Aromatic spices, the freshest vegetables, and rich, flavorful dishes — that’s what Eastern cuisine is all about. Having lunch or dinner at one of these vibrant, authentic spots will definitely add variety to your culinary experience. Insider has compiled a list of the top-rated cafes and restaurants with Eastern cuisine 🔥 The best ones go first 👇🏼
AlmaAta Kazakhstan Restaurant
The first modern Kazakh cuisine restaurant AlmaAta Kazakhstan in Chalong. Beshbarmak, shurpa, slow-cooked lamb with kurt mousse and Kazakhstani “oysters” – have you ever tried these? Additionally, you’ll find international cuisine dishes, generous portions, a rich selection of teas, and unique cocktails. The desserts will 100% surprise you! You can...
OYU bistro
OYU Bistro is the debut project of Kazakh chef Arman Jumabayev, inspired by the city of Almaty. This southern metropolis is home to more than 20 ethnic groups, each with its unique cuisine and culture. Their family recipes have become a staple for nearly every Kazakh household. Now, OYU Bistro...
HOTTABYCH RESTAURANT
Chaykhana with homestyle eastern cuisine 🥟 Here, you can try the biggest and juiciest cheburek in Phuket – the Tsar-Cheburek 👑The menu also features other traditional Eastern dishes prepared by a chef from Uzbekistan: plov, manti, shashlik, and lyulya-kebab, all made with halal ingredients☝🏻 In addition, HOTTABYCH offers Russian cuisine...
Dastarhan
A restaurant of authentic Uzbek cuisine in Karon. The menu features mastava and lagman, manty and shashlik, plov and chebureki. You’ll also find classic Russian dishes — Dastarhan still proudly serves Olivier salad and okroshka, just like they do in Uzbekistan. The restaurant’s atmosphere is crafted from many thoughtful details:...
Umay Rawai
Did you know what the cuisine of Central Asian nomads tastes like? Now you can try it in Phuket – at the new cafe “Umay” in Rawai. Here, you’re in for more than just traditional food – it’s a signature culinary experience. For Ernur, a chef from Kazakhstan, cooking is...
Baraka
Georgian cuisine is rightfully considered one of the most delicious in the world. It is impossible to imagine it without meat, spices, cilantro, cheeses and of course wine. Baraka is the place in Phuket Town, where you can fully feel the history of this region and get into its soul...
Levantine – East Mediterranean Cuisine
A piece of the East in the center of Phuket! The menu offers a wide selection of different kebabs, grilled dishes, tasty lentil soup, falafel, hummus, pahlawa and many other delicious things. You surely have to eat it with a wonderful Marrocan tea. Portions at Levantine are generous and food...
Georgian House
A little corner of Georgia in Rawai. The menu features traditional Georgian dishes: khinkali, kharcho, adjaruli, ojakhuri, khachapuri… And of course, no true Georgian feast is complete without qvevri wine and chacha! Portions here are generously Georgian — so don’t over-order, only the chosen few can finish everything on the...
Uzbek Chaikhana number 1
From the street, you’ll already catch the aroma that leads you straight to Chaikhana. Every guest is warmly welcomed here and guided into the generous world of Uzbek cuisine. Expect legendary Uzbek plov, fresh vegetable salads, hearty soups, juicy shashlik, and traditional tandoor-baked pastries. Can you smell that heavenly aroma?...
Georgian restaurant at Phuket – Tbilisi
Juicy, spicy, and full of flavor — that’s Georgian cuisine in a nutshell. Sink your teeth into khinkali and khachapuri, savor pkhali and ajapsandali… At Tbilisi restaurant, you’re in for a true explosion of taste! Every dish is prepared in the finest Georgian traditions using natural ingredients. The cozy interior...
ГРУЗИНА МАМА (GRUZINA MAMA)
Gamardzhoba! Welcome to ГРУЗИНА МАМА (GRUZINA MAMA)! This restaurant chain has opened a spot in sunny Phuket to delight guests with genuine Georgian hospitality. Vakh, so many delicious things on the menu! Treat yourself to beloved favorites like khinkali and khachapuri (rumor has it they’re the best in Phuket), juicy...
Gagarin Chaihana
A restaurant in Rawai serving true hits of Central Asian cuisine. Here, khachapuri, plov, lagman, and khinkali share the menu with seafood and borscht. After all, what else can you do when you’ve got a big group and everyone craves something different? By the way, there’s a special kids’ menu...
Vostok Uzbek Restaurant
Eastern hospitality at its finest! The aroma of Uzbek cuisine fills the air across all of Patong — you won’t be able to walk past without noticing it. Juicy shashlik, rich soups, salads made from the sweetest vegetables, signature plov, lagman, manty… the list goes on, but it’s better to...