About Florencia Restaurant
Florencia Restaurant operates from the Berkararlyk District of north Ashgabat and is one of the city's most-recommended international-cuisine destinations. Particularly popular with Turkmenistan-resident expats, visiting business-tourist travellers, and Turkmen families seeking international cuisine variety beyond the standard regional fare.
The menu is broad Italian classics. Pasta options ($14-22). Spaghetti Carbonara, Lasagna, Penne with Italian sausage, Vegetarian Tomato Pasta. Pizza section ($16-28). Margherita, Quattro Formaggi, Capricciosa, Pepperoni. Italian mains ($24-38). Veal Parmigiana, Beef Steak, Chicken Marsala, Grilled Mediterranean Sea Bass. The wine list includes Italian and French selections (international wines are available in Turkmenistan but expensive due to import duties). A meal of two Italian classics and wine for two runs $80-120.
The room is comfortable international-restaurant style. Sixty seats across a single ground-floor open dining hall with bay windows facing the residential avenue, decorative Italian-trattoria touches with vibrant Mediterranean-themed wall art, low pendant lighting. Reservations are useful for weekend evenings; one week ahead is enough. Cards are accepted; the staff speak Russian, Turkmen, and English.
What makes Florencia the right Ashgabat international-cuisine choice is the cuisine quality. The kitchen takes Italian cooking seriously rather than providing tourist-shortcut versions of the cuisine. For travellers spending several days in Ashgabat, an evening of properly-cooked Italian cuisine rather than another Turkmen plov gives the trip a useful break.
Best Occasion Fit
Birthdays. The multi-course Italian dinner format and the comfortable international-restaurant atmosphere are properly celebratory. As a first date with someone wanting non-Central-Asian cuisine, the Italian format gives variety. Team dinners with visiting expat or business colleagues. The international cuisine and the comfortable format work for groups of four to eight.
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