The Wine Dealer SRL

Phone: +40 761 322 572
web: www.thewinedealer.ro
The owner, called Utz, offers international wines for very reasonable prices. Highly recommended!

Bruno Wine

Address: 3, Covaci St.
Phone: +40 21 317 17 41
Web: www.brunowine.com
Bruno is a quaint wine bar in the old centre of Bucharest. They have carefully selected wines from all over the world for reasonable prices.

Ethnic Wines

Address: 55, Banu Antonache St.
A great selection of well-priced Romanian and foreign wines.

1000 de chipuri

Address: 17, 11 Iunie St.
Phone: +40 31 436 88 09
Web: www.1000dechipuri.ro
This is more of a wine bar but you can buy to go as well.

Vinexpert

Address: Cocor Shopping Center, 1st Fl.
Phone: +40 21 326 85 39
It is a wine bar and wine shop all in one. It also has an online store with an English version as well.

The Bucharest City Hall organizes temporary Peasants’ Markets in town. They offer cheap and large selections of seasonal produce, dairy products and meats. They usually take place on Saturdays and Sundays at the following locations:
Sector 3: 24, Carol I Blvd., in the courtyard of the Ministry of Agriculture (opposite the National Theatre)
Sector 4: Parcul Tineretului, next to the Palatul Copiilor (Children’s Palace)
Sector 5: Piata Eroilor, in front of the Academia Militara (Military School) on Blvd. Eroilor

Obor Market / Obor Market Halls

Address: 4, Campul Mosi St.
Phone: +40 21 252 69 54
Agricultural products (vegetables, fruits, dairy products and fish meat) and non-food products (cosmetics and household appliances, electrical devices, clothing and footwear). For us, this market represents the authentic Romanian market experience. On the right side of the market there are meat and a fish markets .The further you delve into the building, the cheaper the prices!

Amzei Market

Address: 6, Christian Tell St.,
Amzei market is a very big market located in the center of the old town. Besides produce, you can find decorations and medicinal plants.

Aparatorii Patriei Market

Address: 183, Berceni St.
Phone: +40 21 450 25 43

Aurel Vlaicu Market

Address: 25, Maguricea St,
Phone: +40 21 233 03 84
Aurel Vlaicu is a produce market.

Aviatiei Market

Address: 29, Aerogarii Blvd.,
Phone: +40 21 233 03 84
Aviatiei Market is a market where agricultural products as well as non-food products like cosmetics, household appliances, and electrical appliances are offered.

Basarabiei Market

Address: Basarabiei Blvd., near the entrance to the National Park
Phone: +40 21 243 30 45
Basarabiei Market is a weekend market for vegetables, fruits and dairy products.

Berceni Oltenitei Market

Address: 35-37, Berceni St.,
Phone: +40 21 332 63 86

Colentina Market

address: Colentina St. crossing with Maior Bacila St.,
Phone: +40 21 240 73 38

Cotroceni Market

Address: 51, Sf. Elefterie St.,
Phone: +40 21 423 39 65

Crangasi Market

Address: 29, Calea Crangasi St.,
Agricultural products, cosmetics, electrical devices, clothing and footwear.

Floreasca Market

Address: 1, Banu Antonache St.,
Phone: +40 21 230 55 64
Agricultural and non-food products, cosmetics, Prices are a little bit more expensive than at other markets.

Gemeni Market

Address: 103-107, Vasile Lascar Blvd.,
Phone: +40 21 210 13 65
Vegetables, fruits, dairy products, fish and meat products.

George Cosbuc Market

Address: 122-124 Regina Maria Blvd.,
Phone: +40 21 335 96 40

Giulesti Market

Address: 261, Calea Giulesti St.,
Phone: +40 21 316 12 97 (Administration Markets S.6)
Agricultural and non-food products, household goods, clothing, and footwear.

Gorjului Market

Address: 140-146, Iuliu Maniu Blvd.,
Phone: +40 21 434 30 97

Orizont Market

Address: 18, Drumul Taberei St.,
Phone: +40 21 316 12 97 (Administration Markets sect 6)
Agricultural products and non-food products.

Pajura Market

Address: 7, Pajura St.,
Phone: +40 21 260 10 14

Progresul Market

Address: 107, Giurgiului St.,
Phone: +40 21 450 25 43
Agricultural (vegetables, fruits, milk) and household products.

