Bishkek Travel Guide

 DAO Says:  If you find yourself in Bishkek, make sure you shop at the Koldo Shop. The word ‘Koldo’ means 'Support' in the Kyrgyz language. If you shop here for some great souvenirs – you can support local people with disabilities who wish to provide for themselves. This fabulous shop... 

 IsabelBlue Says:  Erkindik Prospect is a long tree and bench lined pedestrian way interspersed with children's play equipment, food kiosks, ping pong tables. It's a great place to relax (bring some fruit and snacks from the bazaar) and get a sense of Bishkek. 

 John195123 Says:  While the streets are paved with greedy and corrupt police (especially by Catstro Street) we never saw any or had to deal with any. What we did have to deal with were tree-lined, side-walk-lined streets that were very pleasant to walk along even during the heat of the day.... 

 DAO Says:  Fancy a ‘Full Monty’ breakfast? Also known as a ‘Fry Up’ you are looking at a full English Breakfast – Kyrgyz style. Fatboys is a now traditional ex-pat hangout for breakfast, lunch and early evening meals and beer. Fatboys was created in 2000 by Mike Atsoparthis. He has an... 

 DAO Says:  KFCYes its the world famous Kyrgyzstan Flavored Chicken! This little hut sells standard fast food meals - chicken and beef burgers. You can get a quick meal with french fries and a drink for 125 Som (about $3). They advertise that the have "The best burger in Kyrgyzstan". I... 

 DAO Says:  This place is so new – it’s not even on their own website yet! Yes. It’s a DAO exclusive. I stumbled – literally due to the snow – into the new 2nd location of Obama. This place gets my vote and you will not have to fork over most of your savings like you have to do with the... 

 danfint Says:  Nice place to sit back and have a cold beer while talking to friends on the patio. The inside is nice and open. The food is good. The only 2 things I can think of that would be an improvement would be the seats on the patio and lower floor of the cafe, as well as getting... 

 IsabelBlue Says:  Brand new Sierra has excellent coffee, even decaf!, (and tea, desserts, sandwiches, etc) in a comfortable atmosphere. A patio, main nonsmoking room with big windows, and an entirely separate smoking room provide something for everyone. The wifi is free and actually... 

 tea_drinker1983 Says:  We spent a week in Bishkek in Autumn 2009, going out drinking almost every night. There is an English language magazine that we found very useful and guided us to inumm,erable bars, restaurants and clubs (they have a website at http://www.thespektator.co.uk). Our favourite... 

 DAO Says:  Narodnyj translates as ‘Folk’ or ‘People’ and they really mean it. They have at least 40 locations in Bishkek! All the ones I saw were open 24 hours a day – 7 days a week. The largest one is in the first 3 photos. Most of the details below and the contact details are for... 

 DAO Says:  The flag of Kyrgyzstan is a lot more complicated than you think. The symbol within and forming part of the circle represents the “Tunduk” – a vey important part of Kyrgyz life and culture. At a basic level the Tunduk is the central apex of traditional nomadic ‘Yurts’ or very... 

 DAO Says:  This is actually 2 useful tips in one to help you (so don’t forget to rate kindly). Most of the top restaurants in Bishkek have a mandatory SERVICE CHARGE. You will see this on at least the first page of the menu. Most have it on every page and some have it sporadically... 

 DAO Says:  I'm here 6 hours and I already need to update the times on my homepage I have been detained or arrested. Yes, both of my travel guides say the Police may try and stop you seaching for 'drugs' and want to insspect your money. No one said it would be 6 of the bstards jumping...