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Craftsmen's Center, Samarkand
A gallery-store selling designer chapanas, vintage-fabric clothing, suzani, carpets, ceramics, jewelry, paintings, figurines, and other Uzbek applied arts. Elena Ladik founded the gallery; it produces only about 50 to 60 outfits each year. Established 2005.
Best for Gallery-store selling designer chapanas, vintage-fabric clothing, suzani, carpets, ceramics, jewelry, paintings, figurines
Hujum Street, near Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand
Three generations of the Badghisi family hand-weave pure-silk and wool carpets, kilims and suzani embroideries, all colored with natural vegetable dyes. Visitors can tour the workshop near Shah-i-Zinda.
Best for Hand-knotted natural-dye silk carpets
Samarkand Bukhara Silk Carpets is a family workshop at 12A Hujum Street in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, near Shah-i-Zinda and the Bibi-Khanum Mosque. It is run by the Badghisi family under Haji Mohammad Ewaz Badghisi, a master weaver of Turkmen origin who at 103 remains a guiding presence, and his daughter Zainab Badghisi, who manages the workshop and handles orders and tours. The family moved to Afghanistan during the Soviet period and returned to Uzbekistan in 1992, and the workshop describes more than three centuries of carpet weaving in the family line. Visitors follow the whole process, from silk cultivation to dyeing and weaving. Dyes come from natural materials such as madder root for red, with walnut shells and onion skins as well as pomegranate skins, and threads are painted by hand so that no two hues repeat. Upstairs, women weavers work the looms in a large shared room. The showroom holds silk carpets and kilims. Suzani embroideries hang beside scarves and clothing, and souvenirs fill the smaller shelves, and the family states there is no pressure to buy. Orders are placed directly with Zainab by phone or messaging app. A video tour by travelling filmmakers Laura and Michael shows the factory floor and the weaving room.
Konigil
A working paper mill reviving handmade Samarkand paper.
Best for Handmade Samarkand paper from a working paper mill
Craftsmen's Center
An independent Samarkand workshop producing leather bags and accessories.
Best for Leather bags and accessories from an independent Samarkand workshop
Eternal City
Inside the Eternal City quarter of the Silk Road Samarkand resort complex, this bakery -- branded Tandoor on-site -- bakes traditional Samarkand non bread and samsa in wood-fired clay ovens. It's open daily from 8am to 8pm, using the oven method central to Uzbek baking tradition.
Best for Tandoor-baked Samarkand bread and samsa
The bakery sits inside Eternal City, an 11-hectare pedestrian quarter built as part of the wider Silk Road Samarkand resort complex, which opened in September 2022 as a purpose-built tourism and conference development outside the historic center of Samarkand. Eternal City was designed to recreate, in miniature, the traditional architecture and atmosphere of several of Uzbekistan's historic regions at once -- its internal streets carry the names of Bukhara, Fergana, Tashkent, Khwarezm, Kashkadarya, and Surkhandarya, along with the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan, with the quarter's central thoroughfare named simply Samarkand. Within this reconstructed streetscape, the bakery -- branded on-site as Tandoor -- bakes its non bread and samsa in tandoor ovens built specifically for Eternal City in the resort's own workshop, rather than off-the-shelf equipment, following the wood-fired methods long associated with Samarkand baking. The bakery keeps the same daily hours as its neighboring cafes and restaurants within the quarter, open from 8am to 8pm.
Samarkand
Ceramic Shop Sam is an independent Samarkand ceramic shop presenting locally made pottery.
Best for Locally made Samarkand pottery
Samarkand Darvoza, Tashkent
DeFacto sells affordable casual clothing and streetwear for young consumers through a Turkish mass-market model. The Samarkand Darvoza branch needs Uzbekistan-specific first-party confirmation before being treated as current.
Best for Affordable trend-driven casual and streetwear for young shoppers
Samarkand
Fatima Gulyamova designs and produces Uzbek clothing in Samarkand, where she has shown her own collections since the 1990s. The boutique sits in a pedestrian gallery between Registan Square and the Bibi-hanym mausoleum, with a hand-embroidery workshop behind the showroom. The range runs from silk chapans and ikat dresses to suzani and embroidered bags, with adras sourced from Margilan.
Best for Uzbek ikat coats and suzani textiles
Fatima Gulyamova has designed and produced her own collections in Samarkand since the 1990s. Her boutique stands in a pedestrian shopping gallery between Registan Square and the Bibi-hanym mausoleum, and a production workshop sits directly behind the showroom. Several dozen seamstresses work there on hand embroidery, which is why each chapan carries stitching that a bazaar copy does not. The collection centres on silk chapans and other elements of traditional Uzbek dress, finished with detailed embroidery. Some mannequins wear modern dresses with small inlays of ikat print. Gulyamova sources adras from masters in Margilan and has spent long stretches choosing the right fabric. She also restored a multi-coloured decorative braid from old photographs and created ikat patchwork for her bags. Suzani hangings and embroidered ladies' bags complete the range. The Siyob bazaar is a five-minute walk away and sells similar goods for less, yet buyers come here for the quality of execution. Travel writer Darya Sirotina lists the shop as a small showroom on Islam Karimov Street, where the team makes dresses and coats along with accessories, with clean cut and careful finishing. She singles out the bags and cosmetic cases in national fabrics. Chapans leave with visitors from Kazakhstan, suzani with visitors from Germany, and embroidered bags with visitors from Russia.
Samarkand City Mall
Huawei Store Samarkand is a Huawei brand store with smartphones, tablets, laptops and wearables.
