Köki Terminal Shopping Center
Köki Terminal Shopping Center Budapest
Köki Terminal Shopping Center in Budapest on the way to Budapest Airport is the next Shopping Center that will be opened. After Allee which was opened not too long ago and also the massive Arena Plaza shopping Center which is not too old there will be the next one now. Since Iam going quite often to the airport I see Köki Shopping Center developing step by step and I have to say it seems to be massive (accoring to unconfirmed information it will 65.000 square meter). It feels like ages passing it by taxi and it is also at least 4 levels high. So in near future you can expect another shopping center with cinema, restaurants and all the typical shops like Zara, H&M, Replay and so on and so on.
The sad thing about it is that not 500m away from Köki Terminal Shopping Center there is already the Euro Center which is not too small as well so I don’t know who should shop that much in this area. The target as I believe is the traffic that is coming from the final stop of Metro line 3 which stops right in front of the Shopping Center but to be honest that cannot be it because on first sight this shopping center is really bigger than all others in Budapest, and as you know once West End has been the biggest Shopping Center in Eastern Europe, than it was Arena Plaza so I would not wonder if Terminal will get the title as soon as it opens its doors.
I have not found an official opening date ora website about Terminal Shopping Center in Budapest but there is a forum which has tons of images posted where you can follow realy well the development of this monster. Go and check it out here. As soon as there are news I will update this article, until than lets just see how it develops.
This article was written in Shopping CenterBio Market Budapest
Bio Market Budapest
The Bio Market in Budapest is a weekly market only trading bio and organic products located on the parking place of the Budapest Congress Centrum (link to map). Every Saturday traders of bio and organic goods come together to sell their products. On the Bio Market in Budapest you can find anything from vegetables to clothes all biologically or organically produced. Most of the visitors you find there are young families having children to buy fresh vegetables, milk, bread, creams, fruits and much more for their children but also for themselves.
As stated on the picture the Bio Market is open from 6.30 till 13.00 every Saturday. Nearby you can find a park with a playground where most people are going to after or before shopping to play with their kids and spend the time after on the fresh air.
The Bio Market is a collection of little wood houses where the traders offer their goods and talk with the visitors. I think it is a good opportunity to buy fresh and local vegetables and fruits and not to buy all your grocery in the big shops like Tesco or Auchan even though it is a bit more expensive. Additionally you can find there interesting new products especially what they make there fresh. Another reason for me to go there is Mangold, the “spinach like” vegetable which you always get in Croatia next to your fish and potatoes. This is actually the only place in Budapest where I have seen Mangold.
So if you fancy bio and organic foods and drinks and want to spend a Saturday morning out in the nice weather than I recommend you to go there one day. I also wonder if there are other bio markets somewhere around the city so if you know one please let me know.
Bio Market Budapest
Allee Budapest
Allee Budapest
Allee in Budapest is a newly opened shopping center on the territory of former Skala shopping center. Withing a year or so Allee was built on the property which is located on Buda side near Petöfi bridge. I have to admit that Allee in Budapest is a really nice shopping center since it is very spacy and it doesn’t feel as crowded as the other shopping centers. Nevertheless it is just another new built shopping center in Budapest.
The Allee shopping center has everything a shopping center needs, just like Arena Plaza or West End City Center, so you find there shops like Zara, H&M, Gap, Gas, Springfield, all types of shoe shops, jewlery shops, Coffee Shops like Costa Coffee, newspaper stores, a supermarket and everything you can imagine.
Budapest Shoes
Handmade, customized and world class!
The Budapest shoes are world famous for their custom design, the accuracy of the shoe makers and of course that they are hand made. Many famous people come to Budapest just to get THE shoe. Quality of course has its price. The hand made but not custom sized to your feet start at around 400€ and the custom and hand made start at 500€ made. The most famous shoe maker in Hungary is Vass Laszlo.
Culinaris Budapest
Asia, England, USA and many more!
Culinaris in Budapest has two small shops, one on the Buda and one on the Pest side. Culinris offers food and drinks from all over the world such as nice Curry pastes, Belgium beer, ham from Parma or mixed pickles from England. No matter what you search for the Culinaris offers a big variety of culinary highlights from many different countries. If you miss some food which you usually can buy at home try it there maybe you can find what you are looking for.
Peek & Cloppenburg Budapest
Menswear!
The menswear reatiles Peek and Cloppenburg opened up a store in Budapest. Situated behind Basilica in Sas utca the retailer offers brands such as Thommy Hilfiger, Pierre Cardin, Paul and Shark, Hugo Boss an much more. This store is a trial but end of this year Peek & Cloppenburg what to open up another store in Arena Plaza Shopping Center.
This article was written in ShopsBurberry Budapest
English fashion!
Burberry, famous for the “check” pattern and trenchcoates is about to open up a store in Budapest. In April the Burberry Hungary kft was founded. As soon as we know more we will let you know.
This article was written in ShopsShopping Streets in Budapest
Open Air Shopping
There are several streets in Budapest which are packed with shops. From shoes over clothes to electronics and so on you can find anything in the streets of Budapest. I think there is no real city center in Budapest so that over time it came that in some streets a lot of shops opened and by now they are streets to shop. The most famous are listed below.
West End City Center Budapest
Big, bigger West End!
Váci út 1-3.
1062 Budapest
Tel.: 238-7777
Banks
The West End City Center has 3 Change shops, 7 Cash machines and 5 banks. Citibank, Erste Bank, Exclusive M&M Change, MKB and OTP Bank.
MOM Park Budapest
Shop till you drop!
Alkotás utca 53.
1123 Budapest
Mammut Shopping Center
Monster shopping and party!
Mammut Shopping and Entertainment Center
1024 Budapest, Lövöház street. 2-6.
Phone.: +36 (1) 345-8020; 345-8333
Louis Vuitton Budapest
Expensive bags!
Louis Vuitton, the famous handbag maker, opened a flag store in the heart of Budapest. On Andrassy ut, directly next to the opera you will find the massive Louis Vuitton shop of Budapest. This is the place where money goes in and stays there. The famous hand bags created by 1854 founded french company are very expensive and hardly affordable for Hungarians. Nevertheless the shop is in the touristic area of Budapest and attracts the rich and famous.
This article was written in ShopsZara Budapest
Good fashion, fair price!
Zara is the most valuable clothing company in the world and it has its reason. The fashion Zara produces is up to date a offers a very good quality compared to other companies in the same price level. In 2006 Zara decided to open up a store in Budapest. By now there are two stores in the city plus one in Györ.
H&M Budapest
Young, trendy, cheap!
H&M is a well known swedish brand offering clothes for young people for good prices. Last year H&M opened up the first store in Budapest and until now there are three in total. The offer is not a big difference to other european countries and the price is not much cheaper than somewhere else. Nevertheless H&M offers affordable clothes for everybody and it is worth a visit if you search for trendy clothes.
Arena Plaza Budapest
Big, bigger, Arena!
Arena Plaza in Budapest opened up on November 15th, 2007 and is the biggest Shopping Center in Budapest and thus the biggest in Central and Eastern Europe. The former biggest shopping center was West End City Center which is in Budapest as well. With approximately 66.000sqm and 2.600 parking places the Arena Plaza reaches new limits. Arena Plaza in Budapest has place for more than 220 shops without the supermarket Tesco, cinemas and much more. The biggest shops in Arena Plaza Budapest are Zara, Peek & Cloppenburg, Hervis, Electro World and H&M.
