Dastorkon
Дасторкон
Karakol's most consistently praised Kyrgyz restaurant, with kuurdak, stir-fried Dungan lagman and sea buckthorn drinks all earning good reviews.
Located at 107 Przhevalsky Street, it is often ranked near the top of Karakol restaurants on TripAdvisor and has thousands of reviews on Google. Signature dishes include kuurdak (stir-fried potatoes and beef), beshbarmak (hand-pulled noodles with meat) and kazy (horse meat sausage). Travel bloggers also recommend the stir-fried lagman and Dungan noodle soup. Staff speak English, there is an English menu and vegetarian options, and card payment is accepted. Some evenings feature folk music and dance performances. Mains approx. 350–500 som; four dishes are enough for 2–3 people. Dinner gets busy in high season, so arrive early, as some dishes may sell out.
Opening hours
Lunch through dinner; hours vary daily, so check the notice posted by the restaurant
Nearby sights
- Karakol Dungan Mosque
- Karakol Regional Museum
- Dungan Family Dinner & Ashlyan-fu
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Karakol
- Karakol Russian Colonial Quarter
- Karakol Sunday Animal Market
- Przhevalsky Memorial Museum
- Pristan-Przhevalsk Lakeshore