Váci utca is one of the main pedestrian thoroughfares and perhaps the most famous street of central Budapest

Budapest

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, Hungary

Hungary

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. It features a large number of restaurants and shops catering primarily to the tourist market. The Lonely Planet

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 says "It's tourist central, but the line of cafés and shops are worth seeing — at least once."

Váci utca is one of the main shopping streets in Budapest. Among the retaliers located here are:
Zara

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, H&M

H&M

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, Mango

Mango (clothing)

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, ESPRIT

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, Douglas AG, Swarovski

Swarovski

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, Hugo Boss

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, Lacoste, Nike

Nike, Inc.

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. The street opens to Vörösmarty Square

Vörösmarty Square

Vörösmarty tér or Vörösmarty square is a small but popular square in the Budapest city centre at the northern end of Váci utca.At the centre of the square facing west is a large statue of poet Mihály Vörösmarty, on the pedestal of which people tend to congregate...

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See also

• Inner City (Budapest)
  Inner City (Budapest)
  Inner City is part of the historic old town of Pest. Today it is a part of the 5th District of Budapest, Hungary. Budapest's main shopping street, Váci utca , is located there, as is a large part of the city's commercial life, banks and travel agencies...
  
  
• Alter és Kiss
  Alter és Kiss
  Alter és Kiss was the leading fashion house in Central Europe which began in 1829 in Budapest, Hungary, producing tailor-made clothing for the high society, including the Viennese royal family. As reported by the Magyar Bazár in 1866:...
  
   The first shop for Alter És Kiss was founded by Antal Alter in 1829. The shop was located on 10 (13 today) Váci utca.