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Restaurants

A restaurant of historical Baikal-region cuisine in a mansion on Sukhe-Bator Street, close to the oldest churches of the city. Its menu…

Restaurants

A modern restaurant of Baikal cuisine in central Irkutsk, led by chef Alexander Mordashev. The menu uses local fish, game, wild plants…

Restaurants

An ethnic restaurant of Buryat and Mongolian cuisine on 3 Iyulya Street, beside the 130th Quarter. It is known for buuzy in…

Restaurants

An ethnic restaurant of Mongolian cuisine in a separate building on Gorky Street, close to the center. It is known for buuzy,…

Restaurants

A Siberian restaurant of wild game and fish cooked on open fire, open round the clock. It stands in the basement of…

Restaurants

A city cafe of Siberian cuisine in the historic center, with game, smoked dishes and local products. It has two halls, a…

Restaurants

A Siberian restaurant in a merchant-style house in the 130th Quarter, close to the Babr statue. The menu centers on Baikal fish,…

Markets & Shopping

The main food market of Irkutsk, close to the old town, known for smoked Baikal fish, cedar nuts, taiga herbs and wild…

Landmarks

A short pedestrian street in the center of Irkutsk, running from Karl Marx Street to the Central Market. It has old houses,…

Landmarks

The main street of the old town of Irkutsk, running toward the Angara river. It passes the regional museum, the drama theatre,…