Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan. A fact that is known, if not all, then to many. In Tatarstan, its own national cuisine is another fact that no one will argue with. Therefore, in the capital of Tatarstan there are places in which such dishes can be tasted. Attention, the question: where to try national cuisine in Kazan?
What is the national Tatar cuisine?
Before you get acquainted with the list of places in Kazan, where it is quite possible to eat national cuisine, it is worth explaining what dishes are generally included there, make an idea of what you will be fed if you suddenly find yourself in Kazan.
First, Tatars give great importance to soups and broths - the first dishes. And one of the main soups is noodle soup. It can be of two types - meat or mushroom. Connoisseurs recommend trying both. This soup is unusual in that the noodles (or local tokamach) are sliced very thinly, and before that they are cooked in a very special way.
Surprisingly, dumplings are a favorite dish of Tatar cuisine. This people they are small, jewelry work. This is a celebratory dish, in former times it was dumplings that treated a newly-made son-in-law with friends.
Kazan meat is meat in the form of flat pieces, boiled or slightly stewed. This is one of the main dishes of Tatar cuisine. Of course, do not forget about the basics in Tatar, and even the inhabitants of Tatarstan are very fond of potatoes.
Also in the national cuisine of Kazan there is a lot of baking, and not only sweet.
As for drinks, the traditional drink in Kazan is tea, which from ancient times the inhabitants of Tatarstan met guests. What is noteworthy, usually no one drinks one cup - you can safely count on five mugs at least.
And now we will get acquainted with the cafeterias and restaurants of the Tatar capital and find out where to eat national cuisine in Kazan.
Tea House
This cafe of national cuisine in Kazan has been operating since time immemorial, more precisely, from Soviet times. And all these years, it has not ceased to be a favorite catering place of the townspeople, where many Kazan residents eat on their lunch break.
"House of Tea" has many advantages. Firstly, there are enough budget prices compared to many other institutions. Secondly, there are several rooms for every taste, both self-service and with the waiters. Thirdly, the location: the cafe is located on Bauman street, 64, which is a pedestrian. That is, after a delicious meal, you can leisurely stroll along a beautiful street and a little "shake up" an eaten belly.
Reviews from Kazan about the "Tea House" are only positive. They really cook very tasty there. People especially praise pastries. The cafe has excellent elesh with broth (round pie with meat and potato filling), kyystyby (potato pancake), chuck-chak (cake-cake like an anthill).
Cafe "Alan Ash"
To be more precise, this is a whole network of cafeterias located throughout the city. Alan Ash is a fairly budget option. In addition to national cuisine, you can also taste dishes from other countries. The menu, as they say, for every taste. Here are just a few of the addresses where the Alan Ash ethnic cuisine cafe is located: Mardzhani street, 8, Butlerova street, 43, and Kazan-2 - city station.
There are a lot of positive words in the reviews about the network. People say that waiting for an order is always short-lived: everything is served very quickly, the service is good, the food is tasty, prices are moderate, the halls are quite large, designed for a large number of people. In addition, there are separate banquets.
But there is a minus: it is often quite problematic to find a place to park directly near the cafe.
Cafe Chuck Chuck
There is another place where to eat national cuisine in Kazan is quite possible and affordable. This is a family cafe "Chuck Chuck". In some ways, it is similar to the “Tea House”, which is described above. For example, it is located on the same Bauman street. Like the Tea House, the Chak-Chak cafe is a favorite place of rest and snack for many citizens, especially families with small children.
In this institution, everything is focused on the smallest visitors. For example, the interior of a cafe with cheerful bees on the walls. The cafe is famous for its national Tatar pastries. But not only her. It is no coincidence that it is named after the most famous and beloved Tatar cake. The cakes here are beyond praise, including, of course, the chuck-chuck.
