The flagship of a leading chain of bookstores across Croatia, Algoritam (situated by the main square) stocks a surprising amount of foreign-language...

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...

Next door to the Kaptol Centar is this spanking new mall of similar ilk to its neighbour. Though Cascade is a little cavernous (having opened during an...

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...

Opened somewhat controversially in April 2011 (the access ramp to Cvjetni's underground car park ate up a much loved chunk of pedestrian precinct), this...

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...