If you've been traveling around Belarus, you probably haven't found much variety in your diet. Minsk is the only place in Belarus that has a large number of different restaurants to choose from.
Restaurants
Uzbekistan
This is my personal favorite. Here you can get some of the greasiest food to be found anywhere. If you are hungry order the Plov, a meat and rice dish. The soups are also good. The service is decent and sometimes after 7 pm there is live entertainment. A good filling meal is about US$4.
Across the street from the Yubileynaya Hotel, it's an easy stop after sightseeing in the centre.
Patio Pizza
Openings=12:00 - 24:00. A great stop for anyone from out of town as well as the few locals who can afford the mouth-watering pizzas, well-stocked salad bar, excellent cocktails and tasty pastas on offer. Brick walls and red-checkered tableclothes make for a warm family atmosphere. If you really want a taste of home after travelling through provincial Belarus, this is the place.
address: Skoriny 22
tel: (+375-17) 227 17 19
McDonalds
Same McDonalds as everywhere else. In the one across the street from Patio Pizza there is a plaque, telling you that Belarus was the one hundreth country that McDonalds has opened in.
Many locations around Minsk
El Rincon Espanol
Minsk's only Spanish restaurant usually has good food, but is often overpriced. The waiters serve you dressed in Spanish attire.
address: Skoriny 22
tel: (+375-17) 227 23 31
openings: 12:00 - 24:00 (licensed until 03:00).
Blinnaya
A Belarusian version of crepes - some are so-so, some are delicious. Very friendly staff of mostly young girls eager to please (something rarely found in old-style establishments). Added bonus - very decent coffee (including lattes and cappuchinos), which is sometimes tough to find in this part of the world.
address: Located near TSUM on Skoriny Ave.