Pazari i Ri

Pazari i Ri, the New Bazaar, is the covered produce market and the pedestrian square around it a few minutes east of the main square, rebuilt in the last decade…Pazari i Ri, the New Bazaar, is the covered produce market and the pedestrian square around it a few minutes east of the main square, rebuilt in the last decade into the capital's most photographed shopping street. The stalls sell fruit, vegetables, cheese, honey, olives and fish from early morning, with spice and dried-goods shops around the edge, and the surrounding blocks have filled with restaurants, bars and cafes that run late.

For a visitor it is where to buy the raki, the mountain tea and the honey that the souvenir shops sell for more, and to eat among locals in the evening. The map pin may show a Turkish-language name; ask for Pazari i Ri.