2024

THE SHAKESPEARE PUB

Pub

A pleasant English pub, with its long bar and wide leather benches, raised on platforms, very convenient for not missing any of the sports matches broadcast on multiple giant screens. The bar is classic: beers, cocktails and a few imported wines. On the menu, the kitchens stay open until 11pm, serving burgers, steaks and hearty salads. Indian specialities are also on the menu. And don't forget the shady terrace, set back far enough from the wide Dostyk Street to keep the peace and quiet.

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 Almaty
2024

CAFÉ NEDELKA

Coffee shop and tea room

On the corner of Dostyk and Shevchenko streets, this cozy brick-fronted café is a great place in the neighborhood to relax over a hot drink and a pastry. On the comfortable benches, inside in winter, or on the terrace to enjoy the bustle of Dostyk Street in summer, it is also, with its pastries and fresh fruit juices, a very good address for breakfast, if you decide not to have it at your hotel. For lunch: salads, pizzas and sandwiches are highly recommended.

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 Almaty
2024

COFFE DELIA

Coffee shop and tea room

As well as being a pleasant observation post, with its comfortable armchairs and large bay windows opening onto the Zheltokhan/Bogenbay Batyr intersection, this café offers an excellent choice of pastries and hot drinks for comforting daytime breaks or a quiet evening. On the food side, you'll be delighted by the salads, pasta dishes and sandwiches. Ideal if you've had your fill of nomadic recipes! A second address is not far away on Kabanbay Batyr, at no. 79, open at the same times.

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 Almaty
2024

THE BANKA BAR

World bar

A bar with a wide choice of Russian and Kazakh beers, and a menu that revolves around mugs, with cured meats (fish, cheese and meat) accompanied by garlic bread, complemented by a good selection of salads. On the main course, comfortable steaks, burgers, hot dogs and other fried dishes are also on the menu, as are a few well-made pasta recipes. The evenings are lively, and the mostly local clientele come to applaud the DJs and bands who perform regularly at weekends.

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 Almaty
2024

HARAT'S IRISH PUB ON PANFILLOV

Pub

The most successful of Almaty's Irish pubs, it now has 2 other addresses. But the one on Panfilov remains the most popular. Spacious bar with numerous draught beers, more private areas with plush sofas and wooden tables, stools and high tables in the space in front of the stage dedicated to hosting pop-rock bands on weekends. Of course, you can also order the iconic dishes of Irish pubs: fish & chips, chicken wings, stew..

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 Almaty
2024

LONDON PUB

Bar and caf

It's a highly recommended place for a drink, a bite to eat or to relax over a narghile. The staff aren't English-speaking, but they're very helpful and, if a few darts and a pool table are still missing to live up to the name, this pub is nonetheless Semey's most popular. On the menu, we're once again more in Central Asia than England, but it's well concocted and hearty. The London Pub is, of course, one of Semey's most popular hangouts for young students, and raids from the medical school are not uncommon.

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 Semeï
2024

THE OLD FORESTER ENGLISH PUB

Pub

The Grand Hotel Victory's pub is a great success, with its comfortable leather banquettes, its bar and high wooden chairs in the style of English pubs, and even its red and green checkered carpet. It's all decoration and the atmosphere is still very Kazakh, as is the beer, but it's not such an unpleasant spot for night owls. The overall price is a bit steep, but that's the price of comfort, service and late opening.

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 Aktau
2024

DUBLIN PUB

Pub

An authentic Irish pub, with its wooden decor, live broadcasts of matches and draught pints of Kilkenny or Guinness. The terrace, for once, isn't too close to the street and is very pleasant. Weekend pop-rock concerts are a must. In its category, it's a little less good than the others on the food front, but a hair less expensive on the drinks front. The clientele is also different, generally more business-oriented, but just as relaxed as in Almaty's other pubs.

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 Almaty
2024

GUINNESS PUB

Bar and caf

Live music, draught Guinness, pool tables and darts: the setting is set, and after a few drinks, you'll feel a lot like Ireland... As for the furnishings, the coffee tables and sofas are a clear reminder that you're still in Central Asia. The clientele and prices are essentially businessmen-oriented. On the menu for sports evenings: pizzas, grills, burgers, giant salads... all the great classics, very well interpreted. Music-wise, the program is announced on the pub's Instagram page.

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 Almaty