Rahova Market

Address: 3-5, Alexandriei St.,
Phone: +40 21 423 39 65
Agricultural and household products. The prices are lower than other markets and the quality of products is quite good.

Piata Matache

Address: 11-13, Haralambie Botescu St.,
Phone: +40 21 317 14 63

Drumul Taberei Market

Address: 44, Drumul Taberei St.,
Phone: +40 21 316 12 97 (Administration Markets S.6)

1 Mai Market

Address: 60, Iuliu Maniu Blvd.,
Piata 1 Mai (corner of Ion Mincu) has been renovated. They also offer a fish monger – very little choice, changing everyday, but fresh fish.

13 Septembrie Market

Address: 6, Antiaeriana St.,

Traian Market Hall
Address: 133, Calea Calarasilor St., Sector 3

Billa

Locations: Barbu Vacarescu, Postavarul, Drumul Taberei.
Their main website for the country is www.billa.ro.

Mega Image

Mega Image has started to spread across Bucharest and its neighboring areas. They have also bought the Gmarket stores in Bucuresti Mall and Plaza Romania shopping centers.
Go to www.mega-image.ro and click on ‘magazine’ for a complete listing.

Carrefour Market

These are the former Artima stores, but Carrefour will be opening some new locations as well.

Carrefour Express-Angst

Carrefour partnered with Angst to create Carrefour Express stores.

Decathlon

Address: 51G, Theodor Pallady Blvd.
Phone: +40 31 102 06 50
Web: www.decathlon.ro
Decathlon runs three stores in Bucharest so far: Berceni, Iuliu Maniu and Pallady. From our experience, it has the best prices and selection by far.

Intersport

Address: 44A, Bucuresti – Ploiesti St. (in Baneasa Shopping City)
Phone: +40 21 319 42 40
Web: www.intersport.ro
With five stores in Bucharest, Intersport offers various sports equipment. Its stores are usually located in shopping centers.

Hervis

Address: 391, Vacaresti Blvd.
Phone: +40 21 780 70 70
Web: www.hervis-sports.ro
Hervis has three stores in Bucharest, all in shopping centers.

Downtown

Unirea Shopping Centre

Address: Unirii Square
Phone: +40 21 303 02 08
This shopping centre is one of the oldest in the city, but has been recently modernized. Including Romanian and international shops, it features a 4-story car park, a supermarket, gym and ‘Fun Land.’ It also houses a food court called “Small Paris”, which occupies an entire floor.

Cocor Shopping Center

Address: 29-33, IC Bratianu Blvd.
Phone: +40 21 313 14 03
Web: www.cocor.ro
You will recognise this shopping centre by its multimedia facade, that is visible all the way from Universitate square. The centre hosts stores of Romanian designers, jewellery stores and a coffee shop on the ground floor.

Bucharest Mall – Vitan

Address: 55-59, Vitan St.
Phone: +40 21 327 67 00
Built in 1999, this was the first shopping centre with a “mall” concept in Romania. It has been upgraded several times and it has numerous stores, food vendors, movies, a casino, a hairdresser’s and more – you cannot go wrong.

South

Sun Plaza

address: 391, Calea Vacaresti ,
Sun Plaza includes a Cora hypermarket, a DIY store Baumax, Mobexpert, Flanco, and different brands for shoes and clothes. Well known fast foods and restaurants. 15 cinema halls, bowling and billiard clubs, Casino and a pub.

Grand Arena Mall

Address: 12-18, Metalurgiei Blvd.
Phone: +40 31 425 75 14
This mall is designed for family life; both parents and children can find everything they need in terms of fashion, entertainment, technology and eating out.

Liberty Center

Address: 151 – 171, Progresului St.
Phone: +40 21 369 98 75
This was the first Romanian mall that introduced the concept of an indoor ice rink. For entertainment, there is also “Game World” and a big digital cinema.

Bucharest City Mall

Address: 2, Oltenitei St., Sector 4
Phone: +40 21 319 35 21
Just 5 minutes away from Unirii Square, this mall has the advantage of being close to the centre of the city. Features dozens of shops, casinos, a cinema and food courts.

