The Best Restaurants of 2025 According to WhereToEat Kazakhstan

The WhereToEat restaurant awards ceremony was held in Kazakhstan for the third time. The winners were selected by a panel of 100 experts who live and work in the country: restaurant owners and managers, chefs, sommeliers, bartenders, business representatives, journalists, and bloggers. 

The WTE awards do not accept applications for participation. A shortlist of 53 best restaurants was compiled based on a secret vote by the experts. It included 40 restaurants in Almaty, nine venues in Astana, two in Kostanay, and one each in Ust-Kamenogorsk and Petropavlovsk.

1. Auyl (Almaty)

2. Rifugio del Monte (Almaty)

3. Selfie (Astana)

4. Nuala (Almaty)

5. Ogonyok (Almaty)

6. La Barca (Almaty)

7. Qazaq Gourmet (Astana)

8. Spiros (Almaty)

9. Khoroshiy God (Almaty)

10. Astra Grand Cafe (Almaty)

Last year, Auyl was also named the best restaurant in Kazakhstan, while the year before, Ogonyok topped the ranking.

Compare with our Ultima Guide top: the match is 9/10.

Chef of the Year — Alexander Proshenkov (Lavka by Proshenkov, Them)

Sommelier of the Year — Alexander Averyanov (Abay, Inzhu)

The winner of this category is selected by colleagues — a special jury of the country’s leading sommeliers

Pastry Chef of the Year — Anna Lobanova (abr)

Bar of the Year — Gruppo 63

The winner of this category is chosen by bartenders

Best Kazakh Cuisine Restaurant — Sandyq (Almaty)

Media Choice — Akami (Almaty)

The winner of this category is selected by media representatives and bloggers.

The international WhereToEat restaurant awards were founded in Russia in 2013, came to Kazakhstan in 2023, and reached Belarus in 2025.