Avtozavodsky Market in Nizhny Novgorod: Prices and Products

Despite the abundance of retail chains, large shopping centers, and hypermarkets, markets continue to be popular among many Nizhny Novgorod residents. And this is no surprise — often you can buy fresher products there, and prices are sometimes significantly lower than in retail stores. Moreover, people come to such places for farm products, for «real» meat or honey. NN.RU visited the market in the Avtozavodsky district and looked at what is sold there and whether it is profitable for Nizhny Novgorod residents to shop in this place.

We are talking about the trading rows located at Plotnikova Street, 4a. This is a covered market that is very popular among Avtozavodsky residents. By the way, on online maps it is listed as a shopping center.

The market consists of covered trading rows, like at Srednoy. The spaces are occupied by stalls with groceries, dairy products, meat, fish, clothing, and various trinkets. In addition, in the same building there are a beauty salon, a frame workshop, a tailor«s shop, a key-making point, and a store for gardeners.

Trading takes place not only in the building but also next to it. Near the covered rows there are tents with clothing, gloves, and vegetables. By the way, the prices from street vendors at first glance are even slightly lower than in the main market premises.

Immediately, it should be noted that the market (at least on the day of our visit) was clean and there was no unpleasant smell that can often be felt near the fish and meat departments. In the large hall there are points with dairy products, groceries, vegetables and fruits, as well as nuts and spices. There is even a point with Chinese tea. Right here there are small sections with various knick-knacks, trinkets, and clothing.

Many Nizhny Novgorod residents praise the local dairy departments, and also warn that it is worth coming for shopping as early as possible, since the goods are quickly taken. One of the saleswomen shared that products are delivered to them from the Lyskovo farmstead every two days. The woman kindly recommended coming on the first day to get the freshest milk and cottage cheese.

We couldn«t leave without purchases and, to be honest, the products are really tasty and fresh. As for prices, a kilogram of cottage cheese here costs 400–500 rubles (approximately $4–5 at current rates), milk — 98–225 rubles (approximately $1–2), a kilogram of sour cream will cost 400 rubles (about $4), and a kilogram of Adygeyan homemade cheese — 700 rubles (about $7). The prices are close to store prices, but the taste of this product, of course, cannot be compared with industrial ones.

Vegetables and fruits also cost about the same as in stores: tomatoes — 150–550 rubles (approximately $2–6), cucumbers — from 150 rubles (about $2), apples — from 135 rubles (about $1), potatoes — 45 rubles (under $1). But persimmons are cheaper here, the lowest price for this fruit was 45 rubles per kilogram (under $1).

The cost of clothing is better to check in each specific store, as in the end at the market you can always really get a personal discount. The price for jackets starts from about 2,500 rubles (about $25), for trousers — from 700 rubles (about $7), for sweaters — also from 700 rubles (about $7).

By the way, there were quite a lot of people at the market even in the middle of the workday. We dare to assume that in the evening there are even more buyers, not to mention on weekends.

Beyond the main hall there are meat and fish departments. And, it must be said, the meat looks very attractive, including because of its price. For example, 600 grams of pure beef without fat will cost you on average 700 rubles (about $7).

Fish sellers have trout, mackerel, catfish, salmon, salmon, cod, coho salmon, as well as bream, crucian carp. The cost cannot be called democratic, of course, but externally the fish inspires confidence — its color is even and not faded, and the carcasses definitely do not look overfrozen — you can take it. On average, the price for fish starts from 500 rubles per kilogram (about $5), but more expensive varieties like salmon or trout will cost 2200–2800 rubles per kg (approximately $22–28).

In general, it can be said that the Avtozavodsky market is quite pleasant and clean, where there is plenty to choose from. The products look fresh, and the sellers are courteous and sometimes ready to give in on price. Many residents we interviewed also said that they love these trading rows because everything is collected in one place. So people recommend this place for shopping.

By the way, earlier we reported that in Nizhny by 2027 a new market building will appear. About where they want to build it, we told in the previous material.