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Russia

Shopping in Russia

  1. A

    Kupets

    If you're looking for a large, Western-style supermarket with a wide selection of Russian and imported food items, head here.

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  2. B

    Troitsky Market

    Great for self-caterers, the market has tables piled high with fresh fruit and vegies, as well as breads, meats and cheeses.

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  3. C

    Knigomir

    Vladivostok city maps and Primorsky Territory maps are available at stalls and bookshops such as Knigomir.

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  4. Yenisey Supermarket

    For picnic supplies head for the surprisingly bright Yenisey supermarket hidden behind the Vilner Palace.

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  5. D

    Stolichny Supermarket

    For picnickers and self-caterers the Stolichny supermarket is the best-stocked grocery in the city centre.

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  6. City Tsentr

    The City Tsentr shopping mall has a useful 1st-floor supermarket and whose Voskhod Bakery stand has great cheese strudels.

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  7. E

    Russian Flax

    Sells fine linen tablecloths, napkins and bedclothes at remarkably low prices; you can also have items made to order.

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  8. F

    Big Star

    Denim, denim and more denim. This place carries new and used jeans in all colours, plus shorts, skirts and t-shirts.

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  9. G

    Souvenir Shop

    Check out this unsigned shop with scarves, linen tablecloths, so-so lacquer boxes, teaware and enamelled jewellery.

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  10. Market

    The market has a range of fresh produce and is ringed by several cheap cafés and shashlyk grills.

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  12. Market

    The market covers everything from plug adaptors and fishing gear to underwear and fresh produce.

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  13. H

    Knizhny Mir

    One of several bookshops on this street (others are at No 12 and No 17), Knizhny Mir sells Russian-language maps.

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  14. I

    Central Market

    The colourful, sprawling central market is good for stocking up on snacks or just for browsing.

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  15. Supermarket

    For self-catering the large supermarket at pr Metallurgov 1 is conveniently located and cheap.

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  16. J

    Dirizhabl

    A three-storey bookshop with a good selection of maps and local guidebooks, and some books in foreign languages.

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  17. K

    Chakona

    Packed with books and maps, and often packed with people. Located on the top floor of the Evropa shopping mall.

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  18. Kolobovnikov Store

    Kolobovnikov Store, is a barnlike Torgovy Tsentr filled with some desultory stalls and kiosks.

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  19. L

    Pelikan

    If you just need groceries, one of the best places includes Pelikan, near the train station.

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  20. M

    Karta

    An extensive selection of maps of Yekaterinburg and Sverdlovsk Oblast, as well as other cities and regions.

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  21. N

    Central Market

    Pull together supplies for a picnic from the Central Market just north of the Round Tower.

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  23. O

    ABC's of Taste

    The ABC's of Taste is a Russian chain of deluxe markets, selling premium quality (mostly imported) goods.

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  24. P

    Atlas

    The map shop Atlas stocks a range of city and regional maps covering the whole country.

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  25. Q

    Dom Knigi

    A centrally located modern bookshop with a selection of maps and books in Tatar and foreign languages.

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  26. R

    Central Market

    Many cheap cafés and food kiosks ring the central market across from the bus station.

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  27. S

    Bookstore No 1

    A centrally located bookshop with a good selection of maps, and books about Tatar history and culture.

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