Restaurants in Minsk
Belarusian cuisine is similar to the cuisine of Eastern Europe, but it particularly reminds you of the food you can find in Russia and the Ukraine. Fat-rich potato and mushroom dishes, soups, and roast meat are common.
After you've been shopping in Minsk check out our Minsk restaurant guide below to find out more about Belarusian cuisine, as well as the best places to eat at. Relax and experience our local delights.
Food & Cuisine in Minsk
If you'd just like to relax in a pleasant ambience and guzzle a few pints, try the Rakovski Brovar in the small independent brewery called Vitebskaya. Here you can also enjoy fine dining in a superb restaurant, where the menu offers tradition Belarusian meals and delicious fish dishes. What's more, at Rakovski Brovar you'll probably get to listen to some live music.
If you'd like to sink your teeth into some of the finest local cuisine, try Pechki-Lavochki on the popular Avenue Nezavisimosti which is in the heart of the city. There's a great salad buffet here and a choice of draught beers.
If you like pancakes, Minsk is the place for you with its pancake (bliny) restaurants. One of the best you can eat in is the well-known Tet-a-tet on Skaryny Avenue. You can choose from a whole range of fillings and sauces, and to top it all, it's cheap.
One thing to keep in mind when eating out is that extras such as chips, vegetables, rice, butter, etc. are considered as separate items, and before you realise it, they add up on your bill. Kefir is the common Belarusian drink. It is a kind of sour milk akin to yogurt.
Vegetarians
If you are vegetarian or vegan, be warned that meat is the common fare in Belarus. The people here don't think they have eaten a meal unless it has meat. However, because the potato is so popular here, you can always find a vegetarian side dish. Look out for borsch which sometimes contains only potato and beetroot and golubsty stuffed with rice. However, if you are vegan you'll find it difficult to find something suitable to eat in Minsk. If you are lucky, you could find an Indian restaurant.
Traditional Food
Belarusian cooks value their national traditions, and you'll find many unique dishes here with old recipes that have stayed the same such as holodnik, zatirka, draniki, and machanka. These dishes are famous even beyond Belarus. The people of Belarus consider the potato as a substitute for bread. There's potato babka, potato pancakes, potato kliotskas, and many more dishes made with potato. Meat dishes eaten all over the country are machanka, and roast peasant, while freshwater fish as well as forest berries are a big part of Belarusian cuisine. Seasonings like garlic, pepper, and parsley are utilized in moderate amounts.
In Belarus the art of cooking has always had close ties with lifestyle, customs, and culture. Arable farming was the norm in the country which meant an abundance of vegetables and grain. They grew wild herbs such as orache, nettle, sorrel, field garlic, and meadow onions, and a lot of mushrooms and berries. Rye, barley, wheat, buckwheat, oats, and peas have persisted since ancient times in Belarusian food. They preserved foodstuff in the old days through the methods of drying, souring and salting. Mushroom, fish, and fruits were dried on the fire. Their daily nourishment came from grains and vegetables grown in their kitchen gardens and fields. Brown rye bread was a very important nourishing food. Every Belarusian child was brought up to respect bread and never waste it. Interestingly, the Belarusians have plenty of proverbs and sayings related to bread.
Mealtimes for Belarusian peasants were determined by their work schedule. A typical breakfast featured boiled potatoes, baked pancakes and an omelette. For their second meal of the day at noon (dinner), they usually ate as a first course, borsch cooked with meat, fat, and mushrooms. The second course consisted of cereal and potato dishes. They washed it all down either with kvass which was a mildly alcoholic beverage brewed from fermented rye bread, yeast or berries, compote or sour milk. When they went to work in the fields, they carried along with them some kvass, porridge, and pancakes. Supper was usually a freshly cooked dish with potatoes or stock. Belarusian food had much to do with the season. For example, in summer there was mainly vegetarian fare: green onions, cucumbers, beans, dairy products and of course, kvass.
However, when it was hard work in the fields, the peasants preferred meat, fat, and sausages. While there was an abundance of cereals, bread, and meat in autumn and winter, spring heralded the fasting and controlled food intake that came with Lent. During this time, the church forbade the eating of meat and milk products. Instead, Belarusians had to satisfy themselves with foods that the church allowed during Lent: plants, fish, mushrooms, and Zatirka, a traditional dish made from flour.
