Restaurants: Afgan, African, American, Armenian, Brunch Places, Bulgarian, Cafes and Coffee Shops, Chinese, Czech, European, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Indian, Italian Restaurants, Japanese, Jewish, Korean, Mexican, Miscellaneous, Russian, Scandinavian, Seafood, Thai, Tibetan, Ukranian, Uzbek, Vegetarian
Georgian Restaurants:
Argo $$$$
All the Georgian dishes you've come to know and love at the restaurant formerly known as 'Teremok'. The chicken 'satsivi' is a blue-ribbon contender. Arrive early if you want a good table.
19 Ulitsa Melnikova. Metro Proletarskaya. 274-3501. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
At Nikitsky Gate $
Tasty Georgian fare. Atmosphere in the main dining room is nothing special, although the bar is quite cozy.
U Nikitskikh Vorot. 23/9 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. Metro Okhotny Ryad. Tel. 290-4883/2845. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: none.
Cafe on Gruzinskaya $$
Georgian and Mexican fare.
2/12 Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Ulitsa. Metro Barrikadnaya. Tel. 254-7636. 11 a.m. to midnight. Credit cards: none.
RECOMMENDED! Dioscarius $$
Excellent Georgian food, including an out-of-this-world 'khachapuri' and 10 kinds of Georgian wine. Live music every evening.
2 Merzlyakovsky Pereulok. Metro Arbatskaya. Tel. 290-6908. 11 a.m. to midnight. Credit cards: none.
RECOMMENDED! Genatsvale $$
If you've ever seen a Georgian mocked, you've heard this word, which means "dear." Excellent, inexpensive food in the building that once housed Mama Zoya's. Don't miss the delectable 'satsivi' or 'lobio'. Live folk and pop music most nights.
12/1 Ulitsa Ostozhenka. Metro Park Kultury. Tel. 202-0445. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: none.
RECOMMENDED! Guria $
If you haven't been to this no-nonsense restaurant, you must not have been here long. Easily one of the best-known Georgian venues in the city, especially among the expat population.
7/3 Komsomolsky Prospekt. Metro Park Kultury. Tel. 246-0378. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Credit cards: none.
Kabanchik $$
Delicious, traditional fare with an emphasis on shashlik and other meat dishes.
27/1 Ulitsa Krasina. Metro Belorusskaya. Tel. 254-9664. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC.
Kavkazskaya Plennitsa $$$$
Named after the Yury Nikulin movie, this restaurant takes you to a happier, more peaceful Caucasus. The starter buffet is heaped with enough goodies to fill you up before the main courses. If you're still not full, try the delicious lamb shashlik. Live music at 7:30 most nights.
36 Prospekt Mira. Metro Prospekt Mira. Tel. 280-5111. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, AE.
Mama Zoya $$
Sister restaurant to the less-expensive Guria. Strolling musicians on weekends.
18 Sechenovsky Pereulok. Metro Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. Tel. 201-7743. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: none.
RECOMMENDED! Mimino $$$
Upscale, romantic atmosphere with live music and a dance floor. On weekends, the place comes alive with banquets reminiscent of those the Godfather presided over. The food would please even the most finicky gourmet f it's loaded with spices and beautifully presented. The meat dishes are gorgeous, as well as delicious. And, perhaps most importantly, the 'khachapuri' is always straight from the oven, cut in large slices and oozing lots of cheese.
46 Novoslobodskaya Ulitsa. Metro Novoslobodskaya. Tel. 972-4412. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: none.
Pirosmani's $$$
Typical Georgian cuisine in a wood-paneled interior. An enclosed balcony improves the lovely view over Novodevichy Monastery.
U Pirosmani. 4 Novodevichy Proyezd. Metro Sportivnaya. Tel. 247-1926. 12:45 to 11 p.m. Credit cards: V.
Suliko $$
Named for the well-known folk song, Suliko offers a daily smorgasbord for $30. Banquets and private rooms. Live music.
42/2 Ulitsa Bolshaya Polyanka. Metro Polyanka. Tel. 238-2586. 11 a.m. to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Tiflis $$$
A pleasant alternative to the other Georgian places in town. Excellent 'khachapuri'. Balconies, lamp posts and traditional dress. If only Tbilisi still looked like this. Reservations recommended.
