Must see restaurants in Altai

The freshly prepared Uzbek cuisine here is some of the best food in Altai, and well worth stopping for if heading south on the Chuysky Trakt. The manti …

With rich-smelling, exposed wooden roof beams, heavy wood tables and chairs and waitresses dressed as Russian peasants, this welcoming and cosy restaurant…

Dress smart and come braced for one of Siberia's culinary highlights. Velvet, which lives inside an imposing slate grey building, holds the mantle of best…

Hidden away in the basement of a shopping mall is Gorno-Altaisk's best restaurant. As the name suggests it's all about big hunks of meat here and whether…

With its dark shadows and neon lighting, this place might look a lot like a nightclub from the outside, but with assured and artistic cooking, it's…

Delicious risottos, pastas and meat and fish dishes are served up at this cosy restaurant that might be cheap, but doesn't skimp on food quality.

The firehouse theme extends to the presence of a shiny red firetruck at this buzzing upstairs eatery with great views of central Nikolsky Church. It's…

South of the centre on the Chuysky Trakt, Kazakh-run Yulduz is reputed to have the best laghman (thick noodle soup) in all of Altai along with manti …

This sky-blue open-air cafe and yurt serves traditional and tasty Altai and Central Asian dishes that will start to make Mongolia seem awfully close. It's…

This blossoming travel-themed Siberian chain is a welcome addition to Gorno-Altaisk's staid food scene. Well-priced breakfasts, the best coffee in the…

Behind a beautifully renovated old-town facade, this midrange cafe serves decent food and beer in a pleasant atmosphere.

This modest, friendly cafe serves mostly pre-prepared Central Asia cuisine, with a few Russian entrées thrown in.