Restaurants in Minsk

In the middle of the bustling city life there is a cafe for people who value their time. Abrikos Cafe offers balanced and nutritious dishes of five cuisines: Belarusian cuisine, sushi, pizza, salads, grill and desserts. This all is combined with nice background music and evening entertainment shows.

The staff of the house will do their utmost and serve the dish of the day in 17 minutes. If they are late - you'll get it for free. One can also get a 10 per cent discount here from 11:00 till 16:00 daily. Special 10-day programs will allow one to delve into his/ her favourite atmosphere of the 1950s or 1960s. A specially invited chef from Saint Petersburg will try to share with his own outlook on healthy meals with the guests of the cafe.

There are some top-notch dining deals in Minsk at the moment. Pay a visit to Rakovsky Brovar in Rakovsky suburb, where the cooking will leave you feeling as if you just ventured to a royal banquet and back in one night.

Opened in 1997, Rakovsky Brovar is located in the historical part of the city - Rakovsky suburb. The interior is a combination of trimmings of precious wood and ceramics. It is a two-level restaurant. The first level has three rooms that have their own names - Beer Room, Hunter's Room, and Sports Room.

Besides, there is a bar and a kitchen in this room. Here you can taste four sorts of unfiltered beer and see the brewing process. The second level consists of two other rooms - Viennese and Belarusian, and a small bar where you can try three sorts of beer.

Today this brewery-restaurant is very popular in Minsk and still attracts residents and tourists in great numbers.

English and French speaking personnel, tasting sessions and food shows and wine cellars are thought to be united in one establishment - La Crete D'Or Restaurant - one of a kind in Minsk. The wine cellar (where by the way wine tours are conducted) was built observing best French traditions with a few thousand of wine bottles from various regions of France and Europe being preserved in necessary conditions.

Since wine is a complicated thing with its history, traditions and peculiarities, one can embark on a small wine tour to the cellar to hear all this from the best somellier in Belarus. The tour is an insight into how wine is made (techniques and ingredients) and what dishes it can be served with. Naturally, all this (meals and drinks) are available upstairs. The unique cellar walk is a source of knowledge and relaxation at the same time.

Located only 4 kilometers off the capital, this cafe is a useful upgrade to the museum's facilities. Authentic dishes cooked from meat and tasty beer, and wooden interiors reproducing the atmosphere of a 19th century tavern will virtually be like a trip into the country's past. In this tavern one can stage banquets, business talks, corporate evenings, authentic wedding ceremonies and parties for children. Knight tournaments, medieval performances and firework shows can be organized.

Minsk Mon Cafe congratulates its guests on the beginning of summer and invites to experience new tastes and take part in new experiments. Every day the visitors of Mon Cafe will be entertained by the house-owned mime theatre and different contests.

The open-air summer terrace allows one to enjoy delicious dishes and refreshing drinks. As the beach season has set in, ladies pay special attention to their figure. That is why all dishes are cooked from fresh fruit and vegetables. Making a cocktail in Mon Cafe is a great fun - one can choose ingredients and take part in the process with the bartender. Thanks to the visit of a specially-invited Japanese chef, Mon-Cafe offers sushi. Cooked with care and tenderness by men they will make any woman feel successful and desired.

Moreover, every season in the cafe is marked by recording of a disk with background music. The rane of instruments - sheer improvisation - intrigues and gives guests new feelings. Well, come and see it for yourself in Mon Café, Minsk!

The original interior will add up to the atmosphere of the past, while different shows like “The Taste of Fire” that take place from time to time will definitely entertain you.

This newly opened Minsk restaurant actually represents a global restaurant network Porto Maltese. The interior of every restaurant reminds of a fisherman tavern with their own peculiarities: in Minsk restaurant the walls are decorated with original paintings by a Serbian artist.

The management claims that it usually takes only up to 15 hours to deliver fresh marine products from the Adriatic Sea to the Minsk restaurant. Fish and shellfish are laid on display with ice and the guests are free to choose the ingredients of their dinner that would be cooked according to old Mediterranean recipes. The staff was trained in Belgrade and took practice in one of the chain’s restaurants. They are headed by a young but gifted professional chef.

Porto Maltese is the only place in Minsk offering such a rich menu of marine dishes and will certainly satisfy any gourmet. And the special wines from France and Italy and other countries will make a nice addition to one’s romantic dinner.

A visitor to Minsk can enjoy a cup of excellent coffee with pastry looking at the city waking up. Many local residents find it a good beginning of a fine day. The new coffee-house Shokoladnitsa that opens at 8am is the right place for such a morning with its warm interiors, refined Italian dishware and aromas of freshly made coffee and muffins contributing to the calmness and good mood of the visitors.

You can also choose the cakes and croissants to take away with you.

