Sirius

Sirius is the restaurant of the East Star Hotel on Mironshokh Mirzo Street in central Samarkand, just 170 m from Platan. Besides the modern dining room, a terrace with an open-air bar and views over the city opens in the warmer months. Musicians play in the evenings, the bartenders make a show of the cocktails, and weekends bring parties.

The menu is built on European and pan-Asian cooking, with some Uzbek dishes too. Diners mention the steaks and lamb, burrata, fried aubergine, miso soup with salmon, grilled dorado and sushi rolls. It is open from noon until 3am, handy if you like to eat late.