Being in Asia and not trying oriental cuisine means missing out on half the pleasure of the tour. Uzbek cuisine has long been known all over the world.
It is not surprising that every tourist tends to visit a restaurant or a local teahouse to taste local dishes: pilaf, manti, samsa, kebabs, shurpa and others. But in the restaurants of Tashkent, international dishes are also presented. Here you can taste Caucasian kebabs, Japanese sushi, Ukrainian borscht, American steak and even real Italian pizza.
Despite the fact that Tashkent is located far from the sea coast, some restaurants offer excellent seafood dishes. In addition to the variety of cuisine, you can enjoy the thematic atmosphere in Tashkent restaurants. In restaurants such as Karavan, Tarona, Afsona or Sato, you can get acquainted with the design embodiment of the interior in the oriental style: arched passages, burnt bricks, national ornament and an abundance of satin fabric.
When guests visit Tashkent restaurants in the warm season, they are gladly received on summer terraces in the open air or in a place near a reservoir, setting a table on trestle beds.
Restaurants in Tashkent
AFSONA RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Uzbek
Music: live
Prices: $$
Address: st. Taras Shevchenko, 30
Phone: +998 71 252-56-81
Working hours: from 11:00 to 23:00
An excellent institution for lovers of everything unusual. The Afsona restaurant is unique primarily for its cuisine. It is represented by modern Uzbek dishes, creative approach to the combination of ingredients and the skill of the chefs.
You can taste any dishes of local cuisine both in a traditional form and in a close to dietary one, with a low percentage of fat. That is why the restaurant is interesting for all categories of people.
Apart from the kitchen, special attention is paid to the interior of the restaurant. It combines the incongruous – modern design with oriental notes of antiquity: doors decorated with carvings; upholstered furniture, screens and much more.
SHARSHARA RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Uzbek, European
Music: live
Prices: $$
Address: st. Northern Almazar, 10
Phone: +998 71 240-67-77
Working hours: from 11:00 to 23:00
High quality Uzbek cuisine restaurant. The name translates as “waterfall”. And for a reason. The atmosphere of the restaurant is set by a waterfall, the waters of which are continuously pouring into a large reservoir, around which the tables are located.
On a hot day, coolness blows from the waterfall, and the kitchen will definitely delight you with nutritional value and taste. Having visited this restaurant, you will enjoy both the cuisine and the real Uzbek disco.
CARAVAN RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Uzbek, Pan-Asian
Music: live
Prices: $$$
Address: st. A. Kahhara, 22
Phone: +998 78-150-75-55, +998 78-150-66-06
Working hours: from 11:00 to 23:30
The restaurant with a truly oriental name Caravan is an art institution, which, in addition to delicious food, also presents the best masterpieces of Uzbekistan’s applied art. Yes, that’s right, the restaurant managed to combine completely different directions. The restaurant itself is designed in the form of a gallery, which displays many works of masters of Uzbekistan.
Works of art can not only be viewed, but also purchased. Another special feature of the restaurant is that they prepare dishes according to all the canons of ancient recipes, adhering to traditional combinations of spices and products. That is why all the dishes in the restaurant are incredibly tasty and as close as possible in their taste to the food that the great rulers ate hundreds of years ago.
The restaurant is one of the ten best restaurants in the country by right.
ANOR RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Uzbek, Turkish, Uyghur
Music: live
Prices: $$
Address: st. Mirabad, 35
Phone: +998 98 301-33-11
Working hours: from 10:00 to 23:00
The restaurant of pomegranate colors and patterns fully justifies its name (Anor – “Pomegranate”). Every inch of the decoration is adorned with silhouettes, drawings and ornaments of pomegranates, pomegranate seeds and pomegranate bushes.
A distinctive feature of the restaurant is that the chef can change the recipe for any dish at the request of the visitor. Dishes of Turkish and Uyghur cuisines are presented. We recommend trying the signature dish “Anor”.
APRIL RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Uzbek, European, Japanese
Music: live
Prices: $$$
Address: st. O. Zakirova, 63
Phone: +998 90 912-53-33
Working hours: from 11:00 to 24:00
A truly springtime atmosphere at the April restaurant will make your time with your family as pleasant as possible. The restaurant gives warmth and a feeling of home comfort to every visitor. Regular menu updates, compliments from the chef, various promotions and special offers for restaurant visitors. A rich wine list with a variety of cocktails and drinks, a wide variety of hookahs and cigarettes.
The restaurant has a huge screen on which it is possible to broadcast sports events.
PAVILION RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Uzbek, Italian, Japanese, European
Music: live
Prices: $$$
Address: st. Chilanzar, 55B
Phone: +998 71 277-77-44
Working hours: from 11:00 to 23:00
Classic style combined with exotic – this is about the Pavilion restaurant. A lot of rare exotic plantings, a huge hall for two and a half hundred seats, VIP cabins and a VIP hall for fifty seats. This is an aristocratic strict and at the same time kindly cozy establishment.
The menu is incredibly varied. Guests are invited to enjoy music performed by professional musicians. Football competitions are broadcasted on a huge screen.
RAAJ KAPUR RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Indian
Music: live
Prices: $$$
Address: st. Shakhrisabz, hotel “Le Grande Plaza” (TaTa), 2nd floor
Phone: +998 71-120-66-00, +998 71-120-63-16, +998 71-120-06-03
Working hours: from 12:00 to 18:00
Indian and Chinese food in the middle of an Asian capital? Yes Easy! Raaj Kapur Restaurant serves the most delicious dishes from India and China. The dishes are prepared with the addition of real Indian spices.
