Tours, Attractions and Things To Do in Tashkent Tashkent Travel Guide

Food in Tashkent 
Tashkent’s numerous cafes and restaurants offer a wide range of cuisines including European, 
Russian, Asian (such as Korean, Chinese, and Indian), Middle Eastern, Caucasian, and, of 
course, Uzbek. 
Uzbek Cuisine 
On almost every street there are teahouses and cafes (“Milliy Taomlar”, which means “national 
dishes” in Uzbek) serving 
traditional dishes
 like shashlik, shawarma, samsa, plov, naryn, manti, 
lagman, and shurpa. These venues offer high-quality, delicious, local foods at reasonable prices. 

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At the Chorsu Bazaar are another gastronomic highlight on the map of Tashkent: many food 
stalls serving all the famous Uzbek dishes at very low prices. 
The most delicious plov (pilaf) in Tashkent is served at the Central Asian Plov Centre (Osh 
Markazi). People from all over the city come here to eat, and in just a couple of hours the huge 
cauldrons become empty. 
Vegetarian Restaurants 
Tashkent does not have any dedicated 
vegetarian restaurants
, but several restaurants serve 
vegetarian dishes such as delicious salads, vegetable dumplings, samsa, pizza, and pasta. 
Coffee Houses, Bakeries, and Patisseries 
Recently, Tashkent has become a very comfortable city for coffee lovers: there are now many 
western-style coffee shops in the capital. Café-bakeries where customers can buy freshly-baked 
bread, baguettes, croissants, cakes, and pastries, are also flourishing. 
City Transport in Tashkent 
Tashkent’s transport infrastructure is quite well-developed. 
Public Transport 
Buses and minibuses are the cheapest way to move around Tashkent, with routes to almost all 
parts of the city. For now, there is no convenient, complete system or website for tracking routes 
and bus schedules in Tashkent. 
Tashkent’s metro system is a fast, affordable, and comfortable way to travel. However, the 
existing network is limited mainly to the central areas of the city. Trains depart from the stations 
every 3-4 minutes during rush hour and about every 20 minutes in the evenings. 
All public transport in Tashkent operates until 22:00. 
Taxis 
Taxis are also a popular way to travel around Tashkent. It is easy to flag down taxis on the road 
or order them through one of the official taxi services. Smartphone apps such as Yandex or 
MyTaxi are very convenient. 
Car Rental 
Car rental services exist in Tashkent. Cars should be ordered at least a day in advance. It is 
advisable to book further in advance during the peak tourist season, when there may be a 
shortage of cars.