32 Ulitsa Ostozhenka. Metro Park Kultury. Tel. 290-2897. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC.
German Restaurants:
Beer Bar $$
Bar and restaurant serving 14 kinds of German, Danish and Dutch draught beer and food to match.
Pivnushka. 28 Leninsky Prospekt. Metro Leninsky Prospekt. Tel. 954-3163. Noon to 11 p.m. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Bierstube $$
German specialities and draught beers.
In the Renaissance Moscow Hotel, 18/1 Olimpiisky Prospekt. Metro Prospekt Mira. Tel. 931-9000. 11 to 1 a.m. Credit cards: MC, AE.
Budvar $$$
German cuisine: short on glamour, long on meat and potatoes. Don't expect to eat again for a week. Gigantic portions, excellent roast pork. Likely hangout for members of the Beer Lovers' Party.
33 Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya. Metro Taganskaya. Tel. 915-1598/3124. Noon to 11 p.m. Credit cards: V, MC.
Schwein $
This club and restaurant offers spit-roast pig during the summer and a wide selection of German wines.
50/12 Baumanskaya Ulitsa. Metro Baumanskaya. Tel. 267-4504. 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Credit cards: none.
Greek Restaurants:
Femida $$
Named for the Greek goddess of justice, Femida is appropriately located opposite the Russian Academy of Law. The southern European menu includes many Greek dishes as well as a number of Russian specialties. Try the Trojan Horse Salad of plums, lemons and black olives (but no surprise in the middle), but beware the mutton, which is none too fresh.
20 Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya Ulitsa. Metro Barrikadnaya, Mayakovskaya. Tel. 737-3264. Noon to 1 a.m. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Greek Quarter $$$
Extensive Greek winelist. Business lunch (150 rubles) served from 1 to 5 p.m.
Grechesky Kvartal. 11/3 Chasovaya Ulitsa. Metro Aeroport. Tel. 151-2600. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC.
Santorini $$$
Greek food heavy on seafood.
15 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. Metro Pushkinskaya. Tel. 291-4588. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: none.
Indian Restaruants:
RECOMMENDED! Darbar $$
One of Moscow's best Indian eateries, with an Indian chef who prepares real Tandoori chicken, meat pies and spicy mutton dishes. Delivery.
38 Leninsky Prospekt. Metro Leninsky Prospekt. Tel. 930-2925. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Devi Cafe $$
The kind of place New Yorkers and Londoners miss when they come to Moscow f a mom and pop Indian cafe that is spic-and-span, but just a step up from a cafeteria. Inexpensive, delicious fare.
21 Ulitsa Mikhlukho-Maklaya. Metro Yugo-Zapadnaya. Tel. 424-6360. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: none.
Little India $$
Try the very tasty Tandoori.
18/3 Ulitsa Krzhizhanovskogo. Metro Profsoyuznaya. Tel. 125-8149. Noon to 11:30 p.m. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
RECOMMENDED! Maharaja $$
One of the best Indian restaurants in Moscow. Delicious cuisine, excellent curries and dahl. The quiet atmosphere is very soothing. The tandoor kebab appetizer, an assortment of fish, meat, chicken and other delicacies, is worth every kopek.
2/1 Ulitsa Pokrovka. Metro Kitai-Gorod. Tel. 921-9844. Noon to 10:30 p.m. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE. Takeout available.
Moscow Bombay $$
European and Indian food prepared by a New Delhi chef: Butter chicken is the pick of the menu. Live music, elegant interior and good prices keep the place busy, especially on weekends.
3 Glinishchevsky Pereulok. Metro Pushkinskaya.Tel. 292-9731. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Tandoor $$
The city's first Indian restaurant, Tandoor combines good service with good value. Excellent curry and kebabs.
30/2 Tverskaya Ulitsa. Metro Mayakovskaya. Tel. 299-5925. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Credit cards: V, DC, AE.
Italian Restaurants:
Adriatic $$$
Italian chef serves seafood-heavy fare. Business lunch ($10 and $15) served noon to 5 p.m.
Adriatiko. 3 Blagoveshchensky Pereulok. Metro Mayakovskaya. Tel. 209-7914. 10 a.m. to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, AE.
