Croatian Ana Marija Brkić established her own fashion label for womenswear in 2002, quickly establishing a reputation for understated glamour and subtle...

Bakina kuća, or Grandma's House, is a great place to keep on the radar for at least a couple of reasons. First and foremost, it's brimming with everything...

Zagreb's first ethical, organic healthfood store serves products made to macrobiotic and vegetarian principles. Now with branches in Split, Dubrovnik and...

On level two of the Kaptol Centar mall, between Tkalčićeva and Nova Ves, Bonkulović is one of the few true gastro speciality shops in Croatia. It's here...

Bornstein is the best wine boutique in Zagreb and potentially in all of Croatia. Vlado, the owner, is encyclopaedic about wines from every region of the...

Run by delightful twins and designers Morana and Martina, Boudoir has been open for ten years. It sits on the cobbled street running parallel to Tkalčićeva...

A short walk from the main square along Ilica is Britanski trg, where diplomats' wives buy their fruit and vegetables during the week. On Sundays, the...

Due to celebrate its centenary in 2011, local chocolatier Kraš produces everyone's favourite sweets, biscuits and wafers. This stylish store is its flagship...

Croatia is widely regarded as the original home of the necktie, and this smart store in the Oktogon arcade (just west of the main square) is a successful...

A music store at its core, Dancing Bear is also a great place to shop for T-shirts, movies and music-video DVDs. Naturally CDs predominate, spread across...

Since 1995, owner Boris Geza has been trading rock, jazz, blues and classical LPs, the stock in this secondhand store today numbering 3,500. He also has...

The daily market, on a raised square a set of stairs up from Jelačić, has been the city's major trading place since 1926. Farmers from surrounding villages...

Occupying a small oblong space wedged between the boutiques of Teslina, Agra is one of the better places to go in search of Croatian foodie treats, with a...

This souvenir and accessory shop mid-way between Tkalčićeva and the Dolac market yields some unusual items made by local designers, from the plexiglass...