Even the most sophisticated gourmets will be able to appreciate the professionalism and skill of the restaurant’s chefs. The spacious hall of the restaurant, decorated in gold tones, will give a holiday mood, and Indian sweets will delight the sweet tooth with their amazing taste.
CITY GRILL RESTAURANT
Cuisine: European
Music: setlist
Prices: $$
Address: st. Shakhrisabz, 23
Phone: +998 71 233-49-72, +998 90 977-71-16
Working hours: from 12:00 to 23:00
Authentic Italian cuisine in the center of the capital. Among the best Italian dishes are grilled dishes, steak, chicken seasoned in mustard and garlic, and many others.
An exquisite interior with comfortable furniture will add comfort to a family dinner, allow a successful business meeting or negotiations, treat friends and have fun talking. The restaurant has two rooms for 50 and 25 seats.
Oriental friendliness and hospitality will brighten up your lunch or dinner. The rich assortment of the bar is represented by both local and imported high quality wines.
TANOVAR RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Uzbek
Music: live
Prices: $$$
Address: st. Mashhadiy, 111
Phone: +998 95 199-99-96
Working hours: from 12:00 to 23:00
Real cordiality and oriental hospitality are the main features of the Tanovar restaurant. The best chefs work in the hot shop of the restaurant to give guests the opportunity to smell the real barbecue with its golden brown crust, juicy meat and delicious sauce, enjoy the aroma of real Uzbek pilaf, fresh meat and delicious lagman. Manty in this restaurant is not just a dish, but a culinary masterpiece, the taste of which cannot be compared with any other!
Live music will help you plunge into the oriental atmosphere, the murmur of water will help you calm down and relax after a hectic day. You can also taste a variety of European dishes.
The huge selection of pizza, fish and poultry, steamed, meat and vegetable dishes will not disappoint you.
MARAKANDA RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Uzbek, Italian, French
Music: live
Prices: $$$
Address: st. Korasaroy, 316
Phone: +998 90 988-77-30, +998 90 988-77-50
Working hours: from 11:00 to 23:00
Marakanda Restaurant is the Samarkand atmosphere in Tashkent. Amazing interior design, eclecticism and charm, cozy lighting, oriental cuisine – any event celebrated in a Maracanda restaurant will become a magical holiday.
Live music, professional musicians and high-quality service are sure to win your hearts from the first moment.
SALOM RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Arabic, European, Azerbaijani
Music: live
Prices: $$
Address: st. Buyuk Ipak Yuli, 162
Phone: +998 71 268-73-02, +998 90 955-10-47
Working hours: from 10:00 to 23:00
Salom is an oriental friendly greeting. The friendly Salom restaurant is ready to treat you to delicious dishes of Azerbaijani, Arabic and European cuisine. Refined combinations of spices and ingredients make the taste of the dishes unforgettable.
In addition to the pleasure of delicious food, you will also have the opportunity to enjoy the views of old Tashkent, as the lobby displays stunning photographs of Tashkent from the best orientalist photographers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Lots of unique shots will impress you.
SATO RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Uzbek, Afghani, Turkish
Music: live
Prices: $$
Address: st. Abdullah Kahhar, 18
Phone: +998 71 150-06-60, +998 71 150-99-49
Working hours: from 12:00 to 03:00
The name of the restaurant sounds gentle, like music from the strings of an instrument of the same name. The Sato restaurant is represented by oriental cuisine, which is exceptional in its taste. Dishes from many regions are presented on the menu. The eastern decoration of the premises is comparable only to the decoration of the palace of some emir or khan.
In the golden light, many attributes of an oriental dwelling play with bright colors, emphasizing the wealth of the oriental soul and the hospitality of the owners. Uzbek, Afghan, Turkish cuisines are presented here at their best.
There are many vegetarian options available, buffets, meetings and events are possible.
OSHXONA.UZ RESTAURANT
Cuisine: Uzbek
Music: setlist
Prices: $$
Address: st. Sebzar, 17/18, 1
Phone: +998 90 949-98-89
Working hours: from 11:00 to 22:00
On Sebzar street, not far from the building of the Tashkent Circus, a unique restaurant Oshxona.uz has recently been located. It is here that you will have the opportunity not only to taste oriental dishes, but also to get a lot of impressions from the unusual recipe.
Indescribably interesting serving and serving of dishes, magical taste and a lot of impressions. Affordable prices offered in restaurants and cafes in Tashkent will undoubtedly delight you. You can always choose a pleasant and inexpensive lunch or an elite gourmet dinner to your taste.
A visit to the stylized restaurants will forever be remembered by you thanks to:
- picturesque view from the open areas of Tashkent restaurants;
- fresh air near water bodies;
- Uzbek cuisine;
- national style of the interior;
- oriental music;
- new information about oriental culture.
At the service of lovers of European, Indian or Pan-Asian cuisine such establishments as Arisu Sarang, April, City Grill, Izumi, Raaj Kapur and others are open in Tashkent. There you can taste popular dishes from other Asian countries.
Most often, these restaurants are located near hotels, and therefore you will not face problems with food delivery. You can taste the most delicious dishes without leaving your rooms. But it is still better to visit a good restaurant in person, since in most of them in the evenings various shows with oriental dances are held to the accompaniment of Uzbek musicians.
Affordable prices, a varied menu and an interesting program make Tashkent restaurants attractive for tourists of all ages.