Besh Qozon

The location by the TV Tower was very busy and I went on Tuesday around 1 pm. It's find your own table situation. They didn't have a menu in English or Russian. But the food was good and it was interesting to watch how plov is being made along with bread and samsa. Prices are very reasonable.

Besh Qozon Pilaf Center (also called Besh Qozon Osh Markazi) is one of Tashkent’s most famous and beloved spots for authentic Uzbek plov (pilaf). I had the opportunity to visit this popular restaurant during my recent trip to Uzbekistan. Besh Qozon literally means “Five Cauldrons.” The restaurant is very spacious, with both indoor and outdoor seating available. It attracts both locals and tourists every day—especially around lunchtime, when plov is freshly served. The service is warm and prompt. The plov is cooked in huge open-air cauldrons, and guests can watch the chefs in action—tossing rice, carrots, and meat in perfect rhythm. Their plov is a classic Tashkent version, characterized by tender chunks of beef or lamb, caramelized carrots (yellow and orange), chickpeas, barberries, and quail eggs or horse sausage. I had cherry juice as an accompaniment. The bill is settled at a separate cash counter after the meal. It was a wonderful experience enjoying Uzbekistan’s national dish in such an iconic local restaurant.

A pretty famous plov place in Tashkent. The plov was pretty bland and heavy, but the bread was fresh and very good. The prices are also a little high. They only had one plov available when we were there so manybe it was just that one menu item. The selling point for this place is really getting to walk through the kitchen and see the cooking process. We got there pretty early in the morning for the freshest plov and to see the cooking process. The staff was very nice and spoke English. While not a bad experience, it feels like it is mostly geared towards tourism.

Nothing special about this plov. Didn't see what all the hype was all about. We ordered 2 different plovs and they all tasted the same. We've had better plov elsewhere. We went at 7pm and the place where they make the plov was empty and we couldn't even see how the plov was made.

Best meal we had in Uzbekistan. The Plov was well worth the hype. The restaurant is huge, so many seating areas so no need to book The menu comprises of 5 pots of Plov (after the restaurant name). We went for the classic which is the one on the far left. It was so great we went twice You can also see them preparing and cooking the Plov in an open kitchen

One of the most famous places in Tashkent Uzbekistan ,there is big sitting area with a choice of indoor and outdoor , although it's a very busy and crowded place the sitting area is comfortable. Food is delicious and must to try restaurant with a value for money .

The national dish of Uzbekistan, plov, is celebrated here like a carnival in full swing. From the cooking to the serving to the devouring, the entire operation unfolds as a grand spectacle - an exuberant dance of fire, steam, and satisfaction. It’s impossible not to be swept up by the euphoria. The sheer scale is staggering: a thousand hungry diners served at once, many arriving by the busload. The approach through the open kitchen is a show-stopper in itself - giant cauldrons bubbling away, clouds of aromatic steam rising like a curtain before the main act. It’s a masterstroke in appetite whetting, setting the stage for the chaotic, joyous frenzy inside. Tables fill in seconds, waiters whirl about in organized mayhem, and before long, plates of salad and steaming plov land before you - standard fare, yes, but heaped in generous portions. This may not be the best plov in Uzbekistan, but it’s certainly the most festive, the most theatrical - the one that feeds not just the stomach, but the senses.

A must-visit place, a famous plov center where everything is delicious, inexpensive, fast, has a wide selection, and, most importantly, is authentic. You can even watch it being made. Recommended.