The best restaurants Central Asia

On the southwest corner of the Rues Yaubov and Tinchlik streets, just steps from the walls. A very nice room on the étage floor and certainly the best value for money in Uzs. Count 8 to 10 000 hospitals for a complete meal with many salads, soup, mantys and fruit basket. The picture would be impeccable if it had a view of the city. But it is quickly forgotten about the feast on the table.

A "real" restaurant, in European style and lit by beautiful natural light. Many specialties of Khorezm and Ouzbbékistan, but the whole is a bit expensive with the proposed portions. Occasional shows.

In Chorsu district, at the corner of Samarkand Street and Navoi Avenue, under the Omad restaurant. On the thumb and without frills, the best half-chickens in the capital.

Uzbek, Arabic and Persian cuisine in a very pleasant setting decorated with Uzbek crafts, with the exception of a small Japanese lounge where excellent sushi is savoured. Music concerts in general on Wednesday evening (learn, frequent changes). Adjacent to the restaurant, the bar, open until 3 a. m. on the weekend, breathes a revolutionary atmosphere, with portraits of Che adorning almost all the walls. Western music, cocktails…

The most famous restaurant in Tashkent, according to the Uzbeks. The frame is luxurious, dining in the atrium or on the summer terrace. European and Uzbek cuisine. The atmosphere is a little morne, and the restaurant mostly frequented by wealthy entrepreneurs.

Recommended reservation. Close to the Grand Orzu Hotel, the Caravan Restaurant opened in 2000. From the point of view of the decoration, difficult to find more pleasant in Tashkent. Under straw awnings in the yard or in the unexplained lighting of the room, you can enjoy excellent traditional cuisine. in a décor with the adjacent art gallery. Ceramics, suzani and all kinds of handcrafted objects are tastefully arranged and put in high value. The restaurant's clientele is mainly tourist. Concerts in the evening and possibility to smoke the narquilé in the bar part. The art gallery offers beautiful objects and remains open as the restaurant until midnight. The ensemble was highlighted by Babur Ismailov, one of the greatest contemporary Uzbek designers. In high season, concerts take place every evening.

Next to the supermarket of the same name, close to Broadway, this fast food offers a wide range of Turkish dishes ($ 2 to $ 4), burgers ($ 1 to $ 2) and pizza ($ 4 to $ 8). Very frequented by the easy youth of Tashkent or the families out on Broadway. In the basement there is a tea salon also offering espressos and the possibility of smoking le.

Take a look at the music to see this tchaïkhana with barely superior rates than the bazaar and offer a good choice of Uzbek and ouyghours dishes. Local clientele and service at the counter, the room is non-smoking.

Slightly lower than the Smoker's Pub, close to metro station Minor. In this customer-friendly room, mainly composed of young tachkentois, you will find some recipes of pasta (6 to 7 000 hospitals) and exotic meat dishes. Nothing frankly original, but the budget remains correct and it makes it possible to change shashliks. The map also offers some Italian wines, not the best but very suitable for the quality of Uzbek wines.

From the metro to the Chorsu station, take the stairs leading to the main bazaar of the bazaar, the open evening tchaïkhana are on top, one on the right and three on the left. There is no need to hope to find a francophone or a menu in English, so if you don't speak Russian or Uzbek, start by taking the kitchen tour to track all the proposed dishes. As these are systematically presented, you only have to point your finger. Traditional chachliks and soups are always found, laghman, ravioli (chuchvara or manty), eggs. On the price you can make a feast for less than 3 € and you eat correctly for half (a soup or salad and a pasta dish). More than for gastronomy, tchaïkhana are an attraction for who wants to taste an authentic atmosphere and connect with the Uzbeks. The atmosphere is always warm, even family, and guests are curious about everything. For lunch, always at the Chorsu bazaar, but on the right side of the main hall by the metro, you can find all the specialties of Uzbekistan at several booths with small tables each. The atmosphere is even more picturesque, we eat a plov, guts or samoussas, between carpets of carpets and coats, while the cooks are used to alpaguer everything to make them a client.

The best traditional food in Bukhara, in a small, nicely decorated room. The menus are in Russian but the view on the kitchens is quite illuminating. The clientele is obviously tourist.

The inevitable and very popular tchaïkhana that border the Liab-i-Khaouz are the unavoidable rendezvous of tourist groups, especially at dusk. Enjoy a tasty lunch at noon, chachliks, laghman and manty in the evening. The basin lights up, the fountains spitting out water jets, all among the facades of madrasas and the khanaka Nadir Divanbeg: impossible to resist. With the increase in tourist attendance, the staff has mostly converted to English, and the menu also offers European cuisine. Another unavoidable consequence: the rates increase year by year but remain reasonable. And the frame remains fabulous. In the east of the Liab i Khaouz, you will find two small traditional restaurants concocting a good kitchen: Syavush and Genghis Khan. For a more local ambience, soup menus, laghmans, chachliks… Finally another small tchaïkhana, Bella Vista, opened on the floor of the house in front of Kalon minaret. It is expensive and very tourist, but the view on Poy Kalon is obviously fabulous. Stop yourself if only to drink a tea.

Korean restaurant in the courtyard of a small house. In the same street there are many tchaïkhana and small restaurants.

The Afrosyab Restaurant serves a very diverse cuisine: Specialities from Uzbekistan, Korean dishes, Western cuisine… The frame is decorated in the east with tables arranged around a central well. The lack of windows and sight makes it a bit tristounet, but the result on the plate is honest.

A good choice of chicken and beef dishes, fish and burgers. Cocktails at about 1 €. Simple and pleasant decoration in a cosy atmosphere. Wooden tables are divided into two parts, the first serving as a bar. The dishes are good and rich. The best address in town!

European cuisine and pizza specialities. The interior is authentically Uzbek. According to the evening, a few péquins gathered around a televised paper to a band of students who came to celebrate an anniversary or a diploma. A little distance to justify the move, but if you stay in the modern city, this is a good budget compromise.

This bright and clean restaurant serves historical and many Turkish dishes as well as a wide choice of salads and pastries. Count about $ 2 for dishes, and $ 3 for pizza and hamburgers. If you stay in the hotel and enjoy the surroundings (!), Café Istanbul also offers deliveries.

The best table throughout the valley, became the rendezvous of the Ferghana intelligentsia. The kitchen is of excellent quality for a very good budget and the chachliks in particular do not leave you this eternal taste of fat. Vladen, the director has paid a great deal of attention to his restaurant, with success. The decoration and ambience are very popular and offer a rare result in the country for a variety of facilities. Violinist every evening except Friday and Sunday. In season, meeting with local artisans on Saturdays. And always exhibitions of painters and artists from Ferghana or elsewhere. Success.