Restaurants List
Beze Cafe
In Beze Café in Minsk one can feel at home tasting delicious dishes in cozy surroundings. Warm interior colors, soft furniture and wall paintings contribute to relaxation. The menu was worked out by European specialists: desserts, alcohol/ non-alcohol cocktails and various kinds of ice-cream help to forget about the daily routine. You can also buy a cake to take away.
Cafe
18 Nezavisimosty/ Independence Avenue
10:00 to 22:00
Abrikos (Apricot)
In the middle of the bustling city life there is a cafe for people who value their time. Abrikos Cafe offers balanced and nutritient 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 1100 till 1600 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.
Cafe
Nezavisimosty 23
+375172273106
11:00 to 23:00
Rakovsky Brovar
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 unstrained 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.
Bellarussian
10 Vitebskaya Str., Minsk
12:00 to 00:00
Rodny Kut (Motherland)
The interior of the Marble room is made in the austere classical style. Perhaps, this place is Minsk's finest restaurant. Also, it's hard to imagine in Minsk some places being more upscale than this one. It has to be experienced to be believed. Near the restaurant one can find a Cafe called Poyushie Fontany (Singing Fountains), which is also worth visiting.
Restaurant
5 Oktyabrskaya Str., Minsk
11:00 to 23:00
La Crete D'Or Restaurant
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.
Wine Restaurant
3 Lenina Str.
+375172273204
11:00 to 00:00
Ohota (Hunting)
Restaurant
7 Sharangovicha Str., Minsk
12:00 to 02:00
Belaruskaya Karchma (Belarusian Tavern)
Located only 4 kilometers off the capital, this cafe is a useful upgrade to the museum's facilities. Authentic dishes cooked from meet, tasty beer, wooden interiors reproducing the atmosphere of a 19-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. In the frames of one of these knight tournaments, medieval performances and firework shows can be organized.
Restaurant
Ozertso Museum
09:00 to 21:00
Gostiny Dvor (Guest House)
Restaurant
17 Sovetskaya Str., Minsk
12:00 to 00:00
Mon Café
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!
Restaurant
2-4 Melnikaite Street, Minsk
+375-17-2039957
11:00 to 23:00
Planeta Pizza
Restaurant
2 Rokossovskogo Str., Hypermarket HIPPO, Minsk
12:00 to 23:00
Bella Rosa
Restaurant
3 Gikalo Str., (Metro Ploshad’ Yakuba Kolasa) Minsk
12:00 to 00:00
Mirski Zamok
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.
Steak-house
9 Gorodskoy Val, Minsk
+375-17-2065347
11:00 to 23:00
Porto Maltese
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.
Restaurant
3 Kozlova Street
11:00 to 23:00
Shokoladnitsa Cafe
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.
Coffee House
14 Krasnaya Street
08:00 to 23:00
NLO (UFO) Night Club
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.
Night Club
37 Y. Kolasa
+375172902080
21:00 to 06:00
Déjà vu Cafe
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.
Cafe
6 Volodko Street
11:00 to 23:00
Forest Hall
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.
Restaurant
3a Geroev 120 Divizii Street
11:00 to 23:00
Chill Out
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.
Cafe
4 Svobody Square
11:00 to 23:00
Westworld Club (Night Club)
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.
The place is fitted with credit-card terminals.
Night Club
15a, Storozhevskaya Street (Yubileinaya Bus Stop)
+375172931616
20:00 to 06:00
Africa Disco-Club
Disco-Club
9 Timiryazeva Street
+375172190010
00:00 to 00:00
Alcatraz Night Club
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.
Night Club
25 Independence Avenue (Oktyabrskaya Square, Dvorets Provsojuzov - Trade Unions' Palace)
22:00 to 06:00
BRONX Night Club
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.
Billiards Club
17/1 Masherova Avenue
+375172881061
12:00 to 02:00
Madison Club
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.
Bowling Club
9 Timiryazeva Street
+375172267749
12:00 to 00:00
Goodwin Club
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.
Night Club
19 Independence Avenue
+375172261306
12:00 to 05:00
Reactor Night Club
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.
