Temple & church · Samarkand
St Alexius Cathedral
Samarkand's principal Orthodox church
Restaurant · Samarkand
A cosy restaurant on Abdurakhmon Jomiy Street serving Uzbek and European food, with meat-free versions of most national dishes, a fireplace room and an English menu.
Old City is a small, homely restaurant on Abdurakhmon Jomiy Street in central Samarkand, with a fireplace in one of its rooms and quiet music in the background. Among travellers it is best known for vegetarian food: many of the national dishes come in a meat-free version, clearly marked on the menu, and there is an English menu too.
Bestsellers include plov, lagman (vegetarian lagman among them), manti — the pumpkin version is a favourite — borscht and carrot salads, alongside a few European dishes. Gur-e-Amir is about a kilometre away.
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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