Must-see shopping in Ulan-Ude

  • Zam

    Ulan-Ude

    This sparkling new shop doubles as a Buryat culture centre that runs lectures and masterclasses in traditional crafts. Goods include stylish jewellery by…

  • Orda Ethno-Market

    Ulan-Ude

    Sometimes moving, sometimes kitschy modern Buryat art, clothes and souvenirs. Buddhist-themed metal sculpture contains some of the most striking items.

  • Dombo

    Ulan-Ude

    Elegant artisanal ceramics by Ayuna Dorzhieva, who fuses Buryat motifs with modern art.

  • Central Market

    Ulan-Ude

    Tidy, Soviet-era market selling unusual local produce such as pine nuts, reindeer meat, buckthorn juice, salo (raw pig fat) and seasonal fruit and veg. At…