Tagi Chinor Osh (Panjakent Street)

This is the second plov centre trading under the Tagi Chinor Osh name, this one inside the city. It is on Panjakent Street, about 1.2 km south-east of the Registan and 200 m west of Mansur Shashlik.

The menu is short — Samarkand plov, salads and drinks — and reviewers single out the khalisa, a slow-cooked porridge of wheat and meat. Portions are big, and you can order a half portion of plov. Reviewers say the cook will add extra meat or carrots if you ask. The dining halls are spacious. It is open in the daytime only, from 11:00 to 14:30.