In NLO one can hear new trendy music played by specially invited DJs as well as recognized classical hits. The top-end stereo and light systems along with live VJ shows make evening programs diverse and lively.

With a dedicated team and excellent equipment the Club provides an atmosphere for one’s memorable pastime. It offers its guests high-quality service in its bars, bowling, restaurant and VIP-lounge. After all, the center was named NLO or UFO for the originality and buoyancy it brings into the centre of Minsk.

The newly-opened Minsk café-club Déjà vu transports its guests into the 1970s. One feels the touch of the Soviet Union everywhere - from design to menu. One of the halls reminds of a standard Soviet kitchen while the VIP-room has a design of a guest-room of a high-standing Communist official. There are a lot of busts of Lenin and Stalin and pictures of other USSR leaders and red color is predominant. And certainly such well-known dishes as Mimoza Salad and Seledka Pod Shuboi will remind of good (or not so good) old Soviet times.

If you are in Minsk and have no problems with the geography - you can pay a visit to this place and taste some dishes from its barbeque menu. Every dish from pork or beef is served with fresh juice that highlights and adds taste features of the dish. After having placed an order, the customer can watch the cooking process. The main point is that meet is fried on the open fire instead of electric ovens which contributes to healthy nutrition of the guests.

The healthy way of life is a foundation stone and the source of pride of this establishment.

Every customer of this Minsk cafe is the architect of his own mood. Daily from 11am till 1pm a special business lunch menu offers numerous dishes - fruit and vegetables, meat and fish, etc. The cooks will prepare the dish using the ingredients of your choice.

The main feature of this cafe is the use of fresh vitamin-rich foods and European service standards.

Westworld Club – is one of the most popular European night clubs with daily shows and performances of the best Russian and foreign stars. Being the biggest entertainment complex in Belarus the establishment includes a night disco, a fine restaurant that offers dishes of Belarusian and European cuisines and the biggest casino in Minsk, a room of slot-machines and the highlight – erotic show. The complex is situated in the business center of the capital – an indeed picturesque place – which makes it an ideal spot for meetings of different kinds and certainly – for after-business pastime.

Launched in 1998 the Westworld Club Disco quickly gained popularity and the status of the best entertainment facility in Minsk. It can accommodate more than 1000 visitors at once and boasts of 4 bars with a wide range of cocktails and drinks. The tables and private compartments with the total seating capacity of 300 are conveniently located around the hall. From dusk till dawn – only best music and elaborate lighting systems in the cozy interiors.

This centrally located Minsk night club is quite popular with the foreign guests with its music, services and surroundings. The visitors delve into the atmosphere of a true club night – to which music of different streams together with hits from regular and specially invited guests add up. Such surprises as inflammatory Go-Go dance groups can make one’s night here a pleasant experience and the well-trained guards will see to that it is undisturbed.

The night club houses Zio Pepe pizzeria where genuine Italian pizza and spaghetti are served from noon till midnight.

The club was opened in 2003 and has two levels with the interiors reminding of gangster America of the 1930s. The first level is a spacious billiard hall, the second – a VIP zone, where club shows with invited DJs take place. The access is through the face-control.

The club offers Jazz & Blues on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, DJ-bar – on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. The club offers 6 top-end Russian billiard tables and 4 Pool tables and the prices limit the access of low-budget visitors. The club houses an Italian restaurant Parmigiano that is open until midnight and a sushi-bar. The tables can be reserved over the phone for extra charge.

Madison Club Night Club, Minsk, has a well-deserved reputation among the pleasure-seeking clientele. As you know, tastes differ, and this is what brings so many people to this establishment. This is not only a disco – the place boasts of a fine bowling club.

The total capacity of Madison Club is 300 with the spacious hall separated into two sections: for players and dancers. This is quite convenient if one wants to dance but on arrival discovers a bowling hall. Mind that only dancers can pay a free visit to the playing ground – the players are admitted to the dance floor for extra charge.

Very often live concerts and art-shows take place, with the club’s residents playing and go-go dancers enlivening the audience.

This restaurant-club is located in Nezavisimosty (Independence Avenue) and, as in a fairy-tale it looks a lot like an Emerald city. You can take your kids here, too – the restaurant offers a special menu for them. Children’s programs are staged on weekends from 1200 till 1500. The tale for the adults sets in at night. Apart from discos and trendy parties different presentations and competitions take place here.

Reactor Night Club, Minsk, is one of the classical night clubs of the capital with the atmosphere of the 1990s when the club movement was emerging. Perhaps every leading DJ in Minsk and many specially invited ones have played here. Such policy insures musical diversity and thus high ratings of the club among the younger generations. The clientele of this Minsk Night Club is most eager to dance and every night here is unforgettable. If you are fond of the beats of nice music and the noise of dancing crowd, Reactor Night Club welcomes you.

