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...
Strossmayerov trg 7
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...
Nova Ves 17
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...
Kaptol 19
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...
Radićeva 22
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...
Britanski trg
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...
Ilica 5
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...
Gundulićeva 7
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...
Preradovićeva 24
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...
Dolac
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...
Teslina 11This souvenir and accessory shop mid-way between Tkalčićeva and the Dolac market yields some unusual items made by local designers, from the plexiglass...
Skalinska 2APrimarily known for its coffee beans and leaf tea, Franja is also a good place to pick up Croatian delicatessen products, including quality wines,...
Vlaška 62Based here since 1999, secondhand music shop Free Bird is run by Tomislav Gaži, who stocks 5,000 LPs and 2,500 CDs covering all musical genres. It has a...
Tratinska 50
The flagship store of local designers Martina Vrdoljak Ranilović and Nataša Mihaljčišin offers striking designs for women and custom ones for men. Their...
Dežmanov prolaz 4