Alasha

Alasha is an Uzbek restaurant at 20 Ospanov Street in Almaty, set in the Samal foothills on the southern side of the city. Its hillside position separates it from the dense downtown dining districts and gives it a quieter setting. The menu is built on Uzbek cooking, the Central Asian tradition best known for rice pilaf, dumplings and grilled meat, and prices are moderate at roughly KZT 6,000-12,000 per person. The signature dishes are plov, the pilaf cooked with lamb or beef, carrots and spices that is regarded as the national dish of Uzbekistan, manti, steamed dumplings filled with meat and onion, and shashlik, skewered meat grilled over coals. These dishes are staples of shared meals in Almaty, where Uzbek restaurants are a long-standing part of the city's dining scene because of historic ties between the neighbouring countries. The restaurant is open daily from 12:00 until midnight. Contact is by telephone on +7 707 746 3489, which is the recommended way to reserve for groups and evenings, and the website is alasha.kz. The hillside setting makes the restaurant a good choice for a relaxed lunch or dinner away from the traffic of the centre, particularly in warm weather when the elevated position is pleasant. Because the venue sits outside the main downtown grid, visitors typically arrive by taxi or ride-hailing app, and it is worth confirming the route and return transport in advance. The atmosphere is that of a family restaurant, suited to groups sharing plov and grilled dishes, rather than a formal dining room. The setting and the menu together make Alasha a straightforward option for travellers who want a traditional Central Asian meal in a quieter part of Almaty.