The difficult quest of finding places where you can eat inexpensively in the center of Moscow will be successfully completed with the help of our recommendations. In this article, we will not only talk about budget establishments, but also recommend where it is best to try some especially interesting dishes of Eastern, Asian and Western cuisines: oysters, fondue, steaks, crayfish, lobster, tom yum and others.
Having an inexpensive meal in the center of Moscow is not an easy task for a tourist. The metropolis is full of catering establishments of various price categories, but you can find a good place Decent cuisine and reasonable prices are not always possible even for local residents, let alone visitors.
A cup of natural coffee in a Moscow coffee shop is unlikely to cost less than 150 rubles. In the prestigious "Coffeemania" on Arbat, coffee costs 300 rubles, in the "Bosco Bar" on Red Square - 350 rubles. Having a sandwich and coffee here will be 1.5-2 times more expensive than having a full lunch at some self-service establishment, of which there are a great many in the capital.
The main advantage of such establishments is prices. True, you can’t count on super-cheap prices; it’s not for nothing that the capital has been among the ten most expensive cities in the world for so many years. The average bill for lunch is 300-350 rubles. In addition, most metropolitan restaurants offer a business lunch in the range of 350-450 rubles; in bars and pubs you can find it for 250-300 rubles. But the portions are quite modest, so people with... good appetite you will have to fork out a large amount.
Below we will list places where you can eat deliciously and inexpensively in Moscow, and will also tell you separately about establishments where you can taste seafood (crabs, oysters, mussels, lobsters), crayfish and dishes of other cuisines at reasonable prices: oriental (kebab, khash , khinkali, etc.), Asian (sushi and rolls, Peking duck, tom yam), European and American (steaks, duck, desserts and fondue).
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Where to eat inexpensively in the center of Moscow?
"ObedBufet" (OBEDBUFET)
A varied, inexpensive and tasty meal in Moscow is recommended in the OBEDBUFET chain of self-service restaurants, where dishes from seven cuisines of the world are presented. There is a buffet, grill, pizza, sushi areas, a separate confectionery and alcohol bar, there is a special area with dietary dishes: boiled meat, vegetables, cereals, etc. Breakfast from 8 to 12, after 22:00 at the salad bar there is a 50% discount, you can order without mayonnaise. A diet lunch will cost 250 rubles, a regular lunch - 500 rubles. Address: st. Novy Arbat, 15. Open: Mon-Fri from 8 to 24, Sat-Sun from 10 to 24.
"Mu Mu"
A network of establishments in the center of the capital with low prices and the surroundings of a village farm. At the entrance there is a black and white burenka, inside there are wooden tables, beams and other elements of a rustic style. Simple and tasty food: cream soup with mushrooms, mashed potatoes, rice, meat dishes, berry fruit drinks. You can have lunch from 250 to 500 rubles, from 23:00 to 23:30 you can take away ready-made dishes for half price. Address: st. Arbat, 4. Open from 9 to 23.
Dining room No. 57
You can eat cheaply in the center of Moscow in dining room No. 57. Despite such an unpresentable name, it is located in the most prestigious place in the city - GUM. The spirit of Soviet public catering is everywhere: propaganda posters on the walls, a bright red soda machine hidden in the corner. A slight restyling has benefited the establishment, and Muscovites who drop by here for shopping are crowded in line with foreigners. Prices are low: soups from 70 rubles, side dishes from 40 rubles, drinks - 35 rubles, coffee - 80 rubles, cakes from 50 rubles. The average bill is 400-500 rubles. Address: Red Square, 3, GUM, 3rd floor. Open from 10 to 22.
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"Tree sticks"
Traditional Russian dishes - jellied meat, solyanka, kulebyaka, fruit juice - you can eat inexpensively in Moscow at the Yolki-Palki cafe. There are also Georgian dishes - shish kebab, lula kebab. Prices are slightly higher - soups from 180 rubles, salads from 160 rubles, hot dishes from 300 rubles. The Russian version of a buffet - a cart - with hot and cold snacks will cost 600 rubles, only with cold ones - 500 rubles. Address: st. Novy Arbat, 11, building 1. Open from 11 to 23.
