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Bishkek
Ethno.Market is a Bishkek gifts and handicraft shop stocking Kyrgyz felt goods, national dress, kalpak hats, and souvenirs drawn from local makers. The store curates traditional crafts for visitors through its own online storefront.
Best for Kyrgyz souvenirs and handicrafts
Kok Jar (Madieva Street)
Kyrgyz Handmade is a Bishkek maker and exporter of shyrdak, the stitched felt carpets central to Kyrgyz nomadic craft, working directly with local artisans on custom designs. Alongside rugs it sells needle-felted toys, silk-wool scarves, felt slippers, and cushions, shipping worldwide from its Madieva Street base.
Best for Handmade shyrdak felt carpets
Ala-Too Square area
Raritet is a Bishkek bookseller and publishing house founded in 1997, its shop near Ala-Too Square carrying maps, travel guides, postcards, and a small English-language selection. Its own imprint produces illustrated gift albums on Kyrgyz nature and traditions along with children's books retelling Kyrgyz fairy tales and epics.
Best for Books and gift albums about Kyrgyzstan
Central Bishkek (Nasirdin Isanov Street)
Tumar Art Group runs a Bishkek design studio and salon that reworks Kyrgyz felt and leather traditions into contemporary bags, slippers, jewellery, and home accessories. Its shyrdak-patterned felt goods and leather pieces are made by local artisans and sold under the studio's own label.
Best for Contemporary Kyrgyz felt and leather accessories
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