This Kazakh ethnocafé has already made its mark on the gastronomic maps of Tashkent, Moscow, and even Chicago. Tary — roasted millet, a heroic grain that sustained people through famine and drought — symbolically gives its name to the 24/7 Tary café, which often comes to the rescue, too. Like when you remember dinner past midnight or wake up before dawn craving a meal.
The menu features modern Kazakh cuisine: kazy bowls, brain-and-horse-fat éclairs, a sealed horse-meat burger, horse-meat pizza, and tary cheesecake. The baked goods deserve special attention — fresh bread, baursaks (especially good with irimshik), and traditional desserts paired with signature teas like roasted-grain tary-chai or spruce-infused arshaga ystalg’an chai. For a deep dive into local flavors, the bar menu offers kumys, shalap, and shubat.
Behind the red curtains on Abylay Khan Street lies Teatralka — a bohemian restobar with live music nightly and VIP rooms for karaoke until sunrise.
From 9:00 to 16:00, breakfast reigns: shakshuka with feta, baked-milk syrniki, salmon omelets. The rest of the day (and night), the international hits take over: Caesar salads, club sandwiches, shrimp pasta, and machete steaks. If post-party cravings demand sushi (a common affliction among night owls), the Japanese menu runs from 18:00 to 6:00.
When thoughts of Central Asian cuisine strike — especially post-midnight — Navat near TSUM answers the call. The golden classics are all here: fluffy pilaf, lamb manti, fried khoshan, samsa varieties, lagman, and tandyr dishes. Lighter options hide in the all-day breakfast section: syrniki with homemade jam, cottage-cheese blini, and the veggie-packed Baysky omelet. The artisanal tea bar completes the picture.
The décor evokes Samarkandi courtyards: carved partitions, carpets, ornate patterns. Intimate booths suit private chats; families flock to the kids’ zone; summer nights unfold on the spacious terrace.
This restaurant masterfully balances a family-friendly vibes with DJ parties, a play area with cocktail hours, post-workout breakfasts, and hangover-curing ramen after raves.
Teplitsa is about warmth and familiar faces — where no one rushes, conversations linger, and stays stretch longer than planned. Regulars love it for different reasons: some swear by the breakfasts (10:00 to 16:00), others lunch with colleagues (12:00 to 16:00), parents bring kids for Sunday cooking classes (13:00), and night owls revel in the evening energy. We especially love the late hours, when two worlds collide: partygoers in glitter keep the afterparty alive, while others simply need a perfect steak (ten cuts from KazBeef), Hawaiian pizza, or grilled chicken to sleep soundly.
Friday and Saturday nights bring Dinner Shows with music, dance, costumes, and fanfare. The menu matches the grandeur — seafood, Wagyu, truffles. Even late-night indulgence feels elegant: foie gras terrine with orange mostarda, linguine with Kamchatka crab, Burgundy snails, crab dogs on brioche. And if you’re up at dawn, breakfast starts at 6:00.
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Noodles keeps pace with the city’s rhythm: breakfasts in the morning, weekday lunch deals, live music and DJ sets on weekends.
D.O.M. — short for Deus Optimus Maximus (loosely, «First Among Gods») — is a bold, lavish Mediterranean import from Sochi, dripping with confidence.
A 24/7 spot right by the Kazakhstan Hotel. The terrace overlooks a meditative fountain, foreign languages hum at nearby tables, and the menu blends Asian, Turkish, and European traditions. True to its name, noodles dominate orders — woks, ramen, pasta — but the extensive menu offers far more. Think meter-long kebabs, burgers smothered in melted cheese, and enoki mushroom fries.
By day, Mildom Terrace hosts business lunches; by night, it becomes a prime fan zone. Sports matches screen in the ideal atmosphere: cold beer, garlicky snacks, steaks, and the kind of camaraderie that turns strangers into temporary allies. The 24/7 menu sticks to reliable classics — Caesar and Greek salads, tom yum and okroshka, pasta and pizza, grilled meats and fish. No experiments, just satisfaction.
