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Shops are open daily except Sundays. General business hrs are between 9am and 5.30pm and on Saturdays
9 am - 1.00 pm. The major and most fashionable street is Vaci utca (Vaci street). Enjoy the stunning m
arkets such as the 19th century food hall Nagy Vasarcsarnok and the Ecseri flea market.
Credit cards are excepted in most tourist frequented areas but elsewhere carry plenty of
Hungarian forints.
Below we list some shopping ideas you might find helpful.
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Gifts
World-famous Herendi porcelain, from figurines to dinner services
folk art tablecloths, Halasi lace
Szegedi and Kalocsai red pepper, (paprika)
Pick or Herz salami.
folk art carved chess sets,
famous wines: Egri Bikavér (Bull's Blood), Tokaji, Debrôi Hárslevelû (linden leaf)
Fütyülôs (Whistling) Kecskeméti Apricot Brandy, Zwack Unicum For kids relatives and friends
folk art dolls
a wide range of wooden toys for children of different ages
illustrated books on Hungary
classical, folk, gypsy, jazz and pop music CDs and cassettes
a delicious Hungarian speciality
– Szamos marzipan
Habán pottery using original (museum) designs and forms
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Some of the main Addresses
The Ecseri Market
(Flea Market) This second-hand goods market occupies a huge area and is situated in the industrial area of
Budapest. You can find there antiques of all kinds, paintings, porcelain, clothes, ornaments and household appliances.
Second Hand Goods Market
1194 Budapest, Nagykôrösi út 156.
Phone: 282-9563
Open: 6am – 1pm (closed on Sundays and Mondays)
To get there take the number 54 bus from Boráross
Square in the 9th. District.
Get off at the Fiumei út bus stop and go across the footbridge.
Grand Market Hall
Budapest IX., Fõvám tér 1-3.
Open hours:
Monday: 6 a.m.–5 p.m., Tue–Fri: 6 a.m.–6 p.m. Sat: 6
a.m–2 p.m.
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