Joni Osh
652 reviews
March 23
If you want to try authentic Uzbek Pilaf (Plov) and don’t want to spend too much money, Joni Osh is the place to go.
Because it’s quite absurd for restaurants to be closed during Ramadan in such a touristy city. This business owner has created a separate space and welcomes guests in the open section.
The pilaf, as you might expect, is legendary. I also recommend ordering the sour ayran (yogurt drink) and similar side dishes that come with it. If you like, you can order some extra meat to go with your pilaf.
Don’t expect much in terms of atmosphere from this restaurant—the goal here is to experience the delicious Uzbek pilaf, which you can see being cooked right before your eyes in the cauldron behind the glass.
One suggestion for the owner: you should keep the restrooms cleaner.
Other than that, I highly recommend it. Finding a decent restaurant in Samarkand can be quite challenging.
Also, keep in mind that Uzbek Pilaf is a bit oily. If you’re not used to it, it might upset your stomach. That’s why I recommend drinking sour grape pickle juice or ayran after eating the pilaf to aid digestion.
The location is spot on. Enjoy your meal in advance!
November 10, 2024
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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March 28
They are completely scam national cusine!
Even though,we ordered plov for 3 people,2 people had barely enough to eat. But the chef regretted that the dish was big but it wasn't!
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December 25, 2024
Good plov but very very very expensive. Oshqand much better and cheaper and place also gorgeous. Recoment u go to oshqand .
May 20, 2024
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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April 14
Joni osh number one in the Samarkand👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
October 8, 2024
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 7
tseni ochen daragiye
November 27, 2024
Good service
Famous for its palov
April 14
Best!!!
April 16, 2024
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, 2024
delicious
April 8, 2024
Super!
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February 20, 2024
Super osh
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May 12
A well-known restaurant in Samarkand serving pilaf. It is mentioned in almost all the guides.
The place itself is great. Really delicious pilaf, there are different salads to choose from and drinks.
I recommend ordering one or one and a half servings for 2 people. For 4, respectively, 2 servings, 1 serving is very impressive. The taste of pilaf is a lottery. You may come across a delicious and moderately fatty pilaf, as well as dry rice with a lot of fat. In general, it is worth visiting and evaluating it yourself. The staff are friendly and helpful.
In total, service - 5, food - 4.
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April 9
Joni Osh is a good place to serve Samarkand pilaf. The taste is generally decent, the portions are generous, and the atmosphere is cozy. But something is still missing. Sometimes pilaf is over—dried or vice versa - too greasy, there is no stability. The service is normal, but without much attention to detail. In general, you can go in, especially if you are nearby, but you can't call it the best pilaf in the city yet.
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March 6
The best pilaf we've ever eaten. A portion for one is to overeat from the belly. But it's impossible to stop! This is some kind of gastronomic orgasm!
And even the atmosphere and atmosphere of the Soviet dining room does not spoil the feeling. :)
But the pickle salads, which are given before pilaf, remained misunderstood.
Another distinctive feature of Uzbek catering is that you eat first, then you pay.
To sum up: this is the place to visit and try the pilaf from Joni Osh. :)
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October 18, 2024
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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April 29
Delicious, satisfying, cozy with oriental motifs....
If you don't mind your time, I recommend visiting this place.
As it is very hospitable, especially for tourists
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September 19, 2024
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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April 11
We came here specially on the advice of a local taxi driver to taste Samarkand pilaf (pilaf is different in each region of Uzbekistan). It was delicious. The place itself is very atmospheric, pilaf is cooked in a large cauldron right in front of you. One of the must-see places in the gastronomic aspect.
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April 26
Delicious pilaf, but there are nuances... They put a lot of toppings on your table (salmon, pickled vegetables, cherry juice, etc.) that you don't order, and most likely you won't eat half of them. As a result, additives to pilaf for the price of the pilaf itself, the price is not budget-friendly. The most interesting thing is that it is not clear whether it is possible to refuse additives or not, while I was ordering pilaf on the 1st floor, my wife said a girl came up with a large tray, unloaded everything in silence and left...
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April 30
This place was recommended to us by a taxi driver, in general, taxi drivers in Uzbekistan are very friendly and if you start talking to them they will give you a mini tour) there was indeed a queue of locals at the cafe for pilaf. Pilaf is cooked in a very large cauldron once a day and it usually ends around 12:30, we made it to the very end. The pilaf is very tasty. Taxi drivers also take foreigners to this cafe)
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February 21
Pilaf is like pilaf, like everywhere else in Uzbekistan. So we took the pilaf, my husband says one portion, please, they persuaded him to take two, since there are two of us, that we would not eat enough. Nevertheless, he insisted on his own and they gave us one serving, took the salad that was brought to us on a tray, and said payment would be at the end. Okay, we ate, went to pay, and the woman counts us as 2 servings, 198,000 soums, the husband says it's so expensive, she tells him, well, you have 2 servings of pilaf, salad, tea. In general, they talked for another 10 minutes about whether we had exactly 1 serving. If you don't remember anything from anyone, then write it down at least on a piece of paper, not even talking about checks, which of course you don't. I didn't like the service, the pilaf was nothing special, it seemed more expensive than in other places, but we still didn't understand how much it costs, since they didn't give us a receipt. We may even have been deceived, since we are tourists. I don't really understand why everyone praises this institution. It didn't work out for us
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April 23
Delicious pilaf! In Samarkand !
