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Worth Knowing, Tashkent

Renting a car in Tashkent is next to impossible. What they do offer is driver's services. Depending on agreement...

Hilol (Kush Kelibsiz) Plov Centre, Tashkent

The Tashkent plov centre recently moved to new premises located near the television tower. The ambience of...

Caravan, Isumi and Sato, Tashkent

According to travel guides, this is the best restaurant in Tashkent; the locals tend to agree. Admittedly, it is...

Dedeman Silk Road, Tashkent

Dedeman Silk Road, owned by a Turkish hotel chain, is one of the most reasonable choices of accommodation...

Things To Do, Samarkand

BY ALL MEANS DO VISIT GUR-E AMIR or TIMUR'S MAUSOLEUM. Gur-e Amir, the final resting place of Timur...

Karimbek, Samarkand

A giant national-style Uzbek restaurant; the noisy hubbub is created by a motley crowd of locals and tourist groups...

Ahmadjon Oshpaz Samarkand plov centre, Samarkand

Plov - pilaf - is the most traditional of all the traditional Uzbek dishes. It is prepared differently in each region...

Samarkand Plaza Hotel, Samarkand

Opened slightly over a year ago, Samarkand Plaza is currently the best hotel in the city. 18 rooms, a spacious...

Things To Do, Bukhara

Ark of Bukhara, encircled by an impressive wall, is the city within the city. Although its history dates back to...

Ismail, Bukhara

Ismail, located in the new part of the city, is the best restaurant around there, and anyone in Bukhara will...

Lyabi-Hauz, Bukhara

Lyabi-Hauz Square, dating back to 1620, is situated in the very heart of Bukhara. Lots of small cafes and restaurants...

Sultan Hotel, Bukhara

A brand new, privately-owned hotel of Bukhara, opened just in 2008. Excellently located next to Lyabi-Khauz Square...

Lyabi House Hotel, Bukhara

A spot filled with a genuine old Bukhara's charm. The 19th century house is adorned with antiquities of the...

Essence, Bukhara

Going from Khiva, Bukhara is 503 km or about 6 hours by car from there. Steppe and desert areas stretch all around...

Zerafshan Chaikhana, Khiva

Zerafshan is housed in an ancient madrasa building; its decor is slightly reminiscent of an Oriental fairytale...

Orient Star Khiva, Khiva

The hotel is housed in a historic mid-19th century madrasa building; it was built by Mohammad Amin Khan...

Bek Restaurant Chain, Tashkent

A restaurant chain very popular among the locals: kitschy-ethnicky decor, spacious rooms - an Uzbek...

Manas Art Cafe, Tashkent

You may find Manas Art Cafe slightly puzzling at first sight: two yurtas erected in the middle of a tenement house...

Palace Von Kaufman, Tashkent

Palace Von Kaufman is a recently opened privately-owned hotel; at first sight at least, the light, laconic and...

Essence, Tashkent

Unless you are on a business trip, Tashkent is probably not quite the city to visit for its own sake; as often as not...

Symon Dehqon Bozori or the Samarkand Market, Samarkand

The Samarkand market recently underwent some serious renovation and now, like all things shiny and new, is clean,...

Old City, Samarkand

One of the most charming restaurants in the city; both the decor and service will immediately make you feel at...

Malika, Samarkand

Samarkand is home to two hotels of the well-known Malika (Princess in Uzbek) chain, one of which opened quite...

Essence, Samarkand

Samarkand, one of the oldest central Asian cities, is the heart of the Silk Road. During the more than 2750 years...

Chor-Bakr Chaikhana, Bukhara

A small Chor-Bakr restaurant is located about 6 km from Bukhara, right at the turning to Chor-Bakr necropolis...

Silk Road Spices, Bukhara

A genuine oasis for those wearied by Islamic architecture. A wonderful place not only to have a cup of tea, but buy...

Hotel Emir, Bukhara

Hotel Emir, belonging to the local traveling agency Emir Travel, hides in the labyrinth of narrow streets...

Omar Hayam Hotel, Bukhara

All the best Uzbek hotels are private ones, while the state-owned still exude some air of socialism. Omar Hayam...

Akhbar House, Bukhara

Only a wood-carved door marks this place - a small, 4-room b&b has no signboard whatsoever. Just ring...

Things To Do, Khiva

The DJUMA MOSQUE stands out among the numerous historic landmarks of Khiva - or, to be more precise...

Farruh, Khiva

Farruh is a classic chaikhana or, to use the local colloquialism, kafushka („caff") - a cross between a café and...