Food
Where to eat in Russia: restaurants, cafés and dishes to try
The best-known place to eat in Russia is Seventh Heaven, Moscow. The travel guide lists 103 places to eat and drink in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Kazan. Local dishes to try: Okroshka, Kulich, Pirog, Zakuski, and Ukha.
Well-known restaurants, cafés and bars in Russia
Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions describe each place. That measures how famous a place is, not how good the food is.
Restaurants 4
Ryotei restaurant
RestaurantKrasnodar · Since 2023 · Japanese cuisine
Cafés, bakeries and tea houses 4
Saint Petersburg
building of Literaturnoye Kafe (Saint Petersburg), Russia
Freken Bock
CaféTaganrog · Since 2009
Places travellers recommend in Russia
Listed in the Wikivoyage travel guide. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go.
Where to eat in Moscow
All places in MoscowRestaurants and cafés
- Expedition Northern CuisineSplurge
Pevcheskiy Pereulok 6
- Chemodan (Suitcase)Splurge
Gogol Boulevard 25/1
- Acha ChachaMid-range
Leningradsky prospekt, 9b building 1
- Gambrinus Na KiyevskoySplurge
Bol'shaya Dorogomilovskaya Ulitsa, 4
- White RabbitSplurge
3, Smolenskaya Square
- Cafe PushkinSplurge
Tverskoy Blvd 26А
- Piccolino
1-Y Kolobovskiy Pereulok 11
- Uzbekistan
Tverskaya, Neglinnaya St 29
Bars and nightlife
- Gazgolder
Nizhniy Susalny per., 5, building 26
- MILC
Pokrovka St, 16/16, building 1
- Propaganda
Zlatoustinskiy Bol'shoy Pereulok, 7
- Bobby Dazzler Pub
Kostyanskiy pereulok 7/13
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Moscow · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Saint Petersburg
All places in Saint PetersburgRestaurants and cafés
- BalaganBudget
Malyy Prospekt P.s., 54-56
- Mickey & MonkeysBudget
Ulitsa Gorokhovaya 27
- Pizza HutBudget
Gorokhovaya ul.,16
- Бакинский дворикMid-range
Gorohovaya (Гороховая ул.), 52
- Cagliostro RestaurantMid-range
Bolshaya Morskaya, 38
- CatMid-range
22 Ul. Stremyannaya
- Clean Plate SocietyMid-range
Gorokhovaya ulitsa (Гороховая ул.),13
- IdiotMid-range
naberezhnaya Reki Moyki, 82
Bars and nightlife
- Gringo Bar
Prospekt Dobrolyubova (проспект Добролюбова) 7/2
- Dickens Pub
Fontanka Canal, 108
- Tower Pub
Nevsky Prospekt 22
- Griboedov
Voronezhskaya ulitsa 2
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Saint Petersburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Kazan
All places in KazanRestaurants and cafés
- MalabarSplurge
13 Malaya Krasnaya St
- Los i LososSplurge
27 Chernyshevskogo St.
- Dom ChayaBudget
64 Bauman St.
- ZhiguliMid-range
42/9 Baumana St.
- A'RomeMid-range
8 Kavi Nadzhmi St.
- SakharaSplurge
Peterburgskaya 1
- Sofra KebabBudget
Baumana Street 51, 3rd Floor
- Baker StreetSplurge
25/22 Kremlevskaya St.
Bars and nightlife
- Skuratov, coffee roasters
5 Pushkina St
- Cuba Libre
58 Baumana St
- Ugly Coyote
13 Baumana St
- Barin bar
25 Chernyshevskogo St.
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Kazan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
All places in Yuzhno-SakhalinskRestaurants and cafés
- Kolobok CaféBudget
Ul Lenina 220a
- Smak CaféBudget
Khabarovskaya ul 84а
- Black Cat CaféMid-range
Ul Chekhova 34A
- Restaurant Shanghai BluesMid-range
Pr Mira 56/2
- Taj Mahal RestaurantMid-range
Ul Antona Buyukly 38
- Furusato RestaurantSplurge
Ul Lenina 179
- Stolovaya SovyetskayaBudget
Pr Mira 106
- Nihon Mitay Sushi BarMid-range
Pr Pobedy 28v
Bars and nightlife
- Mishka Pub
Ul Chekhova 45
- Khinkalnaya Kazbegi
Sakhalinskaya ul 113
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Khabarovsk
All places in KhabarovskRestaurants and cafés
- Chocolate
74 Turgeneva St
- Russki Restaurant
Ussuriyskiy Bul'var, 9
- Kabachok
84, Zaparina st
- Khlebomyas
Ulitsa Murav'yeva-Amurskogo, 5
- Tablespoon
Ulitsa Dikopol'tseva, 29
- Golden Bird
7, Muravyov Amursky st
Bars and nightlife
- Bonifatsiy Bar
Ulitsa Lenina, 19
- Velikano
Ulitsa Zaparina, 67а
- Crossroad
Ulitsa Murav'yeva-Amurskogo, 3б
- Rock-bar 'Garazh'
Ulitsa Volochayevskaya 15
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Khabarovsk · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Vladivostok
Restaurants and cafés
- SupraMid-range
1B, Admirala Fokina st
- 8 Minut StolovayaBudget
Ulitsa Aleutskaya, 11
- bar «Drugoe mesto»Mid-range
Ulitsa Admirala Fokina, 16А
- Osama SushiMid-range
13 Praporschika Komarova St
- Café CuckooMid-range
1A Okeanskiy Prospect
- MünchenMid-range
3, Svetlanskaya st
- Moloko & MedMid-range
6A Suhanova St
- HansMid-range
25a, Fokina st
Bars and nightlife
- Club Cuckoo
1A Okeanskiy Prospect
- Lebowski Bar
56 Svetlanskaya St
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Vladivostok · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dishes and drinks Russia is known for
Foods and drinks that come from Russia, the most widely known first.
Pirog
pastry of Russian/Eastern European origin with sweet or savory filling
Smetana
dairy product produced by souring heavy cream, popular in Eastern and Central Europe
Borodinsky bread
dark brown sourdough rye bread of Russian origin
Kvass
fermented cereal-based non-alcoholic or low alcoholic beverage
Frequently asked questions
What is the most famous restaurant in Russia?
Seventh Heaven, Moscow is the most widely documented place to eat in Russia: 6 Wikipedia language editions describe it.
What food is Russia known for?
Russia is known for Okroshka, Kulich, Pirog, Zakuski, and Ukha.
Where can you eat in Moscow?
The travel guide to Moscow lists Expedition Northern Cuisine, Chemodan (Suitcase), Acha Chacha, Gambrinus Na Kiyevskoy, and White Rabbit.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0), photos from Wikimedia Commons.