Amarcord $$
Good pastas and salads. Relaxed atmosphere. They recently added more rooms with live music and launched special pizza and vegetarian menus.
6 Ulitsa Pokrovka. Metro Kitai-Gorod. Tel. 923-0932. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, EC, AE.
Baloven's $
The food is uninspired, the wine cellar empty.
11/19 Valovaya Ulitsa. Metro Paveletskaya. Tel. 235-7367. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Credit cards: V, MC.
Capri $$$$$
Pizza crust rates high, but the service is slow and the San Pellegrino is overpriced.
7 Prospekt Akademika Sakharova. Metro Turgenevskaya. Tel. 207-5253. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
RECOMMENDED! Da Cicco Tavern $$$
Family-style tavern with two dining areas offering either a casual pizza parlor or a more intimate ambience. Try the buffet of sliced tomatoes and mozzarella, baked mussels, grilled eggplant and plenty of other treats (350 rubles) or the prosciutto di Parma over melon (300 rubles). The gourmet thin-crust pizzas are the specialty of the house. Homemade desserts.
Trattoria Da Cicco. 13/12 Profsoyuznaya Ulitsa. Metro Profsoyuznaya. Tel. 125-1196. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: all.
Dorian Gray $$
We're not sure what Oscar Wilde has to do with Italian food or with Moscow. But the location is convenient and the pasta and fish dishes are quite good. The chef passes our tiramisu test.
6/1 Kadashevskaya Naberezhnaya. Metro Tretyakovskaya. Tel. 237-6342. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
RECOMMENDED! Gratzi $$$
Beautifully arranged, delicious food in a very formal atmosphere. The desserts are particularly breathtaking. Also, brunch ($25) served on Sundays.
In the Tverskaya Hotel, 34 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa. Metro Belorusskaya. Tel. 258-3036. 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., noon to 4 p.m., 6 to 10:30 p.m. Credit cards: V, DC, AE.
RECOMMENDED! Il Pomodoro Italiano $$$
Homey atmosphere and delicious Italian fare. Try the spaghetti with miniature cherries and basil.
16 Strastnoi Bulvar. Metro Tverskaya. Tel. 200-1392/1393. Noon to 1 a.m. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Italian Garden $$$
Tasty food and attentive service in one cozy dining room with murals on its walls. Real flowers, no-drip candles and a wall-length fish tank. Super veggie sampler appetizer and a range of seafood specials. Wide range of Italian wines.
Giardino Italiano. 37 Leninsky Prospekt (on the corner under green awnings). Metro Leninsky Prospekt. Tel. 958-1509/1292. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
La Cipolla d'Oro $$$$
The Italian president named La Cipolla the city's best Italian restaurant in 1998.
39 Ulitsa Gilyarovskogo. Metro Prospekt Mira. Tel. 281-9498. 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
La Vera Italia $$
This pleasant restaurant is a great place from which to watch the Arbat bustle. The traditional Italian food on offer is well-prepared and affordable: Of the pizzas, try the house special with 'scamorza' cheese and spinach. Best bruschetta in town.
4 Arbat. Metro Arbatskaya. Tel. 291-7074. 11 a.m. until last customer leaves. Credit cards: V, MC.
Leonardo $$$$
Copies of Da Vinci's drawings cover the walls here, and the waitresses are dressed in full period costume. The penne with salmon, which comes with red caviar, is wonderful. Equally tasty is the beef with orange sauce. Live music.
23/10 Ulitsa Petrovka, Bldg. 5. Metro Pushkinskaya. Tel. 200-5626. Noon until last customer leaves. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
My Friends $$$
Thirty varieties of pasta available, plus plenty of fresh fish. Many claim this restaurant serves the best tiramisu in town.
Moi Druzya. 22 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa. Metro Belorusskaya. Tel. 251-1116/7868. À 18/22 Zemlyanoi Val. Metro Kurskaya. Tel. 917-9363. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC.
Olivia's $$
Pizzas, pastas and snacks.
In the Renaissance Moscow Hotel, 18/1 Olimpiisky Prospekt. Metro Prospekt Mira.Tel. 931-9000. 6 to 10:30 p.m. Credit cards: V , MC, DC, AE.
