141 places anchored in OpenStreetMap, UNESCO and Bukhara's museum-reserve · no Eater coverage
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This interactive map of Bukhara (Uzbekistan) brings together 141 hand-picked places: 50 attractions, 42 restaurants, 24 cafés and 25 shops. It also includes 5 walking routes with their stops in order. For every place you get what it is, a practical tip and how to get there by public transport. It is free, works on your phone and needs no sign-up.
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7 stops · 2.5 h without going into the museums · all on foot across the UNESCO-listed old town. Start in the west mid-morning and finish at the pool as the lights come down. · 7 stops
6 stops · 1.5 h · north to south through the three 16th-century toqi and the workshops still at work in between. Entering the domes costs nothing. · 6 stops
6 stops · 2 h · the west beyond the city wall: the Samanid mausoleum, the spring, the al-Bukhari memorial and the kolkhoz bazaar. In November the bazaar is pomegranate and persimmon. · 6 stops
5 stops · half a day · this one is not walkable: app taxi or marshrutka between legs. Bahouddin Naqshband is a living place of worship, so dress accordingly. · 5 stops
6 stops · a whole day of eating · plov at midday (gone by two), tandir bread early and green tea at any hour. Several roof terraces close from November to March. · 6 stops
Poi Kalon · Eski Shahar
The square that sums Bukhara up: a minaret from 1127, a mosque for 12,000 worshippers and the Mir-i-Arab madrasa facing it, all in a single sweep of the eye.
Tip: They light it at dusk and the square empties out: November gets dark early, so aim for around 17:30.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or at Boloi Hovuz, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapMinorai kalon · Poi Kalon
The brick lighthouse of 1127 that Genghis Khan ordered left standing: 14 bands of brickwork, each with its own pattern, and a rotunda of 16 arches on top.
Tip: You CANNOT climb it: the spiral staircase is closed to the public. You look at it from the square, and the best light is the low raking sun of late afternoon.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or at Boloi Hovuz, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapMasjidi kalon · Poi Kalon
A vast courtyard with 288 domes resting on 208 pillars and a turquoise cupola at the far end. The silence inside is like nothing outside it.
Tip: Entry to the courtyard runs about 20,000 sums (Jul 2026). Arrive right at opening, around 8, and sometimes you walk past the ticket booth.
🚇 get off at Boloi Hovuz or at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapMirarab madrasasi · Poi Kalon
The two blue domes that close off the square. It is still a working seminary, so what you visit is the portal and the facade.
Tip: The interior and the courtyard are closed to visitors: this is an active seminary. You photograph it from the square, and it looks best in the morning.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapBuxoro arki · Registon
The citadel of the emirs: 3.96 ha inside the walls, ramparts 16 to 20 high and an entrance ramp between two towers that looks straight out of a film.
Tip: Official museum-reserve rate: 40,000 sums for foreigners against 2,000 for locals, and photography is charged separately (30,000). Ask at the ticket booth: in 2026 several travellers reported 60,000.
🚇 get off at Boloi Hovuz or at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapZindon · Registon
The emir's prison, with its notorious insect pit. Small, uncomfortable and unforgettable for exactly that reason.
Tip: Separate ticket from the Ark: 20,000 sums at the official rate. It takes 20 minutes and sits 300 paces from the citadel.
🚇 get off at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1 or at Boloi Hovuz, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapBoloi Havz jom`e masjidi · Registon
Twenty soaring walnut columns holding up a painted eave, mirrored in the pool. The emir's mosque, facing the Ark.
Tip: It is still an active mosque and entry is free. Take the photo from the edge of the hauz: the reflection doubles the columns.
🚇 steps from Boloi Hovuz or the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1
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Show on mapChashmai Ayyub maqbarasi · Samoniylar
The 'spring of Job': a building of odd domes, each from a different era, with the well inside and a museum of water.
Tip: Inside is the Museum of the History of Bukhara's Water Supply: 20,000 sums at the official rate. Roofed, so it works on a bad-weather day.
🚇 get off at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1 or at the marshrutka stop for Chor Bakr, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapSomoniylar maqbarasi · Samoniylar
A brick cube 9.4 to a side where the brickwork turns into lace: the oldest and most perfect piece of architecture in the city.
Tip: It is dated to the 10th century and who it was built for is still argued over. Walk all the way around it: the brick pattern shifts with the sun, and by late afternoon it is a different building.
🚇 get off at the marshrutka stop for Chor Bakr or the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapSamoniylar istirohat bog'i · Samoniylar
The park around the mausoleum, with kids on bikes, peanut stalls and November's red persimmons hanging overhead.
Tip: It is free and it is where the city actually lives. In November, the three o'clock sun on those benches is the best plan going.
🚇 get off at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1 or at the marshrutka stop for Chor Bakr, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapLabi Hovuz · Labi Hovuz
The 1620 pool ringed by century-old mulberry trees: the square where Bukhara sits down for tea and watches the world go by.
Tip: No entry fee. At night it is floodlit and the terraces fire up the heaters: in November order the tea and take the sunny side.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapNodir-Devon-Begi madrasasi · Labi Hovuz
The facade with two simurgh birds carrying deer towards a sun with a human face: pure figuration on an Islamic building.
