6 Best Shopping in Ukraine

Button is one of best firm perfume shops in Odessa, where you can buy niche brands like M. Micallef and Jivago. The store's hand-made glass bottles are legendary. You can also create your own fragrance at the in-store perfume bar.

Cellar of the Massandra Winery was founded more than 100 years ago as the winery and vineyards of the Czar. The specialties are sweet wines, which are inexpensive by European standards.

Fortuna has more than 100 kinds of hand-rolled cigars, cigarillas, pipes, and tobacco as well as accessories from the leading manufacturers. It's the largest tobacconist in Ukraine.

This gorgeous, sky-lit shopping arcade dates back to the late 19th century. The passage cuts through the ground floor of the Passage Hotel and is covered with beautifully carved busts and intricate molding over the storefronts. Shops range from quirky boutiques to souvenir stalls.

Odessa's largest open-air food market, which dates back to the early 19th century, is a great place to pick up spices, homemade snacks, and fresh produce. Even if you don't have a spot to cook in the city, its multiple stalls stacked with local goods make it a great spot for taking photographs, especially if you come at sunrise when vendors are setting up for the day.

On the outskirts of town, the enormous Riviera Shopping City is a good spot to check out how Ukrainians are increasingly getting their shopping done—in American-style malls. Riviera has more than 200 local and international chain stores—from Mango to United Colours of Benetton—along with a bowling alley, a kids' area, a movie theater, and plenty of fast food joints. There's also a large branch of the French supermarket chain, Auchan.