A gorgeous place! A must-see for tourists, especially the central covered pavilion. A fascinating variety, the ability to put on the counter, you can always try and of course choose and buy. But if this is not an excursion, then you need to manage to find the entrance to the former technical premises under the central covered pavilion and then you can also buy much cheaper. There is everything from food, vegetables and fruits, things and household goods, maybe only large-sized for construction can not be found, but even then there are doubts, maybe I have not yet found the right entrance to the right room.
The decoration of any eastern city is a bazaar, whether it is Istanbul or Tashkent. Almaty residents are rightfully proud of their Green Bazaar. For many citizens and guests, this is a place where you can buy fresh food, bargain, chat, in general, it is interesting and useful to spend your free time. However, Almaty residents complain about the high price increase and in many ways it depends not only on the greed of sellers, but also because of the constant increase in rents for retail space. Naturally, everyone wants to get the maximum profit from both the market owner and sellers, and, obviously, the akimat of the city should actively protect the interests of buyers. There are rumors among the people that there are proposals to move the Green Bazaar outside the city limits, and in its place to build man-made skyscrapers. I don't want to believe it, but, as they say, what the hell is not joking. After all, all citizens have an example when the Mayor, the young reformer Balbek, single-handedly decided to destroy the trams dear to our hearts and the people of Almaty will never forgive him for this. I would like to believe that the current mayor will dispel rumors about the transfer of the Green Bazaar and take control of the reasons contributing to the price increase in the Green Bazaar.
Delight! The smells are incredible! Fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, spices... Everything is very tasty! And the prices are quite adequate. I recommend restaurants on the "pillars" separately, we were in Beshbarmachnaya and in a Dutch restaurant, unfortunately I do not remember the name, but he is not the only one there with an oriental orientation)) Incredibly delicious!