Guidebook for Almaty

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Guidebook for Almaty

Drinks & Nightlife

Best known bar/lounge in town. Western standards. Reservation for weekends is a must. Phone: 8 (777) 825 3030.
12 locals recommend
Barmaglot Bar
170 Valikhanov St
12 locals recommend
Best known bar/lounge in town. Western standards. Reservation for weekends is a must. Phone: 8 (777) 825 3030.

Food Scene

Very good food. Cuisine is mixed Western and Asian. Prices above average but not insane. Lunch menu during working days - great deal. Reservation for evening recommended. Phone: +7 (747) 944 4817
Chef restaurant
104 Bogenbai Batyr Street
Very good food. Cuisine is mixed Western and Asian. Prices above average but not insane. Lunch menu during working days - great deal. Reservation for evening recommended. Phone: +7 (747) 944 4817
Good, inexpensive Georgian food. Take chachapuri, xinkali. Wine is ok too.
Kinkhali House
уг Zenkov St
Good, inexpensive Georgian food. Take chachapuri, xinkali. Wine is ok too.
Walking distance to good Uzbek plov. No need for reservations. Try Schubat (camel milk) and Milk ulong tea (they have a very nice one).
Center Of Delicious Plov "Rumi"
Walking distance to good Uzbek plov. No need for reservations. Try Schubat (camel milk) and Milk ulong tea (they have a very nice one).
The most famous Food and Stuff market "Green market." Good place to buy meat, veggies, fruits.
28 locals recommend
Zelenyy Bazar
53 Жибек Жолы
28 locals recommend
The most famous Food and Stuff market "Green market." Good place to buy meat, veggies, fruits.
Truly great deserts. Like in Paris. Go early to get them before they are sold out.
Confitero
65 Kabanbay Batyr St
Truly great deserts. Like in Paris. Go early to get them before they are sold out.
Has very good coffee. It is run by a true coffee connoisseur. After 8 pm all delicious bakery products -20%.
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42 Dostyk Ave
Has very good coffee. It is run by a true coffee connoisseur. After 8 pm all delicious bakery products -20%.
Near home. Cosy coffee shop.
9 locals recommend
Nedelka
19 Abay Ave
9 locals recommend
Near home. Cosy coffee shop.
Good for brunch.
Bisquit
18 Shevchenko St
Good for brunch.
Pizza, pasta - Italian restaurant next door.
Restaurant Trieste
202 Kozhamkulov Street
Pizza, pasta - Italian restaurant next door.
Fancier, western cuisine. Good food.
Olivier Restaurant & Bar
Fancier, western cuisine. Good food.
Very popular and cosy coffee shop.
11 locals recommend
Marrone Rosso
149 Nazarbayev Ave
11 locals recommend
Very popular and cosy coffee shop.
#1 restaurant according to TripAdvisor. Good Georgian food.
Darejani
85 угол Kazybek Bi St
#1 restaurant according to TripAdvisor. Good Georgian food.
Very popular restaurant within walking distance. Cuisine is mixed - western mainly.
26 locals recommend
Del Papa
66 бульвар Бухар-Жырау
26 locals recommend
Very popular restaurant within walking distance. Cuisine is mixed - western mainly.
Nice Uzbek food. May stop on a way back from skiing.
Alasha
20 Ospanov Street
Nice Uzbek food. May stop on a way back from skiing.

Shopping

One of the nearest supermarkets. Can get eggs, milk, breads, etc.
Russia Supermarket
42 Dostyk Ave
One of the nearest supermarkets. Can get eggs, milk, breads, etc.
Groceries. Second closest to home.
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Kunaev Street
Groceries. Second closest to home.
Famous Kazak chocolate factory and its store.
Rakhat Candy Factory
Zenkov Street
Famous Kazak chocolate factory and its store.
Mini shopping mall. If not going after the big ones, this is best among centrally located. Do not overestimate though!
13 locals recommend
Silk Way City
65 Tole Bi Street
13 locals recommend
Mini shopping mall. If not going after the big ones, this is best among centrally located. Do not overestimate though!

Sightseeing

One of the largest wooden churches in Asia. Beautiful. The park is nice as well.
25 locals recommend
Zenkov Cathedral
40в Gogol St
25 locals recommend
One of the largest wooden churches in Asia. Beautiful. The park is nice as well.
Can take gondola at Abai square (walking distance from home) to get a view of the city from the mountains.
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Can take gondola at Abai square (walking distance from home) to get a view of the city from the mountains.

Parks & Nature

Central park - lots of entertainment activities. Great for children all year around.
47 locals recommend
Central Park
1 Gogol St
47 locals recommend
Central park - lots of entertainment activities. Great for children all year around.
Beautiful lake (dammed river) within 45 min drive from the city.
28 locals recommend
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28 locals recommend
Beautiful lake (dammed river) within 45 min drive from the city.

Arts & Culture

Almaty Opera House. For shows check here: http://gatob.kz/
24 locals recommend
Abay Kazakh State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
110 Kabanbay Batyr St
24 locals recommend
Almaty Opera House. For shows check here: http://gatob.kz/

Essentials

Private clinic.
INTERTEACH
111 Nazarbayev Ave
Private clinic.