Joni Osh
510 reviews
November 10
I visited this place for the first time during Ramadan in 2022, everything was awesome: portions were huge and plov was delicious. Strange thing is one has to order plov in person and take it to the table:) and only then waitresses bring the rest.
Now the sad part, visited on the 9th of November 2024. One still has to take his to the table himself, but the portion got significantly smaller (also less meat), I left the place hungry and the price is quite high if you compare it to other plov places in Samarkand. I must admit, plov is still delicious
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October 8
Just had the plov there, they charged me 70000 for only one portion, twice the ordinary price. Very dishonest and unfair. To foreigners, it's all right to charge a bit more, but twice? It's really unacceptable.
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May 20
Joni Osh prepares some of the best Samarkand pilaf in the city. The pilaf is rich in flavor, using high-quality ingredients and expert cooking techniques. Each bite reflects the authentic culinary traditions of Samarkand, making it a must-try for both locals and visitors.
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November 27
Good service
Famous for its palov
April 16
Amazing plov prepared by super chefs! Every time I am in Samarkand I do my best to go and try their plov.
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May 10, 2023
Local cafe with tasty pilaf, fair prices and authentic atmosphere. Service is very fast, we came here 2 times and really enjoyed our lunch .
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October 28
delicious
April 8
Super!
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February 20
Super osh
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October 18
I haven't been to Samarkand for a long time. This year I made a tourist trip and was glad to see this magnificent historical city of Uzbekistan again. I learned about the famous and rumored most delicious pilaf already in the city. I decided to try it and made sure that this is really the most delicious pilaf in Samarkand! A cozy place (in the center there is a small fountain that gives an additional flavor), an open kitchen, polite sociable staff. By the way, this is a chain and several establishments. You need to order on a first-come, first-served basis, as there are a lot of people who want to taste pilaf (especially tourists). You can ask oshpaz (the chef) what kind of serving option you need and additions. For example, more chili peppers or carrots. In Uzbekistan, yellow carrots are mainly used in pilaf, which I think decorates this dish. The portions are just huge, one serving is enough for two. I have not tried such a gorgeous pilaf yet, although I understand pilaf and cook it myself according to the canon, so to speak. And what a wonderful compote is served and awesome tortillas! I strongly recommend visiting Joni Osh and eating the most delicious pilaf in your life) if you are in Samarkand.
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September 19
I recently visited a wonderful place where pilaf is cooked. The atmosphere here is very cozy and traditional, which creates a special mood.
The meat was tender, just like butter — it was easily cut with a knife. The rice was also perfectly cooked: crumbly, fragrant and with a wonderful taste. However, they added a bone with veins, which slightly spoiled the impression.
And, of course, the price of pilaf turned out to be quite high, which also surprised me a little. But overall, it was a delicious and memorable dish!
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November 5
Very tasty pilaf! We came to Dzhoni Osh on the recommendation of local residents. It is interesting to watch how they prepare for serving. Pilaf dishes are in hot water. Before ordering, they take out the right-sized dish, wipe it thoroughly with a towel, then apply pilaf. The offer of salads and snacks for pilaf is interesting: they bring a round tray on which there are pickles, salads and offer to choose something. I recommend definitely visiting if you find yourself in Samarkand!
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August 8
A great place. Cozy, attentive staff, and most importantly PILAF! You will be treated according to your preferences. The master who prepares the pilaf is a credit. I recommend.
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September 27
The locals unanimously recommended this place, and not the number one pilaf center, where they planned to go. We ordered on the advice of half a serving per person (there were 8 of us). They brought 2 huge plates and cutlery for 8 people. In the photo, a plate for two full servings (or 4 half servings).There was enough pilaf for everyone. Additionally, salads and tortillas were ordered.Not everyone can handle a full portion of pilaf. The pilaf was very tasty. It is very interesting to watch how it is put on a plate when ordering. We were served quickly, and there were no problems finding a place either. The place itself looks like a diner, a lot of locals.
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February 25
The legendary place of Samarkand. Delicious pilaf, charismatic scalding. It may not look very appetizing, but you have to taste it. The service is fast, with a very long queue in autumn and spring, you can still have a quick lunch. The average check for 3 people is about $ 15 for more than a year. Pilaf, pie, salads, pickles, anzur piez, tortillas, tea. If you are in Samarkand, be sure to try pilaf here. It is necessary to come by 12, at 2 there will already be empty cauldrons.
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September 17
On the advice of a local Samarkand taxi driver, we came to this cafe to try real Samarkand pilaf, but the rice in the pilaf was undercooked and as a result, my family and I did not like the pilaf, which cannot be said about the compote and salad that were on top.I tried Samarkand pilaf in St. Petersburg from the Boot of oshpaz, that was a real belly feast.The table came across number 21 and stood on some kind of sheet of iron, covering unknown things.I hope I got to the wrong place at the wrong time.Good luck to the owners of this place and have a good successful trade.
