Kamshat
Камшат
A long-established local restaurant in the city centre with a rich Central Asian menu. Lagman and plov are everyday favourites for locals.
Kamshat is a long-established restaurant at the junction of Kunaev Avenue and Gani Ilyaev Street in central Shymkent. A travel guide describes it as where “tradition meets hospitality.” It serves a wide range of Central Asian dishes. Its signatures are lagman and plov, and it also offers Kazakh and Uzbek home cooking such as grilled skewers and samsa, as well as European dishes. The restaurant is large, with about 250 seats, private rooms and free parking, which suits families and groups. The average spend is about 5000–8000 tenge per person, and its central location makes it easy to reach on foot or by taxi.
Opening hours
Daily 08:00–00:00
Nearby sights
- Shymkent Central Park
- Ken Baba Ethnopark
- Regional Museum of History and Local Lore
- Museum of Victims of Political Repression
- Ordabasy Square
- Independence Park
- Shymkent Citadel
- Shymkent Dendropark