102 Best Shopping in Prague, Czech Republic

One of Prague's hippest shopping experiences, BOHO has in recent years morphed from perennially popular pop-up to Vinhorady mainstay. The center of the space is dominated by a cool café-bar serving brunches and booze, while the vintage fashion items and other designer trinkets fill shelves on the walls.

This behemoth of a music store is situated underground, somewhere between the Metro station and the street, giving it an intriguing cavelike atmosphere. This is the best place to purchase Czech music and films, and there is a limited supply of English-language media, too.

Organic body and bath products here, like "lettuce and olive oil" soap, are crafted from fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs on a rural Czech farm. Inside the spacious and fragrant store there are myriad other all-natural products that make charming gifts for those back home, including tempting chutneys and condiments.

There is a nice sense of high drama here, with black and white clothes (mainly) making dramatic silhouettes in this chic shop. A good option for something a little bit more high-end, but still authentically Czech. 

Try out acclaimed Moravian wines, or pick up a select imported bottle at the lovely, historic Lucerna passage store and bar, which also offers tastings.

The shop logo (it looks more like (C)over than Coverover) should give you a clue: this is an interiors shop with design chops that's not afraid to have fun. Set up by a French man and his Czech wife, products are available from across Europe and are varied and interesting, from the fig room scent by Geodesis that also gives the boutique its fragrance to the parrot earrings from Nach, among the cool bags, coasters, rugs, and cushions.

Located inside the SmetanaQ building, a gallery-cum-café-cum–design space right on the river, this fashion and interior design shop showcases the best of Czech design. Some of the artists work in the building's Bottega project on the second floor, and others are located elsewhere, but if you're looking for the most up-to-the-minute Czech design work out there—anything from chic handbags to modernist posters and unusual earrings—get it right from the source here. There's a great assortment of ubercool vases, in particular: much better than an "I love Prague" sweater.

Half of the world's population wears jeans every day, reasoned the bloke-y team behind this hip denim shop, so surely there is a gap in the market for a cool, quality denim brand in Prague's Staré Mĕsto. They weren't wrong, and it doesn't hurt that their shop—and the team behind it—is fun; they're often found sipping a beer on the street underneath the horse's head mounted by the shop entrance at 6 pm, as the evening shoppers approach.

In her chic studio close to the river, Czech designer Denisa Nova shows off carelessly sexy clothing that is both wearable and luxurious. Slouchy dresses, velour trousers, and an occasional pop of color (think a bright pink shirt dress) seal the effortless deal. You can get a personal consultation with the designer if you book ahead. 

Central Europe's answer to Sotheby's, this world-renowned auction house was founded in Austria in the early 1700s and set up shop in Prague in 1992. It's a serious antiques haunt for serious collectors, so prices are quite steep and items are appropriately opulent. The decorative dishes and sculptures, 19th-century paintings, ornate furniture, jewelry, and watches are worthy investments.

This is a very cute eco and zero-waste shop tucked onto this winding, typically Old Town street. The rolltop bags made of ocean plastic, children's puzzles, vegan ice creams, and candles shaped like cakes are some of the highlights. 

Handmade and hand-painted ceramic jugs, plates, and ornaments, from bells to birds, are on offer at this cute little workshop on the historic Zlatá ulička (Golden Lane) in the Prague Castle complex. Made by Juraj Vanya and his sons, the faience pottery (high-quality glazed earthenware), covered with traditional Central European designs, is a lovely little souvenir if you can brave putting it in your suitcase.

Rare books, old books, new books, art—this place is cavernous, but it has something for everyone. It's partly underground too, which only adds to the appeal. Be warned: you might lose hours browsing the shelves and shelves of books and walls of photographs and paintings, all of which are for sale. Be sure to take a moment to appreciate the quirky signage as well—the shop is also known as the "blue tiger," for reasons that will become obvious. It's only open Tuesday–Friday 1–7 pm.

Above the Roxy music club on Dlouhá ulice, this gallery space is filled with youthful energy. Exhibits feature edgy work by up-and-coming artists focusing on anything from puppets to photography. The gallery also hosts experimental theater, music, and comedy nights and touts an adjacent bar and café sprinkled with twentysomethings on laptops.