Tip: Look at the tympanum before you step into the courtyard: that mosaic is the most famous iconographic oddity in Central Asia.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or the no. 268 stop for the railway station
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Show on mapNodir devonbegi xonaqohi · Labi Hovuz
The dervish house on the other side of the pool. Inside is the museum of Varakhsha and Bukharan ceramics.
Tip: Museum at 20,000 sums, official rate. Roofed and small: it slots in nicely between two rain showers.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapKo'kaldosh madrasasi · Labi Hovuz
The largest madrasa in Central Asia when it went up, in 1568: 160 cells around an enormous courtyard.
Tip: Inside there is a museum of literary history. Put your head into one of the cells: students slept and studied there two at a time.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapHodja Nasruddin · Labi Hovuz
The wise fool of folklore, cast in bronze, riding his donkey backwards at the edge of the pool.
Tip: The oral tradition of Nasreddin has been on UNESCO's Representative List since 2022, shared among several countries. Touching his shoe is said to bring luck; the queue forms by itself.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapMag`oki Attori masjidi · Labi Hovuz
Sunk three levels below today's street, with a 12th-century portal carved like a carpet. A pre-Islamic temple once stood underneath.
Tip: It works as the Carpet Museum today (20,000 sums). Go down the steps: the drop in level shows you how far the city rose in a thousand years.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapChor Minor · Chor Minor
Four little towers with sky-blue domes, each one different: this was the gateway of a madrasa that no longer exists. The most photogenic building in the city.
Tip: It hides in a maze of lanes to the east: follow the signs, not your instinct. For a tip they will let you up onto the roof terrace.
🚇 get off at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1 or the no. 268 stop for the railway station, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapGovkushon majmuasi · Gaukushon
The 'cattle slaughterhouse': a 16th-century madrasa, mosque and minaret on what used to be the livestock market.
Tip: It is one of the corners of the old town where there are still neighbours rather than vendors. Come at midday, when it fills with kids leaving school.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapUlug'bek madrasasi · Poi Kalon
Founded in 1417 by Tamerlane's astronomer grandson: the oldest madrasa in Central Asia still standing.
Tip: Inside is the museum of the history of calligraphy. Above the door an inscription orders you to study: it was Ulugbek's motto.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapAbdulazizxon madrasasi · Poi Kalon
Facing Ulugbek's and deliberately more baroque: dragons, birds and gold leaf that still catches the light.
Tip: Inside is the woodcarving museum. The two madrasas stare each other down across 250 years: compare them.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapSitorai Moxi Xosa · Sitorai Mohi-Xosa
The last emir's summer palace: half Central Asian, half Russian art nouveau, with a white plasterwork hall, Chinese porcelain and a harem turned into a museum of embroidery.
Tip: It sits 6 km north: marshrutka or app taxi. Official rate 40,000 sums; in 2026 visitors reported 60,000 at the gate. Allow an hour and a half.
🚇 from the minibus terminal for Gijduvan, a short taxi ride or 25 min on foot
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Show on mapBahovuddin Naqshbandiy ziyoratgohi · Qasri Orifon
The shrine of the founder of the Naqshbandi order, the most important place of pilgrimage in Uzbekistan: courtyards, a khanaka from 1540, a minaret and a large pool.
Tip: It lies 10 km east and it is a living place of worship, not a museum: shoulders and knees covered, and do not point your camera at anyone praying.
🚇 get off at the Qasri Orifon terminal, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapМузей Накшбандия Тарик · Qasri Orifon
Inside the complex, the Daniyalbi madrasa holds the museum of the Naqshbandi tariqa: manuscripts, portraits and the chain of masters.
Tip: Official rate 20,000 sums. It is the one place that explains what 'heart with God, hands at work' actually means.
🚇 get off at the Qasri Orifon terminal, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapBukhara Jewish Synagogue · Labi Hovuz
Founded in 1620 and still in use: the oldest surviving synagogue in Central Asia, half a block from the pool.
Tip: Fewer than 150 Jews remain in Bukhara and the Shabbat service follows the Sephardi rite. Knock on the door: the hazzan usually opens and will talk. Leave a contribution.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapKanesoi Isoki Zambur sinagogasi · Eski Shahar
The second synagogue, built around 1800 thanks to the merchant Itzhak Zanbur, whose name is still on the door.
Tip: It sits off the circuit and is not always open. If you go, ask first at the main synagogue: they will tell you whether anyone is there.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or the no. 268 stop for the railway station, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapBuxoro yahudiylari qabristoni · Eski Shahar
More than 10,000 graves, some headstones from the 16th century, and still in use: one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Central Asia that is still active.
Tip: This is a place of mourning, not an attraction: enter quietly, cover your head if you are a man, and do not photograph anyone visiting a grave.
🚇 get off at the market stop or the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapМузей истории бухарских евреев · Labi Hovuz
The story of a 2,000-year-old community told inside a house in the quarter: costumes, instruments, photographs of the 13 synagogues that once stood.
Tip: Around 1900 some 25,000 Jews lived in Bukhara. The museum is the best place to understand what came after, without postcards or nostalgia.
🚇 steps from the no. 268 stop for the railway station
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Show on mapTalipoch Qal`a Darvozasi · Samoniylar
One of the two gates left out of the city wall's eleven: two mud-brick towers that still mark where the city ended.
