Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, a green, low-rise city of Soviet-era boulevards, ornate marble metro stations, and bazaars like Chorsu where you can buy bread, melons, and spices. While most travellers use it as a gateway to Samarkand and Bukhara, the city itself has notable museums, the Khast Imam complex, and excellent Uzbek food.
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Quick facts
Timezone
Asia/Tashkent
Currency
soʻm UZS
Language
Uzbek
City transfer
~25 min
Taxi / Bus
Best time to visit
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Don't miss
Khast Imam (Hazrat Imam) complex at dusk: the illuminated tilework on the Barak Khan Madrasah and the twin 53-metre minarets create a fairytale skyline. Come at 6 PM to walk the courtyards with the evening prayer call as your soundtrack, then pay the 30,000 UZS entrance to the Muyi Mubarak Library to see the Uthman Quran — arguably the world's oldest, dating to the 7th century AD.
Ride the entire Uzbekistan metro line and get out at Kosmonavtlar, Alisher Navoiy, and Mustaqillik Maydoni stations — each is a different era of Soviet-era decorative art. Photography is now permitted throughout the system. Token costs 3,000 UZS (under €0.30). Budget two hours to do it properly.
Besh Qozon (Plov Center) on Milliy Bog Street opens at 7 AM and sells out of plov by noon — arrive early. You can walk into the preparation area to watch chefs stir plov in car-sized kazan cauldrons over wood fires. A heaped plate with salad costs around 40,000 UZS (€3.20). This is the definitive plov experience in Uzbekistan.
Chorsu Bazaar on a weekday morning: the turquoise-domed central building contains the spice and dry goods traders, but the real energy is the outdoor section — Uzbek non bread stacked in columns, saffron sold by the pinch, and samsa baked in clay ovens. Bring cash, no cards accepted. Arrive before 9 AM to beat tour groups.
Weekend itinerary · 2 days
Day 1
Besh Qozon plov breakfast
The Plov Center opens at 7 AM and the morning plov — made fresh each day from 4 AM — is the best. Arrive by 9 AM, watch the cooks at work, eat outside. Sets you up for the whole day.
Chorsu Bazaar
Walk to Chorsu from the Plov Center — about 20 minutes or two metro stops. Spend two hours in the domed spice hall and the outdoor bread, meat, and produce sections. The Kukeldash Madrasah next door is free to enter and has a rooftop with good bazaar views.
Khast Imam complex
A 15-minute walk from Chorsu through the old city lanes — the walk itself through adobe-walled alleys is half the attraction. Visit the library to see the Uthman Quran (30,000 UZS), then sit in the courtyard. Return at dusk for the illuminated tilework.
Afsona Restaurant
Contemporary Uzbek cuisine done with real care — beautifully presented shashlik, lagman noodle soup, and Fergana-style plov. Popular with locals and expats alike; book ahead for evenings.
Day 2
Metro station art tour
Buy a stack of tokens (3,000 UZS each) and ride the ring and the two main lines, getting out at Kosmonavtlar (space-age mosaics), Alisher Navoiy (Persian miniature-inspired panels), and Mustaqillik Maydoni (national independence murals). Allow two hours.
Amir Timur Museum and Square
The blue-domed Amir Timur Museum is more interesting for its Soviet-era building and the square's Soviet/post-Soviet architecture layering than for the exhibits inside. Walk the full perimeter of the square — the contrast of eras is the story of modern Tashkent.
Museum of Applied Arts
Housed in a late 19th-century diplomat's mansion with original ikat-decorated interiors. The collection of embroidery, carved wood, and ceramics is excellent, and the building itself is the main attraction. Usually uncrowded.
Sim Sim on Sayilgoh Street
A local spot for samsa (baked dumplings) and fresh non bread at about 25,000–35,000 UZS — completely unpretentious and excellent. The kind of place with no English menu and a queue of office workers.
Travel tips
- →Photograph the spectacular metro stations now that the previous ban has been lifted, but check rules at each station
- →Take the high-speed Afrosiyob train to Samarkand for a quick and comfortable day trip or onward leg
- →Carry cash since card acceptance outside hotels and big restaurants is still patchy
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