Varenichnaya number 1
The establishment is decorated in the style of a Soviet apartment with newspapers, lampshades and table lamps. The menu includes dishes from Russian and Ukrainian cuisines: borscht, potato pancakes, dumplings, dumplings, cheesecakes, porridge, homemade liqueurs. The average price of a hot dish is 300 rubles, a salad from 170 rubles, a set of dumplings - from 390 rubles. Address: st. Arbat, 29, open daily from 10 to 24.
Culinary shop of the Karavaev brothers
A popular chain of confectionery shops in Moscow, here you can eat deliciously and inexpensively. The menu includes traditional Russian cuisine, but the main highlight is pastries and desserts. Prices are moderate - first courses from 70 rubles, pies from 45 rubles. After 19:00 there is a 20% discount. Address: Tverskoy Boulevard, 20, building 4, open from 8 to 23.
"Rake"
A chain of restaurants serving European cuisine. The establishment on Tverskaya has an original design - the ceiling is made in the form of a lawn with apples. You can have a hearty lunch for 350-500 rubles. Address: Tverskaya st., 18, building 1. Open on weekdays from 7:30 to midnight, on weekends - from 9 am to midnight.
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Moscow seafood
If you want to taste the tender meat of Kamchatka crab, scallops and shrimp, then it is best to do this in "Crabster" on Arbat, 6/2. Sockeye salmon and scallop ceviche and crabonara pasta are especially popular among visitors; mussels in white wine have recently appeared on the menu. Prices are affordable: the average cost of dishes is 300-400 rubles.
In Moscow, you can eat delicious lobsters, langoustines, oysters, mussels and other seafood in a small fish restaurant Rico in Ruzheyny Lane, 6/2. Prices are moderate - from 300 to 600 rubles. Distinctive feature- You can bring your own alcohol to the restaurant; wine tastings are also held here periodically.
It’s better to drink fresh beer with crayfish in Moscow in a democratic "Golden Woble" on Pokrovka, 2 (Kitai-Gorod). A 100 g portion of crayfish will cost 150 rubles, a similar portion in "Glavpivtorge" in Lubyanka it will cost at least twice as much.
If you want romance, you can visit a Greek tavern on the water "Greek rode across the river". The restaurant is located on a barge with an excellent view of the river on the Taras Shevchenko embankment. The menu includes Greek dishes, the main emphasis is on seafood, and prices are moderate.
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Inexpensive establishments of Oriental and Asian cuisines
Sushi lovers will surely enjoy this small restaurant. "Yakuza"(Lesnaya street, 1). The prices are reasonable and the food is prepared quickly. In addition to Japanese cuisine, Thai and Korean dishes are served here.
You can eat sushi, rolls, tom yum and other Asian dishes in Moscow at the restaurant "Tai Tai"(Pokrovka, 4). A serving of tom yam soup (400 g) costs from 397 to 700 rubles, Japanese miso soup from 217 to 277 rubles, rolls from 117 to 500 rubles. per serving. Prices in "Yakitoria"(Novy Arbat, 10) are already biting, but it’s profitable to take a set for two. You can try delicious Peking duck and sushi online "Menza", one of the establishments is located on Novy Arbat.
You can taste real Armenian khash in the restaurant Gayane's, located at: 2nd Smolensky Lane, 1/4. A serving of soup costs 450 rubles. In addition, here you can order shish kebab, lula kebab, khashlama and other oriental dishes. Delicious khinkali for 400 rubles. for 400 gr in a restaurant "Ararat" on Mira Avenue, 119. A huge portion of khash costs 380 rubles, kebabs from 400 rubles. for 200 gr.
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European and American cuisine
Perhaps the hardest thing is for meat eaters. The question of where to eat steaks in Moscow is easy to solve - there are a huge number of grill bars and steak houses in the city, but the prices are quite high. So, a portion of juicy meat at a steakhouse "Buffalo"(Lubyansky proezd, 15) will cost about 2 thousand rubles. In a chain of restaurants serving Argentine cuisine "El Gaucho" a steak weighing 500 grams costs 2.5 thousand rubles.
