Restaurants

Plunging in the restaurant life of Minsk, you can make an unforgettable gourmet trip about all countries and continents. In Minsk you can try the cuisine of almost all countries of the world, from the pragmatic American to the exquisite Mediterranean and exotic Vietnam cuisine. Every visitor of Minsk should learn Belarusian cuisine, which goes deep to ancient times. The main role in Belarusian national cuisine belongs to the dishes made of potatoes, cabbage, pork and mushrooms. Almost every restaurant in Minsk offers draniki (potato pancakes), kolduny, dumplings, machanka, borsch, solyanka, potatoes with pork and mushrooms, and other dishes of Belarusian national cuisine.

In a splendid luxurious atmosphere, relaxing at the comfortable tables, ordering drinks, delicious dishes, you can feel the real value of life and some of the delights that it may grant. Courteous and qualified staff will do their best to meet your exquisite tastes, to satisfy your material as well as your spiritual requirements, offering either a concert program and listening to jazz / violin music or fiery dances. Here’s a list of RESTAURANTS, CLUBS, BARS&PUBS for your choice in accordance with your tastes and preferences.

Luxury Restaurants

Gostinny Dvor

Deluxe Restaurant
Address: 17 Sovetskaya Str., (Minsk center).
Working hours: 12 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Specialization: European Cuisine, Old Belarusian cuisine, Fish dishes, Desserts, Coffee menu, Tea menu, Wine list.
Capacity: Two halls: main hall for 65 persons, banquet-hall for 12 persons with a fire place.

Restaurant Gostinny Dvor is situated in the very heart of Minsk near the Catholic Church of St. Simon and Helena ("Red Church"). It is one of the most picturesque, stylish, luxurious restaurants in Minsk. Exquisite cuisine will excite even a most exacting gourmet. You can taste there the favorite dishes of princes and magnates, traditional Belarusian, Italian or French cuisine. Wide selection of strong and soft drinks, fantastic assortment of cocktails, variety of salads, cold dishes, first courses, sauces, garnishes cooked to ancient recipes will surprise everyone! Two halls of restaurant are designed by famous painters in the spirit of medieval castle.  Fresco, stained-glass windows, blameless table laying, elegant dishes make the atmosphere of real celebrations. Live jazz and violin music will beatify your evening there.

Magnificent official and state receptions often take place in Gostinny Dvor. This impressive cellar restaurant really deserves to be treated as one of the most respectable dining places in Minsk.

Make festive mood spending time in fascinating atmosphere of restaurant Gostinny Dvor!

Renaisance

Deluxe Restaurant
Address: 23, Svobody av., Minsk center.
Working hours: 12 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Specialization:  Continental, European Cuisine. Fish dishes. Sushi. Tea. Tobacco. Wine list.
Capacity: Six halls: tea-room, sushi-bar, red hall, green hall, tobacco hall, billiard hall with 2 billiard-tables.
Web: www.renessans.by

Gentlemen use three criteria: best, classical, luxurious when they choose a car, suit or a restaurant.

One can compare Renaissance Restaurant with a piece of the past in the present. Ancient columns meet You at the entrance like doors to the past. Designers’ aim was to make a cozy and comfortable interior where everyone can find himself in calm, relaxing atmosphere of Renaissance.

Elements of the Renaissance are found in all painting, texture, silhouettes, pictures, fresco that enhance warm and unofficial spirit of restaurant’s interior. Renaissance restaurant can offer You wide variety of European and Continental Cuisine dishes. The real pride of the Restaurant is wines of famous producers of France (Shato de Tin, Delbeck, Hine), Italy (Amarone), Chile (Casillero del Diablo), Uruguay (Tanat Reserve), South Africa (Roodeberg).
There are six halls of the restaurant to spend your unforgettable party.

Tea-hall
Antique accent like a door to the past. Pleasant atmosphere, conventionalized environment – all this harmonize in the best way with splendid taste of the best tea blends.

Sushi-bar
There You can taste refined dishes of oriental cuisine, dip into hospitality of the East.

Green hall
Green hall stands out for its cozy, calm, mysterious atmosphere. It reflects the Roman cultural heritage. Reproductions of famous pictures on the walls make special unofficial spirit.

