The façade of GUM along Red Square in winter, with St Basil’s beyond

5 of the best · Moscow, Russia

Shopping in Moscow: GUM, TsUM and the Markets

GUM on Red Square and TsUM behind the Bolshoi, the boutiques of Tretyakovsky Proezd, Danilovsky Market and the Vernissage at Izmailovo.

Our 5 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026

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Insiders' picks

Three of our favourites, from the Kremlin to the Bolshoi.

  1. The arcades on Red Square

    GUM

    Red Square·Department store

    The great glass-roofed arcades along Red Square, with fashion, food and its famous ice cream.

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  2. Behind the Bolshoi

    TsUM

    Petrovka·Department store

    The Gothic-revival department store at Petrovka 2, behind the Bolshoi, for luxury fashion.

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  3. Under the concrete dome

    Danilovsky Market

    Danilovsky·Food market

    The food market under its 1980s concrete dome, with stalls from across Russia and beyond.

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Luxury 3

The department stores.

  1. The arcades on Red Square

    GUM

    Red Square·Department store

    The great glass-roofed arcades along Red Square, with fashion, food and its famous ice cream.

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  2. Through the old gate

    Tretyakovsky Proezd

    Kitay-gorod·Luxury street

    The short lane of fashion houses through the old gate from Nikolskaya to Teatralny Proezd.

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  3. Behind the Bolshoi

    TsUM

    Petrovka·Department store

    The Gothic-revival department store at Petrovka 2, behind the Bolshoi, for luxury fashion.

    Petrovka 2, MoscowExplore View on map

Markets 2

Food and crafts.

  1. Under the concrete dome

    Danilovsky Market

    Danilovsky·Food market

    The food market under its 1980s concrete dome, with stalls from across Russia and beyond.

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  2. Crafts and souvenirs

    Izmailovo Kremlin and Vernissage

    Izmailovo·Market

    A wooden fairy-tale kremlin and the craft market beside it, for matryoshka and lacquer boxes.

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