Introduction
For lunch, dinner or a get-together at a shared table, this issue gathers places with shashlik — meat cooked on skewers over coals. You will find chunk and minced shashlik, made from lamb, beef and liver.
There are 17 places in all: 5 in Shaykhantahur, 4 in Mirzo Ulugbek, 3 in Yakkasaray. Besides shashlik, the menus include mastava, shurpa, manti and lagman. Two places are open around the clock.
The selection drew on what Tashkent food writers publish; the places were checked for winter 2026. Pick an address on the next pages, and before ordering, ask about the kind of meat and how many skewers make a portion.
Updated October 22 · 1 new place
How we choose. Joy Top editors pick the places by menu, prices and guest reviews. Places in this issue: 16.
Paxta ko'cha shashlik
Джанон
Why it is here
This shashlik place works only in the daytime, so it is a lunch option. The menu is short: chunk, minced and liver shashlik, with onion, suzma and bread. Salads are achichuk and a fresh one, and among the soups, besides shurpa, there is khash. Shashlik can be taken away or delivered.
What to order
Шурпа
45,000 soum
Шашлык из печени
28,000 soum
Молотый шашлык
28,000 soum
Кусковой шашлык
28,000 soum
Gijduvon Premium
Зульфияханум
Why it is here
The shashlik section is long: lamb and beef in chunks, beef fillet, minced, liver and dumba shashlik, and for those who do not eat meat — mushroom, vegetable and tomato shashlik. Lamb has its own line among the mangal dishes, and the mains include tuy kabob. For a group, take the shashlik platter. The kitchen works until 03:00 — an option for a late dinner with friends.
What to order
Вагури корейка
645,000 soum
Вагури семечки
614,000 soum
Бухарский ягнёнок
613,000 soum
Вагури говядина
613,000 soum
Lagman House
Фараби
Why it is here
For meat there is dum kazan kebab and lamb tenderloin. But the main reason to stop by is lagman: besides the classic and the meat one, they make guyru, suyru, lazeru, dapanji, basay say, moshuru and chinsayru lagman. Have achichuk with it, and start with kaynatma shorva. There is Uyghur-style chuchvara too.
What to order
Мясной лагман
85,000 soum
Айримсай
75,000 soum
Бифштекс
68,000 soum
Кайнатма шорва
60,000 soum
Кафе Полёт
Авиасозлар
Why it is here
Shashlik sits among the hot dishes next to the Korean cooking: beef, chicken and minced. So one table can have shashlik and bulgogi or takkogi pokkym. With the meat — kimchi, carrot-cha and nokty-cha, and from the pastry — yeast-dough pigodi. Handy when some in the group want kuksi and others want shashlik.
What to order
Пулькоги
135,000 soum
Таккоги покым
103,000 soum
Мясо по-китайски
88,000 soum
Телятина с грибами
88,000 soum
Тарнов
34/1
Why it is here
Shashlik here comes as beef and lamb chunks, minced, chicken and liver, with a shashlik set for a group. In a food blogger's ranking, the beef shashlik from here shares 16th place out of 54. From the Turkish side there is adana kabob and kebab wings. With the meat, take achichuk and suzma, and from the Uyghur dishes — fried lagman or manti. There is a kids' room and a playground, so the whole family can come.
What to order
Мангал ассорти для 6 персон
877,500 soum
Баранье ножка для 6 персон
774,000 soum
Баранье ножка на 4 персоны
519,000 soum
Мангал ассорти для 3 персоны
456,000 soum
Сайфулла шашлык
обводная улица Нурафшан
Why it is here
Besides chunk and napoleon shashlik, they make minced, roll, chicken and fish shashlik. Non-kabob comes minced, as a roll, beef or chicken. For a group there are sets: five fish, five lamb, five chicken, an assortment, plus the Lyubov, Drug and Gigant sets. Service is quick, so it is easy to stop for shashlik at lunch.
What to order
Нон-кабоб рулет
121,600 soum
Нон-кабоб молотый
95,000 soum
Наполеон говяжий
79,000 soum
Шашлык рулет
79,000 soum
Retro Milliy
Олтинтепа
Why it is here
In the grill section, Uzbek and Turkish shashlik sit side by side: beef in chunks, napoleon, beef roll and marvarid shashlik — and köfte kebab with kasharli beyti. There is lyulya kebab and chicken shashlik too. Mains include adana tandir, sac kebab with meat or chicken, and trout from the mangal. The place suits a birthday: there is a banquet hall.
What to order
Куртоба на 2 персоны
175,000 soum
Кефте-кебаб
67,000 soum
Нарын
60,000 soum
Сигара с брынзой
60,000 soum
У бабушки
Мирзо Улугбека
Why it is here
Besides the mangal, the meat dishes here include kazan kebab and beef jiz umakay, French-style meat, meat with mushrooms and beef meatballs. For a side, take home-style potatoes, mashed potatoes or rice. The restaurant is open around the clock, so you can come for meat at any hour, night included.
