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High Streets

Unlike many major capitals in Europe, Bucharest seems to lack any concentrated shopping district, its major retail outlets being distributed around the town and its malls.

The stretch between Piata Unirii to Piata Romana, passing through Piata Universitatea, is probably the closest thing to a high street to be found in town. Starting from Unirii you have the Unirii shopping mall (see the section on Malls), which contains many reasonably priced shops. This stretch between Bucharest’s three main piatas, commonly known as Magheru, has numerous clothes shops of varying size, fame and price range. Around Piata Universitatea you’ll find some second-hand book shops, a couple of which (located in the subway under the piata) stock a few English-language books.

Running parallel to Magheru is Calea Victoriei. Here you’ll find many of the top range high street stores, being close to some of the major hotels. In the west of the city is Calea Mosilor, another longish shopping street with a wide range of stores, restaurants and facilities. Calea Dorobanti in the north serves the richer districts of Baneasa and Floreasca with its mini-malls, high-end fashion outlets and trendy cafes.