Bahetle is the largest Tatarstan-based supermarket chain, with branches across Kazan and a flagship in the centre. The food section is the reason to visit — a long counter of fresh Tatar baked goods (echpochmak, gubadiya, chak-chak), takeaway Tatar dishes, smoked horse-meat sausage by the metre, and a deli with regional cheeses and preserves.
A useful stop for buying packaged Tatar foods to take home — chak-chak in decorative tins, smoked horse-meat kazy, jars of katyk fermented milk. Open daily from early until late.