RECOMMENDED! Papa John's $$
An oasis of calm just down the hall from the bar area, the restaurant at Papa John's boasts an extensive menu of Italian dishes. Try the salmon in white wine sauce or the tagliatelle porcine pasta with mushrooms and cream sauce.
Downstairs at Johnny the Fat Boy (Johhny Tolstyak), 22 Myasnitskaya Ulitsa. Metro Chistiye Prudy. Tel. 755-9554. 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Credit cards: V, MC, AE.
Patio Pizza $$$
New menu. Hand-tossed, wood-oven pizzas, plus pasta and seafood dishes. Good salad bar. Try the Amatrucciano fettucini, fresh pasta topped with vegetables in a delicious tomato sauce.
13A Ulitsa Volkhonka. Metro Kropotkinskaya. Tel. 298-2530. Noon to midnight À 3 Tverskaya Ulitsa. Metro Okhotny Ryad. Tel. 2929-0891. Noon to midnight. À 68/10 Leninsky Prospekt. Metro Universitet. Tel. 930-5666. Noon to midnight. À 2 Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa. Metro Mayakovskaya. Tel. 930-0815. Noon to midnight. À 33/1 Prospekt Mira. Metro Prospekt Mira. Tel. 7979-5856. Noon to midnight. À 3 Smolenskaya Ulitsa. Metro Smolenskaya. Tel. 265-7965. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Pizza Express $$
Bright, airy and elegant. The food is tasty f try the mozzarella and tomato salad.
In the Nautilus Trade Center, 25 Nikolskaya Ulitsa. Metro Lubyanka. À In the Smolensky Passazh Shopping Center, 3/5 Smolenskaya Ploshchad. Metro Smolenskaya. Tel. 937-8100. Noon to midnight. Credit Cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Portofino $$$$
One of the city's best-rated Italian restaurants, Portofino offers excellent pastas and desserts. Bottled Italian beer.
16/4 Ulitsa Malaya Lubyanka. Metro Lubyanka. Tel. 923-0286. Noon until last customer leaves. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Roberto $$$$
Plenty of seafood dishes. Wide selection of Italian wines and desserts. Live music on weekends. Business lunch (430 rubles) served noon to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Try the house specialty, Venetian-style calf's liver with onion sauce.
20 Rozhdestvensky Bulvar. Metro Turgenevskaya. Tel. 928-1944/1106. Noon to 11 p.m. Credit cards: V, MC.
Sbarro $
Fast-food restaurant offering delicious pizzas and salads.
In the Okhotny Ryad Shopping Center on Manezh Square. Metro Okhotny Ryad. Tel. 737-8393. 10 a.m. to midnight. À In the Ramstore complex, 60 Sheremetyevskaya Ulitsa. Metro Rizhskaya. Tel. 937-2656. Noon to 11 p.m. À 12 Tverskaya Ulitsa. Metro Pushkinskaya. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: none. Delivery: 785-1575.
Spago $$$
The menu lists such alluring dishes as spinach gnocchi with gorgonzola and nut sauce and duck breast with marsala wine, green peppercorns and orange-rind sauce. Not related to the famous Los Angeles restaurant.
1 Bolshoi Zlatoustinsky Pereulok. Metro Lubyanka. Tel. 921-3797. Noon to 11 p.m. Credit cards: V, AE.
Verona $$
Extensive selection of seafood dishes. Delicous desserts.
32/36 Vorontsovskaya Ulitsa. Metro Proletarskaya. Tel. 276-4150. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Credit cards: V.
Japanese Restaurants:
Fuji $$$$$
Japanese food at authentic Japanese prices i.e. not for the budget diner. Tempting sushi and ***teppenyaki***.
32 Ulitsa Bolshaya Dmitrovka. Metro Pushkinskaya. Tel. 209-3240. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, AE.
It's Sushi $$
The best bargain sushi in Moscow with tasty mackerel or tuna. The menu also offers several hot dishes such as grilled salmon with rice. Takeout or eat in (in any of the cafes in the concert hall foyer).
Eto Sushi. In the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, 4/31 Triumfalnaya Ploshchad. Metro Mayakovskaya. Tel. 299-4236. Noon to 11 p.m. Credit cards: V, MC.
Izumi $$
Sushi, sashimi and other Japanese favorites, including seafood soup and Kirin beer on tap.
