Cafe Lily

This place is a true hidden gem. Tried their plov — perfectly cooked rice with tender chunks of meat, carrots, and spices that deliver deep, savory flavor in every bite. The giant steamed manti + rich sour cream 🤤🥟 Flavor explosion! Definitely will be coming back for their other dishes.

Must have passed Cafe Lily more times than I can remember… and finally went for lunch, 2x. Solo and then w/ a friend. A Uzbek restaurant, mix of Russian and Korean fusion cooking… I used to live near another spot that served up really delicious Uzbek food on 19th Avenue! Situated on a quiet street with a mish-mosh of shops, and tinted windows, can seem uninviting… and staff could be a bit slow with service, so if you’re in a rush, come when you have time to enjoy the meal. My first meal was of course to try their version of “cold noodle”… similar to the Korean style cold noodle but not made with buckwheat noodles. Here, they serve it with white noodles and tops with veggies and beef. The soup was not icy cold but also vinegary. It was good but I prefer the Korean style naeng-myeon whic

Wonderful experience at Cafe Lily. Great delicious food at a very fair price. We ordered the tripe salad, beef tongue Tashkent salad, the beef manty, the Korean fern salad, and the Kuk-Si. Everything had really lovely flavor and I really enjoyed the combo of Korean and Central Asian flavors. The filling on the manty and the kuk-Si were particularly spectacular. Try this place out!

Absolutely delicious food. The service was great too — very kind and friendly. I came here a bit later so the restaurant wasn’t quite as full, so the food came quickly and it was all very yummy! Definitely get the compote pitcher, only $10 and very very tasty. And don’t miss the fern salad, it was a highlight for us! Not something I get to order often

I first discovered this place on Instagram. I had the Kuksi as my first dish, and it instantly took me back to the cold Korean noodles I had in Seoul. It was delicious! I also tried the Manty and Plov, both of which were tasty. I ended up too full to finish the Plov, but I’m excited to have leftovers for breakfast tomorrow! 😋 The customer service was outstanding. Everyone was so friendly and attentive. The young lady who helped us gave an excellent recommendation to try the Kuksi, and the gentleman made sure the food came out to the table. I would definitely come back here again.