Tip: Stretches of mud wall survive alongside it. It is the best place to grasp the real scale of Bukhara before the 20th century.
🚇 get off at the marshrutka stop for Chor Bakr or at the Kolkhoz bazaar marshrutka terminus, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapQorako'l Qal`a darvozasi · Eski Shahar
The other surviving gate, ruined and unfenced: this is where the caravans set off westwards.
Tip: Open 24 hours because it simply stands there, on the street. It is one of the few monuments in Bukhara with no ticket booth and no vendors.
🚇 from the market stop, a short taxi ride or 25 min on foot
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Show on mapFayzulla Xo'jayev muzey uyi · Eski Shahar
A rich merchant's house turned museum: separate courtyards for men and women, painted ceilings and the furniture exactly as it was left.
Tip: It is the best way to see how people lived behind closed doors in the Bukhara of the emirate. Official rate 30,000 sums.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or at Boloi Hovuz, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapBozori kord hammomi · Poi Kalon
A steam bath in continuous use for centuries, with separate sections for men and women and a horsehair-mitt scrub.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Monday from 7 to 15, closed Tuesdays; evening slots by booking. In November, after a morning outdoors, it is exactly what is missing.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapHammom Kunjak · Poi Kalon
The historic women's hammam, tiny and tucked away among the trading domes.
Tip: It is women-only and rented by the hour (400,000 sums is the figure reported). Book the day before: there is not always someone at the door.
🚇 get off at Boloi Hovuz or at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapМузей кукол · Labi Hovuz
Puppeteers making papier-mâché heads in front of you and a short show if three people turn up.
Tip: Open 8:30 to 13 and 14:30 to 20:30. With kids it is the stop that saves the afternoon, and you can buy something made right there.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on map'Shahriston' arxeologiya hududi · Shahriston
The open-air excavation of the Shahristan: the foundations of the city that stood here before the Mongols.
Tip: It is free and there is almost never anyone around. In November's low light the mud-brick walls throw enormous shadows.
🚇 get off at Boloi Hovuz or at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapMemorial complex of Imam Al-Bukhari · Samoniylar
Dedicated to the most quoted compiler of hadith in Sunni Islam, born in this city in 810.
Tip: It backs onto the Samanid park, so it falls into the same walk. Official museum rate: 20,000 sums.
🚇 get off at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1 or at the marshrutka stop for Chor Bakr, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapMasjidi baland jom`e masjidi · Gaukushon
A 16th-century neighbourhood mosque whose interior is entirely mosaic and gilded wood: it looks like a jewellery box.
Tip: Open from dawn to dusk and barely on any itinerary. Take your shoes off and look up: the ceiling is the best thing it has.
🚇 get off at Boloi Hovuz or at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapNamozgoh · Eski Shahar
The 12th-century festival prayer mosque south of the old town: a lone qibla wall, built for thousands of people in the open air.
Tip: It is far off the circuit and usually empty. It is worth it for the 12th-century brickwork and for the silence.
🚇 get off at the market stop, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapShayx-ul Islom Sayfiddin Boxarziy jom`e masjidi · Sharq
The complex of the 13th-century Sufi sheikh, east of the old town, with its own minaret and far fewer people.
Tip: Open dawn to dusk. It is on the way to Bahouddin Naqshband: the two combine well in one outing.
🚇 get off at the terminus of marshrutka 68 for the railway station or at the marshrutka 268 stop for Kagan, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapМавзолей Буйон Кулихона · Sharq
Across the way, a 14th-century mausoleum with carved tilework that some consider the finest in the city.
Tip: Get close enough to touch the relief: the tile is sculpted, not painted. The technique has barely survived anywhere else.
🚇 get off at the terminus of marshrutka 68 for the railway station or at the marshrutka 268 stop for Kagan, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapSadriddin Ayniy teatri · Registon
The city's drama theatre, Soviet facade and billings in Uzbek.
Tip: Ask about the programme at the box office: a night of Uzbek musical theatre costs less than a coffee in Europe.
🚇 steps from Boloi Hovuz or the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1
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Show on mapBuxoro tasviriy san'at muzeyi · Poi Kalon
Painting and prints from Bukhara and the Russian orientalist school, in a quiet room among the trading domes.
Tip: Official rate 20,000 sums. It is small and roofed: perfect between two monuments if it starts to rain.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapBukhara Photo Gallery · Labi Hovuz
The photographic archive of the city and its portraitists: Bukharan faces from a century ago and from now.
Tip: Open daily 9 to 19 and admission is free. It is the best antidote to the postcard.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapПКиО им. Абдурауфа Фитрата · Chor Minor
The neighbourhood park east of the old town, with playgrounds, seed kiosks and chess games under way.
Tip: There is nothing to visit here and that is the point: it is where people from Bukhara spend Sunday afternoon.
🚇 get off at the 378 bus stop for Kagan or at the taxi stand for Kagan station, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapSitorabonu · Samarqand
A small but genuine amusement park, with fairground rides and lights at night.
Tip: It is the ace up your sleeve if you are travelling with kids who have seen one madrasa too many. It runs into the evening.
