5 Must-Visit Teahouses, Coffee Shops, and Cafes in Bukhara
This site uses affiliate links, meaning that if you purchase through my links, I may earn an affiliate commission, at no extra cost to you.
Post overview: In this guide, you will find my favorite teahouses, coffee shops, and cafes in Bukhara.
The ones listed are extremely diverse, but all offer something unique, making them worth the visit. I also share a map at the end so you can find each Bukhara cafe with ease.
Quick Bukhara Travel Guide
If you’re traveling to Bukhara at the last minute, be sure you have hotels and tours booked ahead of time. Below are some of my top picks:
🇺🇿 Best cultural workshops and activities from Bukhara:
- Plov masterclass in a traditional workshop (beautiful location!)
- Suzani embroidery workshop (organized by Craft&Culture, my fave company in UZ)
- Miniature painting workshop (another top-seller in Bukhara)
🛌 Top hotels and lodging in Bukhara:
- Duston Boutique Hotel (where I like to stay in Bukhara, near historic sites)
- Bibi-Khanym Hotel (beautiful, woman-owned hotel in the city)
- Rayhon Boutique Hotel (affordable option close to main sites)
When I travel to Central Asia, I always do extensive research before arriving to ensure I can find coffee in places. The region is a tea-drinking one and coffee often takes a backseat to tea here.
Fortunately, younger generations are embracing both, and finding coffee has become easier in recent years. While Bukhara is certainly not the best city in the region for coffee, you can definitely find a few places worth visiting!
These are my favorite teahouses, coffee shops, and cafes in Bukhara. I am listing two teahouses here because you can get a cardamom coffee at one (although I would probably just grab a pot of tea, to be honest) and an insane view at the other. But the other three spots are for coffee lovers.
📝 Megan’s Notes
If you’re visiting Bukhara for the first time, I highly recommend getting a tour guide. I found the best guide named Kamilla for my trip. She spoke impeccable English, made the tour interactive, and showed me the best of her city, Bukhara. You can send her a message on WhatsApp to arrange a walking tour +998 97 300 69 99.
Did I miss any good coffee shops in Bukhara in this guide? Let me know in the comments so I can check them out on my next trip… and hopefully get to add them to this guide. Thanks!
My Favorite Teahouses and Cafes in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
1. Donuts and Coffee
On my first trip to Bukhara (this past winter), I was gutted that Donuts and Coffee wasn’t open. It didn’t appear to be a seasonal thing, though… it was simply under construction.
So as soon as I arrived back in Bukhara, I made a beeline for the place, as it looked like it specialized in good coffee (big fan of) and doughnuts (not as big of a fan of). I went there every morning on my last trip to Bukhara… and they even made me a temporary fan of doughnuts. It became one of my favorite cafes in Bukhara in an instant.
Donuts and Coffee is situated off a small pedestrian street in the heart of the historic center. The cafe is light and airy and they have a small terrace out back. I found the staff and owner super friendly, and they made me feel welcome back there with each visit. There is also air-conditioning inside (huge win for them).
I usually ordered a flat white, which was 30,000 UZS and a doughnut (20,000 UZS). Donuts and Coffee is open daily from 9:30am to 10pm. They can be found at 4 Sarrafon in Bukhara.
2. Silk Road Teahouse
Silk Road Teahouse gets mixed reviews, which I don’t understand, but I enjoyed my two stops there and had good tea and sweets, and it allowed me to get off my feet for a bit. I also thought the family running it was super friendly and chatty (I visited in winter and tourism was almost non-existent). They have been around since 2004.
The interior is kind of dark and made of bricks, like a lot of teahouses across Uzbekistan. I paid 70,000 UZS for a large pot of tea and small bowls of sweet treats. They also sell tea leaves to take away, as well as an array of spices.
Silk Road Teahouse can be a little challenging to find as it is tucked behind other buildings at 5 Halim Ibodov Street, but Google Maps is pretty accurate, so I would just use it to find the teahouse. They are right near the Second Cupola (Telpak Furushon), near the Minaret of Mirarab Madrasah.
Their website says they are open daily from 9am to 7pm (April to October) and 9am to 6pm (November to March).
3. Pavillon Kalon
I have seen some influencers declare Pavillon Kalon as a ‘hidden gem’ in Bukhara, but trust me, it is anything BUT. This is a large boutique of Uzbek textiles, crafts, etc and on the top floor, there is a teahouse with one of the city’s most iconic views.
Pavillon Kalon’s rooftop cafe and teahouse offers a vast tea menu with specialties like Mountain Herb tea (50,000 UZS) or Tea at Grandma’s (15,000 UZS)… or you can just opt for a green tea, which is what Bukharans typically drink.
I will give a heads-up now that this is a place where you’re going to witness endless staged photo shoots and whatnot. I usually sit back on one of the couches and let the influencers grab their photos in peace by the windows.
And if I am sitting by one of the windows and I see someone come in who looks like they want to do a photoshoot, I tend to give up my seat and move away from the windows. If this kind of place isn’t your vibe, I would skip.
When you’re done at Pavillon’s cafe or rooftop area, you will need to pay on the first floor. Cards are accepted. You can find Pavillon at Po-i-Kalyan. They are open daily from 10am to 9pm (although I think they actually stay open later than this). The best time to visit is right when they open, as they have limited seating at the windows that offer the view over Poi-i-Kalyan.
4. Magic House
Magic House is a small, family-owned cafe and restaurant that specializes in plov… and coffee. While their coffee wasn’t my favorite in Bukhara (I think I may have ordered the wrong thing), the atmosphere of the place was definitely a favorite!
They are situated inside a small cafe that has a room to the right that is filled top to bottom with beautiful carpets. The staff was super friendly, and I am hoping to go back to try their plov and dessert menu in the future.
You can find Magic House at Bakhauddina Nakshbandi 106. They are open daily from 9:30am to 7pm.
5. coffeeFi
I had planned to visit coffeeFi on my first trip to Bukhara, but I visited Chor Minor at a weird hour that trip, and coffeeFi wasn’t open at the time. So I made sure they were open on a later trip to Chor Minor so that I could finally grab one of Bukhara’s top-rated coffees!
coffeeFi is a small kiosk right in front of Chor Minor, slightly away from the main landmarks of Bukhara’s historic center. The owner, Ikram Safarov, was extremely nice and made me an iced latte that day since it was around 43C (109F). My iced latte was 50,000 UZS (it was a double shot) and absolutely delicious.
You can find coffeeFi right in front of Chor Minor at Mekhtar Anbar Street 159.
Where to Get Tea and Coffee in Bukhara (On a Map)
How To Use This Map
You can use your fingers/mouse to zoom in and out. To get more info about a place, simply touch/click the icons. Want to save this map for later use? Click the ‘⭐’ by the map title and it will add it to your Google Maps account (Saved > Maps or ‘Your Places’).
Is there any place I missed out on in this guide to tea and coffee in Bukhara? Let me know your favorite cafes in Bukhara in the comments. Thanks!
