About Khan Bazaar Night Market
The Khan Bazaar Night Market opens at 8pm and operates as Kashgar's reference late-evening street food destination — the market has the best roast pigeon stands among the city's open-air food markets, plus a wider Uyghur street-food scene with lamb kebab grills, samsa Tandoor stations, fresh-noodle preparation stalls, and Uyghur sweets-and-tea vendors. The market runs until midnight and is local-frequented (most Chinese-tourist day-tours don't make it to the late-evening market).
The most-recommended stalls specialise in different regional dishes. Roast Pigeon (¥30 per pigeon) — the famous Khan Bazaar specialty, slow-roasted whole on charcoal grills, served with cumin-rub and a small dipping sauce. Lamb Kebab (¥10-20 per skewer, by size) — the chunky-cubed Uyghur grilled lamb. Samsa (¥10 each) — the meat-stuffed Tandoor breads, baked fresh in the open-fire ovens. Mutton-Bone Soup (Yakhni, ¥15) — the regional Uyghur slow-cooked bone broth. Yoghurt drinks (¥5) — the Uyghur fermented yoghurt cooler.
The format is genuine Uyghur street market. Pick a stall based on the queue length and the visible food, sit at a small bench-and-stool setup, order one or two dishes from the menu, share with friends, move to the next stall. A typical evening might run: a roast pigeon at one stand, three lamb kebabs at another, a samsa at a third, a yoghurt drink at a fourth. Total spend for two: ¥80-120.
Walk-ins are the format's only access — there are no formal reservations. The market is open from 8pm to midnight; the prime hours are 9-11pm when both Uyghur locals and visiting Chinese tourists populate the seating areas. Cash is preferred; English signage is rare but the food is universally understandable by pointing.
Best Occasion Fit
Team dinners with visiting colleagues — the multi-stall progression and the late-evening atmosphere give the meal a built-in adventure narrative. As a first date with travel-curious partners, the Uyghur street-food market is one of central Asia's most-distinctive single dining experiences. Solo travellers — bench seat with three small dishes from different stalls, ¥60 bill, the proper Kashgar late-evening anchor.
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