The name may be derived from ancient traditions, but the diminutive pie shop is thoroughly modern and very cute. A large kitchen is visible beyond a glass partition. There is just a handful of small tables besides the serving counter, behind which a variety of breads and buns is stacked. In a glass cabinet, pies, pastries and cakes are displayed.
The Ossetian pies --which resemble their better-known Georgian cousins, the khachapuri -- come with various fillings: cheese (75 rubles a slice), cabbage and cheese (65 rubles a slice), beet leaves and cheese (85 rubles a slice) and beef (220 rubles for a small whole pie).
There are no alcoholic beverages for sale, but there is a range of coffees and chocolate drinks (espresso -- 75 rubles, double espresso -- 110, cappuccino -- 90 rubles, cocoa -- 75 rubles, hot chocolate -- 120 rubles), as well as teas (69-75 rubles). Well matched to accompany the caffeinated beverages are such sweet treats as vatrushki for just 32 rubles or more expensive options, such as cheesecake for 235 rubles.
Tri Piroga: 6 1st Nikoloshchepovsky Per., Bldg. 2, 241-0670, 24 hours, M. Smolenskaya.
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