Uzbek cuisine and restaurants
Uzbek cuisine has a long history, and the process of preparing of main courses is real rituals, each element is clearly regulated. In the north prefer pilav, grilled meat, pastry and cakes. In the south a lot of complex dishes of rice and vegetables, and excellent desserts are prepared.
The locals prefer meals of mutton, horse meat, soups with lots of vegetables, fruits themselves, dairy products and bread. The most beloved and most prepared meal is of course pilav. The ingredients of pilav are oil, rice, carrot, meat, onion and seasonings. The recipe is almost the same but the taste of Pilav prepared in different regions is different.
Uzbeks drink as much tea as English do (Even more). Before and after the meal Uzbeks usually drink tea. Local dry vintage wine is with delicious aroma and very inexpensive. The best wines are "Marvarid" "Omar Khayyam" and “Vini Italia”. Tips, if they are not included in the bill, are 10-15%.
Recommended restaurants in Tashkent:
Bahor restaurant
| Type: | Banquet Hall, Elitist restaurant |
| Cousine: | Arabian cuisine, Chinese cuisine, European cuisine, Fusion, Indian cuisine, Italian cuisine, Mediterranean cuisine, National cuisine, Russian cuisine, Sea cuisine, Turkish cuisine, Uzbek cuisine |
| Address: | 8, Akhunboboev Street, Tashkent |
| Transport: | Amir Temur Underground Station |
| Phone: | 71-233-54-20 |
| Working time: | from 12.00 till 24.00 |
| Offer: | Beer on Tap, Brazier, Catering, Grill, Lenten menu, Meat menu, Vegetarian dishes, Wine by Glass |
Caravan restaurant
| Cousine: | European cuisine, Home-style, Uzbek cuisine |
| Address: | 2, A. Kakhkhar Street, Tashkent |
| Phone: | 71-152-74-64, 71-150-66-06, 71-150-75-55 |
| Working time: | from 11-00 till 24-00 |
| Offer: | Catering, Cocktails, Fish menu, Holding banquets, Meat menu, Take Away Meals, Tandir, Vegetarian dishes |
Sim-Sim restaurant
| Type: | Café, Restaurant |
| Cousine: | European cuisine, Uzbek cuisine |
| Address: | 15, Mukimiy Street |
| Transport: | Khamza Underground Station |
| Phone: | 71-253-54-34 |
| Working time: | from 10:00 till 23:00 |
| Offer: | Beer on Tap, Brazier, Desserts and cakes, Fish menu, Holding banquets, Meat menu, Take Away Meals, Wine Cart |
Manas restaurant
| Type: | Art café |
| Cousine: | European cuisine, Kirghiz cuisine |
| Address: | 12, Usmon Nosir Street, Tashkent |
| Phone: | 71-252-38-11 |
| Working time: | from 10.00 till 24.00 |
| Offer: | Beer on Tap, Brazier, Fish menu, Food ordering for home and office, Holding banquets, Lenten menu, Meat menu, Vegetarian dishes, Wine by Glass |
Bek in Muqumiy Street
| Type: | Café |
| Cousine: | European cuisine, Uzbek cuisine |
| Address: | 27, Mukimiy, Tashkent |
| Transport: | Khamza Underground Station |
| Phone: | 71-253 - 96 - 65 |
| Working time: | from 10:00 till 23:00 |
| Offer: | Beer on Tap, Brazier, Holding banquets, Meat menu, Take Away Meals, Tandir |
Izumi Restaurant
| Type: | Restaurant |
| Cousine: | Japanese cuisine, Sushi |
| Address: | 18, Kakhkhar Street |
| Phone: | 71-150-99-49 |
| Working time: | Sun-Thu: from 12.00 till 24.00; Wed-Thur: from 12.00 till 2.00, Fri-Sat: from 12.00 till 6.00 |
| Offer: | Catering, Fish menu, Take Away Meals |
Nur Restaurant
| Type: | Banquet Hall, Café |
| Cousine: | European cuisine, Uzbek cuisine |
| Address: | 59, Asomov Street, Tashkent |
| Phone: | 71-142-17-52 |
| Working time: | from 10:00 till 23:00 |
| Offer: | Beer on Tap, Grill, Holding banquets, Meat menu, Take Away Meals |
CMI after party bar
| Type: | After party bar |
| Cousine: | European cuisine |
| Address: | 68, Kari Niyazova street, Tashkent, UZ. |
| Phone: | +99893-399-85-00 / +998 93 5020045 |
| Working time: | from Dusk till Dawn |
| Offer: | Whisky, Jin, Sambuca and many more. |
The rooms Bar
| Type: | Restaurant, bar |
| Cousine: | European cuisine |
| Address: | 28, Imom at Termiziy Avenue (Landmark: Fedarovich Medical Center) |
| Phone: | +998 90 924 00 40 |
| Working time: | from Dusk till Dawn |
| Offer: | Whisky, Jin, Sambuca, and many more. |
Karimbek Restaurant
| Type: | Restauranat |
| Cousine: | Uzbek cuisine, European |
| Address: | 194, Gagarin Street, Samarkand |
| Phone: | (+998-66) 221-27-56 |
| Working time: | from 10:00 till 23:00 |
| Offer: | Beer on Tap, Grill, Holding banquets, Meat menu, Take Away Meals |
Platan restaurant
| Type: | Restauranat |
| Cousine: | European |
| Address: | 2, Pushkin Street, Samarkand |
| Phone: | (+99866) 233 80 49 |
| Working time: | from 10:00 till 23:00 |
| Offer: | Steaks, Seafood, Breakfast & Brunch |
Samarkand Restaurant in Samarkand
| Type: | Restaurant |
| Cousine: | European cuisine, Uzbek cuisine |
| Address: | 54, Mahmud Kashgariy Street |
| Phone: | (+99866) 2333591 |
| Working time: | from 10:00 till 23:00 |
| Offer: | Beer on Tap, Brazier, Desserts and cakes, Fish menu, Holding banquets, Meat menu, Take Away Meals, Wine Cart |
By Dilshod Eshmurodov