What to order
Лапша с фрикадельками
34,500 soum
Котлета по-домашнему
30,500 soum
Куриная лапша
25,500 soum
Чечевичный суп
25,500 soum
Грузинский дворик
Абдуллы Каххара
Why it is here
The shashlik section has veal shashlik, trout from the mangal and beef lyulya kebab, and without meat — mushroom, potato and vegetable shashlik. With the meat, take khorovats salad and an assortment of pickles, and for bread — shoti. From the hot dishes, try Kakheti-style lamb or beef saj. Open until 02:00, so it is an option for a late dinner for two.
What to order
Ассорти из разносолов
136,000 soum
Люля-кебаб из говядины
102,000 soum
Харчо
86,000 soum
Кутабы
85,000 soum
Юрта Арт
Авиасозлар
Why it is here
Besides carp, the menu singles out several shashliks: minced, regular and as a roll, and beef shashlik, with chicken wings alongside. In the same section there is vaguri and chuponcha semichka. Start with beef kaynatma shurpa and mini chebureki, and have the tomato sauce with the meat. A place for meeting friends.
What to order
Вагури
195,000 soum
Чупонча Семичка
170,000 soum
Сазан
130,000 soum
Кайнатма шурпа с говядиной
54,000 soum
Халва
Сырдарьинская
Why it is here
Lyulya kebab comes three ways here: regular, with tail fat and with cheese, and the shashlik and grill section also has lamb in chunks and mushrooms from the mangal. With the meat, people take achichuk salad and suzma with herbs, and start with mastava or mashkhurda. For a big table there are made-to-order dishes: wedding plov, devzira plov, dimlama and lamb shank. Good for a family lunch or meeting friends.
What to order
Салат Буррата
147,000 soum
Салат Капрезе с моцареллой
125,000 soum
Салат Цезарь с креветками
116,000 soum
Салат Греческий
100,000 soum
Cafe 1991
Why it is here
Shashlik here is ordered in 80-gram portions: chicken, lyulya kebab, lamb or beef, with a shashlik platter for a group. Hot dishes for the meat include kazan kabob of lamb ribs with potatoes, or lamb mansaf. Next to that is a Lebanese side of the menu: hummus, falafel, sambusek with meat and beef shawarma in pita. Start with ilik shurpa or balaza shurpa with chickpeas. Good for dinner with friends or a business meeting.
Qaldirg'och milliy taomlari
Малая кольцевая дорога
Why it is here
Even chicken shashlik is ordered by the kilo here, as food bloggers note, and the meat list also has beef asado. With shashlik, take kozon kabob, norin or halim, and for fish there is balik sazan and dimlangan sazan balik. Samsa is baked with meat, chicken, pumpkin, greens, mushrooms and cheese, with gumma and chebureki alongside. Suits a big group, including at night.
What to order
Чопонча
230,000 soum
Жиз (1 кг)
220,000 soum
Буглама гўшт (1 кг)
195,000 soum
Димланган сазан балик
180,000 soum
Shohona
Мирзо Улугбека
Why it is here
The mangal section has lamb-rack shashlik, napoleon shashlik and wing shashlik, while minced and chicken shashlik get their own lines. Meat is also cooked in the tandir: tandir meat and tandir chicken. Uyghur or fried lagman goes with the shashlik, and for fish there is Bukhara-style pike-perch and fried carp. The large hall suits a group.
What to order
Уйгурский лагман
51,500 soum
Манты
48,900 soum
Окрошка
38,900 soum
Нарын
38,500 soum
Chorlar
Кафе
Why it is here
On the island, the shashlik choices are minced, beef and chicken, with grilled corn and home-style potatoes alongside. For a group the menu has combo sets: a khan's lunch, an Uzbek trio and eastern hits. Beyond the mangal, the kitchen makes mastava, shurpa, lagman, dolma and chuchvara, and the cold dishes include a suzma platter and chirokchi salad. There is live music and a view of the water — a place for a whole-family outing.
What to order
Узбекское трио
75,000 soum
Свежее ассорти
67,000 soum
Ханский Обед
65,000 soum
Картофель по--домашнему
64,000 soum
Самарканд файз
New45/1
Why it is here
Besides lamb and beef shashlik in chunks, the shashlik section has minced, liver, dumba kebab and lamb 'seeds', plus fish shashlik, chicken fillet and wings. There is something without meat too: vegetable, mushroom and corn shashlik. Hot dishes include beef or chicken kazan kebab and norin with kazy, and the Uyghur side has fried lagman, spicy meat and meat say. Start with mastava or mampar.
What to order
Мясной сай
87,000 soum
Казан-кебаб из говядины
84,000 soum
Сокоро
84,000 soum
Острое мясо
84,000 soum
