Page Text: Baked cheese, meat (lamb, beef, salmon) and potatoes.
This was the most memorable restaurant for us.
This fine restaurant serves Belorussian food. Walking into the restaurant felt like walking into one of those medieval cottages, with log tables and benches. If you are a potato lover, this is a place you must definitely visit. Draniki, also known as potato pancakes, are a Belorussian speciality. Alcohol lovers should also visit the place as they serve a range of traditional drinks, from vodkas to moonshine. Non-bottled Kvass (honey drink with a slight tinge of alcohol) is not easily found in Moscow central, but can be found here as well.
Drinks:
Flavoured vodka is a must try!
Homemade Hooch (42% alc) – Bootleg alcohol are always intriguing, served as shot.
Moonshine Good Farmer Ale (40% alc) – Don’t be deceived by the ale, it is actually more of a hard liquor really. Served as shot.
Vodkas (assorted flavor) – A range of assorted flavored vodkas. You can really taste the difference when you gulp it down. Linden Honey and Cranberry are two shots that you must try.
Kvass – Supposedly a non-alcoholic drinks, and served in Eastern Europe to some parts of central Asia. Each have its own distinct taste and make. Something to try for those who do not like alcohol.
Food:
Draniki, potato pancakes – Served with meat or fish, in a pot or hotplates. You must try at least one of the Draniki dishes when you are there. We tried the carp in cast iron, which was a mixture of fish, cheese and potato pancakes. The other Draniki to try would be the Manchanka, pork in mushroom sauce with potato pancakes.
Beef baked with mushroom – Baked beef and mushrooms to fill the stomach, with cheese topping. Good to try if you have a large group for sharing.
Deserts:
For deserts, we tried the Cake Male ideal. It was a little too dense for our liking. Deserts were generally alright. Nothing exceptionally outstanding.
2. Daily bread
Address: 2-Y Smolenskiy Pereulok, 4/1, Moskva, Russia, 121099 (Have more than 1 outlet)
Cost: Moderate
Website: http://hlebnasushny.ru
Breakfast at dailybread
Daily Bread is a breakfast cafe chain outlets that you can find in some parts of Moscow. They have only one outlet in Saint Petersburg. While operating more like a breakfast cafe, it does have on its menu some main courses. The coffee and cakes in Daily Bread are good. Below are some of the other items that we ordered that is worth trying.
Drinks:
Hot Chocolate – Russians love their hot chocolate thick. Something very different from Singapore. The drink is literally melted chocolate. Served with a glass of hot water for you to wash down the thick molten as you enjoy the bitter sweet beverage.
Coffee – The coffee are quite good here. Typical range of Flat white, Cappuccino and Mocha that you can try.
This is how chocolate drink is served in Russia. Thick with a glass of hot water.
Food:
Borsch soup – A generous serving of meat with soup. Good as something “before the road”.
Bread bowl – A thick creamy chicken soup, goes well with the home-made bread. Though I think it was sour dough bread.
Oatmeal – For those who likes something healthier, their hot oatmeals comes with a tinge of sweetness. Great for a good hearty morning meals
Eggs Benedict – You can either try it with salmon or without. Usually eggs benedict can’t go wrong. However, portion is relatively small for this.
Deserts:
Medovic – If you are a desert lover, you must definitely try the Medovic, a layered cake made of honey and condensed milk. It is mildly sweet and the texture is good.
Medovic, a layered honey cake.
3. Cafe Mu-Mu
Opening hours: Daily, 8am – 11pm
Address: Manege Sq, 1, стр. 2, Moskva, Russia, 125009 (Nearest to Red Square, but have more than 1 outlet)
Cost: Moderate
Website: https://www.cafemumu.ru
Food you can generally find in one of these restaurant. Just queue the line, and pick what you want on the counter. Pay at the end of the line.
Throughout Moscow or Saint Petersburg, you will find restaurants where you will queue to take the food that you want and pay at the end, something like Marche in Singapore. Mu-Mu (pronounced as My-My?) is one of these restaurant. The good thing about this is you can choose what you want to try, and control how much you spend. The flow is simple, get a table, join the queue, go through the different food stations and take what you like, and end off at the payment counter. The good thing about this is there is one just around Red Square, and pricing is reasonable.
Drinks:
Typical range of liquors, wine, beers and non-alcoholic drinks. Drink counters located separately from the food counters.
Food:
See what you like – Too much to introduce, but if you are really keen, try their grilled duck, if it is available.
Grilled Duck (if available) – The meat was very tender. Something for you to consider when you are there.
Vinegret – So far, not easily found in most restaurants. Or perhaps we skipped the salad section. But you can find and try this in Mu-Mu.
Deserts:
A wide range of deserts you can choose from. Just to note, there are red berries mixtures that are served in drink glasses. I think they are sauces for crepes and pancakes. It looks like a drink, but it is not as it is thick and sweet.
4. Trattoria Venezia