The 10 Best Gift & Specialty Shops in Torun, Central Poland

Reviewed By AbeilleenPologne

We visited Toruń, the city of the gingerbread, for the first time last week-end. As it is the city of the gingerbread we were not surprised when we saw so many shops selling gingerbread. We visited the pierniki museum, where I fell in love with the ancient moulds on display. I was eager to buy some, because I rather enjoy cooking and baking. They were definitely not easy to find but eventually I saw a comment on the internet mentioning a nice little souvenir shop called Emporium. The shopkeeper was really nice and helpful. I didn't just buy one or two moulds but five of them. They are all hand-made by à Toruń wood carver. Then the shopkeeper gave us the map of Toruń which was actually the "Game of Toruń". The riddle consisted in completing a mistery word based on the city landmarks, which was such an amazing experience, getting us around Toruń to see some extremely beautifully decorated buildings, which we would probably have missed otherwise. We came back to the shop and claimed our prize. We also bought the Emporium home-made pierniki and they were the best gingerbread we have tried so far, and we have tried quite a few in different shops in town. They were moist and very tasty... the next day we had to return for more. We also bought tea with gingerbread spices. We were so glad to have found this shop which is a bit out of the way. If you're in Toruń you definitely should pay Emporium visit. And on your way out of the shop be sure to grab a cup of pierniki coffee next-door.