Voronezh
Taking meat seriously
Next time you are craving a burger, try Voronezh on Ulitsa Bolshaya Dmitrovka. A pared-back version of the eponymous restaurant opened last year by Alexander Rappoport, the lively café serves everything meat — from a pastrami sandwich to a deli steak. The special is the "Grand Burger," a 250-gram patty with bacon, caramelized onions and secret sauce (520 rubles).
+7 (965) 413 4818
veronej.com
12 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. Metro Teatralnaya
Americano Black Coffee & Food
Upscale pit stop by Patriarch's Ponds
Part of the Friends Forever café chain, the laboriously named Americano Black Coffee and Food serves up decadent desserts, salads, sandwiches and coffee in a hip, airy interior. Cool off with an iced coffee topped with a scoop of ice cream or indulge in their creamy blueberry cheesecake. It’s on the pricey side, but the slices of cake are big enough to share. Not that you?€™ll want to.
+7 (903) 209 7242
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2 Zubovsky Bulvar. Metro Kropotkinskaya
Proviant
Paella after the movies
Proviant serves Spanish cuisine on the first floor of the Documentary Film Center, which used to be a military warehouse for storing provisions. Try the pork and quail egg or strawberry and cream cheese combination starters (100 rubles). Share a black paella for two with cuttlefish ink, mussels, and calamari (650 rubles) while sipping on an Aperol Spritz (350 rubles).
+7 (903) 209 7242
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2 Zubovsky Bulvar. Metro Kropotkinskaya
Acha-Chacha
Quail and Grape liquor from Abkhazia
Acha means quail in Abkhazian and the bird is the café's mascot. Meanwhile Chacha is a grape liquor similar to grappa. As well as the usual Georgian staples, Acha Chacha serves Ailadj ?€” Abkhazian polenta with cheese (340 rubles), which is perfect with fresh matsoni yogurt (150 rubles). Try the black khinkali dumplings (50 rubles each) and excellent assorted sweets (350 rubles).
+7 (499) 257 5243
achachacha.ru
9B Leningradsky Prospekt, Bldg. 1. Metro Belorusskaya