🚇 get off at the Samarkand avenue stop, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapКолесо обозрения · Samoniylar
The wheel beside the central bazaar: the only accessible high point from which to see the whole old town.
Tip: Ride it at the end of the afternoon: in November's dry air you can see as far as the desert. You pay cash, in sums.
🚇 get off at the marshrutka stop for Chor Bakr or the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapBlacksmith workshop and museum · Poi Kalon
The Ikramov family forging steel storks and knives in front of you, inside a 16th-century caravanserai.
Tip: The most famous Uzbek knives come from Chust, in Fergana, not from here: Bukhara's thing is artistic forging. Ask and they will tell you so themselves.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapКараван-сарай Кулита · Poi Kalon
One of the caravanserais that still keeps its square courtyard and the cells where merchants slept.
Tip: Artisans work inside it today. Go in even if you are not buying: the courtyard alone is worth it.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapBuxoro amiri saroyi · Kogon
The palace the emir had built in Kagan to receive the tsar: Russian on the outside, Bukharan within, and the tsar never came.
Tip: It is in Kagan, next to the railway station. If you arrive by train with time to spare, this is the best way to spend it.
🚇 get off at the 378 bus stop for the centre or at the Kagan terminal, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapХрам Архистратига Михаила · Chor Minor
A working Russian Orthodox church, green domes and a choir on Sundays.
Tip: Come on a Sunday morning if you want to hear the choir. Women cover their heads at the door.
🚇 get off at the 378 bus stop for Kagan or at the taxi stand for Kagan station, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapBuxoro Xalqaro Aeroporti · Aeroport
The international airport, 10 km east of the old town: your way in if you are not arriving by train.
Tip: Activate your eSIM before you get off the plane: that way you land with data and order the taxi by app instead of haggling on the kerb.
🚇 steps from Bukhara airport (BHK)
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Show on mapOld Bukhara · Labi Hovuz
The old-town classic: charcoal shashlik, lamb shurpa and a terrace over the lane.
Tip: Order the lamb ribs by weight (they are charged per 100 g) and reckon on 300 to 400 g per person.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapChinar · Chor Minor
A courtyard with old plane trees and the grill at the back: Bukharan food with no concessions and portions of the old school.
Tip: It is on the way to Chor Minor and far cheaper than the terraces by the pool. Midday is its best moment.
🚇 steps from the no. 268 stop for the railway station
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Show on mapMinzifa · Eski Shahar
A terrace up among the rooftops of the old town, with the Kalyan dome peeking over. Uzbek cooking with vegetarian options.
Tip: Several old-town terraces close from November to March: call to confirm before you climb up. Mains 45,000-120,000 sums.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapAyvan · Labi Hovuz
The restaurant of the Lyabi House hotel: this is where you eat Bukharan plov as it should be eaten, at midday.
Tip: They serve plov from 12 to 16 and it runs about 55,000 sums (Sep 2026). Bukhara's is paler and less oily than Tashkent's: steamed in layers, with raisins or dried apricots.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or the no. 268 stop for the railway station
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Show on mapDolon · Poi Kalon
A stone dining room down a lane, with the clay oven in plain sight and manti straight off the steamer.
Tip: The manti come out in batches: if you see them lifting the lid off the steamer, order right then.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapChashmai Mirob · Poi Kalon
A rooftop terrace facing the Ark: the best view of the citadel with a glass in your hand.
Tip: Come at sunset for the view, not for the menu: a glass and something to nibble. In November the roof closes early.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or at Boloi Hovuz, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapLyabi Hovuz · Labi Hovuz
The big terrace on the pool, under the mulberry trees: the place everyone ends up sitting at sooner or later.
Tip: It charges 30% to 50% more than its neighbours for the location. Worth it for the tea and the view; for dinner, walk two blocks.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapBoloi Hovuz Choyxonasi · Registon
The tea house facing the Ark's pool: carpets, teapot and local life going past.
Tip: Order green tea (kok choy) and non from the tandir: that is the real Bukharan breakfast. In November, sit where the sun hits.
🚇 steps from Boloi Hovuz or the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1
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Show on mapJoy Gastro · Labi Hovuz
The old town's bid at modern cooking: Uzbek produce with current technique and careful plating.
Tip: It is one of the few places that steps outside the shashlik-and-plov repertoire. Book ahead: there are few tables.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapMavrigi · Gaukushon
Named after the Bukharan musical genre: city cooking in a courtyard with live music some nights.
Tip: Ask whether there is live mavrigi: it is a repertoire sung here and in very few other places.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapOshi Sofi · Eski Shahar
The Bukharan name for plov is precisely oshi sofi: steamed rice, lamb and carrot, without Tashkent's frying.
Tip: Plov is a lunch dish: the good pots run out before two. Aim for 12:30.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or the no. 268 stop for the railway station, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapIsmail Samani plov · Samoniylar
A plov centre next to the Samanid park: a huge cauldron, a queue of neighbours and everything ready by midday.
Tip: Look at the queue: if there are locals in it, the pot is fresh. If nobody is there at 13:30, you have missed it.
🚇 get off at Boloi Hovuz or at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapIslam plov · Kolxoz bozori
An osh markazi right by the central bazaar, one of those that live off lunchtime and shut when the pot is empty.
