TOP RESTAURANTS IN MINSK

The restaurant scene in Minsk is slowly changing. Old, formal restaurants are being usurped by a new breed of dynamic Western European-style eateries. The local cuisine, rich in baked meat, mushrooms, soups and heavy sauces, is making a comeback, too. Local favourites worth trying include "hribnoy sup" (mushroom and barley soup), "kolduni" (stuffed meat dumplings) and "golubtsy" (cabbage rolls stuffed with meat and rice). Many of the best restaurants are located near the Grand Opera. Several restaurants offer performances to accompany your meal.

1. Simple

  • Working Hours — 8AM–12AM
  • WiFi — ✓
  • Business Lunch — ✓

Simple is a pretty new and a very stylish restaurant of modern Belarusian cuisine. The dishes in Simple are all about well-thought-out ingredient combinations and a mix of traditional Belarusian and high-end cuisine, which, on top of that, are very elegantly served. The chef has all the modern methods of cooking at his disposal, and the sommelier has collected wines from best wineries of the world, and if you are fond of Scandinavian minimalism, then you’ll love the atmosphere of this restaurant, too.

Simple is located on Lenina street, 50, within walking distance to Oktyabrskaya street, the most vibrant streets in Minsk with murals and numerous bars, galleries, and community spaces.



2. U Franziska (У Франциска)

  • Working Hours — 12PM–11PM
  • WiFi — ✓
  • Business Lunch — ✓

Another great and famous café is U Franziska (У Франциска). Along with Belarusian cuisine, they serve various dishes from European cuisine. They offer many dishes with meat, vegetarian food, salads, cold dishes, soups, desserts, appetizers, and alcohol. Where it is located: just at the heart of Minsk — Nezalezhnastsi Ave. 19.



3. Vasilki (Васiлькi)

  • Working Hours — 9AM–11PM
  • WiFi — ✓
  • Business Lunch — ✓

Vasilki (Васiлькi) is a chain of restaurants serving Belarusian food of good quality, with relatively low prices for dishes, high standards of service and a very cozy interior. Whether you are looking for a tasty breakfast, lunch or dinner, whether you are in a company of friends or with your business partners, it is a good option if you want to eat in the city center. Waiters in traditional clothing, interior like in an old wooden house somewhere in the countryside and homemade tasty food — this is what Minsk locals and travelers appreciate. Where it is located: one can find Vasilki in the Galileo mall next to the railway station, two restaurants on the main street in Minsk — Nezalezhnastsi Ave. (buildings 16 and 89) and not far from Akademia Navuk underground station at Kolasa str., 37.



4. Talaka (Талака)

  • Working Hours — 12PM–11PM
  • WiFi — ✓
  • Business Lunch — ✓

There is another Belarusian national cuisine restaurant in Minsk which deserves visiting it — Talaka(Талака). Many local people advise this restaurant to international guests because of the cozy traditional interior and great food. Try it yourself! Where it is located: the restaurant is situated near Niamiha street (exact address: Rakovskaya street 18) which is a busy area in the city that preserves architecture monuments and the oldest buildings in Minsk.



5. Dedova Korchma (Дзедава Карчма)

  • Working Hours — 9AM–12PM
  • WiFi — ✓
  • Business Lunch — ✓

If you want to feel the real rural life in Belarus, then definitely go to Dedova Korchma (Дзедава Карчма). This cafe is located outside Minsk some 20 minutes from the city center and it has everything to let you feel what it was like to live, eat and have fun in a Belarusian village. In addition to the café with authentic interior and exterior resembling a 19th-century countryside house, Dedova Korchma offers to its guests to take a traditional steam bath, hold dinners in its banquet hall, swim in the pool, play snooker, football, volleyball or badminton and to make a barbecue party. After that, you can stay in a one- or two-storey house located right there next to the café and the bath-house. Probably, there’s nothing more authentic than Dedova Korchma! Where it is located: so you’ve made up your mind now? Save the address: 19th km road P1 Minsk-Dzerzhinsk, 222750 Volkovichi, Belarus, we are sure you’ll like it!