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Eating out in Minsk is no longer the outright horror that it once was. There now seems to be two kinds of restaurants: those that get it, and those that don’t. Generally the newer restaurants are the ones to go for, as they understand that a combination of a fun atmosphere, good food and friendly service is the ticket to success in the tucker industry. Shabby old dumps, however, still persist in offering mediocre food and surly service among what are rapidly becoming novelty Soviet surroundings. Such places are almost worth it for a laugh.
Be aware that pretty much all restaurants list garnishes (such as chips, vegetables, rice, little blobs of butter to go on your bread and so on) as separate items, and the cost of these can quickly add up. Also be aware of entertainment. It’s generally excruciatingly awful and can turn dinner into torture. Eat early, say before 20:00, to avoid the acts.
Oh – and whatever you do, don’t drink locally produced soft drinks. They will make you explode from both ends.
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This is a terrible place, although it is just in front of the British Embassy. Once you get there in the morning, you are not likely to have breakfast although they are officially start at nine. They just don't serve (!) food that is on the menue wi[...]
VERY NİSE PLACE)))))))))))[...]
i think,that upteka is one of the best cafe,bar restaurant with a very friendly atmosphere and english speaking workers.upteka is a must for every minsk visitor!!![...]
The place is nice but when i was there they didn't serve belorussian beer. I've eaten herring with fresh onions. Onions were weak and herring wasn't salty. Prices are rather high comparing with Vilnius. Interrior design is good.[...]
Go for the views of Minsk. Very pleasant on a clear evening. The moon rising in the east, the sun setting in the west, that sort of pleasant. Go for the tacky Soviet ambience. If you lived this restaurant experience in the old days, you'll be re[...]
Great poppy seed roll, probably the best I've eaten outside of Poland. The waitresses were very sweet and attentive in my experience (I kept going back for the poppy seed roll, so they remembered me.) Lunch was pretty good, as they didn't drown eve[...]
What the heck! Who are you writing these reviews?! I could probably buy the ones about places I haven't visited, but I have been to "U Franciszka" and hey, prices are OK, you are not expecting to eat for free are you? Choice of dishes is excellent, [...]
It's back to the original name now - "Teatro"[...]
This place closed[...]
A lot of chicken dishes as well as the cakes. Cozy though quite stylish place. Menus partly in English.[...]
No menus in English and no English speaking staff when I was there. Luckily "pizza" is a universal word and the staff was however very friendly and the food was great.[...]
Good food, menus in Russian and Italian, which will be a big help in Minsk even though you're not fluent in Italian. Becomes a nightclub literally while you dine and it's actually pretty cool. You have to check it out if you're in Minsk.[...]
There are a few branches, also one just of the main road near the post office; very friendly staff, and not just pizza, but also locals meals.Went there are few times this April (2009)[...]
Nice place. For nonsmokers especially.[...]
Went on a Saturday night and got a table quite easily. The staff was really nice, the food was pretty good (I had the pasta with lemon and artichokes - - why does it seem like the Belarussians always use egg noodles?), and they were very good about [...]