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September 10
The lunch place of the locals. Amazing pilaf. Very clean, the waitress girls help with the selection and will always help. I highly recommend it.
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November 18
A very atmospheric place! Clean, beautiful, delicious. This restaurant left a very good impression. We will recommend it to our friends.
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September 3
If anyone is looking for a real Samarkand pilaf, then this is exactly the place!!! I am a regular customer of this institution, the guide himself and those guests who visited this institution are all 100% satisfied like elephants)) it's not very noticeable from the street, the staff is polite, always neat and everything is fresh. The finished pilaf is distributed at 11:20 and it will no longer be available until 13:00.
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August 6
Great place, delicious pilaf, everything is clean and tidy. There are many vegetable snacks and salads to choose from. Thank you very much
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November 12
Very tasty. 2 servings for 2 adults and a child is just the thing.
I highly recommend salty and some kind of milk drink with herbs.
In general, I recommend it!!!
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November 2
Not a restaurant! The queue for pilaf! Self-service! But the pilaf is stunning and the prices are just more than pleasant!!!
Very tasty 🤤
I recommend
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October 9
We visited the institution.
I advise everyone to find out the price first, and then order.
They don't give you a menu.
Otherwise, like us, you will be surprised by the price per serving (80t sum). Well, I did not think that I would have to pay 600 rubles - 80,000 soums for a portion of pilaf. For lunch for two 160,000 soums!!!!!!!!?????
I liked the pilaf, but the price........
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March 25
Delicious pilaf. Portions are pleasing. A variety of salads. The institution is focused on pilaf. Fast service, regardless of the number of people. Polite staff. The products are fresh and of high quality. Not expensive
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October 17
Well, it was very neat, delicious and the chef was on the spot, what else do you want, dear travelers, yes, enjoy the skill in, Johnny Osh
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September 27
For all the time traveling in Uzbekistan, this has never been seen before! The establishment does not have a price list, they cheat on the receipt! The amount was recalculated several times, it changed every time!! Perhaps because the Russians added dishes to the order that were not even brought. When they offered the employees to show the surveillance cameras, the amount turned out to be different, the lack of a receipt was explained by power outages. Ordinary pilaf pilaf was counted as 3 servings in other establishments, the kitchen is completely ordinary, the place is simply advertised.
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February 16
Samarkand pilaf is cooked here. A colorful place where you can record a video of pilaf and stuffing being put into dishes from a huge cauldron.
Delicious food plus a good show for the tourist.
The portions are huge. A lot of locals. You will need to stand in line for pilaf.
Tourists will love it here!
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August 26
A great cozy place. The pilaf is gorgeous, the serving is super. For connoisseurs of Uzbek cuisine, Go, you will not regret it.
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November 3
We expected a lot from this place and pilaf. It looks like a dining room where people come in for a snack. The pilaf is medium. The price is high. In Bukhara, in a cafe, pilaf turned out to be much tastier
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October 24
Excellent, real Samarkand pilaf, salads to choose from, onion anzur is excellent, the staff is responsive. You just need to make it to 13 o'clock, usually there will be no pilaf left by 13:30))
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March 9
I didn't like it. Pilaf is not a masterpiece. We wanted to go to the pilaf center, but we didn't have time. We got here. The waiters (well, like waiters, not in very clean clothes, a couple of girls torn between tables) do not bring pilaf, they bring flatbread, salads are simple, they understand Russian poorly, everything is very long. To stand in line for pilaf. The queue is incomprehensible, a bunch of people without a queue appear closer to the handout, in front of us after about 15 minutes, a guy just stood up, who came up and stood first from the side, and then forward - and I was washing my hands. Then some people came up, without a queue, local, several people and they were served. Unpleasant. The pilaf is released slowly, they stood in line for about half an hour. The tea is tasteless, it smells of chlorine. For 2 servings of pilaf, salads in saucers (tomatoes, grated rare and cubes, pickles, suzma) and 0.3 Cola, 180 thousand soums were given. I think it is expensive and unjustified.
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October 25, 2023
Friends, if you want to taste delicious Samarkand pilaf, then you are here. The place is not particularly tourist, but all Samarkand residents often come here for pilaf. There is a pilaf center in Samarkand, which is also not bad, but more, in my subjective opinion, it is designed for tourists. And locals come here for pilaf. And I want to tell you that pilaf is served here of excellent quality. I recommend everything, be sure to visit if you are in Samarkand not only for ancient sights.
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September 13
Pilaf is super delicious!!!!! Lots of meat! Nice staff. It feels like they are cooking with a soul! We recommend it!
