Yakutsk

Fujiyama

Фудзияма

This was the first sushi restaurant to open in Yakutsk and is still the best. The offer a pretty good range of other Japanese menu items, but for anyone who knows Japanese cuisine, they may be disappointed. Most have been adapted to Yakutian taste and locally available ingredients. The business lunch during the week is a good value. Service can be slow, and the non-smoking area tends to be full at lunch time, so arrive before 13:00.

Daily 11:00 - 23:00·RUB 500-1500

Gurme

This is perhaps the best place to have traditional Yakutian delicacies. They also serve European dishes. The interior is very nicely done, and the service is excellent. They do offer a very reasonably priced business lunch during the week.

Mon-Sat 8:30 - 20:00; Sun 9:00-19:00·RUB 700

Korea House

Хан Гук Гван

The interior is very nicely done. The Korean menu is not extensive, but what they have is generally quite good. The service is excellent. They offer a business lunch which is reasonably priced, but the portions are small.

Daily 12:00-00:00·RUB 1000

Polar Star

Полярная звезда

There is more than one eating area in Polar Star hotel. The pizzeria offers perhaps the best pizza in town, and usually has real pepperoni. The main restaurant offers European and Yakutian food. The food is ok. The service tends to be slow.

Daily 12:00-00:00·RUB 700-1500

Publishing Office cafeteria

Столовая Дома печати

This cafeteria is in the main publishing office in Yakutia, where the government puts out all the republic's newspapers. The prices are for the masses, with large portions and a good old-fashioned Soviet feel, from the menu to the ambiance. A utilitarian place for the most undiscriminating palates.

Daily 12:00-15:00·~RUB 70

Shokoladnitsa

Franchise coffee shop with main courses like chicken carbonara and desserts and of course coffee.

Daily 12:00-00:00·RUB 1000

Tamerlan

Тамерлан

This is sometimes advertised as the best Mongolian bbq in Yakutsk. Since it is the only one, it is true. However, anyone who knows what good Mongolian bbq should be will be disappointed here.

Daily 09:00-00:00·RUB 150-400

Trapeza

Трапеза

This place offers cafeteria-style service with Yakutian and Russian dishes for a very reasonable price. The place also offers pizza and sushi. In the summer time, there is a veranda where one can dine outdoors. The interior is a little shabby, but the place is relatively clean and the food is okay. If you need some cheap eats, this might be just the place.

Zastava or Kazachiy Dvor

Застава

This is where many office workers will have their lunch. Yakutian and European is offered and is simple and unpretentious. The interior is cozy and the service generally ok.

Closed · opens noon·RUB 500

Chochur Muran

Чочур Муран

A restaurant just outside the city in a picturesque location in a tower of the on-site replica of the Lensky Fort. Chochur Muran specializes in Yakut fish dishes. The ambiance is nice, with a Yakut mini-museum, dog-sledding and snowmobiling outside in the winter, and ice sculptures.

Daily 12:00-00:00·RUB 600-2000

Tygyn Darkhan

Тыгын Дархан

Dishes are of Yakut, Russian, Ukrainian and Asian cuisine.

Daily 08:00-10:00, 13:00-15:00, 18:00-23:00·~RUB 1000

Via Veneto

Кафе «City-Life»

Japanese and Italian food.

Daily 12:00-20:30