Night Club
29 Very Horuzhei
+375172886160
22:00 to 06:00
Belaya Vezha Night Club
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.
Night Club
17 Masherova Avenue
+375172846922
19:00 to 05:00
Night Star
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.
Night Club
2 Sverdlova Street
+375172201190
12:00 to 08:00
Overtime Night Club
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.
Night Club
4 Pobediteley Avenue
+375172030214
12:00 to 06:00
Millenium Night Club
In the Millennium Casino, Minsk, 34 slot-machines and 10 gambling tables await your visit with impatience. Black Jack, Poker and roulette are the main activities here. The Millennium Complex runs its own croupier school, which ensures efficient service. You can make bets in a bookmaker's shop while the sport event is in progress.
The interior of the restaurant is spacious with a modern style that has a soothing effect with simple lines and mild colors. The hall is divided into two zones by the bar - a restaurant with a dance floor and a VIP room with luxurious sofas and a huge aquarium. The restaurant offers Mediterranean cuisine which is both tasty and healthy. The best recipes from Italy, Malta, Greece and other countries are offered.
The Millennium Casino is an ideal location for corporate meetings as well as dates. It is foreigner-friendly and very safe.
Complex
7 Pobediteley Avenue
+375291770077
11:00 to 08:00
Rock House Cafe
Rock House Cafe is located in the very heart of Minsk in old Nemiga Street. The establishment has three halls and two bars with an ambience that could definitely be described as ‘rock-n-roll'. This makes Rock House Cafe unique in Minsk for the city has never seen places of this kind.
Daily live performances from the best local and invited bands take place at 21:00, with jazz, blues and rock-n-roll a common theme. From 23:00 a professional DJ team takes over and keeps the guests dancing until dawn. On Fridays and Saturdays there is a fiery show!
The security service is quite strict, as it should be, and filters out those who will spoil a good night for the everyone else.
Rock Cafe
12 Nemiga Street
+375172004568
21:00 to 06:00
100 Zvezd (100 Stars) Restaurant
The 100 Zvezd restaurant's name, translating as ‘100 stars', is a good indication of its quality service and food. The establishment promises its guests exceptional recreation and entertainment.
Its two cosy and subtly lit halls, with yellow and gold interiors, will make you feel calm and relaxed, and are perfect for a romantic evening meal. Browsing through the menu will pose the problem of which dish to choose from. This restaurant offers a truly rich menu with both local and European dishes.
The 100 Zvezd Restaurant can host different events, such as banquets and weddings, for up to 40 people.
Restaurant
31 Y. Kolasa Street
+37517287 29 77
12:00 to 23:00
Agustin Lopez Restaurant
This Minsk restaurant was founded by Mr. Agustin Lopez from Barcelona, Spain because he liked Belarus and wanted to bring a part of his beautiful country with him. His Spanish restaurant-disco is just 200 meters off Victory Square near the Linguistic University. The establishment consists of a parking lot, a hall, a VIP room and a garden and occupies 700 square meters - it's a nice calm place in the city center. The interior is richly decorated with things brought from Spain. The 50-strong team works hard to ensure quality service.
Apart from having a decent meal - the rich menu includes Spanish dishes as well as other European and local ones. People come here to make friends or watch our Models' Night which gathers models of breathtaking beauty. The clientele of this place include business people, officials, well-off students and, most certainly, tourists. In the evenings there are shows, competitions and live music.
According to an old Spanish tradition, wine is served at dinner. Red, pink and white wines are at available at guest's order.
Restaurant
31, Zacharova Street
+375172339584
12:00 to 01:00
Tovarish (Comrade) Cafe Club
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.
Restaurant
21 Yanki Kupaly Street
+375172273435
11:00 to 23:00
Il Patio Pizzeria
This establishment is located not far from the Independence Square and is one of the few in Minsk offering a wide range of dishes including pasta, seafood, vegetables and a Naples-style interior that makes you feel like the guest of an Italian family.
If you order one pizza out, the second one comes free of charge.
Restaurant
22 Nezavisimosty Avenue
+375172271791
12:00 to 00:00
James Restaurant
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.
Restaurant
58 Surganova Street
+375172902888
12:00 to 01:00
