3 Best Places to Shop in Hungary

This boutique Belváros chocolate shop has a tempting selection of artisan bars and truffles, many with unusual flavor combinations, and the sweet treats are wrapped in lovely, arty packaging.

Marzipan has always been a favorite in Central Europe, and this well-loved confectioner has spent more than 75 years mastering the art. The store has always been most famous for its marzipan cookies, cakes, and candies, as well as its edible marzipan roses, but today just as many people come for the ice cream.

This quaint little bakery-café and store is the place to indulge your sweet tooth, with a selection of delicious almond-meal candies and other confections; try the orange marzipan bonbons. It also has a small exhibition (500 HUF) with a zany selection of all-marzipan figures: a life-size Princess Diana holds court among animals, flower arrangements, and more.