Manufaktura

Quite possibly the most scenic place to take a stroll if you’re looking for upscale public spaces that aren’t parks. Lots of restaurants with outdoor seating. Great to lounge on a sunny day and watch people and families stroll by.
I there’s a modest size shopping center, with a food court, as well as many fine restaurants. The place has a history of being an old textile manufacturing complex, owned by a single entrepreneur.

One of the biggest shopping areas in Poland, every time I go there I find some new corner with a different shop or restaurant I haven’t seen yet.
If you visit Łódz you need to come here to do some shopping and check the events they have.
This is the place I go the most when I visit Łódz.

While it’s listed as a shopping center, Manufaktura is really so much more than that.
In fact calling it an ‘entertainment center” doesn’t cover it, either.
The most amazing hotel (Andels Lodz), combined with many restaurants, a cinema, numerous museums (don’t miss MS2, it blew me away) and multiple floors of retailers all situated in a 100+ year old former textile manufacturing utopia.
The original buildings have been gutted and re-​purposed but maintain their aesthetic appeal.
The courtyard provides enough people watching you could just sit in one of the numerous sidewalk cafes and watch all afternoon. While sipping a beer. Or wine. Or margarita.
Just about any type of cuisine you could want; Polish, Mexican, German, Jewish, Italian, Indian, etc. Lots of it.
An amazing grocery/​market where you can pick up food to go, or a bottle of wine.
And although I speak absolutely no Polish, I managed just fine here.
They even had a Sephora in the attached mall, woot woot!
If you ever find yourself in Lodz, Poland, spend a day or two at Manufaktura.

It’s amazing place to be on the evening!!! Really nice — a must to see in Lodz!!!

Ich weiss garnicht, was ich hier genau schreiben soll:
Manufaktura ist eine ehemalige Fabrik, die zur Mall ausgebaut wurde. Abgesehen von einigen baulichen Besonderheiten (die Ziegelbauten der Fabrik wurden recht nett in den Einkaufskomplex integriert und enthalten viele, was man so hört, recht gute Lokale. Ich selber habe davon zwei Restaurants und eine Bar ausprobiert).
Was den Einkaufsbereich angeht, finden sich hier die üblichen Verdächtigen die man in vergleichbaren Anlagen überall auf der Welt findet Einkaufszentrum halt.
Eigener Taxistand. Parkhaus und Geldautomaten sind vorhanden.
FAZIT:
Nette Anlage zum Einkaufen und Ausgehen (und neben der Piotrkowska eins der beiden Aushängeschilder von Łódź). Wer etwas von Land und Leuten sehen will, ist hier natürlich falsch.

super Idee: ein altes Fabrikgelände zur shopping-​mall zu nutzen. Keine Grüné Wiese vs. City. Das sind Konzepte, die in Polen noch realisierbar sind.

Impressing place with shops, restaurants, pubs and art. Liked it.

probably one of the best place in Lodz, with a lot of shops and nice place to have a drink.
very interesting architecture and also some cultural events, especially during spring summer time.

Manufaktura is a culture-​entertainment-​trade centre of Łódź. It is a huge place with a huge shopping centre, many pubs and restaurants, museums and art galleries, cinema, climbing wall, a bowling alley and a fitness club. A lot of concerts and festivities as well as open-​air events take place in here. It is like a city within the city! It is very interesting place, beacuse all the buildings are old postindustrial factories from XIX century. It is really hard to explain the atmosphere of the place, you have to go and see it! Great place and highly recommended!