Red hall
Red hall reflects Roman profusion and it approaches to all occasions: business-lunch, romantic dinner or simple nice party. In this hall You can fully enjoy the luxury, worm and business atmosphere.

Tobacco hall
Tobacco hall – it’s a present for cigars’ admirers. This hall is oriented on those who like to relax with the help not only of exquisite European cuisine, original cocktails and luxury environment, but good cigars. Leather furniture, standard lamps make luxury interior suitable for tasty dinner with friends.

Billiard-hall
Spacious hall with two billiard tables. Dimmed light and favourite music – all that You need for unforgettable rest.

Presidential club Traetski

Deluxe Restaurant
Address: 4, Storozhevskaya str., Minsk  center.
Working hours: 12 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Specialization:  European Cuisine. Belorussian Cuisine.
Capacity: hall for 60 persons.

If You try to find deserved service, good cuisine and pleasant pastime at once the best way is to spend your party in the new restaurant Traetski in the very heart of Minsk. You will find there a real Belarusian hospitality, taste dishes from European and Belarusian cuisine – like from old palace cookbook, and enjoy splendid admirable interior.

There You can dip into the atmosphere of luxury, comfort, cosiness!

Sporting club – restaurant Labrador

Deluxe Restaurant
Address: 193, Nezavisimosti av. (Minsk outskirts).
Working hours: 12 p.m. – till last visitor.
Specialization:  European Cuisine. Belorussian Cuisine.
Capacity: hall for 80 persons, terrace for 160 persons.
Web: www.klub.by/eservice.html

Sporting Club is the first shooting club in the Republic of Belarus that offers a variety of games for the shotgun enthusiasts. Here you can practice clay target shooting, participate in competitive events, special club programs.

Sporting Club is a professionally managed and operated, safe, customer friendly shooting sports recreational facility which provides a quality experience with a homelike atmosphere for a variety of shooting sports activities and events now and well into the future.

Sporting Club will be the entity of smart successful energetic people, who are enthusiastic hunters, who love nature and value personal development, who appreciate having a first-class rest. Friendliness, Comfort and Safety are primary criteria of Sporting Club.

You can spend nice time in the Deluxe restaurant LABRADOR

The luxury restaurant LABRADOR is famous for its refined cuisine, stylish design and home-like atmosphere.

It can serve business and recreational facility for corporative events, banquets, presentations.

Clubs

Goodwin

Restaurant-club
Address: 19 Nezavisimosty av., Minsk (center).
Working hours:  Mon-Wen 12 p.m. – 12 a.m., Tue-Sun 12 p.m.- 5 a.m. (with show-programs).
Specialization: Mixed Belarusian and European cuisine. Fish Dish. Desserts. Coffee. Tea. Wine list.
Capacity: Two floors.

This unique club-restaurant is situated on the main avenue in the very centre of Minsk. The interior is stylized like magic Emerald Town from the famous fairy tale, known here as "The Wizard of the Emerald City" by A. Volkov. Here you will be offered a broad choice of dishes with unusual names and refined wines. Salad "Goodwin" (Chicken fillet, tinned pineapple, mayonnaise, Syrup, lemon juice, salad, potherbs), Salad "Brave Lion's Dream" (Pike-perch, flour, vegetable oil, lemon, fresh tomatoes, large onion, mayonnaise, salad, potherbs), Bastinda in-house salad (Shrimps, mussels, sweet pepper, fresh tomatoes, onion, olive oil, wine vinegar, mustard, salad, potherbs) - It’s a real fairy tale for adults!

Live concerts, disco with famous DJ, show-programs, super-fashion parties and sport competitions on projection display – You will try it!

Goodwin – everything is possible

Maksimus

Restaurant-club
Address: 15, Smolenskaya str., Minsk.
Working hours: 12 p.m. – 6 a.m.
Specialization: European and Caucasian cuisine.
Capacity: Main hall, VIP-hall.
Dress-code: persons in sport clothes and under 18 y.o. are not admitted to.

Restaurant-club Maksimus – it’s one of the splendid sights of the city, the brightness show in Minsk!

