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The favourite restaurant of Russian government personalities for their business dinners. No wonder, because here you can taste the famous Kamchatka sea araignés. On the map, more than 300 varieties of seafood and you can choose your fish directly in the aquarium. The staff were friendly and helpful.

Don't hesitate to take a break in the restaurant's shop if you are in this area to enjoy blue lobster, oysters or caviar at the counter at more attractive prices than in the restaurant.

If it is disputable that the cuisine offered here is typical of the Odessa region, the quality of the dishes is beyond discussion. We eat well at Mama! Grilled or breadcrumbed fish, chicken stuffed with dried apricots, makaroni po-flotski (macaroni with herbs and beef). Very successful, the industrial decoration of the room, on two levels, is well it, a reminiscence of the atmosphere of the port of Odessa. We find a piece of Ukraine in Russia, this time in accordance with international law.

As its name suggests, the place is the perfect place to enjoy good meat, for which the restaurant of the Mamaison Hotel has become a speciality and a reputation throughout the city. At the Mamaison Hotel, you will find a sense of comfort and the means to satisfy the clientele in the best possible way: you will not overlook the 8 types of salt and 6 types of mustard to accompany your chosen piece, which you will handle with the great Claude Dozorme cutlery. As a little extra, the terrace is particularly pleasant in fine weather.

Created by Oleg Menshikov, this restaurant was one of the first to become a speciality of Siberian cuisine among the gourmets of the capital. He had enjoyed it so much during a film shoot in Krasnodar that he decided to share it with Muscovites. A cuisine and products that are now very fashionable. The main room plunges us into the cosy lounges with subdued lights and walls lined with the large Russian residences of the end of the 19th century. The menu changes throughout the year according to the authorized hunting and fishing periods

The house specialty: juicy and tender ribs of beef or pork cooked to your liking with pepper, smoked, barbecue, maple syrup, grilled... Good American-style steaks, a few finely executed burgers or soups, salads and meat snacks. And don't forget to drink local craft beer. The industrial style with the neon decor makes us feel like we're in a 1990's Hollywood movie. Simple, efficient and so good that we lick our fingers!

The Michelin-starred establishment, itself part of the White Rabbit group of restaurants and bars, is decorated in a chic industrial style with large windows. It is very popular with Moscow bobos and influencers. This pillar of bistronomy offers an original menu and a rather interesting quality/price ratio. On the whole, it is a very good address, with affordable prices for its standing. It is worth noting the chef's very nice cocktail menu to go with it all!

The Benedict Café is one of the best places in Moscow to start your day. It is located in the Atrium shopping mall. The menu of the house, prepared by the Chef Anatoly Kazakov, offers breakfast hits from all over the world (egg suitable for all sauces, pancakes, blinis, kasha... ). Moreover, the concept is very urban, you can have breakfast there at any time (for example when you wake up at 4pm the day after a club trip). We recommend it for aweekend brunch.

As its name suggests, Wine&Crab bases its menu on wine and crab combinations. The concept is effective, the result excellent and the Michelin-rated establishment has built up a solid reputation. The decoration, reminiscent of a wine cellar, gives even more cachet to the services of its wine waiter who will personalise your menu on request. This service makes the place a good candidate for birthdays, romantic dinners and special occasions. The ambition is not to offer high gastronomy, so don't worry for those who go there as tourists.

We'll tell you right off the bat, not everyone will like this restaurant. It plays with the fashionable concept of raw food, where everything is left cooked and made of food assembling, it is also resolutely vegan and plays with the concept of medicinal cuisine. Whether you appreciate the principle or not, it's a culinary adventure that we advise you as such, in addition to being in a very calm (isolated at the bottom of a courtyard) and trendy setting. The little extra is the price: you can have several dishes and drinks for cheap.

Vegan and without fuss, this establishment aims above all to gather its customers around the love for its cuisine. Thus, it chooses a rather simple canteen whose decor makes you feel at ease. It is a successful bet, and its good food at very affordable prices gives this Moscow restaurant chain a solid place on the vegan scene in the capital. Faced with the poverty of vegan choices in Moscow, Avocado Café offers a rich menu that includes cuisines from all over the world: Mexico, France, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, etc.

It is mainly for the splendid view of Moscow which opens from this panoramic restaurant, but also to see the famous and impressive building dating back to the 1970 s of the Academy of Sciences of Russia. The place is often chosen by Moscovites for romantic dinners or simply for evenings between friends. Its fusion cuisine will delight the finest palates. Taste the famous duck-based bortsch, served with apples and ducks or crab pelts. Reservation recommended.

Establishment of a small chain of restaurants specializing in seafood. Not surprisingly, you will find crabs from Kamchatka, mussels, shrimps from Magadan (a Siberian seaport). But one comes here especially to taste the crayfish so prized in the south of Russia. The prices are not cheap (0.5 kg of crayfish at 1,900 RUB) but if you have never tasted real Russian crayfish traditionally accompanied by a small mousse, here is the promise of a beautiful gastronomic adventure.