Coffee Nation — Restaurant in Tashkent

I had a couple hours left in Tashkent and was looking forward to spending the last hours of my trip in this promising coffee place to relax and have lunch. However, I did not feel welcome at all. The two employees were arrogant and did not want anything to do with me, a tourist with a backpack.

The girl didn't give me enough change back and when I showed her, she didn't have the change of 10.000. As I was planning to stay for a while, I offered I will order something else later and we can fix it then. But the vibe was terrible and I left without ordering more. They could keep their 10.000. As I am leaving the country I would have preferred to give away my last 200.000+ som as a tip instead, but as you can understand I didn't.

I was already sad to leave such a beautiful country, but what a depressive end was this. A friendly Russian guy saved my day, as he did put a smile on my face when I left. But guys,...

There are many excellent coffee shops in this neighborhood but this was my favorite due to the quality of the drinks and atmosphere. They do their own roasting and the pour overs and batch brews were some of the best I’ve had anywhere in the world (I live in NYC). The baristas know their stuff too if you’re the type of person who likes to discuss the finer points of coffee making.

As a bonus, the cafe is located on the first floor of a Soviet-era apartment building with cool, decorative mosaics...

A small cafe on the first floor of a residential building. Very strange layout, not at all convenient. We went on the weekend, in the cafe at each table there was one person sitting with a computer and working. In the large room on the sofa, men were negotiating, with no personal space and comfort. We didn't even want to...