Shopping in Baku (Baki)
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Book Shop of the Presidential Administration
Sells an amusing selection of hagiographic literature about both Әliyevs, as well as postcards and several guide-pamphlets that you could have got for free from the tourist information office.
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MUM
Also known by its Russian acronym TsUM, Baku’s oldest department store is MUM with four floors of stall-shops selling everything from cheap electronics to wedding dresses.
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Kitab
The most reliable place to find excellent 1:500,000 topographic maps of Azerbaijan (AZN4). They’re rolled up amid other much poorer versions so ask to look at a few. No English spoken.
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Tourist Bazaar
The colourful tourist bazaar, along with various souvenir and ‘antique’ shops, mostly sells tacky rubbish, though the old Soviet-era badges are cheap and fun.
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Grand
Grand, with another branch on Nizami, offers a wide left-field selection of Western music, as well as Azeri and Russian music. Some staff are remarkably knowledgeable.
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Chiraq Books
Baku’s friendly English-language bookshop stocks a decent range of classics, bestsellers, travel guides and locally relevant titles, along with plenty of Christian literature.
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ABC
ABC offers a wide left-field selection of Western music, as well as Azeri and Russian music. Some staff are remarkably knowledgeable.
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Təzə Bazar
For photogenically piled fruit and illicit caviar (beluga around AZN50 for 113g), head to Təzə Bazar
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Ziya
Ziya is well stocked, but overpriced, and aimed at Hyatt guests who can’t be bothered to shop around.
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