Park & garden · Samarkand
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Restaurant · Samarkand
A Shashlik.uz branch in the west of the city: lean lamb shashlik, salads and desserts, with the calorie count printed beside every dish on the menu.
Shashlik.uz Gurman is the chain's branch on Firdavsiy Street in the west of the city, about 3.3 km from the Registan; its Instagram page goes by 'Gurman by Shashlik.uz'. Reviewers describe a clean, quiet and cool dining room and find the prices lower than in the tourist centre.
The shashlik list includes a lean cut of lamb with the fat trimmed off. Reviews also mention the Shanghai salad, fried dumplings, house-made kompot and a Snickers cake. Every dish on the menu carries its calorie count — useful if you are watching what you eat. Delivery is available.
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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