Cafe "Pomegranate"
Tasty national cuisine in Kazan - in the Granat cafe. This institution is ranked higher than all previous ones. However, this restaurant is still not too pathos (we will talk about such places in Kazan below). There are no self-service rooms, waiters work, therefore, you can sit longer, relax and rest.
There are a lot of national cuisine in the menu, however, the most delicious meat is prepared here in Kazan. Perhaps it is a specialty of the institution. The cost in “Pomegranate” is higher than in the cafes described earlier, but still acceptable.
Restaurant "Bilyar"
It's time to talk about a restaurant of national cuisine in Kazan. Bilyar is a chain of restaurants located throughout the city. In these institutions exclusively Tatar cuisine. The menu has a lot of dishes, mainly meat, including lamb (lamb meat, for example, cannot be found in cafes).
The establishments themselves have a rich interior, are distinguished by fast service, the waiters are polite and tidy there. Lunch at the Bilyar restaurants is both pleasant and tasty.
As for the names of dishes of Tatar cuisine on the menu, you can order at Bilyar a stewed rack of lamb, along with cream sauce and vegetables, alesha with broth, salads with such interesting names as Kazan, Tatarstan, Bilyar, Kazan hodgepodge with horsemeat or beef and a lot of no less interesting.
In the center of Kazan, you can go to Bilyar on the streets of Ostrovsky, Butlerov, Vishnevsky and Bolshaya Krasnaya.
"Tatar Culinary House"
This place in Kazan, where you can eat national cuisine in large quantities, has been known to the local people since time immemorial. The restaurant is interesting in that it operates the so-called order table. Here you can order and purchase delicious pastries and homemade convenience foods.
Judging by the reviews of visitors, this is the most solemn restaurant of all in Kazan. A similar atmosphere envelops from head to toe right at the entrance. According to Kazan, the most delicious in this institution is preparing zur belish (a large Tatar cake). However, there is a minus - they serve for a long time.
By the way, about the service: it is in the "Tatar Culinary House" at the highest level. The waiters serve dishes with gloves. And they are very polite and helpful. Such a service, coupled with very delicious dishes of national cuisine, completely justifies the average bill of about a thousand rubles per person. Restaurant address: Bauman street, house 31. It is not difficult to find an institution - it is located directly opposite the previously mentioned Tea House.
Restaurant "Katyk"
In the Tatar language, the word "katyk" means a national milk drink, something similar to the Russian fermented baked milk. Whether it is served in this institution is not known for sure, but a large number of other dishes of Tatar cuisine can be tasted without problems. It is interesting that often Tatar cuisine is combined with the author's. For example, horsemeat will be brought to you with potatoes and balsamic sauce, and the basics - not in a pot, but on a dish in the form of a neat pile.
Unusual in this institution and serving food - the waiters go to the hall in white suits and gangster hats. Visitors note that the restaurant is very tasty, and the choice of dishes of national cuisine is very wide.
The institution is located on Amirkhan Avenue, 31b.
Restaurant "Sultanate"
Where is the national cuisine in Kazan? Of course, in the restaurant "Sultanate" on the street of Nursultan Nazarbayev. It is called a real oriental palace. And no wonder: after all, this catering establishment is designed for more than eight hundred people! The restaurant occupies two floors, and its entire interior reminds of the East: the corresponding musical instruments, paintings, couches, pillows, ornaments and more. Several halls of the institution are waiting for their visitors: a common large hall, separate banquets, a hookah room, a karaoke room, the so-called celebration hall, a children's playroom.
As for dishes of national cuisine, there are plenty of them in more than thirty-page menus. Lamb and quail pilaf, vegetable (besides meat, of course) dolma (cabbage rolls in grape leaves), pumpkin kutaba (dough cakes), lamb in tandoor, signature soup made of pike perch and seafood.
For the youngest visitors, a children's menu is provided in which items such as meatballs, noodle soup and pancakes. In general, nobody will leave hungry from here.
These are the most interesting and popular catering establishments with national cuisine in Kazan.