Chorsu Bazaar Food Tour (4-hour guided)

The Chorsu Bazaar Food Tour is a four-hour guided tasting walk through one of the oldest and most recognisable markets in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The tour is listed by the operator GoTouzbekistan and resold through travel platforms including Expedia, Travelocity and AAA, so the exact booking page and price depend on the channel used. Chorsu Bazaar stands at the junction of Beruniy and Navoi Streets in the Shaykhontohur District of the Old City, beneath its distinctive blue-domed main hall, and the walk starts around 09:00 when the stalls are busiest and produce is at its freshest.

The route moves through the domed hall and the surrounding open-air rows, where vendors sell fresh non bread, spices, dried fruit, nuts, dairy and meat, before continuing to nearby eateries for sit-down tastings. The listed tasting menu is savoury rather than sweet: plov (the national rice dish cooked with lamb and carrots in a large kazan), lagman noodles, manti dumplings and shashlik grilled over coals. Dried fruit and sweets are typically sampled along the way at market stalls. The guide explains how each dish is prepared, how to read the market layout, and how local customs around bargaining and hospitality work.

The resale listing states that the price includes the guided walk, the tastings and hotel pickup. Prices vary by channel and by group or private booking, from about 1,070,000 UZS to 1,670,000 UZS per adult (roughly $89-139). Drinks beyond tea, personal shopping at the market and gratuities are generally not covered, and visitors should confirm inclusions at the time of booking. Group size, language and dietary substitution options are not published in the listing, so visitors with allergies, halal requirements or vegetarian preferences should request details from the operator before paying, because meat features in most of the featured dishes.

The pace is a relaxed walking tour with frequent stops, suited to most adults who can stand on market floors for several hours. The market is crowded and loud, and the tasting portions add up to a full meal, so the tour works best as a late-breakfast and early-lunch combination.