Cafe Ordo
(6 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)
Loading...Family-run Kyrgyz eatery at the 7th & Irolo strip mall, in the space formerly occuped by Falafel Corner.
Cafe Ordo serves Central Asian eats that are popular with Uzbek and Kazakh locals.
Menu Highlights:
- Ashlyam fu
A cold, spicy noodle soup with eggs and meat. Arguably Kyrgyzstan’s most famous dish. - Samsa
A pastry stuffed with meat or vegetable fillings. - Lagman
- Hoshan
- Manti
- Kattama
- Pelmeni
- Blinchiki
- Lepeshka
- Kopmot
- Chalap
- Jarma
Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday
“Ordo” is the name of one of the most widespread traditional games among the Kyrgyz people, dating back to ancient times. The game symbolizes a battle for the “Khan’s stake” or “Khan’s palace,” with the word “ordo” itself meaning “Khan’s headquarters” or “palace.”
The term appears in the names of important cultural sites in Kyrgyzstan, such as “Rukh Ordo” (meaning “Spirits’ Center” or “Spiritual Center”) and “Manas Ordo,” a historical park and mausoleum believed to be the resting place of the legendary Kyrgyz hero Manas.
Beyond its use in games and place names, “ordo” in the Kyrgyz language historically referred to the headquarters or palace of a ruler (Khan), often a grand nomadic yurt where major decisions, treaties, and gatherings took place.