9/2 Ulitsa Spiridonovka, Bldg. 1. Metro Pushkinskaya. Tel. 202-4540. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Laluna $$$
Located on a quiet street split by the canal, this restaurant offers superb service and adequate Japanese and European fare. Try the Scottish salmon in pear sauce.
69 Sadovnicheskaya Naberezhnaya. Metro Paveletskaya. Tel. 725-4425. 1 p.m. to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Planet Sushi $$
Sushi and Japanese food at several convenient locations.
Planeta Sushi. 2 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa. Metro Mayakovskaya. Tel. 250-9509/2578. À 40 Ulitsa Udaltsova. Metro Prospekt Vernadskogo. Tel. 431-0637, 974-1770. À 3 Smolenskaya Ulitsa. Metro Smolenskaya. Tel. 290-5070. À 1 Taganskaya Ulitsa. Metro Taganskaya. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Samurai $$$
Small Japanese restaurant offering a refreshing change of pace from the usual loud Moscow dining room. A vast selection of sushi is available.
21/13 Malaya Bronnaya Ulitsa. Metro Mayakovskaya. Tel. 202-8694. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC.
RECOMMENDED! Yakitoria $$
Delicious, inexpensive Japanese food. Try the chicken-heart-kebab and the crab susi (not quite sushi). Both are heavenly. Beware! Reservations are often necessary. Delivery.
29 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 1. Metro Belorusskaya. Tel. 250-5385. À In the Sport Bar, 10 Novy Arbat. Metro Arbatskaya. Tel. 290-4311. Noon to 6 a.m. À 16 Ulitsa Petrovka. Metro Okhotny Ryad. Tel. 924-0609. 11 a.m. to 6 a.m. À 25 Rusakovskaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 1. Metro Sokolniki. Tel. 264-3984. 11 a.m. to 6 a.m. À Delivery: 234-2424. Credit cards: V, MC, AE.
Yapona Mama $$$
Japanese food prepared by chefs working right in the dining room. Try the Nagimi Yakitori, juicy chicken and chicken-heart shashlik on onion rings.
11 Tsvetnoi Bulvar, Bldg. 3. Metro Tsvetnoi Bulvar. Tel. 921-6098. Sun. to Thurs. noon to midnight, weekends noon to 5 a.m. Credit cards: V, MC, DC
Jewish Restaurants:
Josef's $
The Soviet Union's first Jewish restaurant, Josef's is a no-frills, old-fashioned eatery offering homestyle Jewish fare and live music on weekends.
U Yuzefa. 11/17 Dubininskaya Ulitsa. Metro Paveletskaya. Tel. 238-4646. Noon to 11 p.m. Credit cards: none.
Karmel $$$$
Great Jewish meal, so long as you don't really mind about keeping kosher.
7 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa. Metro Mayakovskaya. Tel. 200-5763. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Korean Restaurants:
RECOMMENDED! Manna $$$
Delicious Korean, Chinese and Japanese fare in a pleasant dining room.
48 Prospekt Andropova. Metro Kolomenskoye. Tel. 112-7247. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC.
Mexican Restaurants:
RECOMMENDED! Hola Mexico $$$
Fruity cocktails and top-notch Mexican food. The band gets a little loud, but after a few margaritas, you probably won't care.
7/5 Pushechnaya Ulitsa. Metro Kuznetsky Most. Tel. 925-8251. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
La Cantina $$
Lively bar and restaurant serving an appetizing Tex-Mex menu. Live music every night.
5 Tverskaya Ulitsa. Metro Okhotny Ryad. Tel. 292-5388. 8 a.m. to midnight. Credit cards: none.
Pancho Villa $$
Enormous burritos and margaritas.
44/1 Arbat. Metro Smolenskaya. Tel. 241-9853. 24 hours. Credit cards: V, MC, AE.
San Diego $$
Tex-Mex and seafood. Not particularly exciting, but dependable. Decor features old-time Americana.
11/3 Shkolnaya Ulitsa. Metro Ploshchad Ilyicha. Tel. 271-0111. Noon to midnight (Fri. and Sat. to 2 a.m.). Credit cards: none.
Santa Fe $$$
Decent Mexican food served in extra large quantities (this includes the margaritas). Pool tables.
