Dinner, Russian-Style and Beyond
From borscht to venison — a taste of Russian splendour
In Moscow, you’ll find restaurants serving refined cuisine and original signature dishes. A reimagining of Russian recipes, French classics, or Japanese simplicity — we show you which spots to choose for a truly glamorous dinner. By the way, in some of these restaurants you’ll find the first print edition of Discover Moscow!
Savva
This restaurant is located near Red Square, in the Hotel Metropol. In 2021, Savva was awarded a Michelin star, and in 2024 it was named Moscow’s best restaurant by the gastronomic journalists behind the WhereToEat award.
Chef Andrey Shmakov combines traditional Russian recipes with elements of French and Italian cuisine to create his signature dishes. Here you can try borscht with confit duck, baked snails, game pie with milk mushrooms, and much more.
Address: Teatralny Drive, 2
Manul
Look for signature Siberian cuisine at Manul near the Red Square. The interior features wooden tables and animal skins on the lamps. Here you’ll find local products from across Siberia: muksun (a delicate northern fish often smoked), whitefish (a mild freshwater fish), Turukhan omul (a prized Arctic fish), chir (a firm-textured northern fish), sturgeon (known for its rich meat and caviar), elk (a lean game meat), and wild ramsons (a fragrant wild garlic).
The menu offers specialities rarely seen in Moscow: stroganina (frozen venison shavings), Tuvan sogazha (lamb liver on coals), horsemeat dumplings, and more. For dessert, try the bird‑cherry cake, Altai honey cake, or buckwheat waffle.
Address: Okhotny Ryad Street, 2
Beluga
Beluga is a restaurant of modern Russian cuisine and a Michelin-starred jewel located on the second floor of the five-star Hotel National, overlooking the Kremlin towers. Long listed among the world’s best restaurants by La Liste and the Great List, its interiors impress with Russian-style halls, a bar counter shaped like a giant crystal caviar bowl, Bohemian chandeliers, and ironic art of selfie-taking beauties in kokoshniks (a traditional Russian headdress). Chef Roman Chistov (since 2025) combines traditional techniques with old-Russian recipes and seasonal local ingredients. The menu offers unique caviar selections, vodkas, champagnes, and rare Russian delicacies.
Address: Mokhovaya Street, 15/1с1
Ruski
Traditional Russian cuisine here reaches the highest level — in every sense of the word. The main highlight is, of course, the enormous eight‑metre Russian stove. In it, the chefs prepare cabbage soup (for example, Valaam‑style with porcini mushrooms, following a recipe over 1000 years old) and porridge, baked goods and baked milk.
The restaurant also boasts the world's highest ice‑bar: guests in fur coats sip vodka with beluga caviar at a counter made of ice blocks at a constant -15°C. The menu has numerous starters, including pastirma, headcheese, and various pickles. You can also enjoy the freshest seafood, salads (such as dried duck with roasted pumpkin, or crab with tomato mousse), and dumplings (with venison and meat sauce, or with crab and caviar sauce). This sky-high restaurant offers not only a delicious dinner but also impressive views of Moscow from above.
Address: 1st Krasnogvardeysky Drive, 21с2
Gvidon
Spacious, beautiful, pricey: Gvidon — though positioned as a fish restaurant — also offers a range of classic dishes. The interior of a princely terem — a traditional Russian noble residence or chamber — in neo‑art‑nouveau style, with crystal chandeliers shaped like sea creatures, creates a magical atmosphere.
Full immersion into the fairy tale is ensured by chef Anatoly Kazakov, a Michelin star holder. Start your Tsar Gvidon‑style dinner with appetisers. Try duck terrine or niçoise salad with seared tuna.
But if you’re planning to go all out, we suggest moving straight to the hot starters: foie gras with figs, blackcurrant and jus lié sauce; Lyonnaise snails with garlic baguette; and, of course, vegetable ratatouille. As a main course — onion soup and potato gratin. For dessert — almond blancmange with feijoa.
Address: Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street, 5
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope is a multimedia gastrotheater in the legendary Hotel National in central Moscow. Its flagship show, “7 Wonders of the Ancient World”, is a two‑hour immersive journey from the Pyramids of Giza to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Seven exclusive dishes, inspired by ancient cuisines, accompany each chapter — full sensory immersion into myth and history. Perfect for anniversaries, birthdays, or romantic evenings. For families, “Le Petit Chef” offers a charming gastro‑spectacle where children and parents cook and dine together.
Address: Mokhovaya Street, 15/1с1
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The heart of the restaurant is an open kitchen decorated with mosaics. You can watch them slicing muksun and sterlet stroganina, cooking the famous Siberian pelmeni (traditional Russian dumplings), decorating bird‑cherry pies with honeysuckle, and flambéing venison in the French manner. The menu offers northern delicacies, hits of Soviet festive cuisine, and game dishes — for example, braised wild boar or roast venison.
Address: Smolenskaya Street, 8