Tip: Here plov is ordered by the portion and eaten standing, or near enough. Local prices, not old-town ones.
🚇 get off at the marshrutka stop for Chor Bakr or the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapToshkent Osh (Plov) · Eski Shahar
Plov in the Tashkent version, fried and darker: useful for comparing with the Bukharan one on the same trip.
Tip: Run the test: oshi sofi at midday one day and this one the next. The difference in colour and fat shows itself.
🚇 from the market stop, a short taxi ride or 25 min on foot
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Show on mapKurutobxona · Samarqand
Kurutob: torn bread, kurut whey, onion and herbs, no knife and no cutlery.
Tip: You eat it with your hand, everyone from the same dish. It is the closest thing to eating in an Uzbek home without being invited.
🚇 get off at the Samarkandskiy stop, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapMANTUXONA P.M.K · Kolxoz bozori
A manti house and nothing else: stacked steamers and a one-item menu.
Tip: Order the pumpkin ones as well as the lamb: that is the winter version and it costs less.
🚇 get off at the marshrutka stop for Chor Bakr or at the Kolkhoz bazaar marshrutka terminus, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapKafe Fayz - Lagman & Soups · Kolxoz bozori
Hand-pulled lagman and hot soups: the refuge for cold days near the bazaar.
Tip: Ask for the 'bo'g'irsoq' lagman if they have it, the fried one. With lows of 2 °C, shurpa is the other right call.
🚇 steps from the marshrutka stop for Chor Bakr or the Kolkhoz bazaar marshrutka terminus
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Show on mapSomsa · Samarqand
Lamb samsa coming out of the tandir, crisp underneath and juicy inside.
Tip: Buy it as they are pulling it from the oven, not off the pile. Between 8,000 and 20,000 sums.
🚇 get off at the Paxtakor stop, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapTandir Food · Samoniylar
Everything that comes out of the clay oven: bread, samsa and tandir chicken.
Tip: Fresh non carries the chekich stamp pressed into its centre: that pattern of little holes is the baker's signature.
🚇 get off at Boloi Hovuz or at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapGrill house · Eski Shahar
Lamb shashlik, liver and kazan kabob, with the charcoal out on the pavement.
Tip: Order the kazan kabob if it is on: potato and lamb cooked in the cauldron, a dish you almost never see on tourist menus.
🚇 get off at Boloi Hovuz or at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapAnor Restaurant · Poi Kalon
Anor means pomegranate, the fruit that rules November in Bukhara: local cooking with seasonal produce.
Tip: November is pomegranate and persimmon season: if there is anything with anor on the menu, order it now or not at all.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapKazan · Poi Kalon
The cauldron as a method: kazan kabob, dimlama and slow stews in the old town.
Tip: Dimlama is vegetables and meat steamed in layers, the most underrated dish in Uzbek cooking. Order it.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or at Boloi Hovuz, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapTemir's Restaurant · Labi Hovuz
A family table two steps from the pool, with a short menu and honest prices.
Tip: It is one of the ones still charging neighbourhood prices in the middle of the old town. A good plan for your last dinner.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapDavlat aka National House · Eski Shahar
A national food house: norin, manti, shurpa and whatever there is that day.
Tip: If they have norin, order it: very finely cut pasta with cold horse meat, a dish that barely leaves the local circuit.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or the no. 268 stop for the railway station, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapTerrace · Poi Kalon
A roof terrace above the trading domes, with the minaret straight ahead.
Tip: In November it closes early and sometimes does not open at all if it is very cold: call before you climb five floors.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapRooftop view · Poi Kalon
Another old-town roof, smaller and less discovered, looking onto the Kalyan ensemble.
Tip: The best moment is just before they switch on the minaret lights. Bring a coat: it is windy up there.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or at Boloi Hovuz, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapZolotaya Buhara · Poi Kalon
A big dining room next to Toqi Zargaron, long menu and the kitchen open late.
Tip: It comes in handy when you finish a night walk late and the rest of the old town has already closed the kitchen.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapChalet · Poi Kalon
A mix of European and Uzbek menus, with a stove inside: it works well when the temperature drops.
Tip: With lows of 2 °C at night, a heated room stops being a detail.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapRestaurant Art · Labi Hovuz
A courtyard hung with artwork and tidy local cooking, facing the pool.
Tip: If the courtyard is cold, ask for a table inside: the back room is prettier than the courtyard.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapThe old house · Labi Hovuz
A restored Bukharan house with painted ceilings and low tables.
Tip: Sit on the aivan among the cushions: that is the posture people have eaten in here forever.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapLaziz House · Chor Minor
Neighbourhood spot, short menu, big portions, on the way to Chor Minor.
Tip: It is the natural stop after seeing Chor Minor, once you have walked further than you meant to.
🚇 get off at the no. 268 stop for the railway station or the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapMeat House · Chor Minor
A straight-up grill house: lamb, beef and bread, over charcoal.
Tip: Order a mixed skewer platter to share and a tomato and onion salad: that is the local combination.
🚇 steps from the no. 268 stop for the railway station
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Show on mapKukaldosh · Labi Hovuz
Next door to the madrasa of the same name, with tables outside looking onto the pool.
