Irkutsk Central Market
Центральный рынок
A busy city-center food market where you can buy smoked omul, Siberian pine nuts, wild berries, and honey.
The Irkutsk Central Market is the liveliest market in the city. Both the indoor hall and the stalls around it sell meat, dairy, and produce, along with Baikal specialties: hot-smoked and cold-smoked omul, Siberian cedar nuts, wild berry jams such as lingonberry, Buryat dairy products, and honey. Prices are clearly marked, and you can usually taste a small sample before buying. It generally operates from morning until evening. The minibus stop for Listvyanka is nearby, so it's a convenient place to stock up before heading out.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- 130 Kvartal
- Shastin's Lace House (Europe House)
- Decembrist House Museum
- Church of the Holy Cross
- Moscow Triumphal Gates & Angara Embankment
- Sukachev Irkutsk Regional Art Museum
- Epiphany Cathedral
- Znamensky Monastery