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Dining The guide was updated: 2023-10-27

The restaurant scene in Minsk is slowly changing. Old, formal restaurants are being usurped by a new breed of dynamic Western European-style eateries. The local cuisine, rich in baked meat, mushrooms, soups and heavy sauces, is making a comeback, too. Local favourites worth trying include "hribnoy sup" (mushroom and barley soup), "kolduni" (stuffed meat dumplings) and "golubtsy" (cabbage rolls stuffed with meat and rice). Many of the best restaurants are located near the Grand Opera. Several restaurants offer performances to accompany your meal.

Pan Khmelyu

Pan Khmelyu

Pan Khmelyu is one of the most popular upscale restaurants in town, often visited by locals to celebrate special occasions. Here you can enjoy giant portions of traditional Belarusian dishes complemented by live bands and other entertainment. Open until 4am.

Vasilki

Vasilki

If cheap local eats are what you're after, try one of this establishment's locations across town. The menu is extensive and features great value deals on traditional Belarusian and Eastern European dishes. Serves soups, mains, snacks, and even dessert.

Talaka

Talaka

Straunya Talaka occupies a basement cellar space and entices with an unusual décor featuring stuffed animals and tables made from re-purposed old beds. Here, guests are welcome to indulge in generous portions of traditional dishes of the Belarusian cuisine.

Lido

Lido

Lido is an inexpensive self-service eatery located right next to the TSUM department store. Dish variety is impressive, with mostly Eastern and Central European cuisines on offer. Lido will certainly not break the bank, food is of high quality and service fast and efficient.

Westfalia

Westfalia

Westfalia offers fresh, healthy food in simple, elegant surroundings. The cuisine is primarily German and central European, with a large variety of Belarusian specialties. There is live jazz here every Friday. Vegetarian dishes and a children's menu available.

Planeta Sushi

Planeta Sushi

Planeta Sushi is a Japanese restaurant, part of a well-established international chain. The menu features classics of Japanese and Asian cuisine, with a large chunk of it dedicated to different varieties of sushi. If in doubt, go for a Philadelphia or California roll.

Café Traktir Na Parkovoy

Café Traktir Na Parkovoy

This is a good café to sit and sink a few beers and watch the world pass by. The café offers local snacks like draniki and tasty potato pancakes.

Bergamo

Bergamo

The upscale Italian restaurant has consistently enjoyed great reviews, and is one of the finest restaurants in Minsk specialising in Italian cuisine. Live music is played as dinner accompaniment on most nights, and the service is attentive yet unobtrusive.

Kamyanitsa

Kamyanitsa

Kamyanitsa is an authentic Belarusian restaurant offering a wide selection of affordable Belarusian dishes. They also have a great selection of beer, both local and international. If you're lucky, you might be able to catch a show by local folk performers on some nights.

Gosti

Gosti

If you you're looking for a low-key, relaxed establishment then Gosti is the place to be. They serve European and Belarusian cuisine, pub grub, great beer and other drinks. Live music is played on some nights, and there even is a small dance floor to be made use of later in the night.

Food Republic

Food Republic

Food Republic is essentially an upper-range food court, with restaurants specializing in world cuisines from Turkish to Japanese arranged in a circular manner around the space. There is a pleasant outdoor terrace overlooking the river available to customers during the summer.

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