Fun and entertainment Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan has a long tradition of circus and entertainment. In the gigantic circus of Tashkent, the atmosphere is good-natured and the show justifies its price. The architecture of the building itself is worth a look. If you are accompanied by children, they will enjoy the show as much as the festive atmosphere that animates the circus square before and after the performances. It is just unfortunate to endorse the rather deplorable keeping conditions for circus animals that appear to be in rather poor health.

For lovers of musicals, the Mukhimi Theatre in the Chilanzar district specializes in this field. Inaugurated in November 1939, the first performances staged the war against Nazi Germany through plays that were more akin to propaganda. After the war, the operas moved to the new Navoi Opera House, while the Mukimi kept the musical pieces. The shows are in Uzbek, so you have to be really passionate or just love to mingle with the entertainment of the people of Tashkent.

A real English pub atmosphere for a business clientele. But it's a good address to drink a beer or a glass of alcohol that will change vodka. To eat, count at least $ 20, not always justified. Service is a bit brodersingers, rates out of proportion, but if you like luxury…

Small bistro pleasantly decorated with black and white photos and musical instruments. Despite its name, there is little blues here: the soundtrack is more often Uzbek or Russian, outside of live concerts. The menu offers some snacks and good pizzas for dinner. It is one of the oldest local nightlife addresses: the people of Samarkand still go there in the evening and as the room is very small, if you want to have dinner it is sometimes good to book in advance. Small terrace at the back if you prefer to sit outdoors.

The places for going out are not yet very developed in Tashkent, at least not yet popularized. The CMI is a reflection of what has been going on in the country for decades, and it will be interesting to go there for an unvarnished observation of the golden youth where big cars, evening dresses and high heels parade all night long. The bar is not too much character, and the slate rises quickly. A few good DJs perform regularly. Dress code at the entrance. The same principle applies to the neighbouring Silk 96 restaurant, which belongs to the same band.

Lovers of local experiences, here is an address that will delight you. On the one hand you can taste the Samarkand beer brewed (with the help of the Czech Republic) right next door: the Pulsar, a pilsner that is up to 10°. Everything else is also local: the slow service, the customers as greedy as warm, the menu in Uzbek where not much is available in the kitchen... You will be bored stiff if you go alone, but it can become a fun experience if you are with friends. You can also taste some Samarkand wines.

A trendy address in Samarkand, dedicated to the rather affluent youth who like to treat themselves in the evening to steak planchas drizzled with pints of beer. It is nevertheless very relaxed, quiet during the day and a little more lively in the evening (occasional concerts, check out the Facebook page). More than for meals, we recommend the place for a coffee, a refreshment or a cocktail at the end of the day, we appreciate the comfortable armchairs, the volumes and the attention paid to the decoration, halfway between traditional materials and touches of modernity.

You have to like this kind of atmosphere, rather reserved to Uzbek apparatchiks, to go to this club (the entrance is paying and you have to do with the dress code), but it is there that the very golden youth of Tashkent meets to eat, dance and drink alcohols imported from the West. It's very expensive and overrated, but also very much in the image of what the young Central Asian wealth likes: exuberance, ostentation and big expenses. But you won't come out impoverished if you settle for one or two beers.