Cafe Dudek

Tashkent


The sunny outdoor terrace here is a great place to kick back over a house-brewed Czech-style pilsner or unfiltered wheat beer (the tmavi lejak dark beer is our favourite). Dudek also makes their own sausages and house-baked Czech bread, along with something called 'hunting vole soup' that we weren't brave enough to try, even after a couple of dark beers. There's occasional live music.

Dudek is in the western part of town, just off the ring road; it's best to take a taxi.


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