Tip: Good for mid-afternoon tea when the big terraces are full.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or the no. 268 stop for the railway station
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Show on mapGarden Family Restaurant · Labi Hovuz
A garden with long tables, built for families and groups.
Tip: If there are a lot of you, you will get in without booking. The courtyard has gas heaters in the cold season.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or the no. 268 stop for the railway station
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Show on mapBarza · Poi Kalon
A recent opening in the old town, with a short menu and well-chosen produce.
Tip: One of the newest things in the old town: ask what is off-menu, it is usually the best of it.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapJam · Chor Minor
A small bistro between Lyab-i Hauz and Chor Minor, with a long breakfast service.
Tip: It serves breakfast until late: it saves the morning if you woke up still on Tashkent time.
🚇 steps from the no. 268 stop for the railway station
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Show on mapBoudredin · Labi Hovuz
Bukharan cooking in an old house in the quarter, with an inner courtyard.
Tip: The inner courtyard is prettier at night with the lights on. Short, honest menu.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapAmulet · Chor Minor
A restaurant inside a converted madrasa, with tables in the cells around the courtyard.
Tip: Eating in a 19th-century madrasa cell is part of the dish. Ask for a courtyard table if it is not too cold.
🚇 steps from the no. 268 stop for the railway station
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Show on mapПлов Магистраль · Sharq
A roadside plov centre, one of those that start at 11 and close when the cauldron runs dry.
Tip: If you are heading east by marshrutka, it is the natural lunch stop before Bahouddin.
🚇 from the children's hospital stop, a short taxi ride or 25 min on foot
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Show on mapOlim Ota Osh markazi · Shimoliy
A huge osh markazi in the north of town, packed with families at weekends.
Tip: On Sunday lunchtimes there are weddings and birthdays: it is loud, and that is exactly the point.
🚇 get off at the Urgench terminal or the Tashkent stop, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapСмотровая площадка и ресторан Bukhara tower · Registon
The Soviet water tower turned into a viewing platform with a restaurant on top: the aerial view of the Ark and the old town.
Tip: The ride up is charged separately from whatever you eat. Go while there is light: by day you see the whole street plan of the old city.
🚇 steps from Boloi Hovuz or the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1
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Show on mapУголок Омар Хайяма · Labi Hovuz
Small tables in an old-town passage, with a short menu and Uzbek wine.
Tip: Uzbekistan has been making wine since the 19th century: order a local red, it costs less than an imported soft drink.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapSilk Road Tea House · Poi Kalon
A tea house with a wall covered in tins and an endless list of infusions, a step from the minaret.
Tip: Order kok choy (green tea) by the big pot: tea is not ordered by the cup here. In November, ask for it with your first course.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapOriental Tea House · Poi Kalon
The old town's other choyxona, with carpets, porcelain teapots and nobody rushing you.
Tip: The choyxona, not the coffee shop, is the drinking institution here: people spend hours over one pot. Do the same.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapTeahouse Tradition · Registon
A tea house near the Ark, with dried sweets, raisins and almonds laid on the table.
Tip: What they put on the table (raisins, nuts, kurt) is charged: say so if you do not want it. It is not a scam, it is the custom.
🚇 get off at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1 or at Boloi Hovuz, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapPavillon Kalon · Poi Kalon
A small terrace with a direct view of the minaret, for a tea between one monument and the next.
Tip: The table on the edge is the one to get. In November it closes earlier: four o'clock is tea time.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or at Boloi Hovuz, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapCafe Minor House · Poi Kalon
An old-town café with its own pastries and good espresso, a rare thing around here.
Tip: An espresso runs about 20,000-35,000 sums. It is one of the few places in the old town where the coffee is not instant.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or at Boloi Hovuz, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapJulius Meinl · Poi Kalon
A Viennese café in the heart of the old town: the European version of the pit stop.
Tip: Useful if you need wifi and a steady table to plan on. For tea, better a choyxona.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapGiotto Bukhara · Labi Hovuz
A pastry shop and café with a full display case, next to the pool.
Tip: Try the local sunflower halva as well as the cakes: that is the real Bukharan sweet.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapGiollo Gelateria · Labi Hovuz
Artisan ice cream facing the pool, open even once the weather turns.
Tip: With kids it is the foolproof bribe after the third madrasa of the day.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapMondo Italian Gelato · Registon
An ice cream shop near the Ark, with local fruit flavours in season.
Tip: If they have anor (pomegranate) or persimmon, that is the flavour of November.
🚇 steps from Boloi Hovuz or the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1
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Show on mapMadeleine Cake · Poi Kalon
A small pastry shop among the domes, with a few tables inside.
Tip: Perfect for the five o'clock slump, when it has gone dark and dinner is still a way off.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapCafelova · Poi Kalon
A small, recent specialty coffee shop right in the historic centre.
Tip: It is one of the new places that genuinely works. Ask where the beans come from: sometimes they are regional.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapBelly Boom · Labi Hovuz
A modern café with pastries and a good spot to settle in for a while.
Tip: It has sockets and wifi: it works as a half-day office if you are working on the road.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapcoffeeFI · Chor Minor
A small café on the way to Chor Minor, one of those that open early.
Tip: It opens before almost anything else in the old town: useful if you want to be at Po-i-Kalyan by eight.