On Thursdays and Sundays “Energetic Club Euphoria” is staged – a splendid music and laser show. On Saturdays a disco for teenagers takes place from 1730-2130: animation and laser show, competitions and prizes and, naturally, best music.

The club consists of 2 halls, has a spacious dance floor with comfortable covering, modern neon lightning systems and high-quality Italian sound systems. Among other pluses are billiard tables and a conveniently-located parking lot. At your service is a restaurant with rich menu and relaxing atmosphere.

Belaya Vezha (White Tower), Minsk, is a flourishing entertainment complex that includes a club, casino and a restaurant. The club has been awarded with different prizes – International Quality Star-2007, Paris is among them.

The interiors are stylish and the best DJs from Minsk and Moscow entertain the guests. The club is appointed with cutting-edge Italian sound and lightning systems. This season will see constant video projector show on three giant screens. Apart from this, there are 3 plasma displays on the stage. Laser device can create unforgettable animation effects. On the ground floor there is a gambling zone with a number of tables and a bar.

The restaurant employs high-quality cooks and offers dishes of European, Russian and Japanese cuisines. The variety of drinks and snacks will touch even most discriminating gourmets. Impeccable performance of the security, barmen and waiters will leave a pleasant impression. The club can host banquets, corporate parties, press-conferences and other events for groups of 300-600 persons. VIP rooms with the seating capacity of 30 are available.

The dance floor of the club can be leveled with the stage, which makes it possible to host concerts, fashion shows, car presentations and many other events.

The place is notable for free parking, music programs and VIP-balconies; the waiters are efficient and the security is well-organized. The club can stage weddings and banquets.

This club is conveniently located in the building of the Palace of Sports near Nemiga Metro Station and owns a parking lot with the total capacity of 100.

The night restaurant has a free access with a face control service at the entrance (the club’s administration can reject the visitor who is dressed/ behaves inappropriately without giving detailed explanation). The restaurant is air conditioned and offers Belarusian and European classical cuisine (season menus, special events menus). The discos are open daily from 2200. The halls are appointed with giant screens on which different sport and other events are broadcast.

There are 5 VIP halls with the seating capacity of 10 each. The service is outstanding with personal approach to the customer. The club accepts credit cards.

Designed to remind of a top-end Soviet restaurant, this new Minsk establishment offers different dishes so popular among the Soviet people - Olivier Salad, Kiev Cutlets, Selyodka Pod Shuboy (Dressed Herring) - and many more.

A music band, Zodchiye, performs live Soviet music and those keen on cinema have a chance to watch Soviet movies. On the whole, the original atmosphere will add to the mood of your party.

As you might have guessed from the name, this nice Minsk restaurant pays tribute to the legendary character of Ian Fleming’s novels – James Bond. The halls are spacious and mildly lit and are decorated with posts from James Bond movies. On www.james.by you can take a virtual tour round the rooms.

The restaurant has a comprehensive choice of dishes and wines from European and Oriental cuisines.

James restaurant can host banquets, presentations, birthdays, etc, offering:

- a banquet hall with a seating capacity of 8, LCD screen, background music, non-smoking rooms;

- VIP hall for 12 persons, air conditioning, plasma TV-set, sound system, cozy sofas.

- oriental hall for up to 30 persons;

- high-quality friendly service;

James restaurant offers 30% discounts on sushi delivery from 1200 till 1700.

If you don’t mind the other guests smoking and enjoy the atmosphere of England, this Minsk café is precisely for you. The café offers rich menu of Belarusian, European and Mexican cuisines; the background music and impeccable service of the bartenders and waitresses will make you wish to pay a return visit.

Located in the center of Minsk – behind the Red Cathedral in Independence Square, Drozhzhy United can host banquets, parties, business talks or just friendly gatherings. Small groups of foreign guests, mainly from the UK appreciate the homely atmosphere of this place where one can watch the game of one’s favorite team on a big screen while sipping Guinness.

Medieval traditions, covered in mystery combined with the achievements of modern age are the best description for the Grunvald Café. It is here that you will be able to taste dishes of the Old Belarusian cuisine and for a while become a part of the noble circles – shliahta – whose hospitality traditions can still be an example for modern restaurants.

My English Granny Café has a convenient central location in a quiet area in Karla Marksa Street. A handy parking lot and a Granny on the board outside and calm homely atmosphere inside expect you at this Minsk café. There are 2 halls with the seating capacity of 20 for smoking and non-smoking customers, and a bar.

The Café cannot boast of low rates but the cozy interior and the rich menu make up for it. Apart from English cuisine the establishment offers French and Italian dishes. The dinner menu is different every day so that best customers could feel really at home. The café is well-prepared for the oncoming cold season: 36 sorts of tea, 15 sorts of coffee, 11 sorts of mulled wine and grog, and naturally, harder spirits.