Panorama Restaurant & Bar
Panorama Restaurant and Bar operates as a large-format dining and drinking complex in Yunusabad that serves dual duty as a dinner destination and a late-evening bar with live music. The main dining room seats around 120 across a space divided by half-walls and planters into distinct sections. An outdoor terrace adds another 60 seats during warm months. The kitchen produces a broad menu covering Uzbek staples (plov, shashlik, manti), Russian dishes (borscht, pelmeni), and European options (steaks, pasta, grilled fish). A separate bar area with its own seating operates as a more casual drinking space, with a cocktail menu, full spirits selection, and draft beer. Live music on Friday and Saturday nights features bands playing a mix of Uzbek pop, Russian standards, and international covers. The venue attracts a wide demographic, from family dinners early in the evening to younger groups taking over the bar area as the night progresses.
What to Expect
A large restaurant-bar complex that transforms through the evening. Early hours bring family dinners and business meals. Later, the bar area fills with a younger crowd and live music. The scale and menu breadth make it a flexible option.
Shifts through the evening from polished restaurant to social bar. The live music on weekends adds energy without overwhelming the space. The terrace on warm nights provides an open-air dining experience with Yunusabad's commercial skyline as backdrop.
Live bands on weekends: Uzbek pop, Russian folk-pop, international covers. Background music on weeknights from speakers.
Smart casual. The restaurant side attracts a well-dressed dinner crowd. The bar area is slightly more relaxed but still expects presentable attire.
Groups wanting dinner and drinks in one venue, families (early evening), live music fans on weekends, pre-club dining in Yunusabad
Cards accepted throughout. Cash (som) also welcome.
Price Range
Beer 20,000-30,000 UZS, cocktails 35,000-60,000 UZS, main courses 30,000-70,000 UZS, plov 25,000-40,000 UZS, hookah 50,000-80,000 UZS
Beer ~$1.65-2.50/~1.50-2.30 EUR, cocktails ~$2.90-5/~2.65-4.55 EUR, mains ~$2.50-5.80/~2.30-5.30 EUR
Hours
12:00-02:00 daily, live music Fri-Sat from 20:00
Insider Tip
Start with dinner in the restaurant and transition to the bar area around 10 PM when the live music starts. The outdoor terrace is the best dinner setting during summer. Try the lamb plov, which is one of the better versions in the Yunusabad area.
Full Review
Panorama works as Yunusabad's anchor restaurant, the venue where you can bring anyone regardless of their taste or expectations and find something that works. The breadth of the menu is a feature, not a weakness. The kitchen handles Uzbek dishes with the confidence of routine and European options with reasonable competence.
The plov deserves specific mention. Uzbekistan's national dish varies widely by region and restaurant, and Panorama's version uses quality lamb, proper rice technique, and generous seasoning. Served in the traditional style on a communal plate, it's a dish that feeds three to four people and costs less than $4. The shashlik is grilled over charcoal with visible attention, arriving with the char marks and juiciness that distinguish good Uzbek barbecue from the assembly-line versions.
The transition from restaurant to bar happens organically through the evening. Around 9 PM, the family groups begin to leave and the bar area picks up. By 10 PM on a Friday, the live band has started, and the demographic in the room has shifted younger. The bar's cocktail program is competent without being creative: mojitos, Long Islands, and vodka-based drinks dominate. Draft beer from local breweries provides the reliable option.
The live music is Panorama's weekend differentiator. Bands play a set that reads the room, starting with softer Uzbek and Russian ballads during the dinner hours and ramping up to dance-oriented pop and covers as the crowd loosens up. The musicians are professional enough to keep the energy building, and on good nights the open space near the stage becomes an impromptu dance floor.
The outdoor terrace is Panorama's best asset during Tashkent's warm season. Dining under the sky with hookah and beer as Yunusabad's lights come on provides an experience that combines the pleasure of outdoor eating with the district's modern, urban character. The terrace is also where the after-dinner crowd settles in with hookah and drinks, extending the evening without moving venues.
Panorama's size works both for and against it. On busy weekends, the energy is palpable and the room feels alive. On quiet weeknights, the space can feel cavernous and underoccupied. The sweet spot is a Friday or Saturday dinner starting around 8 PM, staying through the live music transition, and leaving around midnight to hit a club if the night demands more.
The Neighborhood
In Yunusabad, near Club Moda, Platinum Club, Sky Lounge, and Whiskey Bar. The Tashkent City business complex and shopping centers are in the surrounding area, offering additional dinner options.
Getting There
Yandex Go from central Tashkent 20,000-30,000 UZS, 15-20 minutes. Located in a commercial building in Yunusabad. The terrace entrance is visible from the street.
Other Venues in Yunusabad
Club Moda
Tashkent's most popular nightclub with two dance floors, international DJs on weekends, and a dress code that keeps the crowd polished.
Sky Lounge Tashkent
Rooftop bar and lounge atop one of Yunusabad's newer towers, offering panoramic city views and a cocktail menu that rivals anything in Central Asia.
Platinum Club
Upscale nightclub with VIP table service, a resident DJ, and a crowd that skews toward Tashkent's business and professional class.
Whiskey Bar
Intimate lounge specializing in whiskey and cigars, with leather armchairs and a quieter atmosphere than the district's clubs.