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Cashing in on its [address] (in the basement of the History Museum, on Red Square itself), this restaurant is something of a sausage machine, serving a continuous sequence of tourist groups with a rather restricted selection of classic Russian dishes. If you’re in a tour group and the meal has been included this is probably OK, but if you’ve come as an individual guest, it’s easy to feel that your presence simply interfered with serving the tour groups.
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Famous for its entertaining culinary shows, with chefs cooking your food on a teppan (hot metal plate) right at your table, Moscow’s Benihana also offers a wide selection of sushi, salads and soups. A great location on Pushkin Square, the city’s favourite meeting spot, ensures a steady flow of customers so a reservation is advisable.
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This venue commands instant respect from everyone—government ministers will entertain foreign dignitaries here. Downstairs it operates as a café (less formal), and upstairs it’s a formal and elegant restaurant, set out as a gentleman’s library from the 19th century. The diners have mostly come to discuss business, so you wouldn’t come here for the office party. The cuisine is prepared to recipes from Russia’s noble households of the 19th century and, although expensive, the quality and service genuinely accord with the price. The service is impeccable. This is a restaurant of the formal type which never disappoints.
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This huge Chinese restaurant works on a different concept to all others in Moscow. Everyone who attends, dining or not, will be charged the fixed price (approximately 500 roubles, varies between weekdays and weekends) for the buffet, and there are no exceptions. Nor is there any menu (except for drinks). Unlimited green tea is included and you’re then let loose on the largest Chinese buffet in Moscow, including cold appetisers, hot appetisers, main dishes, soups, rice, noodles, breads, desserts, ice creams and sorbets. The choice is immense, the quality excellent and the quantity vast. Modern Shanghai-style Chinese decor in one of the best value places in town.
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Excellent Georgian food and wines at very acceptable prices, and much favoured by local Muscovites. Go early or book at this highly popular venue. Georgian meals are never quiet or solemn affairs, so loud live music, singing and dancing are very likely. If this isn’t for you, there are side rooms especially for those who have come to talk business or to romance their sweethearts, so book one of these when you call. There is a separate restaurant next door, Genatsvale VIP, serving an expanded menu in more elegant (and marginally less noisy) surroundings.
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