Must-see nightlife in Uzbekistan

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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

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

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…

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…

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,…