North

Baneasa Shopping City

Address: 42D, Soseaua Bucureşti-Ploieşti,
Phone: +40 21 306 55 05
Web: www.baneasashoppingcity.ro
Situated in northern Bucharest next to Baneasa International Airport this is a great mall with a wide range of choices for entertainment and all types of shopping. To get there, take lines 131, 148, 301 or 335. It added a cinema in the fall of 2010.

Collosseum

This shopping mall in Bucurestii Noi is still in the making, having opened only the DYI component – a Leroy Merlin store. A Carrefour is under construction, as well as the shopping mall itself.

East

Bucur Obor Centre

Address: 2, Colentina St.
Phone: +40 21 252 63 84
More of a flea market than a shopping centre; if you are looking for cheap things, this is the place to come. Be careful! You may get lost since it is simply huge and the boutiques do not have any particular order. But you can find absolutely everything you want: from obscure treasures, to things for the house, to things you never thought of but simply must have! It also has a traditional fruit and vegetable and meat / fish market nearby

West

AFI Palace Cotroceni Mega Fun

Address: intersection of St. Vasile Milea and Blvd. Timisoara
Phone: +40 31 425 75 10
It includes a large entertainment offer- the biggest ice rink and the largest carting track within a shopping center, as well as a climbing wall, bike lanes, a power boat lake, children’s playgrounds, a cinema with 20 screens, the first IMAX in Romania, two casinos, a laser tag arena, an exhibition area.

Bucharest Plaza Romania

Address: 26Z, Timisoara Blvd.
Phone: +40 21 407 84 75
It has a multitude of products and facilities (restaurants, fast food, cafes, gym, cinema, casino, entertainment area etc.) and can be reached by Tram 41.

Outskirts

Red Dragon Megashop

Address: 1-10, Red Dragon St., Dobroesti, Fundeni Village, Ilfov
E-mail: megashop@dragonulrosu.ro
Web: www.dragonulrosu.ro
Near the Red Dragon Megashop is the Europa Market a place where you can find products at wholesale prices from the world over, and particularly Chinese and Asian specialities

Militari Shopping Center

Address: 546-560,  Iuliu Maniu Blvd.
Phone: +40 21 380 87 82
Web: www.militari-shopping.ro
A smaller shopping centre for clothes, with a supermarket, sports store and DIY retailer.

There is a growing demand for organic food, and new organic shops are opening every day, it seems. Besides these shops, unbelievably, there is even an organic food-delivery service!

EcoDelivery.RO

Phone: +40 730 171 249
Web: www.ecodelivery.ro
This is a new organic food home delivery service; English speaking and quite good!

Naturalia Shop

Address: 25, Calea Floreasca St.
Web: www.naturalia.ro
For more locations in Bucharest and Romania check their website.

Leacul

Address: 11, Hatmanul Arbore St.
Phone: +40 788 515 354
Web: www.leacul.ro

Ki-life

Address: 17, Piata Amzei
Phone: +40 21-307 94 40
Ki-life was the first organic food supermarket in Romania.

Pukka Food

Address: 7, George Vraca St., near Cismigiu Park
Phone: +40 21-311 63 53
Web: www.pukkafood.ro (English translation available).
Pukka Food is a small organic and traditional food shop. It offers daily tastings, special offers and new products every week.

Food Revolution

(ecological supermarket)
Address: 35, Spatarului St., corner with Corbeni St.
It has huge stock, everything biologic, also wines. Not cheap, but extremely good and nice.

Rangali

Phone: +40 755 760 760
Web: www.rangali.ro
Rangali is an organic shop which offers you organic cosmetics and body care products. You can also buy some products online.

Biomania.ro

Address: 96, Splaiul Uniri, Sector 4
Phone: +40 21 318 19 01
They have a big online shop, although unfortunately not available in English yet.

GAP

Phone: +40 21 361 17 80
Web: www.baneasashoppingcity.ro
Located in Baneasa Shopping Mall, on the left side of the main entrance on the second floor (see shopping malls for the address). They also have a store at Plaza Romania shopping center.

Okaidi

Phone: +40 31 425 71 56
Web: www.baneasashoppingcity.ro
The other reference we got is also in Baneasa Shopping Mall, in the same tract of the building, also on the second floor (see shopping malls for the address).

Sonrisa Shops

Address: 225, Calea Mosilor St., Building 33
Sonrisa Shops offers modern and trendy clothing and accessories for all mothers-to-be. Online shopping also available.