Main hall consist of a restaurant, 2 bars, a stage, a dance floor. There is a VIP-hall there, which interior disposes to pleasant rest near bar or in convenient armchairs. Every night You can see brilliant splendid shows with Belarusian and Russian stars on the stage of the club. Club guesses all guests’ wishes, creating all conditions for ideal rest, business and friendly relations.

After visiting Maksimus – You can think You’ve taken everything from this city!

Millenium

Restaurant-club
Address: 36, Nemiga str., Minsk (center).
Working hours: 12 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Specialization: Mediterranean and Japanese cuisine.
Capacity: banquet-hall for 12 persons, main hall for 54 persons, hall for 30 persons.

New entertaining center Millenium – it is Casino, Sportland (on-line review of different sport competitions), Restaurant.  Complex is situated in the historical part of Minsk on the Svisloch riverside, near the picturesque Troitskoye Predmestye.  Classical interior is ideally supplemented by painters of famous artists and natural flowers. To guests’ disposal: bar, billiard, comfortable VIP-zone, dance floor. Every week on Friday and Saturday You can see show programs with Belarusian stars (from 23.00), on Sunday - sunday lounge (light music from popular DJs).

Bars & Pubs

Rakovsky Brovar

Restaurant-brewery
Address: 10, Vitebskaya str., Minsk center.
Working hours: 12 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Specialization: Belarusian cuisine. European, Russian Cuisine. Beer.
Capacity: Two floors: Beer, Hunters, Sports, Viennese, Belarusian Halls.
Web: www.brovar.by

Rakovsky Brovar restaurant was opened in 1997 in the historical part of the city - Rakovsky suburb. The restaurant is located in the building known as The House of Celebrations. Atrchitectural solutions of the constuction weren't changed a lot. So the spirit of this ancient building remained.

An original design of the interior is nicely matched with decoration of valuable wood and ceramics. Three halls are available in the first level: Beer, Hunter's and Sports. Also, this level contains a bar and a kitchen. Here you can taste four sorts of unstrained beer and see the actual production process just right there (the glass wall). The second level has two more halls – Viennese and Belarusian.

In hot weather many visitors prefer the upper terrace, and on the ground floor another comfortable yard is at your service. Beer-fans may always be happy with a baked roll or boiled crayfishes. The ultimate Minsk drinking experience, this enormous tavern-style restaurant and brewery has it all - two floors of wooden tables and benches, an accordion player ... what more do you need? But wait, there's more! What really makes it a hit is the excellent home-brewed beer. Try the light Grashovoe (11%), Pilzenskoe (13%), or the highly-recommended, dark Staravilenskoe (13%). Today this brewery-restaurant is very popular in Minsk and continues to attract residents and guests.

Drozhzhi United

Irish Pub
Address: 2, Sverdlova str., Minsk center (near Hotel Minsk).
Working hours: 9 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Specialization: European Cuisine. Beer.
Capacity: hall for 60 persons.

Every Eastern European capital has its 'genuine Irish pub', and in Minsk, it's Drozhzhi United. It is a cosy good stylized pub situated in the center of the city. You can oder there pigs’ ears with peas and a pint of Guinness. At least the pints are real pints (0.56 litres). Live Irish folk music and friendly staff – all these make nice atmosphere for your funny party!

Country-style

Straunya Talaka

Restaurant
Address: 18, Rakovskaya str., Minsk center (near Nemiga)
Working hours: 10 p.m. – 6 a.m.
Specialization: 100% Belarusian Cuisine. Coffee. Wine list.
Capacity: hall for 30 persons.

An eclectic cellar Talaka restaurant offers you an old 100% Belarusian cuisine and supports national traditions. Straunya Talaka is one to seek out for its scrumptious food and unusual atmosphere. Tables are made from old beds, carriages and of this kind, and what's served on them is mostly potato snacks and skewered meats. You can taste there: Liver "Kroucheniki" (twists), Home-made "Saltisson", Peasant's sauerkraut soup with cranberry, Ham "Machanka" with potato pancakes, Belarusian kvass. Reservation is a good idea since this small place tends to get booked up.
It is warm and comfortable here in the Belarusian way!

Traditional meals of our forefathers!
Test the neighbour's patience – let the table chat rattle till morning!

