Samarkand plov Otash osh — Restaurant in Samarkand City

I like the food but had the handicapped version and here is why. I arrived by myself around 12:20, and I waited patiently in line but kept getting groups of locals cutting in front of me. Then I lost my patience, got myself a seat and ordered a serving of plov. After waiting for another while, plovs were served to other tables and the takeaway orders that came after me. Then one of the staff told me they have no beef anymore only rice and that's how I got the handicapped version. I was actually pretty frustrated but not knowing the language and the customs, I didn't want to make a big fuss about it. Here's my 2 cents, come way earlier so you don't have to be in the same uncomfortable situation as I did. The rice itself is delicious but the overall experience of dining alone here is not pleasant. Staff are friendly but you'll have to gauge their attention to get your food. If I got the beef plov with ease, it'd definitely be a...

Great food, clearly a favourite among locals. Samarkand’s osh/plov is a little bit lighter than others I’ve tried which is nice. Very reasonable price.

For female travellers: there is a separate entrance to the left of the main entrance. This leads to a room that appears to serve women only. I don’t think gender separation is strictly enforced for tourists but it was much quieter and more pleasant than the main dining room, so this might be a nice option for female groups. Both areas are served by the...

Another great spot for the best authentic pilov experience, the pilov came with lots of meat and fat, the entire pilov was so rich and delicious. Very flavourful. The problem with the english speaking server, so we couldn't understand which dish cost how much. But the entire layout, bread, tea and the sides, which included 2 salads and 2 yogurt dishes all came for Usz 190000 and it was more than enough for 2 of us. It was very different from what we had in...