Emirhan Restaurant

Emirhan Restaurant is a restaurant at 1/8 Makhmudjanov Street, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, serving Uzbek and European food. The restaurant spreads over three floors and is best known for its terrace with a view toward Registan Square, which makes it a popular place for a sunset meal. Uzbek staples and European dishes are both on the menu, so mixed groups can order different things. Opening hours are listed as daily 11:00–23:00. The phone number given for the venue is +998 88 891 60 00; numbers on listing sites sometimes differ from reality, so a call before a special trip is sensible. A typical meal costs about 100,000–280,000 UZS (~$8.3–23) per person at the Central Bank rate of roughly 12,000 UZS per US dollar, with tea usually inexpensive and drinks extra. Terrace tables with the view fill first, so booking by phone for sunset is recommended. The Registan is a short walk away, so a meal can be combined with the evening light show. Payment is by cash in Uzbek som or by card at most sit-down venues, and a service charge of about 10 percent is sometimes added to the bill, so a glance at the receipt avoids double tipping. Lunch tends to be calmer than the evening rush, and the Samarkand summer heat from June to August makes shaded or air-conditioned seating worth asking for.