
Metro - www.metro.ro
• Address 1: 44D Bucure.ti - Ploie.ti Highway, Phone: 004 021.200.31.95, Fax: 004 021.200.31.06
• Address 2: 500 luliu Maniu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.402.31.50, Fax: 004 021.318.25.20
• Address 3: Voluntari, Afuma.i Road, 10 km from Bucharest, Phone: 004 021.270.37.93
• Address 4: 130A Metalurgiei Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.406.61.50, Fax: 004 021.406.61.98
Selgros
- www.selgros.ro
• Address 1: 55-65 Bucure.ti - Ploie.ti Highway, Phone: 004 021.307.80.00, Fax: 004 021.307.81.99
• Address 2: 90 Biruin.ei Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.209.30.00, Fax: 004 021.209.31.99
4.7. DIY SUPERSTORE
Bricostore
- www.bricostore.ro
• Address 1: 18-20 Vergului Road, Phone: 004 021.209.55.55, Fax: 004 021.209.55.56
• Address 2: 210-210B Splaiul Independen.ei, Phone: 004 021.404.40.77, Fax: 004 021.404.40.78
• Address 3: Bucure.ti- Pite.ti Highway, km 11-12, Phone: 004 021.407.70.77, Fax: 004 021.407.70.78
• Address 4: Bucure.ti- Ploie.ti Highway, Baneasa, Phone: 004 021.202.18.18, Fax: 004 021.202.18.19
Hornbach
-www.hornbach.ro
• Address: 92-108 Turnu Magurele Street, Phone: 004 031.080.30.00
Praktiker
- www.praktiker.ro
• Address 1: 7 .colii Street, Voluntari, llfov, Phone: 004 021.204.71.20/00, Fax: 004 021.204.71.58
• Address 2: 536-560 luliu Maniu Boulevard, Phone: 004 021.301.81.20, Fax: 004 021.301.81.58
• Address 3: 7A Vitan - Bârze.ti Street, Phone: 004 021.200.51.20, Fax: 004 021.200.51.58
4.8. SPORTS SHOP
• Decathlonwww.decathlon.ro Address 1: 51G Theodor Pallady Street, Phone: 004 031.102.06.50Address 2: Militari Shopping Center, Phone: 004 021 408.50.00 • IntersportAddress 1: Baneasa Shopping MallAddress 2: 55-59 Vitan Avenue, Phone: 004 021.312.44.11
4.8. SPORTS SHOP
• Decathlonwww.decathlon.ro Address 1: 51G Theodor Pallady Street, Phone: 004 031.102.06.50Address 2: Militari Shopping Center, Phone: 004 021 408.50.00 • IntersportAddress 1: Baneasa Shopping MallAddress 2: 55-59 Vitan Avenue, Phone: 004 021.312.44.11
4.9. SHOPPING CENTRES
•
Baneasa
Shopping
City
- an exclusive fashion mall with a wide range of stores and services covered, exclusive brands and recreational concepts employed, with a rentable area of 85,000 m² and 1500 underground parking spaces. Baneasa Shopping City is the piece of resistance of the commercial platform, offering an unique blend of shopping, services and gastronomy for the most refined tastes, concept locations for entertainment and spending one’s spare time. Sephora, MAC, Douglas, H&M, Mango, I.D. Sarrieri, Marks & Spencer, Zara, Peak&Cloppenburg, Quiksilver, Bata, Cacharel, Calvin Klein, Diesel, Douglas, Ecco, Follie Follie, Frey Wille, Geox, Guy Laroche, Manoush, Intersport, iStyle are just a few brands from the Baneasa Shopping City’s portfolio. Address: 42D Bucure.ti - Ploie.ti HighwayPhone: 004 021.306.55.05, Fax: 004 021.310.60.34Open: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
•
Bucure.ti
Mall - more than 70 stores (including a large supermarket), over 25 fast-food and coffee shops, the 10-screen Hollywood Multiplex Bucharest Mall cinema, a bowling alley, a child-care center, a video games arcade and around an airy atrium, an exhibition space for young artists. Bucharest Mall offers consumers brand name and designer fashion such as: Stefanel, Steilmann, Marks & Spencer, Mango, Nike, Zara, Irina Schrotter (romanian designer for women clothes), Office Shoes, The Body Shop, Polo Garage, ID Sarrieri (lingerie), Swatch, Cellini (for jewllery and accessories), Tommy Toys (for children), Bigotti, Adidas, Swarovsky, Anatolian Carpet Boutique, Sarra Blu (interior decoration). Also Bucharest Mall has an amusament center, Game World and Rock & Roll Bowling.
