Worth visiting if only for a peek at the Soviet grandeur of cubical columns and spaceship-shaped chandeliers. Or for the view of the wonderful Central Post and Telegraph Office. Or for the breakfast buffet (33,000BYR). Or for the crockery.Or for, um, the atmosphere. Or, oh dear, we’re out of space. [...]

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This charming if unremarkable-looking restaurant is also Minsk’s best microbrewery. It produces four brews on the premises, such as Grashovoe (11%), Pilzenskoe (13%), and the highly-recommended dark Staravilenskoe (13%). The food is standard Belarusian grub, but it somehow tastes gr [...]

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It's supposed to look like 'grandmother's place in the country', which might explain the live rooster running around the yard or, at a stretch, the aquarium full of carp. But it doesn't really account for the screaming Gypsy band on stage, or the group of German tourists smiling politely and pretending to have a good time. If you want to sample the pelmeni, shashlyk and Belarusian national food served here, we suggest avoiding the 20:00 - 23:00 time slot when either the Gypsies or a Belarusian duet are inflicting brain damage on the customers. [...]

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