A nice little bit of Asian cuisine and culture in the middle of Novosibirsk. Great place to have some Tom Yam or drink Korean beer or just feel yourself in the middle of some anime. Still, great food, mostly Asian. Some nice beers, may be a bit more expensive than in other places, but promised to really ‘from there’. And we really love their service, very friendly, welcoming and fast. If you ever want to feel yourself ‘not in Novosibirsk’, this is probably the best one for it.

Ok, not so usual place in our land, this seems to be classical taqueria – small canteen/diner place specializing in Mexican fast-food. Very tasty, but portions are rather small. You totally don’t feel yourself filled up from just one set of tacos. Still, recommending this place!

Coffee place with great atmosphere and sometimes freaky/nerdy visitors, but it makes this place great.

That’s one of the outlets of the really cool coffee place network which is extremely popular in Novosibirsk, especially among you ng people/students. Well, we’re not really experts in coffee, but this place has great, vibrant atmosphere which to us defines more than the quality of the coffee itself (which is probably great too).

That’s one of the outlets of the really cool coffee place network which is extremely popular in Novosibirsk, especially among you ng people/students. Well, we’re not really experts in coffee, but this place has great, vibrant atmosphere which to us defines more than the quality of the coffee itself (which is probably great too).

That’s one of the outlets of the really cool coffee place network which is extremely popular in Novosibirsk, especially among you ng people/students. Well, we’re not really experts in coffee, but this place has great, vibrant atmosphere which to us defines more than the quality of the coffee itself (which is probably great too).

That’s very spartan coffee place, but it makes it rather cool. Also, offers lots of tables facing the wall, with power outlets, so it could be kinda your external office when you need it.

A three star hotel with five star breakfasts. Spacious, affordable and clean rooms.  

That’s probably the best place to go in Nsk if you’re with kids. It’s very large zoo, you’d need about half a DAY to visit all the animals, and it is locate basically in the forest. Amazing place!

It looks like some usual dinner, but they do great shashlyk and other types of meat. Beef, pork, lamb you name it, and they do it. They also deliver, but you might need a Russian friend to order. Great quality, we love this place, but you better take away, not dine inside.

This is typical shopping mall, probably the largest in Novosibirsk. Many famous brands are presented here, including IKEA and Auchan.

Georgian restaurant – great wines and food

Great Mexican-themed restaurant

Of all places to stay in Novosibirsk we would recommend this place. The reason is simple – this is the only large hotel in Novosibirsk which is NOT the part of some federal or international hotel network. Honestly, Hilton is Hilton anywhere. Marriott is the same in any country around the world. But this place has to survive having such competitors, and man, they’re trying hard! It was the hotel long time ago in Soviet times, but since then it was renovated into really good rooms and absolutely cool restaurant.

Great steakhouse in the middle of the city.