Must-see nightlife in Uzbekistan

  • Silk Road Spices

    Bukhara

    This boutique teahouse offers a delightful diversion from all that sightseeing. It has three spicy varieties of tea, as well as cinnamon or cardamom…

  • Tea & Coffee Khona

    Bukhara

    The switched-on management behind the Minzifa Restaurant opened this charming cafe in the Toki-Sarrafon bazaar. The location is dreamy, housed in a former…

  • Cafe Wishbone

    Bukhara

    A German-Uzbek coffee shop where you can get real coffee and a slice of German-style apple strudel. The interior design is a bit stark, but a cappuccino…

  • Alt Stadt

    Samarkand

    On a warm summer evening it's hard to beat a stein of unfiltered weissbier (wheat beer) at this pleasant people-watching terrace. The beer is a bargain at…

  • Blues Cafe

    Samarkand

    A surprisingly tasteful and low-lit bar deep in the Russian old town, Blues Cafe is one of Samarkand's coolest spots and has live jazz and blues music…

  • Cafe Dudek

    Tashkent

    The sunny outdoor terrace here is a great place to kick back over a house-brewed Czech-style pilsner or unfiltered wheat beer (the tmavi lejak dark beer…

  • Tapas Bar

    Tashkent

    For flat-out debauchery, it’s hard to beat this hipsterish student venue, formerly known as VM. Ostensibly a warm-up (or warm-down) bar for club-goers,…

  • Bochka

    Samarkand

    Beer fans can drink Samarkand's most famous brew direct from the source at this wood-lined bar just outside the Pulsar brewery. Czech-style pilsner, weiss…

  • Brauhaus

    Tashkent

    Sports fans flock here to watch big football matches on one of several screens in the cavernous basement. Upstairs features live music, German sausages…

  • Black Bear Kofi

    Tashkent

    This reliable local chain serves good coffee and cakes, lemonades and shakes from half a dozen locations across Tashkent, with larger branches like this…

  • Irish Pub

    Tashkent

    There’s good homebrew here, along with such dubious Irish culinary delights as sausages with cabbage and baked beans (mains 20,000–40,000S). There's…

  • La Terasse

    Tashkent

    The former KT Komba is the premier weekend playground for the young, smart local set. A restaurant earlier in the evening, it gets going after midnight…

  • Cafe Segafredo

    Bukhara

    This pioneering family-run cafe has good coffee available and well-intended, if rather slow, service. There's a selection of sweet items available too,…