Long time, no post and there is reasoning behind it. I have been away on an extended vacation running around tasting the impeccable deliciousness of anything and everything Russia’s capital has to offer. And before you jump to conclusions that what you eat in Moscow is “borsch” or “pirogi,” I have to say that most of the restaurants that opened their doors to my second deadly sin, otherwise know as gluttony, deserve a Michelin star for their culinary virtuosity. Moscow has everything NYC, London or Paris do – French, Japanese, Spanish – you name it! But Russian cuisine has to have a pedestal of its own. If you ever looked at the world map you must have noticed that Russian Federation is one big country. Being a big country gives it a lot of ethnic and climate variety spicing Russian cuisine up with so much national flavor that the choices to indulge are infinite. And so are the menus in most of the venues I have been in, leafing through 2-3 pages of desserts alone. Three choices of deserts consisting of chocolate fudge cake, apple pie and crème brulee, anyone?! Not here! At least 10 varieties of cakes from Strawberry Mille Feuille to Honey Cake, a delicious mouth-watering combo of tender biscuit layers of caramelized condensed milk and butter. And I am not even mentioning 15 other desserts not pertaining to the baked goods category! The food itself, another 6 pages or so, goes from multiple varieties of salads, hot and cold, delicious soups, many kinds of fish and meat in types alone as well as preparation. I truly wish I had taken my camera with me every time I dined somewhere…and embarrassingly I admit that I did yet forgot about it the moment a lavish dish was placed in front of me. I promise I will take some pictures the last few days I have left here. But for now, let me introduce you to the restaurants I found noteworthy during my stay in golden-domed Moscow. Since the food was great in all of them, I will give you pointers on what makes them stand out set-up-vise or whether they specialize in some peculiar regional flavor:
Bolshoy (Traditional/Contemporary Russian)
LOVE: for its lavish ambiance and breathtaking live piano music by Sergey Belov
ADDRESS: 7 Staropetrovsky Proezd, Moscow
Beloe Solnze Pustini (Kavkaz Cuisine)
LOVE: for its mouth-watering cuisine of the Kavkaz Region – chebureki and plov – as well as the decorations and wax figures from the film bearing the same name
ADDRESS: 29 Neglinnaya Uliza, Moscow
Aist (Contemporary Russian)
LOVE: for its rooftop veranda and cool summer vibe with hookah tableside if requested
ADDRESS: 8/1 Malaya Bronnaya Uliza, Moscow
LOVE: for Dim Sum, traditional Chinese fare and cool ambiance with Cherdak nightclub and lounge upstairs if the night gets long
ADDRESS: 7 Uliza Kuznetsky Most, Moscow
Pushkin (Traditional Russian)
LOVE: for ambiance of the old Russian mansion with books dating back to 1500’s and a collection of clocks (worth 600, 000 Euro) that used to be put on royal horse-drawn carriages
ADDRESS: 26A Tverskoy Bulvar, Moscow
LOVE: for the breathtaking view of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior which is literally across the street
ADDRESS: 1/9 Ostojenka, Moscow
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