You can say a lot of praiseworthy words , but there still won 't be enough praises !
One of the best traditional pilaf in the city of Samarkand is Zhoni osh!
I recommend it!
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May 11
Be sure to try the pilaf in this place! The portions are large, the pilaf is delicious! Delicious salads served with pilaf. I recommend the establishment! There are a lot of visitors, you may have to wait a bit, but it's worth it! Samarkand pilaf is different from Tashkent))
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November 5, 2024
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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March 6
Johnny Osh. The pilaf is excellent, worth a visit and a taste. One of the best pilaf centers in Samarkand, if not the best! From the cons, queues and service, from the pros for tourists, you can see how they cook and put pilaf.
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April 17
I fell for the reviews and persuaded my husband from the other side of the city to come here.
I really shouldn't have, I didn't like it at all, I couldn't even eat half a plate - the pilaf tasted like fish to my taste. It was as if fish were fried in oil first, then pilaf was cooked there.
My husband did not feel this, but according to him, "it is far from the best pilaf in his life."
The compote wasn't delicious either.
The only one I liked was kefir.
They paid almost 200 thousand soums for a plate of pilaf, 2 salads, flatbread, compote and kefir.
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April 22
Excellent pilaf, large portion, 4 people.
The pilaf is delicious! Beef meat, without chicken, if that's important to someone.
We went in closer to closing, salad, kefir, tea, flatbread and pilaf came out 140k soums.
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May 5
Delicious pilaf, we took one serving for two, everything is simple, the locals eat right there, which is an indicator of quality.
A taxi driver sent me here and said that pilaf tastes better here than Pilaf Center #1.
But we'll go there anyway to try it ourselves!
Have a good rest
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June 3
It was the most incomprehensible pilaf I've ever tasted in Uzbekistan. There was very little meat in the portion, and it was all stringy and very tough. I didn't like the service either. It was very stuffy in the hall where we were put.
Many people have recommended this place to us, but in my opinion there are much better places with more delicious pilaf.
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June 3
Very tasty pilaf. But it is much more expensive than in Tashkent. Minus that one kind of pilaf. Since we are used to Tashkent pilaf, the taste of cottonseed oil is certainly felt. But this is the best pilaf in Samarkand. Come, you won't regret it.
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May 13
Magnificent Samarkand pilaf, which is cooked in layers in linseed oil.
Half a serving per adult is a lot, so "know your limits" :)))
I recommend taking tea with lemon, just keep in mind that it is already sweet
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April 20
This is the most delicious pilaf in Samarkand!!!
I have never seen such large portions in all of Uzbekistan!! And as usual, very affordable prices!!!
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February 25, 2024
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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May 22
Terrible pilaf for that kind of money, the meat is tough, I don't recommend it!!! It's better to go to an ordinary teahouse, pay much less.. Yes, all tourists go there, but the pilaf is definitely not the same!!! I was there 8 years ago, and then there was really delicious pilaf, but now it's hard meat and raw rice.…
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April 5
Very tasty pilaf
Snacks are great
Sorry, I'm out of tomato juice.
It's very crowded around 1 p.m., everyone is going to lunch
Another sour vinegar, not like in Tashkent
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May 5
Excellent pilaf, decent portions. Very tasty. Level service. I liked everything very much.
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May 21
Super pilaf in Samarkand! The food is very tasty, we have been with tourists from Russia several times. They really liked it too!
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April 12
We got there by chance, the most popular place we found on the Internet was different, but since it was closed there, we found this place on the map, it turns out it was also popular, there were a lot of people and there was a long queue for the swim. The pilaf was really delicious, my husband and I were satisfied.
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April 19
It was the most delicious pilaf of all that I tried in Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent. It tasted better than any of the most expensive restaurants
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May 5
Delicious pilaf. The friendly staff told us how they cook, what products to choose. I really liked everything
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September 27, 2024
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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May 23
Initially, I intended to try the pilaf in the neighboring Pilaf Center No. 1, but by 14:30 the pilaf was over, according to the owners, an hour ago. Undeterred, I headed to this place.
There was plenty of pilaf in the cauldron. The portion is huge, with a brutal hunger, it was not possible to finish everything, there are a lot of extras for not very cheap, which are exposed when setting the table and actively imposed. The pilaf itself is wonderful, there are no complaints.
Joni was saved from starvation, thank you!
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May 10
The pilaf is delicious, though a little greasy.
But the five in advance, because it is not immediately clear how to order pilaf
Why can't you order at the table?
You need to get in line and order pilaf, and then they will bring it and order salads separately at the table, but there is no menu
It is not clear what and how much it costs
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August 8, 2024
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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April 21
If you want pilaf, then it is here that it is served and cooked correctly! As soon as they brought it, while I was pulling up a chair and taking off my sweater, my son had already swallowed almost a quarter. The meat is delicious and there is enough of it, the rice is cooked perfectly! Try the mountain onion especially! He's a fire!!!
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March 29
On the first day of arrival in Samarkand, at our request, the guide brought us, and together we tasted pilaf, which, according to the locals, is the best! Locals willingly visit it. I liked it! I recommend it!!!
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