Address: 55-59 Vitan Avenue
Phone: 004 021.327.61.00/02
Open: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
•
World
Trade
Plaza
-Shopping
Gallery
- an upmarket selection of shops selling perfumes, leather items, antiques, watches, electronics, glass decorations, lingerie and souvenirs. La Moda, Alsa Boutiques, Stefanel, Switcher (for women and men clothes), Meli Melo (jewellery), Lush, Ina Center (cosmetics), Romartizana (traditional souvenirs). Address: 2 Expozi.iei BoulevardPhone: 004 021.202.44.50 Open: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
•
Unirea
Shopping
Center
- is one of Romania’s best shopping destinations, featuring more than 200 shops, boutiques, eating & leisure places. At the basement you can find a “Mega Image” supermarket. On the Ground floor there are numerous shops, service offices and leisure hotspots such as: jewellery, cosmetics, gifts, decorations, glassware, porcelain, optics, photo, mobile phone accessories and GSM, pharmacy, banks, exchange houses, fast food (KFC and McDonald’s), coffee shops. Floors 1 and 2 are destined for clothing stores - elegant, casual, sportswear, footwear, accessories women men. The 3rd Floor offers you a wide range of electronics, sports equipment and accessories, bookstores, stationery products for children. The 4th Floor is the Food Court (restaurants, cafes, sushi bar, ice cream), Fun Land (bowling, billiards, video games and playground), Metropolis Casino (one of the most modern casinos in Bucharest). Not to be neglected is the multistorey car park that has direct access to Unirea Shopping Center (built area: 40,826 sqm built surface: 4000 sqm/floor, total floors: basement, ground + 7 floors total number of parking places: 1000). Address: 1st Unirii SquarePhone: 004 021.303.03.07 Open: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
•
Mario
Plaza
- many clothes shops and a couple of coffee shops all under one roof. Here one can find brands such as: Mario Collections, DADA, Stefanel (for clothes), Wolford, Terzoatto (for shoes), Totem (gifts), Marionnaud (cosmetics), Bose. Address: 172 Doroban.i Avenue Phone: 004 021.230.47.71 Open: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
•
Orhideea
Shopping
Center - is located downtown Bucharest. In Orhideea Shopping Center you can find a Carrefour Hypermarket, 1400 parking spaces and brands like: Nike, Marks & Spencer, Kenvelo, Davidson (for clothes), Office Shoes, Otter, Z (for children), Bamboo (decorations). Address: 210-210B Splaiul lndependen.eiPhone: 004 021.317.76.46/47/48Open: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
•
Feeria
Shopping
Center - located in the Northern Area, in Baneasa, Feeria is the biggest shopping
center from Eastern Europe extended on 32.600 m². It includes Ikea, Carrefour Hypermarket,
Metro, Bricostore, Mobexpert, Baneasa Shopping City Mall and over 1600 parking spaces. Here you can find over 700 stores, popular brands throughout the world such as: Esprit, Levi’s, Lee
Cooper, Kenvelo, Terra Nova, Marks & Spencer, Nike, Cellini, The Body Shop, Sensiblu (pharmacy), Mini Blu and Z (for children), Bam Boo, Unique Art, Zara Home, Sarra Blu (for interior decoration). The center also has numerous restaurants - City Grill, La Mama (traditional food), Nordsee, PAUL, Cinnabon, fast food’s - KFC, McDonald’s, pub’s - Zvon Cafe.
