City: Almaty
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Best Eastern European restaurants nearby. Discover the best Eastern European food in Almaty. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for Eastern European restaurants near you.. Almaty /ˈælməti/ (Kazakh: Алматы, Almaty [ɑlmɑˈtə]; Russian: Алматы), formerly known as Alma-Ata /ˌælmə.əˈtɑː/ (Russian: Алма-Ата) and Verny (Russian: Верный Vernyy), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,797,431 people, about 8% of the country's total population. It served as capital of the Kazakh state in its various forms from 1929 to 1997, under the influence of the then Soviet Union and its appointees. Alma-Ata was the host city for a 1978 international conference on Primary Health Care where the Alma Ata Declaration was adopted, marking a paradigm shift in global public health. In 1997, the government relocated the capital to Astana in the north of the country, which is about 12 hours away by train.
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10. Pugasov
Overall Ratings
4 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By 531ThomasW
Good place to have a nice summer evening. But watch the bill. More than two times I´ve got a wrong bill with consumption I never ordered.
9. Paradise
Overall Ratings
4 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By enFerran
Food is delicious, great place to try typical national dishes. Staff is okay. Service a bit slow. I ate on the open-air tables, lying on the carpet, and the atmosphere is really nice and cozy.
8. Shavlego
Overall Ratings
4 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By Lana M
This is a great place if you miss Georgia spirit! Khinkali, pkhali, khachapuri, kupaty, home wine and incredible home cognac!!! Cognac hit my right in the heart, that's the best I ever tried - brought from Tbilisi. It has vanilla flavour and some oak touches to it and it is so smooth you can enjoy it endlessly. Khinkali are definetely the best in the city - right dough, right amount of meat, soup inside is like an explosion of taste in your mouth, what else could you wish for? Has english menu, some staff are english speaking, also service is really good so I enjoyed the place a lot.
7. Chef
Overall Ratings
4 based on 32 reviews
Soul kitchen restaurant. Our menu is not the edge of our abilities. We can cook everything you want, if the Chef will have ingredients. Cooking by the book of recipes from 1881 y. There is Negroni bar on the base of CHEF. Specializes in Negroni (more then
Reviewed By Drph24
The restaurant is situated in the basement, but is very easy to find. They have an English menu, which is most helpful. The meal took some time to arrive, but this was clearly due to the fact that the food was freshly made; it was worth the wait. Prices very reasonable.
6. U Afanasicha
Overall Ratings
4 based on 94 reviews
Reviewed By Asiaishome
Went for dinner with colleagues. This is a bit more expensive than the normal restaurant but worth it in my opinion.Many Kazakh movies have been filmed here it appears as they are displayed on the menu which is very extensive.I loved the food and some of what we had was the salmon caviar, a full sole fish (speciality and large), some kebabs. And of course a nice bottle of Russian Standard vodka - suggest you order the small or large bottle instead of ordering by glass.Service was decent, and the Montenegran chef came personally to serve the Sole fish which was a nice touch.
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5. Chalet
Overall Ratings
4 based on 105 reviews
The interior of the restaurant has a rustic 1920s feel and is tastefully decorated with one hundred year old wood which is specifically selected from the depths of the Altai mountains, crackling, warming fireplaces add to the relaxing homely atmosphere. P
Reviewed By mehmtor51
A very cozy restaurant with a beautiful view if you choose a table at the far end. After some skiing, a glass of wine and some food would be a great reward, which they offer gladly. Food quality is just acceptable, but considering the comfy environment one does not complain much.
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4. Kishlak
Overall Ratings
4 based on 174 reviews
Reviewed By tamarij
Its a traditional restaurant with all types of local food. Staff doesn't speak anything other than Russian and they are not helpful. So its so hard to get an idea what are you going to eat. And i ended up eating what i didn't expect. Otherwise nice environment
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3. Gosti
Overall Ratings
4 based on 171 reviews
Reviewed By stickybowl
A personal favourite. Cheerful, friendly service makes up for limited English. The menu comes in English, so start with that. Not sure about the home made vodka, but worth trying out of curiosity. Not haute cuisine, but good basic Russian food. Recommend the pelmeni and the mushroom and potato vareniki.
2. Alasha
Overall Ratings
4 based on 334 reviews
Actually an Uzbek restaurant, but you don't have that as an option
Reviewed By scorpioshanghai
A little out of town but worth visiting for a delicious meal (which we were told was mostly Uzbek). Service was friendly & efficient though not much English is spoken. There is an English menu but no pictures. They did however have a picture book which showed some photos of dishes. Prices were a little on the high side but overall reasonable from a tourist point of view. At 8.30 is a nice 30 min cultural show - some singing & dancing. Most colourful & a good snapshot of Central Asian dance styles. The costumes & ladies were beautiful & the show was well choreographed. At the end of final performance, they come round with tambourines where you can place a tip if you enjoyed the performance which we did!They keep topping up your drinks (& of course charging you) without asking so be a little careful about this as it can add up quite quickly. So do check your bill to ensure what they added on was correct. This may be a little trick used by management to increase the spend per head so just be aware. But overall - we had a good time & enjoyed our experience.
1. Daredzhani Kunaeva
Overall Ratings
4 based on 461 reviews
There is a legend: when the God was dividing the land between the nations the highlanders had a banquet and thus they were late for the distribution. In order not to leave them without any possessions God gave them the land that he had reserved for himsel
Reviewed By Zahra J
Had a late dinner here, note that the nameOn the front door is different to the titleHere. we were seated right away. They have a menu in English with a decent number of veggie options; the waiter who was with us spoke fluently. We shared a vegetarian starter plate with Aubergine, pepper, spinach which was quite nice. For mains I had the kachapuri with egg and greens and my husband had meat dumplings. Our waiter was very helpful in showing us the proper way to eat them! The only issue we had is that my main came out very early so I was nearly done by the time my husband got his food. We also ordered a side of vegetables which came after we were done eating. They did not taste as if they had taken a long time to cook so weâre not sure what happened. Our waiter had told us once the second meal came out that theyâd be a bit longer and we tried to cancel the order but apparently they had already started cooking them. Besides that, enjoyed the meal here.
