The highlight of shopping in Zagreb has to be a visit to Dolac, the market on the north side of Trg Bana Jelačića, open Monday to Friday 0700 to 1600 (Saturday and Sunday 0700 to 1200). Colourful stalls vending fruit, vegetables and flowers set up on the raised piazza outside, while an indoor area below displays meats and dairy products. Visitors looking for reasonably priced souvenirs and gifts should check out the craft stalls behind the fruit and vegetable section. Croatian wines, rakija (traditional spirit), olive oils and truffle products make perfect presents: purchase them in Bornstein, Kaptol 19, a charming vaulted brick cellar in Gornji Grad.

Fashion buffs can shop in the likes of Emporio Armani, Frane Petrića 5, Escada, Gundulićeva 15, and Mango, Ilica 20. Other big European high street names are also represented along Ilica and Vlaska, which run west and east respectively off Trg Bana Jelačića. Shops are generally open Monday to Friday 0900 to1300 and 1700 to 2000 and Saturday 0900 to 1300.