
Plov
"Cooked since before sunrise, finished only when the rice tells you."
Lamb shoulder slow-braised with yellow carrots, whole garlic, barberries, and cumin in a seasoned kazan. The Fergana method — everything roasted together until the fat becomes the sauce. Quail eggs nestled in rice at the last moment.

Lagman
"The noodles remember the hands that pulled them."
Hand-pulled noodles stretched to order — no machine touch, no shortcuts. The broth is built from beef bone, tomato, and a fistful of fresh dill. Served still steaming with a side of non bread for the last of the broth.

Samsa
"Baked in clay. The crust cracks like a secret."
Flaky pastry filled with minced lamb, onion, and black pepper — sealed and pressed directly onto the tandoor wall. The char on the bottom is not a mistake. It is the whole point. Out by noon, gone by two.

Shorpa
"A soup that arrives before you know you needed it."
Lamb on the bone, simmered low for three hours with turnip, potato, and tomato. Finished with fresh coriander and a thread of saffron. The Samarkand way: clarity of broth over richness. Served as the first word of the meal.
The table is laid.
The kazan is full.
Reserve the DastarkhonFriday lamb is already smoking — last tables after 8 pm go fast.
The table is laid.
The kazan is full.
Reserve the DastarkhonThe courtyard seats eight together. Private dastarkhon available.
The Kitchen
Fire, flour, and forty years of memory
The tandoor never sleeps.

Hand-pulled since morning.

The courtyard seats eight together.
The table is laid.
The kazan is full.
Reserve the DastarkhonDinner nightly from 5 pm · Lunch Fri–Sun from noon.
