Malls
ZÅote Tarasy
An enormous mall in the middle of Warsaw, ZÅote Tarasy has many interesting shops, but its food court lacks any luster. The most interesting thing about it from the architectural point of view is the roof. Another interesting aspect to this mall is that a Polish talk show is filmed on the "first" floor.
Arkadia
Arkadia has an interesting collection of shops, plus a much better selection of restaurants in its food court than ZÅote Tarasy. Arkadia also has several restaurants located on its outside, at its main entrance.
off-the-beaten-path shops
Neat little shops can be found all over Warsaw, especially for those who are looking for a shopping extravaganza in Warsaw other than snobby upscale shopping malls, where the experience becomes lost.
In ÅródmieÅcie, and the Centrum area, in fact, there are several streets that see fewer tourists, but have interesting boutiques of all sorts. These same streets boast some of the best and most intimate restaurants and cafés. Plac Trzech Krzyży is an excellent starting point. The streets that branch out from the square are host to numerous of such shops and restaurants. Ul. Bracka, ul. Nowogrodzka, ul. Å»urawia, ul. Krucza, ul. Mokotowska, and ul. Hoża would all be great streets to start wandering up and down. As you progress down ul. Hoża, drawing closer to ul. MarszaÅkowska, the shops will likely become of less interest, but the closer you remain to Pl. Trzech Krzyży the more boutique shops you'll find.