Fast food and home catering Uzbekistan

A tchaikhana that we can only recommend to you too much: right in the centre of the old town, it is a quiet, pleasant establishment that remains authentic. The inhabitants of the neighbourhood come here to eat soup and shashliks that can also be drizzled with a cold beer. The whole, under an arbour, in a small courtyard. No menu and no possibility to make yourself understood in any language other than Russian or Uzbek, but you only have to point out what makes you happy in the exposed skewers and large steaming pots of soup.

You will find many chaikhanas open all day long. No menu of course, and certainly no multilingual staff of course, but the kitchens being accessible and displaying the daily specials on a table, you will only have to point out what you are interested in. You will always find excellent chachlyks, soups, laghmans, ravioli, eggs... More than gastronomy, these chaikhanas are an attraction for those who want to taste an authentic atmosphere and get to know the Uzbeks.

One of the oldest fast food restaurants in Tashkent. Various hamburger and pizza recipes, to eat in or take away. The kebabs are not the best in the world, of course, but they are much safer than those sold by the small fast food outlets which are increasingly numerous in the city centre and which we strongly advise against. It is also, despite the lack of charm of the place, a place where you can settle down during the day, for a coffee or an ice cream. The company has become a student hangout thanks to its cheap prices.

B&B doesn't mean Bed and Breakfast in this nice cafe, it means Brews and Beans. Understandably, the emphasis is on coffee, a pearl in Tashkent that is gradually becoming fashionable in Starbucks. So we come here to enjoy cappuccino and espresso but also to eat if we are a little hungry. Breakfasts are western-style, with pancakes and omelettes, while the rest of the time you break the crust with good toasted sandwiches or soup of the day. Opt for the fresh fruit juices that are delicious here.

Once you pass the Kamchik Pass, as the road descends into the Ferghana Valley, towards Kokand, you will notice an abundance of no or bread stands. Kokand bread, like all round breads in Uzbekistan, is the most famous bread in the country, along with Samarkand bread, and we can only advise you to taste it. It is called here the kokand patir: it is bigger than average, flatter too and very largely decorated. A whole work of art that melts in your mouth while it's still warm

On the street along the Poy Kalon mosque, near the gold market, you will find a whole series of small bouis-bouis serving daily specials. It all depends on what's cooking in the big pots on the day of your visit, but you can expect soups, in all their forms, golubtsy (cabbage or sometimes stuffed peppers), Tatarstan-filled rolls or fritters called tcheboureki, chachliks of course, and meatballs.