Top 10 Samarkand Restaurants and Cafes

Reviews of Popular Cafes and Restaurants in Samarkand

As well as in other regional cities, Samarkand restaurants and cafes specialize on national Uzbek cuisine. It is worth to taste Samarkand pilaf, different from Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara pilafs, adding to the traditional dish something new. Tourist oriented restaurants are located in some distance from the renowned Registan Square. Also in Samarkand national houses and family-run restaurants you can try nokhat-shourpa (thick mutton broth with local peas Nokhat), manty (stuffed pastry, steamed) and Samarkand somsa. In some Samarkand restaurants and cafes you can enjoy national show and dances, national music, during your lunch or dinner.

Platan

Price: $$$

Address: Pushkin str. 2, Samarkand
Phone: +99866-233-80-49
Cuisine: Uzbek, European
Working hours: 10:00-01:00
Popular dishes: shashlik, Hunter's chicken, lavash with cheese, various cream-soups
Description: Original design of the restaurant Platan does not leave indifferent anyone. Decoration of the interior is made of natural materials (stone, wood).

Karimbek

Price: $$$

Address: Gagarin str. 194, Samarkand
Phone: +99866-221-27-56
Cuisine: Uzbek, European
Working hours: 08:00-23:00
Popular dishes: shashliks, pilaff
Description: Café Karimbek is one of the popular venues among the other catering places of the Bek restauraunt chain. It is located in iranian mahalla, opposite the hotel "Tumaris". It has several halls, designed in national style.

Old Arba

Price: $$$

Reviews: 1 Address: M.Kashgariy 92, Samarkand
Phone: +99866-233-05-77
Cuisine: Uzbek, European
Working hours: 09:00-24:00
Popular dishes: country meat dish, Greek salad, shourpa, shashliks, kharavats, spaghetti, soup-kharcho
Description: The Old Arba restaurant occupies large territory and includes 2 common halls and several rooms for private gatherings. The interior of the restaurant is made in national style

Astoria Classic

Price: $$$

Address: A. Temur str. 14, Samarkand
Phone: +99891-6001881
Cuisine: European, Uzbek
Working hours: 10:00-23:00
Popular dishes: mutton dish with dried apricots, cream soup of squash, skewered chicken, jellied fruits, honeyed fruits
Description: Restaurant Astoria Classic amazes with wide range of European cuisine and rich decoration of halls

Old City

Price: $$$

Reviews: 2 Address: A. Jomiy str. 100/1, Samarkand
Phone: +99866-233-80-20
Cuisine: European, Uzbek, Vegetarian
Working hours: 10:00-24:00
Popular dishes: lamb in foil, cream soups (tomato, pumpkin, potato), dymlama, arabica, Khan's meat dish
Description: Small homelike The Old City restaurant offers wide range of national, European and vegetarian dishes. Cozy atmosphere of restaurant, nice background music, hall with fireplace do not leave anyone indifferent.

Registan

Price: $$$

Address: Registanskaya str.5, Samarkand
Phone: +99890-742-15-48
Cuisine: Uzbek, European, Vegetarian
Working hours: 06:00-23:00
Popular dishes: "Karakhan" (fried meat with dried apricots), wheat soup, cream soups, samsa, manty, pilaff
Description: Restaurant Registan is very attractive for tourists due to its location opposite to Registan Square. The restaurant offers wide range of dishes of national, European and vegetarian cuisine

Muborak-opa

Price: $$$

Address: Turon str. 16, Samarkand
Phone: +99866-237-46-21
Cuisine: Uzbek
Popular dishes: manty, pilaff, lyulya kebab, khanum, shashlyk
Description: National house of Muborak-opa amazes with hospitality and national style. Hostess Muborak opa always welcomes guests of Samarkand. Hostess Muborak-opa pays special attention to different tastes of guests, including vegetarian menu.

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