Golubyye Kupola

Located in a tree-lined park in the center of #Tashkent in #Uzbekistan, right next to the National Museum of History of Uzbekistan and the Central Exhibition Hall of Academy of Arts, Golubie Kupola Blue Dome Restaurant has long attracted Tashkent residents to take photos in front of its fountains, columns and domes. Originally a cafe, the restaurant opened in 1970 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Lenin's birth. It combines features of modernist design with elements inspired by the turquoise domes of Samarkand. It is designed like a traditional Uzbek teahouse, with reflections in the ornamental pools surrounding the building. The cafe's heyday is long gone and those pools are now empty, but it remains a beloved nostalgic landmark. Specialties include grilled lamb chops, lamb kebabs, naan grilled fish, steamed dumplings, baked buns, pulled noodles, couscous salad, grape cherry marshmallows, etc. #Local only food #Soviet aesthetics

Typical Soviet aesthetic, as if back to Moscow [Chin][Awesome]