Guys, could you advise — is it worth buying dishes in the tourist center of Bukhara, where the domes are? Specifically, I need a medium-sized decorated dish (30–40 cm) for plov.
I need a laghan like that.
In principle, on the last day we’ll be in Tashkent at Chorsu, so maybe it’s not worth buying it in Bukhara at all?
In Tashkent at the market they have laghans and even beer mugs painted in the same style.
We bought a laghan in a regular shop for 60 thousand. In the old city they quoted us a price of 250 thousand for exactly the same painted one with pomegranates)
There is an even easier way to buy such dishes or other gifts, and with the guarantee that you won’t overpay to dishonest sellers.
Just register on the Uzum Market marketplace. Either through the mobile app or simply on the website. Find the nearest pickup point to you (delivery takes 1 day) and order that laghan or whatever you like. I did exactly that before my flight. Convenient, and the price isn’t the “tourist price” with the tourist markup.
I bought dishes on Uzum as gifts — it turned out three times cheaper than in the tourist shops.
In the old city they offered me the bottom-left one with pomegranates for 250 thousand 🙈🙈.
I found it on Uzum. I bought 10 pieces and it turned out much cheaper.
It will be much more expensive at the market under the domes. Better look at the Kolkhoz Bazaar, or across from it there’s another market called PMK where mostly locals shop — it’s behind the small stores, you can’t see it from the road. National clothes are also cheaper there.is it worth buying dishes in the tourist center of Bukhara, where the domes are?
Under the domes there is a ceramics shop — a father and son, they make and sell everything themselves. I’ve been using their dishes in everyday life since 2011. Works perfectly. A plate from the bazaar in Tashkent chipped after a month.
Thank you all, this will be useful for me!) At least I’ll have an idea of the price range. And yes, my eyes immediately started wandering everywhere))
You have to register there with a phone number, but I got an eSIM — is there no other way to register? And another question: do you have to pay in advance or can you pay upon receiving it? And how can you pay by card there?Uzum Market marketplace
I brought back ceramics made by the Narzullaev brothers from Gijduvan near Bukhara. They pack everything themselves like this: each piece is wrapped in very thick paper, sometimes placing one item inside another while still wrapped, then they add a generous layer of bubble wrap and secure it all with tape. I carried it in my hand luggage, but I’m sure that if you cushion it between your things, nothing would happen to it even in checked baggage.