Best for Huawei smartphones, tablets, laptops, and wearables
Samarkand Darvoza Mall, Tashkent
Huawei Store Tashkent is a Huawei brand store with smartphones, tablets, laptops, wearables and accessories.
Best for Huawei smartphones, tablets, laptops, and accessories
Hujum, Samarkand
A carpet-weaving factory and showroom producing and selling hand-knotted silk carpets made with traditional weaving and natural-dye processes. Visitors can observe production from silk preparation through weaving and purchase finished carpets at the factory.
Best for Hand-knotted silk carpets made with traditional weaving and natural dyes
Samarkand Darvoza, Tashkent
Russian-founded footwear chain with trendy, affordable shoes, boots, sandals and accessories for women, men and children.
Best for Affordable trendy shoes, boots, sandals, and accessories for the family
Multiple Locations, Samarkand
Korzinka is an Uzbek supermarket chain carrying groceries, household goods and imported products across Samarkand. A specific branch should be attached because hours, size and assortment differ by location.
Best for Groceries, household goods, and imported products in Samarkand
Rudaki Street, Samarkand
Media Park sells phones, laptops, televisions and home appliances through its Samarkand stores.
Best for Smartphones, laptops, TVs, and home appliances from Samsung and Xiaomi.
Samarkand
Samarkand-rooted fashion label by designers Dilbar and Sitora, described as the first Samarkand brand with a national accent; works with traditional Uzbek fabrics such as adras, bakhmal and suzani and has since shown at Dubai's Fashion Forward.
Best for Uzbek textile traditions reimagined in contemporary clothing from a Samarkand studio
SHADI by Dilbar and Sitora is described in industry coverage as the first fashion brand from Samarkand to build a collection around a distinctly national, Uzbek identity. The label works with traditional local textiles — including adras, bakhmal and suzani fabrics, along with hand-woven ikat — and the designers work directly with manufacturers to help sustain traditional Uzbek ikat-weaving methods rather than sourcing mass-produced substitutes. Its output spans contemporary dresses alongside reinterpreted traditional pieces such as chapans and bomber jackets, plus home and lifestyle accessories including bags and decorative items. Beyond its home base, the brand has built a presence in the United Arab Emirates, including participation in Dubai's Fashion Forward event over two seasons, giving it a dual footprint between Samarkand and the Gulf fashion-retail market.
Samarkand Darvoza, Tashkent
Sony Centre Tashkent is a Sony retail store with audio equipment, cameras, PlayStation consoles, TVs and accessories.
Best for Sony audio equipment, cameras, PlayStation consoles, and TVs
Eternal City
A tasting hall for local Uzbek wines and cognacs inside 'Eternal City,' a 17-hectare historical and ethnographic complex within the SilkRoad Samarkand resort, built in 2022 and designed by artist Bobur Ismoilov.
Best for Tastings of uzbek wine and cognac inside the eternal city resort
The tasting hall sits inside 'Eternal City,' a themed historical and ethnographic complex built in 2022 as part of the SilkRoad Samarkand resort in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The complex, designed by artist Bobur Ismoilov, spans 17 hectares and recreates streetscapes evoking several of Uzbekistan's historic regions and cities -- including Samarkand, Bukhara, Fergana, Tashkent, Khorezm, Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya and Karakalpakstan -- within a single site, alongside craft shops, food stalls and performance spaces. The wine-and-cognac tasting hall is listed among the complex's cafes on the resort's own site, open daily from 12:00 pm to midnight, and serves wines and cognacs produced within Uzbekistan rather than an international selection. Eternal City's tasting hall positions itself as an introduction to Uzbekistan's domestic wine and brandy production for resort visitors, set alongside the complex's other food-and-drink venues rather than functioning as a standalone specialist wine shop.
Samarkand
Vostochka Sam is a Samarkand concept shop bringing together locally made fashion, leather accessories, designer ceramics, stone jewellery, cosmetics, toys and gifts from Uzbek makers.
Best for Uzbek designer ceramics, leather goods, jewellery and locally made gifts
Samarkand City Mall
Xiaomi Store Samarkand is a Xiaomi official store with phones, smart home devices, earbuds and ecosystem products. At Samarkand City Mall, the range centers on phones, smart home devices, earbuds, and ecosystem products.
Best for Phones, smart home devices, earbuds, and ecosystem products
Neighbourhood walks
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Samarkand's craft shopping offers several different kinds of purchase. A garment needs to fit the person who will wear it. A carpet needs to suit a room, while handmade paper can become a smaller gift or something to use yourself. The stops below connect those choices to a gallery, a carpet workshop and a paper mill. Choose according to the material you want to understand rather than assuming that every craft shop sells the same souvenirs.
Happy Bird Gallery describes clothing made with traditional fabrics and vintage natural materials. Its collections use handwork such as embroidery and quilting, with everyday clothing alongside more elaborate collection pieces. The gallery dates its opening to June 2006 and also presents accessories and work by Central Asian artistsS1.
Samarkand–Bukhara Silk Carpets Factory describes a family-run workshop and showroom on Hujum Street. Its website explains hand weaving and the use of natural dyes, and presents carpets alongside kilims and suzani textilesS2. These are different forms of textile work, so start by asking what the particular piece is and how it was made.
Konigil Meros Paper Factory, in the village of Konigil outside Samarkand, makes paper by hand. Uzbekistan's official tourism page describes the Mukhtarov brothers' revival of the process and a factory shop selling paper products. Its examples include postcards and notebooks, while the site also explains the paper's use in restoring manuscriptsS3.
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