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Fast food · Samarkand
Samarkand's Chicken Express chain serves fried chicken, wings, shawarma, lavash and burgers. Open 24 hours, with a summer terrace and a kids' menu.
Chicken Express is a home-grown fast-food chain built around fried chicken. Its branch on Buyuk Ipak Yuli Street is in the western part of the city, about 1.3 km east of the Family Park mall.
The menu covers fried chicken pieces and wings, chicken shawarma and lavash, burgers, fries, coffee and desserts such as medovik honey cake and doughnuts. The dining room is clean and comfortable, and in summer there is seating on a terrace. It is open 24 hours, with a children's menu, card payment, Wi-Fi and delivery.
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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