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Zaytun

Зайтун

A restaurant serving traditional Tajik food in a faux traditional Tajik setting (walls with Silk Road motifs and fake plants hanging from the ceiling). The food is excellent.

Getting there: above the AMID grocery store
Hours: Daily 07:00–23:00

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