Restaurants in Moscow
Moscow's restaurant scene has exploded in recent years, with international options throughout the city, but particularly in upmarket neighbourhoods like Kuznetsky Most and Patriarch's Ponds. Affordable choices, and many 24-hour options, can be found around the main streets - Arbat and Tverskaya - and at great-value buffet chain Grably. Georgian and Azerbaijani eateries, like Shesh Besh, are normally a safe bet. Most restaurants open 12pm-12am. Service is not usually included - 15% is about right.
Top-end
Expand all1. Metropol Zal - Glamorous Style Moderne dining
Show more The red and gold stained-glass roof of the Metropol Zal at the Moscow Metropol Hotel is the crowning glory of this fin-de-siècle treasure trove and offers European and Russian cuisine amid the marble columns. The hotel was once home to the Bolsheviks' Executive Committee, ironically placed behind Karl Marx's statue on Teatralnaya Ploshad.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Breakfast 7am-10.30am; lunch 12pm-4pm; dinner 6pm-12am
Address
1/4, Teatralny proezd, (Metropol Hotel), Moscow 109012
Telephone
+7 (8) 499 501 7800
2. Café Pushkin - 19th-century Russian surrounds
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While each of its three floors is a perfect 19th-century recreation, including a pharmacy, library and roof terrace, the Café Pushkin, steps from central Pushkinskaya Ploshad, was rebuilt from scratch in 1999. Weekday business lunch options, with traditional Russian specialities including stroganoff and borscht, are available at reasonable prices.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-12am; ground floor open 24 hours
Address
26a, Tverskoi Bulvar, Moscow 125009
Telephone
+7 (8) 495 739 0033
Mid-range
Expand all3. Metro Restaurant - Russian retro fun
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Designed like a Soviet-era Metro station, with individual 'carriages' and an unfortunate maitre d' in a ticket booth, Metro is a friendly pivnaya (beer bar), popular with the after work crowd who come here for sosiski (sausages) and Russian comfort food. Although south of town in Taganka, it's packed every night, so reservations are essential.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 11am-12am
Address
2/1, Building 5, Verkhnyaya Radishevskaya Ulitsa, Moscow 109240
Telephone
+7 (8) 495 915 2818
4. Club Petrovich - Communist kitsch
Show moreRecreating a Soviet communal apartment, Petrovich offers Communist childhood treats including small meat or mushroom pirogi dumplings and blini buckwheat pancakes. Owned by a well-known newspaper cartoonist in the upmarket Chistiye Prudy district, it's a favourite with political and media celebrities. Officially a private club after 6pm, an advance reservation will usually get you in.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 1pm-5am; Sat-Sun 12pm-5am
Address
Building 3, 24, Myasnitskaya Ulitsa, Moscow 101000
Telephone
+7 (8) 495 623 0082
Budget
Expand all5. Grably - Good-value Russian buffet
Show moreA traditional Russian bistro with dishes that are always freshly cooked and piping hot, locals flock to Grably restaurants citywide for salads and soups. Crowds can be avoided with an early dinner or a late lunch at the Pyatnitskaya venue, near the Tretyakov Gallery, which has three floors and a summer terrace.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 10am-11pm
Address
27, Pyatnitskaya Ulitsa, Moscow 115035
Telephone
+7 (8) 495 545 0830; +7 (8) 545 0831
6. Shesh Besh - Azerbaijani spice and flavour
Show moreWhile its all-you-can-eat buffet is one of the city's best culinary deals, Shesh Besh, just north of pedestrianised shopping street Stary Arbat also offers a full range of Caucasian staples including shashlik (kebabs), khutabi (meat- or cheese-filled bread), kharcho (spicy lamb stew) and good-value house wines.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 12pm-12am
Address
24, Novy Arbat, Moscow 119019
Telephone
+7 (8) 495 959 5862
