BIT BAZAR
Read moreLocated north of Stara Čaršija, the Pit Pazar (Бит-Пазар, Bit-Pazar) is the country's largest market: 15,000m2 (a small part of which is covered) and over a thousand stalls. You'll find everything: fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, cheeses, honey, rakija, ajvar, infusions, clothes, telephony, household appliances... Also on site: cafés, small restaurants and pharmacies. Although its name is of Turkish origin ("flea market"), it dates back to the Byzantine period, with a fair organized from the 11th century onwards around the St. George monastery, which disappeared in Ottoman times.
SAKAM PIVO
Read moreThis store (Сакам Пиво) sells almost all the country's craft beers: those from Skopje microbreweries Gorska Voda (gorska.com.mk), Old Town Brewery (see "treat yourself") and Pivolabs (facebook.com/pivolabsmk), Bakrevski Pivara (facebook.com/bakrevskipivara) in Bitola, Craft House (facebook.com/100067646683176) in Veles and Kožuvčanka (kozuvcanka.mk) in Kavadarci. The store also sells American, Austrian, German, Belgian, Spanish, Italian and Dutch craft beers.