"Shashleek" makes some of the best shashlik in Tashkent. And even though their somsas are somewhat expensive, you can never order just one...

"AKSU Restaurant" in Tashkent is run by famous Uzbek chef Bahriddin Chustiy. You can try food from all over the world here - I love discovering the menu!

An unpretentious dining hall with only one main meal on the menu, and that's half of a young roast chicken, more commonly known here as tsiplyata tabaka.

Glancing at their shashlik window, you’ll spot all the usual Uzbek favourites. Skewered beef chunks, ground beef, mutton & liver are all very popular here.

Bibigon in a nutshell? Hotdogs, salads, burgers, pizza, breakfasts, desserts, coffee, tea, beer, vodka, and cigarettes.

Are these tired-looking blue-tiled buildings a relic of Soviet art and construction? Or an eyesore on the horizon of a fast-developing city?

Arrive there early to choose from beef, lamb, potato, or pumpkin-filled somsa. Uzbek-style samosas are eaten with a mildly spicy thin tomato sauce...

They take pride in serving customers quickly, and their pizzas take no longer than 90 seconds to cook in their authentic wood-burning ovens.

Whilst its competitors offer a one-size-fits-all flavour of coffee, Beanberry offers a variety. Brazil is my favourite for its tangy taste.

Just behind the statue is a small green area, not quite large enough to be considered a park but big enough to draw all kinds of of people passing by.

Professional cheese makers use Italian technology to produce five soft cheese varieties: mozzarella, burrata, stracciatella, caciotta, and ricotta.

If, like me, you're sensitive to certain foods and eating sugary, processed foods makes you feel groggy, then this might be the place for you!