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March 26
Pilaf has a layered structure (unlike the Tashkent version), rice at the bottom, then carrots, chickpeas, raisins, separately well-cooked pieces of meat (namely pieces, not torn beef). The rice is different in taste and shape from Tashkent, smaller and denser (it seemed Al dente just a little). Pilaf is served (optional) with various salads, drinks, etc. Salads are extremely fresh and of high quality. The waiting time is minimal, the staff is courteous, the service is fast, tea with lemon is tea with lemon! The pleasant price is 125,000 soums for a large portion of pilaf for two, three salads, tea, ayran, flatbread.
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April 25
It's not a very good place, it's advertised, it's pumped up with good reviews, in fact it's absolutely ordinary pilaf, it left no impressions, no service. There are places in Samarkand where you can try real pilaf, much cheaper and with a real Asian approach to service, do not look at the reviews!!! Read the negative reviews, they fully correspond to this institution and they are written by real visitors.
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January 31
The place is just great. Of the advantages, delicious pilaf, colorful atmosphere. Both locals and tourists eat here.
Of the cons, it's not cheap. In Samarkand, pilaf can be eaten much cheaper in many places
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December 7, 2023
This is a non-touristic place. For locals, this is an ordinary place where, as usual, you can come and eat a good pilaf. For tourists, it is an opportunity to taste delicious, real pilaf. The service is moderately fast. All with a local flavor. Pilaf here is like a work of art.
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November 18
I came here specially from Tashkent to try this pilaf.
Very tasty!
The queue is big, but the pilaf is served quickly
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September 2
It's an overrated place, why falsely advertise like that in the comments. You stand in line for pilaf and for such prices yet. Pilaf is not delicious, come to Bukhara and try real pilaf and service. And here's some kind of eatery
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March 24
Very tasty.
The portion is huge, you can safely divide it into two.
It is better to come no later than 12. Later, there is a risk of being left without pilaf or not finding a seat.
But pilaf is straight 11 out of 10.
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June 3
It's a great place and, according to locals, the best pilaf in Samarkand. The pilaf is really good. Visiting advice, the sooner the better. Take a table and get in line for pilaf (and there is always one). At one or two in the afternoon, 3 cauldrons of pilaf ends and the cafe simply closes.
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August 23, 2023
Лучший плов в Самарканде! Всем кто планирует побывать в этом прекрасном городе очень рекомендую побывать в joni osh для дегустации / наслаждения вкусом незабываемого блюда, приготовленного по-самаркандски!
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August 8
It's delicious, the portions are huge. But nothing ordinary. There is no air conditioning in the main room. Self-service is like in a canteen.
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November 30
Very tasty meat, we took a shish kebab of beef and lamb. Melts in your mouth. Everything is fast, service👍👍
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February 5
Authentic Samarkand pilaf.Very tasty. They help you choose a portion and bring it.The portion is very large, enough for two people. It costs 70,000 rubles (500 rubles).I strongly advise you to go there, and not to the pilaf center. But at 14.00 the pilaf ends and closes at 15.00
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July 27, 2023
Брат, заходи на плов. Всегда будешь помнить волшебный вкус. Джони- Ош! Джони- Ош! Джони- Ош! Правда вкусный плов! Ребята, давайте все сюда. Порции огромные. 1 порция на 3 человека! Смело! Есть куртоб. Айран. Самаркандский плов это - только Джони-Ош
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October 28, 2023
One of the best places in Uzbekistan where you can eat real Samarkand pilaf.
After the trestle beds were changed to tables in the courtyard, the establishment lost its interior aesthetics a little. But this does not negate the fact that there is an incredibly delicious pilaf.
Not always, during lunch, there are free tables and you have to stand in line for a little pilaf - but it's worth it.
Separately, they bring a knife and a knife for slicing meat - this is one of the chips of Samarkand pilaf.
I was there twice with a difference of 5 years - the taste of pilaf is unchanged!
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November 5
Very tasty pilaf. They serve quickly, but you have to be prepared for the fact that the waiters do not speak Russian at all and you pick up the pilaf yourself
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July 11, 2023
Ничем не примечательный плов, рис местами относительно жестковат, мясо с костями. В целом много риса, моркови и очень мало мяса. Редко но бывает можно найти изюм в плове.
Заказал порцию 0.7 и за это заплатил 40к! Даже по меркам Ташкента это слишком уж дорого.
Официанты пытаются как можно больше подсунуть вам салатов и хлеба, и при этом даже не интересуются будете ли вы их есть, но в общий счёт они обязательно занесут.
Как итог, плов 0.7 + кола 0.5 + салат обошлись в 62к! За эти деньги в других заведениях можно заказать два, не уступающий по вкусу этому, плова.
Полностью разочарован и это не первое такое заведение в Самарканде где качество плова и атмосфера заведения заставляет больше не приходить сюда.
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August 24
Pilaf is delicious in principle, but there are more carrots in one serving than rice, which naturally will not suit everyone, and I think for a country where pilaf is an ordinary dish, prices are a little too high.
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