Derevyashka

Bishkek


Airy if bare, this pine-and-glass beer hall has large indoor spaces with low couches plus ample outdoor space that can get rollicking late at night. Fine pub food includes excellent 'snow chicken' (fried with onions, mushrooms and cheese) and shashlyk. Big TVs screen pop-vids or sports matches.


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Nearby Bishkek attractions

1. Sadykov Sculpture Museum

0.15 MILES

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2. Gallery M

0.31 MILES

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3. Panfilov Park

0.36 MILES

Packed with amusements and carnival rides, this city-centre park is particularly pleasant and popular with local families on summer weekends.

4. Holy Resurrection Cathedral

0.4 MILES

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5. White House

0.4 MILES

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6. Lenin Statue

0.54 MILES

Having once dominated Ala-Too Square, Vladimir Ilyich turned his back on the mountains in 2003 and now lurks behind the National Historical Museum.

7. Ala-Too Square

0.58 MILES

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8. Frunze House-Museum

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