antique

There’s several zillion spots in Warsaw where you can horde up on vintage material, but not all that many in which you can lose yourself for weeks. Nuking the competition into touch, Antykwariat Grochowski presents itself as a labyrinthine space in which over 130,000 books creak on shelves that...

Look Inside

Shopping 24 September 2019 0

For vintage finds look no further than this Praga outpost, a busy enclave groaning under the weight of treasured heirlooms both great and small. Heaven for browsers and kleptomaniacs alike, visit for Scandinavian furniture pieces and domestic oddities that range from chiming clocks and funky posters to groovy wall...

Lata 60-te

Shopping 28 June 2018 0

Specializing in expertly restored furniture pieces from the 50s and 60s, visit this atmospheric Praga-side showroom to pick out a retro statement piece for your home. Lata 60-te ul. 11 Listopada 54, website

Atticus

Shopping 27 January 2016 0

You can smell the history in this old curiosity shop; set just a few meters from the gates of the university, this antiquarian bookstore has a rich stock of dusty tomes piled higgledy-piggledy on towering shelves. The tendency is to lose track of time while browsing, and that especially...

Kwadryga

Shopping 5 July 2015 0

Entered through a courtyard, it’s a magnet for bibliophiles, and groans with antique books, faded photographs, yellowing maps and dog-eared magazines – the atmosphere is timeless. The PRL-era lifestyle magazines are an amazing insight into the past. Kwadryga ul. Wilcza 29, www.kwadryga.com