Samarqand Restaurant (also known as Samarqand Restaurant and Bar) is a restaurant-bar situated in Marylebone, London that specializes in Central Asian cuisine. The restaurant opened in 2009 and has gained a reputation among Asians in London. Russian news corporation Russia Today, has recorded the restaurant and many celebrities have dined in Samarqand, including football players Didier Drogba and Andrey Arshavin. Reviews have been mixed for the unfamiliar cuisine served but director Iskandarbek Narzibekov stated that Samarqand was a chance for Central Asian cuisine to "make a name for itself" in mainstream cookery in a recent interview.
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