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Almaty

Central Asian restaurants in Almaty

  1. A

    Qorqyt Ata

    A good-value budget place beside the Silk Way Mall on pedestrianised Zhibek Zholy. Offerings include plov, manty, shashlyk and pizzas.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Inara

    Opposite the State Philharmonia, arboretum-style Inara has friendly service, a buzzy atmosphere and big, cheap plates of barbecued meat with onion and cucumber trimmings - an authentic Kazakh experience.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Dastarkhan

    A good place for Kazakh as well as Russian food, with several modern rooms on two floors (one of them even nonsmoking), plus sidewalk tables. You can have beshbarmak or Balkhash sudak (pike) here as well as basics like plov, laghman and manty and a big choice of lamb dishes.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Zheti Qazyna

    This Uzbek-themed restaurant is the place for Central Asian cooking at its finest. Old favourites like manty, laghman and samsas (samosas) are styled for the Western palate, and there are Kazakh specialties including beshbarmak too. It's at least worth patronising for the colourful ambience and welcoming staff. On the same premises are Caramel, an equally popular European restaurant, and the Japanese/Chinese Tsi, and you can order from all three menus in any part.

    Two courses will cost a minimum of around T1400, and you can easily spend a whole lot more. The entrance is actually on Maqataev.

    reviewed