Shopping

Tashkent is a mecca for arts and crafts shopping and the city features an array of exotic carpets, exquisitely patterned textiles, fashionable skull caps and items with intricate ceramic designs. The city is as popular for its quaint old bazaars as its newer streets housing designer boutiques. Tashkent is also a budget shopper’s delight with several open air flea markets offering incredible bargains. If you want to experience inexpensive retail therapy, Tashkent beckons you with its variety of wares. Here is a comprehensive shopping guide to this culturally and artistically rich Asian town.

Human House

Human House is a striking confluence of the modest and the grand. The sleek shopping destination features an enormous quantity of the most beautiful carpets, caps, drapes and fabrics of the region along with a host of stylish boutiques stocking contemporary fashions merged with local patterns and designs. The upscale fashion hub also stages several fashion shows to showcase the work of avant-garde designers. The city is a "must" visit for sampling the latest fads and fashions of Tashkent.

Tezykovka

This is the most popular flea market in the city and sells everything that can be bought under the Tashkent sun. Tezykovka sports the feel of a typical old style bazaar where merchants and customers jostle for space and bargain hoarsely while negotiating prices. Visitors will find some of the finest pieces of fabrics, carpets, artificial jewelry, ceramic figurines, scarves, traditional footwear and bags as well as a whole lot of other local artifacts and souvenirs at Tezykovka.  Keep a vigilant watch on your wallet, though, as the area is a notorious pick-pocketing zone. Also, avoid wearing and carrying expensive items. The market is housed in the Khanza district and can be accessed by bus from the Mustaqikkil metro stop.  

Abulkasim Medressa

This is actually an artisans' training center and workshop that is located in Navoi Park. You can find a host of talented painters and lacquer workers who create the most magnificent pieces of art that can be witnessed in the region. It is an experience to see the nimble-fingered potters shaping fresh pots out of wet earth. 

Turkuaz Hypermarket

Turkuaz is the largest hypermarket located in the heart of Tashkent. It is in the Navoi area and features a huge range of Western-brand apparel in addition to travel accessories and a range of other handy, everyday items as well as durable rucksacks and other travel baggage gear.

Tashkent’s shopping scene caters brilliantly to crowds of shoppers and offers fashionable items and artistic goods to visitors who have a range of budgets.