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Almaty · Almaly

Cafés in Almaly

Massimo's roastery café on Kurmangazy, round-the-clock coffee on Kabanbay Batyr and Auezov, and late tables on Zhambyl.

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Almaly district was created on 14 September 1936 as Stalinsky district, became Sovetsky in 1957 and took its present name in 1995; it lies near the site of the medieval town of Almaly or Almatu. At 18.4 km² it is the smallest of Almaty's eight districts, and about 216,000 people lived there in 2019.1

The cafés here lie west of the Golden Square, on long east–west streets such as Tole Bi, Kazybek Bi, Kabanbay Batyr, Zhambyl and Shevchenko, crossed by Seifullin Avenue and Baitursynov Street. Tole Bi alone runs 21.4 km, from the Eastern Bypass to Altyn Orda Street.2

Local tip: For & Milk Coffee at Shevchenko 85, go up to the 11th floor and ring 200 on the intercom.

At a glance

43Cafés listed
9With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Eva Coffee House, from 07:00 (Daily 07:00–23:00).
  • Closes latest: Динара, until 01:00 (Daily 10:00–01:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (16%), open late (12%), indoor seating (9%).

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Coffee chains in Almaly

Roasters and early hours

Massimo Coffee Roasters at Kurmangazy 77 is a specialty café, open daily 08:30–17:30. Eva Coffee House at Auezov 48 opens at 07:00 and closes at 23:00, with air-conditioning, step-free access and outdoor tables. Qrupa Coffee on Baitursynov Street opens 08:00–21:00 with Wi-Fi, and Melita serves from 08:00 to 20:00, Monday to Saturday.

Coffee is a morning habit across Kazakhstan: sales peak at 09:00, and half a café's daily takings come in before 13:00.3

Open all night

Two cafés here never close: Coffee Orginal at Kabanbay Batyr 117, with Wi-Fi, and Hot Point at Auezov 56A, with tables indoors and out. Динара (Dinara) at Zhambyl 198 serves until 01:00, Ola at Tole Bi 101 until 23:00, and Антилопа Гну (Antilopa Gnu, "the wildebeest") at Tole Bi 89 from 08:00 to 22:00.

Эмиль (Emil) on Duisenov Street opens 10:00–22:00 with outdoor seating, and Ipar on Karasay Batyr and Lati on Adi Sharipov Street also put tables outside.

Apples and old street names

The wild apple Malus sieversii is generally held to have first emerged around Almaty, and the city's name may come from the Kazakh word for apple, though that is disputed.4 Street names here have shifted too: Nauryzbai Batyr Street was once Dzerzhinsky Street, and Gogol Street, which crosses the district, was Shtabnaya until 1909.5

Форт Верный (Fort Verny) at Tole Bi 179a takes its name from Fort Vernoye, the 1854 Russian fort that grew into the city.4

Семейное кафе АндерСон, a family café and pastry shop, is at Zhambyl 60, Тулебайка at Aiteke Bi 53 and Котелок (Kotelok, "the pot") at Nauryzbai Batyr 96. Some cafés hide upstairs: & Milk Coffee is on the 11th floor at Shevchenko 85. Shevchenko Street also has Bubble gum at number 99 and Тайфун (Taifun) at 155A. Solo Cat Cafe is at Kazybek Bi 85, Central Coffee at Shevchenko 94 and Хлеб и пирог (Khleb i pirog, "bread and pie") at Gogol 140.

Getting around

The metro's Almaly and Zhibek Zholy stations are both in the district, which reaches north to Raiymbek Avenue and south to Abay Avenue and borders every other district except Nauryzbay and Turksib.1 Its listed buildings include the house of the Zenkov architects and the former Kazpotrebsoyuz offices.1

Sources

  1. Алмалинский район, Wikipedia (Russian), accessed October 2026
  2. Улица Толе би (Алматы), Wikipedia (Russian), accessed October 2026
  3. Казахстанцы подсели на кофе, несмотря на рост цен на напиток (Elena Chechneva, 6 April 2026), Kursiv, accessed October 2026
  4. Almaty, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Улица Гоголя (Алматы), Wikipedia (Russian), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Almaly cafés: questions

Which cafés in Almaly, Almaty, are open 24 hours?

Coffee Orginal at Kabanbay Batyr 117, which has Wi-Fi, and Hot Point at Auezov 56A, with indoor and outdoor tables, are open around the clock. Динара at Zhambyl 198 stays open until 01:00.

Where is Massimo Coffee Roasters in Almaty?

Massimo Coffee Roasters is at Kurmangazy Street 77 in Almaly district, west of the Golden Square. It is a specialty café and opens daily 08:30–17:30.

What is Almaly district in Almaty?

Almaly is Almaty's smallest district at 18.4 km², with about 216,000 residents in 2019. It was created in 1936 as Stalinsky district, renamed Sovetsky in 1957 and Almaly in 1995. It lies near the site of the medieval town of Almaly or Almatu.

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