Shopping in Minsk - authentic goods, best outlets, malls and boutiques

The tourists that love shopping usually start their walk around Minsk with a visit to GUM. When it opened in 1951, it had a distinctively luxurious interior design. It was this place that citizens went to decades ago to find the rarest, most valuable and expensive goods. Today, the huge 7,000-square-metre shopping mall sells all possible kinds of goods: from clothes of famous brands and toys to sophisticated make-up and jewellery. GUM has several cafes, so you can comfortably relax and walk around shops here all day.

A little farther from GUM, there’s another shopping giant—TSUM. It also offers a variety of goods: clothes, footwear, and accessories of the most popular European brands. Besides, there are a couple of large cosmetic and perfume shops as well as jewellery salons. TSUM also attracts visitors by its variety of souvenir shops. It will take well over an hour to explore the five floors of the mall.

Belarus Department Store is also a real historic landmark—it opened in 1978. The first floor of the mall houses a few perfume shops, a large crockery shop, and an electronics store. The second floor is fully occupied by shops selling men’s clothes, while the third floor has shops with women’s and children’s clothes. On the fourth floor, you can visit shops selling household goods, interesting souvenirs, and jewellery. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Many travellers consider Zamok the best shopping mall in Minsk. It offers visitors a large choice of not only shops, but also entertainments. It houses a modern cinema, ice rink, various playgrounds for kids, cafes, and pizza restaurants. On the first floor, there’s a large supermarket where you can buy all common groceries. The shopping mall offers all possible kinds of goods: from various home accessories and electronics to the most fashionable clothes and jewellery.

The main distinctive feature of the Stolitsa shopping mall is its underground location—it’s situated right under Independence (Nezalezhnasti) Square. The three-storey mall houses over a hundred shops, including shops with the best Belarusian manufactures, different souvenir stands, traditional clothing and footwear stores, and shops with children’s goods. The underground shopping mall often hosts various entertainment events and concerts.

Zhdanovichi shopping complex is considered to be the largest one not only in Minsk but also in Belarus in general. It includes several shopping malls and one of the largest markets in the city. Visitors to the shopping complex will also have the opportunity to drop into great grocery stores, offering local groceries, and study the range of clothes and footwear that dozens of shops offer. The shopping complex includes some of the largest electronics stores in the city, cosmetic and perfume shops. Besides, a great brewery is located on its territory. There’s also a popular flea market called Field of Wonders within the shopping complex. It will be interesting for those who are looking for unusual vintage souvenirs and various antique objects. The market attracts collectors from all over the world.

If you like walking around noisy markets, you should definitely go to Komarovsky Market. It’s a covered grocery market located in a large building built in 1980. Walking along the rows of its stalls, you can find the most popular local manufactures here. Wonderful meat delicacies, cheese, dairy products, seasonal vegetables and fruit as well as fresh baked foods and popular confectionery are sold here.

Historical Chervensky Market has been working for over a hundred years. It offers buyers a large choice of affordable clothes, footwear, various accessories, and household goods. The market also has a few stalls with souvenirs.