Want to shop quickly and find everything in one place? Here are the most important shopping malls in Budapest, where you can do just that!
Mammut
Mammut shopping mall is one of the most important and centrally located malls on the Buda side. It is located directly next to Széll Kálmán tér, one of the most frequented meeting points on its side of the city. It is easily accessible by public transport, but there is also a large parking garage. A bridge connects the mall’s twin buildings, thus creating an area of 105 square meters filled with shops for customers to browse from. You will also find a bowling alley and a cinema.
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Allee
Allee shopping mall was opened in 2009 and for a long time was regarded as one of the most modern malls in the city. It is located in one of the most populated districts of Budapest – Újbuda – and was built where the old Skála shopping mall once stood. During its construction, the mall’s surroundings were also renovated and a new park was built nearby. The mall boasts a wide range of shops, a cinema, a few restaurants and a large underground parking garage.
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Etele Plaza
Opened in 2017, Etele Plaza is the third largest shopping mall in Hungary. It boasts a shopping area of 55.000 square meters and places a special emphasis on fashion and clothing shops. Customers can browse from a selection of 180 shops, and can choose to eat a meal at the mall’s food court or to visit Etele Plaza’s cinema. It is easily accessible by public transport with the M4 metro, or trams 19, 1, or 41, as it is located across the street from Kelenföld train station.
GoBuda
One of the smaller and lesser known shopping malls in Budapest, GOBUDA – formerly known as Eurocenter – was renovated and reopened only last autumn. There are still many shop spaces to let, but you will find a large Interspar, a nail salon, Yettel telecommunications services, a cinema, a d&m shop, bakeries, and a fish monger that offers fresh fish every day, among other smaller shops. It is ideal if you would like to shop quickly and avoid large crowds.
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Arena Plaza
One of the largest shopping malls in the country, in Arena Plaza customers may choose to shop from a selection of 159 shops laid out on two floors. It has a parking garage that fits up to 2800 vehicles and is free of charge seven days a week. You will find most big brands in this shopping mall, as well as a large Tesco and a cinema with 22 showrooms.
Mom Park
MOM Park shopping mall was opened in 2001 in the 12th district of Budapest and counts as one of the elite shopping malls in Budapest. The mall itself was constructed as part of a building project that included the construction of 166 premium flats as well as the green area surrounding it. At MOM Park you will find over 100 shops to choose from, as well as a cinema and a parking garage that can hold up to 1540 vehicles, where you may leave your car.
Westend
The WestEnd City Center shopping mall is one of the most famous shopping centers of Budapest. Built in 1999, it is still one of the largest malls in Central-Eastern Europe and it includes over 400 shops, as well as a 230-room Hilton Hotel. It is easily accessible by public transport, as well as by train since it is built in the immediate neighborhood of the Western train station (Nyugati Pályaudvar).
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Corvin Plaza
Corvin shopping centre was opened in 2010 in the centre of the 7th district as part of Central Europe’s biggest city centre renovation programme. It has a shopping surface of 3600 square meters, including over 100 shops, and a fourth flour full of restaurants.