Shopping in Banska Bystrica - authentic goods, best outlets, malls and boutiques

The central street of Banská Bystrica is a series of interesting stores and shopping centers. Pay special attention to the shops selling goods produced here in Slovakia. Among the variety of tourist souvenirs, wooded products are especially popular. You will find both practical and very beautiful decorative things made of natural wood. Pay attention to high-quality home textiles, which are often decorated with handmade embroidery.

Many tourists buy traditional clothing and hats as souvenirs of the trip. Ladies will surely love local jewelry. And don’t pass by grocery stores where they sell the best regional delicacies. While in Banská Bystrica, pay special attention to uncooked smoked sausages and canned fish, as well as a large selection of regional wines and beers.

In the very heart of the city, you can visit Europa SC, a mall offering a variety of product categories. In addition to clothing and shoe stores, it houses one of the city's largest bookstores. It sells popular fiction in Slovak and English, as well as great guidebooks and souvenirs. This mall has many children's toy and accessory stores, as well as some nice playgrounds for kids. On the ground floor, customers are invited to pastry shops and cafes, as well as several pavilions selling common local sweets. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

OC Terminal is another mall delighting its visitors with a variety of shops. A large Billa supermarket on its ground floor is ready to offer meat delicacies, cheeses, Slovak wines and beer, and popular sweets. The shopping center houses clothing and footwear stores of famous European brands. Go check out the first-class CCC shoe store that hosts sales throughout the year. Besides that, the shopping center offers a large selection of sores alluring electronics, souvenirs, cosmetics, and other accessories.

For new outfits and accessories, many people also go to Obchodné centrum Point near the city center. It is dominated by mid-priced shops. Active tourists will surely be pleased by a wide range of sportswear and footwear stores. Here, you can also pick interesting and practical souvenirs like home accessories. This mall is widely appreciated for its broad selection of electronics and tech accessories departments.

One of the most attractive gastronomic shops in town is NÁŠ DVOR. It has gathered the best products from the surrounding farms to offer its customers premium raw smoked sausages and other meats. Many products are sold in vacuum packaging, which makes them easily transportable over long distances. The store is also famous for its huge selection of loose spices and large canned food and sweets sections.

A huge range of groceries, including regional ones, is available in the Tesco hypermarket. Its customers might be interested in European wines, local beer, chocolate, and dried fruit. The store also has a large non-food department where you can pick affordable clothes and shoes, as well as accessories for your home.

Look for the highest concentration of jewelry stores in the old town. Suveníry zo Slovenska attracts visitors with its impressive selection of ceramics, beautiful traditional clothing, inexpensive wood crafts and traditional souvenirs. Especially noteworthy are medieval-style handicrafts, beautiful hand-painted porcelain figurines, and toys. Fans of nice small things will enjoy a great variety of magnets, key rings, and colorful mugs.

Kvetinárstvo BiBi dekor selling home accessories is very popular among ladies. They come here to buy premium-quality home textiles, beautiful crockery and interior items, as well as a variety of kitchen accessories. Among other things, the store has a section for handmade soaps and scented candles, as well as interesting garden decorations.

All fans of games and travelers with kids are welcome to iHRYsko.sk Banská Bystrica. This is a store specializing in board games and children's accessories. The store’s product range is so extensive that many adults are among its frequent visitors. Here you can buy both good old classics and the latest games.