Grillage
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Live music, a decent alcohol selection, and a menu of traditional Russian food makes this place popular with locals. Favorites include borscht, meat dumplings, and salmon steak. Be prepared for slow service.
3 Best Restaurants in Side Trips from Moscow, Russia
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You'll find relatively few restaurants in many of these towns, largely because Russians don't dine out that frequently. The most reliable restaurants are in hotels catering to tourists or, occasionally, in downtown locations near main tourist sights. This is slowly changing, and some of the restaurants outside hotels can be quite cozy.
Skovoroda
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Ukrainian food is the specialty at this pleasant eatery not far from the Tolstoy estate. Try borscht, the traditional Ukrainian soup served here with garlic bread, and follow with cherry-filled vareniki, or dumplings, for dessert. The colorful interior, designed by the same Moscow studio that decorated several properties of famed restauranteur Arkady Novikov, adds to the pleasant dining experience.
Surozhsky Stan
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This cosy café with blue domed ceilings serves moderately priced Russian specialties made on the premises. Vareniki and pelmeni, or dumplings with meat and other fillings, rasstegai, or pie with different fillings, can be paired with borscht for a filling lunch.