5/1 Mantulinskaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 6. Metro Ulitsa 1905 Goda. Tel. 256-1487/2126. Noon to 2 a.m. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
Miscellaneous:
Aruba $$$
A tropical dream in the middle of Moscow: delicious Cuban food, reasonable prices, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere.
4 Narodnaya Ulitsa. Metro Taganskaya. Tel. 912-1836. 11:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
BoEmi $$
This Serb restaurant has one way of preparing fish: "To spite the Americans," so, if you hail from Iowa, L.A. or Virginia, leave your passport and your accent at home. Otherwise, the meat-heavy fare is delicious. Try the sturgeon or the bliny, but beware the very ordinary Serbian Salad.
1 Abrikosovsky Pereulok, off Bolshaya Pirogovskaya near the Novodevichy Monastery. Metro Sportivnaya. Tel. 248-5317. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Credit cards: none.
Crazy Milk $$
Fantastic original drinks and great international fusion cuisine in a visually stimulating environment. Beef-heavy menu. Try the marinated salmon rosettes or the ribeye steak with roasted garlic and mushrooms.
54 Ulitsa Bolshaya Polyanka, Bldg. 1. Metro Polyanka. Tel. 230-7333. Noon to 6 a.m. Credit cards: V, MC, DC.
Dolce Vita $$$
Italian and Georgian food, with 25 kinds of shashlik and three dining rooms. Live music on Sundays.
8 Taganskaya Ploshchad. Metro Taganskaya. Tel. 915-1130. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, AE.
Drago $$
Traditional Serbian fare with plenty of soups and salads. Bochkaryov on tap.
32 Ulitsa Bolshaya Dmitrovka. Metro Pushkinskaya. Tel. 209-3971. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC.
El Gaucho $$$
Meat-heavy Argentinian cuisine cooked on an open fire.
3/2 Bolshoi Kozlovsky Pereulok. Metro Krasniye Vorota. Tel. 923-1098. À 6/13 Zatseptsky Val. Metro Paveletskaya. Tel. 953-2876. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC.
Europe Asia $$
This place will ease your nostalgia for outrageously expensive kitsch. Immense, tacky, overpriced and empty, this restaurant serves decent fare (including Japanese, French, European and Kazakh) in a lonely two-acre dining room. Business lunch ($10) served noon to 5p.m. on weekdays.
Yevropa Azia. 39 Leningradsky Prospekt. Metro Aeroport. Tel. 214-7520/7908. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: none.
Trinidad $$$
Cuban and Caribbean cuisine. Live Cuban music on weekends.
9/10 Prospekt Vernadskogo. Metro Universitet. Tel. 938-2765. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, DC, AE.
RECOMMENDED! Ulei $$$
Ulei, or The Hive, offers an intriguing mix of tempting specialties, from pizza to foie gras to a variety of Asian flavors f not to mention the sushi prepared before your very eyes. Try the Thai chicken salad in a wonton cup or the tiger shrimp and scallops on a bed of Romaine with sesame dressing. Extensive wine list.
7 Ulitsa Gasheka. Metro Mayakovskaya. Tel. 797-4333. Sun. to Wed. noon to midnight. Thurs. to Sat. noon to 2 a.m. Credit cards: V, MC.
Voluna $$
Japanese and European cuisine. Business lunch (290 rubles) served from 1 to 7 p.m. Private parties and banquets. DJs every Saturday. Formula One.
69 Sadovnicheskaya Naberezhnaya. Metro Paveletskaya. Tel. 725-4425. Noon to midnight. Credit cards: V, MC, AE.
Mongolian Restaurants:
Tamerlaine $$$
Superb. You choose the ingredients according to their recipes or invent your own mish-mash, which the Kazakh chefs then stir-fry to perfection.
30 Prechistenka. Metro Kropotkinskaya. Tel. 202-5649. Noon to 11 p.m. Credit cards: V, MC, DC.
Yolki Palki PoÀ $
Cheap Russian and Mongolian eats. Expect long lines to get a table.
18 Tverskaya Ulitsa. Metro Pushkinskaya. Tel. 200-3920. 11 to 5 a.m. À 7/2 Bagrationovsky Proyezd. Metro Bagrationovskaya. Tel. 737-5951. 11 a.m. to midnight. Credit cards: none.