Address: 44A Bucure.ti - Ploie.ti Highway
Phone: 004 021.311.89.00/01/02
•
Plaza Romania - is a big shopping center with many different stores, including a large supermarket, over 25 fast foods and coffee shops (most of them gathered in a food court with common seating) and the Movieplex cinema with a large number of screens. Plaza Romania offers consumers various brands such as: Zara, Mango, Levi’s, Stefanel, Ziggo, Kenvelo, Office Shoes, Otter, Geox, Baby Star, Captain Hook, Disney Junior (for children), Sunglasses Hutt, The Body Shop, Beauty Shop (for cosmetics), Nike, Adidas (for sport clothes). Address: 26 Timi.oara Boulevard Phone: 004 021.319.50.50/51/52/53Open: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
•
AFI
Palace
Cotroceni - Bucharest’s biggest mega-mall, this time with added IMAX. It also has paintball and an icering for ice skating all year round and it’s close to the subway station (Politehnica). Stores you can find here: Zara, Bershka, Sephora, Accessorize, Adidas Sport Performance Store, Benetton, Benvenuti, Calvin Klein, Cavalliere, Marks & Spencer plus fast-foods, restaurants, banks, a supermarket and a play area for children. Address: Intersection between Vasile Milea and Timi.oara Boulevards Phone: 004 031.425.75.13 Open: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. and Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.
• Victoria
Avenue
Shopping
Area
- Victoria’s Avenue is a popular promenade for luxury shops offering consumers quality merchandise in local stores, as well as chain stores that are known worldwide such as: Escada, Stefanel, Bliss, Furla, Burberry, Bennetton, Max Mara, Gucci, Irina Schrotter
(romanian designer), Triumph, Cesare Paciotti, Rolex, Micri Gold (jewellery), Estee Lauder, L’Oreal,
Paul&Shark, Crido Kids, Favior (fur coats), Armani, Helvethansa (Swiss made watches), Linea Oro
(house decorations), Artizana (wooden figures and some ethnic clobber).
4.10. OPEN AIR MARKET
•
Amzei Market - Address: 13 Amzei Street
•
Doroban.i Market - Address: 5 Aviator Beller Street
•
Obor Market - Address: 3 Mo.ilor Street
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1 Mai Market - Address: 64 Ion Mihalache Boulevard
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Floreasca Market - Address: 111-113 Floreasca Street
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Matache Market - Address: 40 Cameliei Street
4.11. BABY’S PRODUCTS
•
Miniblu - clothes, accessories, toys, furniturewww.miniblu.ro
Adrress: Doroban.i Square and Baneasa Shopping city
•
„Z” -accessories
for
babies
Address 1: Bucure.ti Mall, Phone: 004 021.327.59.12
Address 2: Orhideea Mall, Phone: 004 021 .316.31.12
Address 3: Unirea Shopping Center, Phone: 004 021.303.03.27
Address 4: Plaza Mall Romania, Phone: 004 021.317.89.78
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Chicco - Baby clothes, toys, accessories, strollers, push chairs.Address: 7 Piotr Ilici Ceaikovski Street, Phone: 004 021.315.89.72, open: 10 a.m. - 20 p.m.Chicco products are available in most baby shops and supermarkets.
•
Mothercare
- baby clothes, toys, accessories, strollers, push chairsAddress 1: Bucure.ti Mall, Phone: 004 021.308.60.86/004 021.327.47.81Address 2: 3-5 Radu Beller Street, 1st floor, Phone: 004 021.208. 97.40
Address 3: Plaza Romania Mall, Phone: 004 021.317.47.75
• Magheru
Boulevard
Shopping
Area
- One of the favorite streets for shopping in Bucharest is General Magheru Boulevard, where you will find stores selling clothing, jewellery, music, antiques
and handicrafts such as: Kenvelo, Dika, Eva, Steilmann, Lancoste, Terra Nova, Leonardo (for shoes), Ina
Center, The Body Shop, Sephora, Cellini (jewellery), Marionnaud, Nautica, Timberland.
4.12. CHILDREN FURNITURE
•
Mobexpert
www.mobexpert.ro
Address 1: 44C Bucure.ti-Ploie.ti Street, Phone: 004 021.242.10.40
Address 2: 21 Fabrica de Glucoza Street, Phone: 004 021.242.88.58
• Kika
www.www.kika.com
Address: 1 Comer.ului Street, A1 entrance, 13 Km
Phone: 004 021.601.02.11/233/234
•
Babyna
www.bebyna.ro
Address: Cocor Store, 5th floor, 29-33 I.C. Bratianu Boulevard
Phone: 004 031.425.14.47/004 077.039.21.35
•
Ideal
Bebe
www.idealbebe.ro
Online orders: office@idealbebe.ro
Phone: 004 021.410.05.05/004 073.434.97.49/004 076.471.35.24/004 072.629.59.55