Food Tour in Kashgar
The food scene in Kashgar is best discovered on foot — walk between Sunday Livestock Market and Kashgar Bazaar to taste what makes this city's culinary identity distinct. Tuck into lesser-known corners like Abakh Khoja Tomb for the dishes visitors rarely find. From morning market runs to late-night street food, every neighborhood here has its own flavor.
A food tour in Kashgar is less a fixed itinerary than a way of reading the city: anchor the walk on Sunday Livestock Market and Kashgar Bazaar, then let the streets in between set the pace. Between them, detour toward quieter finds like Abakh Khoja Tomb and Craftsmen Street — the kind of stops a food tour rewards but a standard sightseeing list skips. Kashgar leans toward culture, food and history, so a themed route here naturally folds those in. Everything stays self-guided, so you can linger where it matters and skip what doesn't — with narration filling in the why at each stop.
Free Food Tour in Kashgar with Roamee Pro
Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free food tour route in Kashgar. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Sunday Livestock Market — one of the largest and most atmospheric animal markets in Central Asia, with cattle, sheep, goats, and horses traded, Kashgar Bazaar — a vast covered market selling everything from spices and dried fruits to carpets and copper pots, plus hidden gems like Abakh Khoja Tomb — a 17th-century mausoleum covered in green-and-white tiles, the most important Islamic site in Xinjiang and Craftsmen Street — a lane in the old town where blacksmiths, potters, and instrument makers work using traditional methods.
Use this page as a starting point for a Kashgar walking tour, a free route, or the Roamee app for Kashgar. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.
How to Plan This Food Tour
A strong Kashgar food tour should connect recognizable anchors like Sunday Livestock Market and Kashgar Bazaar with a few slower discoveries around Abakh Khoja Tomb and Craftsmen Street. Use the major stops for orientation, then let the route bend toward the neighborhoods, viewpoints, markets, paths, or cultural details that match a food tour.
Roamee Pro treats the page as a starting brief rather than a fixed script: it can prioritize culture, food, history, adjust the walking time, and keep narration focused on why each stop matters for this specific theme.
Top Food Tour Spots
- •Sunday Livestock Market — one of the largest and most atmospheric animal markets in Central Asia, with cattle, sheep, goats, and horses traded
- •Kashgar Bazaar — a vast covered market selling everything from spices and dried fruits to carpets and copper pots
Hidden Food Tour Gems
- •Abakh Khoja Tomb — a 17th-century mausoleum covered in green-and-white tiles, the most important Islamic site in Xinjiang
- •Craftsmen Street — a lane in the old town where blacksmiths, potters, and instrument makers work using traditional methods
Food Tour Perspective
While Kashgar is best known for culture and food, stops like Sunday Livestock Market and Kashgar Bazaar sit alongside bakeries and cafes tucked into side streets — and quieter spots like Abakh Khoja Tomb where the real locals eat. A food-focused walk connects the culinary landmarks with the places that reflect daily life, turning a sightseeing route into an edible discovery.
How to eat your way through Kashgar
- ›Eat where there's a line of locals, not a menu in five languages — turnover means fresh, and a queue is the most honest review you'll find.
- ›Hit food markets in the morning when produce is freshest and stalls aren't sold out; many close or wind down by early afternoon.
- ›Carry small cash — the best street stalls rarely take cards, and exact change moves the line.
- ›Order one thing per stop and keep walking. Grazing across several places beats one big sit-down meal for tasting a city's range.
- ›Start near Sunday Livestock Market, then drift one or two streets off the main drag — prices drop and quality usually rises the moment you leave the tourist frontage.
Walking Tip
The old town is best explored on foot — get deliberately lost in the lanes. The Sunday market is on the outskirts and requires a taxi.
Best Time to Visit
May through October. Winters are cold. The Sunday livestock market operates year-round but is largest in autumn.
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