Temple & church · Samarkand
Church of St John the Baptist
Samarkand's only Catholic church
Café · Samarkand
A two-room café-patisserie: one room for signature desserts and pastries, the other for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open daily 7:00–23:00.
Avesto is on Uzbekistan Street, about 340 m from St Alexius Cathedral and 390 m from Alisher Navoi Park. Of its two large rooms, one is given over to sweets — signature desserts, cakes, pastries and bread fill the counter — while the other works as a café for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The menu mixes European and Uzbek dishes: soup served in a bread bowl, lentil soup, a crispy-aubergine salad, samsa and kurnik pie. There is an English menu, Wi-Fi and parking, and laptops are welcome.
Information checked: October 2026. Prices and hours can change — call ahead before you go. We do not take bookings: contact the venue directly.
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