Rococo Maternity Wear

Address: 35, Stefan cel Mare St.
Phone: +40 751 555 228
+40 21 252 05 96
Web: www.gravide.ro
High-fashion clothes for future mothers. Online and telephone shopping available.

Tara Fashion

Address: 7, Iuliu Maniu Blvd.,
Phone: +40 21 319 16 97
Web: www.tarafashion.ro
Online shopping and home-delivery are available.

MiniBlue Shops

MiniBlue Shops is the largest chain dedicated to motherhood and children in Bucharest. You can find everything imaginable for mothers-to-be and for babies too!

Mothercare

Address: 55-59 , Calea Vitan St. , Bucharest Mall
Phone: +40 21 327 47 81
Web: www.mothercare.com
Mothercare is an international chain of shops now available in Romania, offering great products for both mothers and children. You can find one shop on Radu Beller St, above NIC Supermarket (NIC is open 24/7).

Crazy Toys

Phone: +40 755 566 566
+40 21 527 28 29
Web: www.crazytoys.ro
This is a reader-recommended listing and is supposed to be a really great online toy store: you just order what you want online, and then they will deliver it to your door.

PINKY

Address: 4, Mendeleev Street, Sector 1
This clothes shop for children seems to be a little timeless. Chaotic, no business cards, no internet presence, no land line – but worth to be tried out. Has clothes for children up to 12 years’s old. And in the City Center!

Carrefour

Locations: Carrefour Unirii, Militari, Carrefour Orhideea (Grozavesti), Vitantis (Vitan), Baneasa
Web: www.carrefour.ro

Cora

Locations: Cora Lujerului Militari, Pantelimon,  Cora Sun Plaza
Web: www.cora.ro

Kaufland Barbu Vacarescu

Address: 120-144, Barbu Vacarescu St.
Phone: +40 372 090 000
Web: www.kaufland.ro/Site/start.htm
More locations across Bucharest on their webpage.

Auchan

Locations: Auchan Titan, Militari
Web: www.auchan.ro

Real

Locations: Real Berceni, Vitan, AFI Palace Cotroceni.
Web: www.real-hypermarket.ro
Some of the stores are opened non-stop.

IKEA

Address: 42 A, Commercial Zone Baneasa, Bucuresti – Ploiesti Highway
Phone: +40 21 407 45 32
Web: www.ikea.ro

KIKA

Address: 1, Comertului St.
Phone: +40 21 601 02 11
If you are looking for an alternative to the major furniture retailers, Kika provides quality living and individual furnishing.

Mobexpert Pipera

Address: 21, Fabrica de Glucoza St.
Phone: +40 21 242 10 40
Web: www.mobexpert.ro

Mobila Casa Rusu

Address: 11B, Valea Cascadelor
Phone: +40 21 315 28 78
Web: www.mobilacasarusu.ro

Home Design Mall

Address: 126-132, Ghencea Blvd
Phone: +40 21 413 20 46
Web: www.hdmall.ro
In this shopping center you will find various furniture producers exhibiting their products. A good place to check before deciding where to buy the furniture you want.

H&M

The Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) opened a store in AFI Palace Cotroceni and one in Unirea Shopping Center. They went on with more openings in Bucharest in Bucuresti Mall, Plaza Romania and Baneasa Shopping City, as well as in other Romanian cities throughout 2011.

C&A

C&A has been spreading quickly across Bucharest shopping centers. They have units in Militari Shopping Center, Sun Plaza, AFI Palace Cotroceni. Check their website for exact locations.

ZARA

You can find Zara stores in Bucharest Mall Vitan, Plaza Romania, Baneasa Shopping City and Unirea Shopping Center. The latter has a large flagship Zara store. Check out the shopping centers section for addresses.

Stradivarius

You will find this brand almost everywhere there is a Zara store, as they are part of the same chain.  Their most recent location (as of November 2011) is in Unirea Shopping Center.

More fashion brands you will find in Bucharest shopping centers: New Yorker, Pull & Bear , Stefanel, Adidas, Nike, Lacoste, Koton, Levis, GAP, Esprit, Debenhams, Collective (former Famous Brands), Marks & Spencer.

NEXT stores

Address: 42D, Bucuresti-Ploiesti (National Highway)
Phone: +40 726 262 605
Web: www.nextromania.com