A small, vaguely hippieish store with loose-fitting linen clothes, mugs and other pottery, dried flowers, and some more traditionally touristy postcards and Kafka-themed gifts. The friendly owner is happy to chat with patrons, and the calm vibe of the space makes for a nice place to recoup after the mania of the Charles Bridge and its environs, even if nothing catches your eye (but it probably will).

Specializing in postwar surrealism, this airy gallery features work from many of the leading Czech artists present and past, including globally significant painter Josef Šíma. If artwork prices are too many koruny for your comfort, a good alternative is picking up a book on the artist's exhibition, also for sale here.

Josefov's answer to Staré Mĕsto's glass stores certainly holds its own. A bright space filled with amazing Czech glass sculptures, as well as porcelain pieces and contemporary art, Glassimo is a good option if you just have to take home some Bohemian glassware. The light fittings made by Kateřina Smolíková and Italy bowls and vases by Jiří Pačínek are unique to the store.

A fine place to peruse the shelves of English-language titles, this friendly store leads to a café and bar down the hall, where lattes, laptops, and expats are de rigueur. If you're hoping to attend English-language literary, film, or arts events while in Prague, check out the wall of flyers near the front desk.

This classy Czech-German jewelry company, set up by a couple in the 1970s, supplies trinkets by carefully chosen brands and produces its own pieces and is among the only home-grown brand on swanky Pařížská. It holds its own against the international big hitters, offering stunning pearls in different shades, as well as gold, silver, and platinum items. This branch offers the most varied selection, while the serene shop on Na příkopě focuses on pearls.

Havelská is a charming open-air market, centrally located in Staré Město, featuring touristy kitsch, seasonal trinkets, and handmade jewelry alongside fresh fruits and vegetables. The market is open daily.

The beautiful smell of the organic Czech cosmetics sold by this little store will lure you in, and the cheerful staff, who speak English, will find out exactly what you need in true "apothecary" style. Their "3-minute morning mask" is their most popular; there are moisturizers for kids too. 

Czechs love getting out into nature, so if you are planning to join them or just want to feel like a local, head here, where the two floors overflow with hiking, camping, and rock-climbing equipment from top outdoor brands. This store is also a good place to pick up a backpack, laptop bag, or water bottle. Look for end-of-season sale bins.

A refreshing women's clothing store with bright, modern pieces and a living wall of plants that the staff attend to dutifully. There are various different European brands to choose from, none of which take themselves too seriously. 

An extremely swanky beauty boutique run by two Czechs, with Sisley Boudoir, the on-site aromatherapy and treatment center. Rare perfumes, skin-care products, and candles are displayed amid contemporary Czech art in such a crisp display that it borders on clinical.

Ivana Follová's little boutique and atelier at the top of Wenceslas Square showcases her wares in a chic, green space in central Prague. The designer specializes in silk, which she dyes in bold colors, patterns, and shapes into gauzy garments, from wedding dresses to coats. She also stocks distinctive accessories like chunky costume jewelry by other Czech designers.

This shop has beautiful art deco and art nouveau diamond rings, porcelain and brass decorative objects, and furniture. But the company's specialty is clocks from the 18th- and 19th centuries hailing from Austria, the Czech Republic, France, and Germany. Antique pocket watches featured in the window displays also draw longing stares from knowing collectors and passing tourists alike.

This attractive shop's specialty is timepieces of all kinds, from a wide array of luxury wristwatches to clocks from the 18th and 19th centuries hailing from Austria, the Czech Republic, France, and Germany. Antique pocket watches featured in the window displays also draw longing stares from knowing collectors and passing tourists alike.

This attractive store on a quiet Staré Mĕsto corner is pretty much a temple dedicated to art books. It's a pleasant place to browse, and while many of the books are in the Czech language, there's a foreign section and art available to buy, too. Some of the photography books are fantastic: Jan Jinda's Charles Bridge, which captures the people on the famous structure rather than the bridge itself, is a highlight. 

This funky boutique just off Old Town Square caters to moneyed hipsters. The eponymous Czech designer excels in the little details—unusual draping, old-fashioned flowered dresses amid leather, an unexpected giraffe print—that make each item unique and original.

With more than 10,000 items in stock (including those featured on the online store), you'll find English-language travel guides, useful local maps, books about travel, and even a few globes scattered around the premises, now in the Traveler's Club restaurant—but in keeping with the adventurous spirit, you might need to hunt them down a bit (the name means "books on the mountains").