Tea house Mirza Boshi — Restaurant in Khiva

The ‘masterclass’ about bread making took in total 15 minutes. After entering the restaurant, you will be seated at a restaurant table close to the kitchen door. A served will place a bowl with flour, yeast and salt on the table. A lady from the kitchen then appears, asks you to knead, and after 5 minutes, return with rested though she prepared earlier. The server translates for the lady through Google Translate, and speaks poor English himself. After punching some motives in the dough with the stamp, you take it to the outside oven. After a minute, it is baked and to be enjoyed with jam and a cup of tea. This all costs €15 euro’s, which corresponds to a night’s stay at a hotel, or a more than decent meal for two. I would not recommend this masterclass, as it feels just an way for a restaurant to...

Tea House Mirza Bosh, located within the historic Itchan Kala complex, offers a truly royal and unique ambiance. The restaurant's interior reflects Khiva’s rich heritage, making it a great spot to experience both history and hospitality.

The food was excellent, with a variety of vegetarian options available. I tried cauliflower salad, mushroom cream soup, and Shivit Oshi (specially made vegetarian for me)—everything was delicious and well-prepared.

The staff was incredibly polite and multilingual, ensuring a smooth and welcoming experience. The owner was an interesting and knowledgeable person, and I had a long conversation with him about Indian movies and regional history, which made my visit even more memorable.

Highly recommended for anyone...

We we're looking for a covered restaurant because it was cold outside, and after some looking around went in because we saw other tourists inside. As a result, we had the worst dinner we had so far in Uzbekistan.

The service was poor, the food was half-cold, tasteless, the manti were drowning in water, the kebab I had was essentially a mix of potato chips, mayonaise and meat, and the wine outright terrible (but that could be our fault, as we bought the cheapest bottle on the menu). All this wouldn't have been too bad as it wasn't also the most expensive meal we've had...