🚇 get off at the no. 268 stop for the railway station or the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapDonuts & Coffee · Labi Hovuz
Quick something sweet by the pool, with tables out on the pavement.
Tip: It is the emergency stop with kids between Lyab-i Hauz and the domes.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapUlugbek Cafe · Poi Kalon
Open-air tables between the two madrasas, with tea and sweets.
Tip: Sitting right between the Ulugbek madrasa and the Abdulaziz Khan one is a view you do not pay for.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapLampa Aladdina · Labi Hovuz
A themed café with lamps hanging everywhere, much photographed and genuinely good anyway.
Tip: It is a sure thing for social media. Order tea with lemon and jam, the way it is drunk here.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapBon Bon · Chor Minor
A new-town confectioner where people from Bukhara buy when they are visiting someone.
Tip: If you are invited to someone's home, this is where you buy the gift: a box of sweets, never empty-handed.
🚇 steps from the Vokzal stop on bus 68
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Show on mapSladkiy mir · Chor Minor
A display case of sweets, halva, candied nuts and sesame nougat.
Tip: The halva here is sunflower or sesame, nothing like the Greek sort. Taste before you buy the kilo.
🚇 steps from the no. 268 stop for the railway station
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Show on mapShirmoy · Labi Hovuz
Shirmoy is Bukhara's slightly sweet bread, kneaded with milk: here it comes out of the oven all day long.
Tip: Buy one hot and eat it as you walk. It is the 5,000-sum breakfast no hotel is going to give you.
🚇 get off at the no. 268 stop for the railway station, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapMirzo Nonvoyxona · Samarqand
A tandir bakery: Bukharan non with the chekich stamp in the middle, hot.
Tip: Bukhara's bread is marked with a chekich, the stamp of little holes. Every baker has their own: it is their signature.
🚇 get off at the Samarkandskiy stop, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapNomozgoh nonvoyhona · Eski Shahar
A neighbourhood oven beside the Namozgoh mosque, one of those that sell through the window.
Tip: It is a neighbours' oven, not a tourists' one. Buy two and give one away: bread is never thrown out here, nor laid face down.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or the no. 268 stop for the railway station, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapQo'rako'l Tandir Somsa · Mikrorayonlar
Karakul-style tandir samsa out in the new district, at neighbourhood prices.
Tip: The Karakul ones carry more lamb-tail fat: tastier and heavier. One is enough.
🚇 from the Konechka bus terminus, a short taxi ride or 25 min on foot
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Show on mapTanho Shirin · Mikrorayonlar
A neighbourhood confectioner with dried sweets, coated raisins and nuts.
Tip: This is where you buy dried fruit and nuts without old-town prices. Ask for kurt to taste: it is dried salted cheese.
🚇 from the 5-chi Bozorchasi stop, a short taxi ride or 25 min on foot
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Show on mapOltin Boshoq · Mikrorayonlar
A big bakery in the south, one of those that supply a whole neighbourhood.
Tip: If you want to see how non is slapped onto the wall of the tandir, look in early in the morning.
🚇 from the Konechka bus terminus, a short taxi ride or 25 min on foot
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Show on mapToqi zargaron · Poi Kalon
The jewellers' trading dome, raised in 1569-1570 under the Shaybanids: the largest of the three.
Tip: It is not from the ancient Silk Road: these are 16th-century bazaars, commissioned by the Shaybanids over street crossings. Going in is free.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapToqi telpakfurushon · Poi Kalon
The hat sellers' dome: today karakul hats, scarves, old books and souvenirs.
Tip: This is where you try on a karakul telpak. If the curls are all identical and light, it is synthetic.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapToqi Sarrofon · Labi Hovuz
The money changers' dome, the smallest and the closest to the pool: textiles, ceramics and small crafts.
Tip: This is where currency was exchanged in the 16th century. Today pay in sums and in cash: card payments usually carry a surcharge.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapAbdullaxon timi · Poi Kalon
The covered silk bazaar of 1577: the tallest and darkest, built that way on purpose so the light would not fade the fabrics.
Tip: This is where to look for real ikat. Hand-woven atlas has a feathered edge to the pattern and feels warm; polyester is flat and shiny.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapBozori Kord · Poi Kalon
The row of shops beside the hammam of the same name, with artisans' workshops open all day.
Tip: It sits between the two big domes and plenty of people walk straight past. Look at the workshops at the back.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapBuxoro Markaziy bozori · Kolxoz bozori
The kolkhoz bazaar: mountains of pomegranates, persimmons, dried melon, kurt, spices and lamb.
Tip: November is pomegranate and persimmon month: the stall with them piled up will let you taste before you buy. Bring small sums notes.
🚇 get off at the marshrutka stop for Chor Bakr or the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapZelyoniy bazar · Eski Shahar
The old town's green market, small, fruit and vegetables off that day.
Tip: It is the bazaar people from the quarter use. Prices with no tourist markup, two blocks from the old town.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapKarvon Bozori · Shimoliy
A big bazaar in the north, selling clothes, tools and everything a city needs.
Tip: There is nothing touristy about it and that is why it is worth it: this is the Bukhara that buys, not the one that sells souvenirs.