At Francisca

Restaurant
Address: 19, Nezavisimosti av., Minsk center (main avenue).
Working hours: 11 p.m. – 11 a.m.
Specialization: Belarusian Cuisine. Europen cuisine. Wine list.
Capacity: main hall for 48 persons, banquet-hall for 16 persons.
Accept cards: Visa, MasterCard, Cirrus/Maestro.

Franzisca is a famous, ancient writer, who first stamped a Belarusian book. "At Franzisca" it is the name of a typical bielorussian restaurant placed in the heart of the city. If you like to eat well and in calm and pleasant environment; it is exactly what you can easily get entering this restaurant.

"At Franzisca" you can feel the ancient Belarus. Cosy atmosphere of a medieval castle, fire place make your dinner unforgetable.The dream to live in an ancient time doesn't even fade away when you open the menu that, it's written in English over that in Cyrillic, and it's equipped with photo of the dishes, that are exactly served as they are seen in the list. Its very usefull – because all dishes are served in specail manner, that you even can’t expect! You can taste there real Belarusian dishes: deruny (potato pancakes), Vily v bok (meat with garnise), Viadera, halfe metre of sausage.  And if you would like You can oder a 'metre of vodka' – special dish, but probably, you need presumably for more than one drinker.

Wensday, Tuesday, Friday is a time to enjoy live belorussian music.

A lot of famous people visit this restaurant: Maksim Mirnyj, Marat Safin, and even Smokie.

At Francisca – is a real place for tasty food, good rest in atmosphere of the ancient Belarus!

Particulazired Restaurants

Varadero

Cuban Restaurant
Address: 5, Meleazha str., Minsk.
Working hours: 12 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Specialization: Cuban cuisine. Fish dish. Vegetarian menu. Wine list. Desserts. Tea. Tobacco.
Capacity: hall for 80 persons.
Cards: Visa, MasterCard, Maestro/Cirrus.

Varadero – it is the first and only restaurant of Cuban cuisine. The chef of restaurant worked on probation in the best Restaurant of Cuba and now he cooks in Minsk traditional dishes from Cuban cuisine. The typical Cuban meal consists of: fruits, white rice, black bean soup, tasteful baked pork, vegetable salad, shrimps with tropical fruits, pudding with caramel sauce, Cuban coffee… And of course Cuban rum and cigars. All this You can experience in Varadero! So, Varadero is the only place, where famous coctail Mahito served with real mint, you can taste black coffee from barmen, Cuban rum for serious men and desserts for their ladies!

In interior was created unique atmosphere of mediaval Cuba. Wicker chairs, palm as a simbol of proud country!  And of course Cuban music! The atmosphere of dances, happiness reigns there!

Cuba is far from, Varadero – near!

U Fontana

Sport Restaurant
Address: 4, Amuratorskaya str., Minsk.
Working hours: 12 p.m. – 11 a.m.
Specialization: Europen cuisine. Wine list.

If You are found of sports, if You are a fan of your sport team, dream to know more about life of famous sportsmen or just simply like to spend time in a cosy place – restaurant U Fontana welcomes You!

The first sport restaurant will prepare for You lots of surprises!

Pouschie Fontany

Jazz Restaurant
Address: 5, Oktjabrskaya str., Minsk.
Working hours: 24 p.m. – 8 a.m.
Specialization: European, Italian cuisine. Wine list. Pizza Pazza.  Vegetarian menu. Desserts. Life music (Jazz).
Capacity: max 200 Pax (hall for 118 persons, VIP-hall for 16 persons, café for 36 persons, bar for 8 persons).
Accept cards: Visa, MasterCard, Cirrus/Maestro.
Web: www.jazzfontan.com

Wine list contains more than 40 items (constantly renewed). Jazz restaurant offers organizing of banquets, corporative evenings, weddings, family celebrations, parties, presentations. In-house made desserts, cakes, wide assortment of Vegetarian meals are available here.

The best bars of Minsk: full-bar (cocktails and spirits), coffee-bar (plenty of natural coffee brands, decaffeinated coffee etc.).

Banquet menu is worked out under the direction of head-cook Inyacio Roza (professor of the Art of Cookery Swiss Academy), so all the dishes are considered to be exquisite specialities of the house. Inyacio Roza has won many international festivals in Pizza preparation - FantaPizza (Italy, Padua).