🚇 steps from the Tashkent stop or the Urgench terminal
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Show on mapTo'qimachi Dehqon bozori · Mikrorayonlar
A producers' market in the south: dried fruit and nuts, dairy and vegetables from the surrounding villages.
Tip: This is where you buy kurt and dried apricots at the real price, not the old town's.
🚇 get off at the Konechka bus terminus, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapBukhara Silk Carpets · Poi Kalon
A workshop and showroom of hand-knotted silk carpets, with the looms on view.
Tip: If the carpet is more than 50 years old you need a Ministry of Culture certificate to take it out of the country, and customs will ask for it. Ask for an invoice and have it sealed.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or at Boloi Hovuz, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapMagic Carpets Gallery · Labi Hovuz
A gallery of carpets and kilims, old and new pieces mixed together.
Tip: Always ask the age in writing. Uzbekistan's export rule hinges on the 50-year threshold: anything newer leaves with no paperwork.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or the no. 268 stop for the railway station, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapSuzani workshop · Poi Kalon
Embroiderers working suzani in front of you, stitch by stitch, on the frame.
Tip: Turn the piece over: hand embroidery is neat but not identical, and the thread colour shifts a little from area to area. Machine work is perfect, and that is how you spot it.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapTkat House · Labi Hovuz
Ikat, atlas and adras cut to measure and made up into garments, with the weave on show.
Tip: Careful with the claim: the atlas and adras technique has been on UNESCO's Register of Good Safeguarding Practices since 2017, but through the Margilan centre, in Fergana, not through Bukhara.
🚇 steps from the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar
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Show on mapNazira & Nodirshon tailor shop · Labi Hovuz
A tailor's shop and showroom: chapan coats, shirts and dresses in ikat, made to measure in a few days.
Tip: If you are staying three days, that is enough for them to make you a chapan to measure. Ask for the price of the fabric and the tailoring separately.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar or the no. 268 stop for the railway station, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapBukhara Karakul · Samoniylar
Karakul: the astrakhan of this region's sheep, in hats, collars and coats.
Tip: It is historically Bukhara's product par excellence. If the curl is even and light, be suspicious: the good stuff is irregular and heavy.
🚇 get off at Boloi Hovuz or at the 378 bus stop for Bukhara-1, then walk 12 min
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Show on mapКаракуль 'Золотое Руно' · Chor Minor
The other karakul house, with coats and men's hats.
Tip: Try on a telpak: it genuinely keeps you warm with November's lows of 2 °C and takes up no room in the suitcase.
🚇 steps from the no. 268 stop for the railway station
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Show on mapLa Caverne De Ali Baba · Poi Kalon
Antiques, copperware, miniatures and odd objects stacked to the ceiling.
Tip: This is where the rule bites hardest: anything over 50 years old needs a Ministry of Culture certificate. ALWAYS ask the age and ask for paperwork.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapАнтиквариат и сувениры · Poi Kalon
A mix of new souvenirs and genuinely old pieces, the kind you have to know how to tell apart.
Tip: There is no official Uzbek craft hallmark guaranteeing anything: the guarantee is asking, requesting an invoice and distrusting the cheap 'very old' piece.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapIkramov Brothers · Poi Kalon
Bukhara's family of blacksmiths: stork-shaped scissors, knives and hand-forged pieces.
Tip: The stork scissors are the Bukhara souvenir. If you fly with a connection, they go in checked baggage, not hand luggage.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapSouvenirs · Labi Hovuz
A big souvenir stall by the pool: ceramics, magnets, miniatures.
Tip: The famous ceramics are from Gijduvan, a village 45 min to the northeast, not from Bukhara. Uzbekistan's ceramic arts have been on UNESCO's Representative List since 2023.
🚇 get off at the no. 9 stop for Kharvan bazaar, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapBUXORO KITOB OLAMI · Chor Minor
A new-town bookshop: maps, books on Islamic art and on local history.
Tip: A good place for a photo book of Bukhara that is not the one sold on the square. New books leave the country with no export paperwork.
🚇 get off at the Shahar Gaz stop or the Dilkusho market stop, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapMinor Shopping Mall · Samarqand
Bukhara's modern mall: brands, a supermarket and a food court.
Tip: Useful for the practical stuff: adaptor, cheap coat, pharmacy. And it has clean toilets, which are scarce in the old town.
🚇 get off at the Samarkand avenue stop or the children's hospital stop, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapСтарый ЦУМ · Chor Minor
The old Soviet central department store, still going with shops inside.
Tip: It is a time capsule. Go in even if you are not buying: the staircase and the signage are worth the detour.
🚇 get off at the Shahar Gaz stop or the Dilkusho market stop, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapKorzinka · Samarqand
The Uzbek supermarket: water, packaged nuts and dried fruit, local chocolate and dried melon.
Tip: Buy the dried melon and apricots to take home here: packaged, cheap and no trouble at customs.
🚇 get off at the Paxtakor stop, then walk 5 min
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Show on mapTimuryol Kassasi · Chor Minor
Train tickets sold in town, without having to go all the way to Kagan.
Tip: Buy the Afrosiyob days in advance: it sells out. And remember the train leaves from Bukhara-1, in Kagan.
🚇 steps from the Vokzal stop on bus 68 or the Dilkusho market stop
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