A little more affordable prices in a restaurant "Stakes", located in the building of the Taganka Theater (Verkhnyaya Radishchevskaya St., 21). Here, a portion of meat weighing 300 grams is offered for 1.5 thousand rubles. For comparison, similar portions in "Fed duck"(Kurkino district) will cost less than 1,000 rubles, you can also try here delicious dishes from duck - carpaccio, prune roll, pate with cranberry jam, grilled meat, and all at reasonable prices.
Those with a sweet tooth can soothe their weary spirit with a cup of coffee or tea. "Chocolate Girl". This is a popular chain of coffee shops that is famous for its chocolate desserts - they have the best chocolate fondues from the Netherlands and delicious desserts. There are many establishments in the city, one of them is on Tverskaya, 17. Open until 23.
And if you have the strength and desire to spend an interesting evening, then you can go to a bar Rock-N-Roll on Sretenka, 1. This is a democratic place where you can have lunch during the day and have a great rest in the evening. Excellent burritos here cost only 420 rubles, beer - 300 rubles. The establishment is open 24 hours a day and only those over 21 years old are allowed in.
We also recommend checking out our special selection for travelers: (15 hostels, hotels and apartments with impeccable guest reviews and reasonable prices). Also look for hotels on the popular Skyscanner Hotels service - the choice is huge!
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A flight to Moscow for several days is accompanied by the selection of a hotel for temporary accommodation and a place to eat. Booking rooms at Uninn hotels is carried out in advance, but it is realistic to take care of the food ration only after the plane lands at the airport.
Hot meals and drinks at the Yunin Hotel
The reason is that transportation of food by air is possible in certain quantities:
- the volume of liquids and products in luggage is no more than 100 ml (honey, cheese, drinking yogurt, alcohol, jam);
- the total volume of plastic packaging should not exceed 1 liter.
The exception is baby food for citizens flying with children under 2 years of age. They can take containers with liquids over 100 ml in their luggage.
Adults will not be able to prepare their own food for several days and transfer them to Moscow, so you should think about where it is better and more profitable to eat.
Features of public catering places
In the airport building
As soon as the plane lands, you have the opportunity to eat in local cafes in the building of Vnukovo airport. For budget tourists, such food will be expensive. In many catering places, prices for dishes are 2 times higher than for the same products, but in cafes far from the airport or in hotel canteens.
If the traveler has an unlimited financial budget, then this option will be quite suitable. The only thing to consider is the noise at the airport. Constant notifications about aircraft departures, people talking on different languages and telephone calls can become irritating factors, especially for people accustomed to comfort at a high cost.
Near the airport
The nature of dishes from one region may differ from another. Therefore, upon arrival in Moscow, you should remember that national food may be poorly accepted by the digestive system. To avoid deterioration in health and save your finances, you should buy food in stores. As a rule, products familiar to a person from another country are always available on the shelves at a very affordable price.
In addition, by purchasing groceries in a store, you can arrive at a hotel or inn and prepare a suitable dish yourself. This option is suitable for those who have a lot of free time.
In hotels near Vnukovo airport
One of the most practical places for food can be considered a hotel, where a room for temporary accommodation was booked. As a rule, the hotel structure has places for catering with prices affordable for tourists and fresh dishes. Guests will not need to spend time preparing food. All you need to do is arrive at the hotel, check into your room and go down to the hotel cafe.
Cafe at the Uninn Hotel
The advantage of choosing such a place to eat is saving time. The cafe is open all the time, which means there is no need to waste precious hours traveling to restaurants near the airport or in the center of the capital. The guest can eat at any hour of the day or be sure that upon arrival at the hotel he will not remain hungry.
At the same time, the guest receives a comfortable meal. In hotel cafes, the clients are often the guests themselves. For those who live in such a hotel for several days, going to a cafe will not cause discomfort, since they will know where it is more convenient to sit and what is best to order.
The best option is to eat in a cafe from the hotel
Food is the most important issue for any traveler. To prevent hunger from ruining your tourism experience, you just need to choose the right place to eat. The most profitable and practical option would be a cafe in the hotel. There will always be a place for hotel guests and a suitable diet: fresh and tasty dishes at an affordable price.
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We continue to discuss the topic: “Popular questions that arise during a holiday in Crimea.” I would like to dwell on the topic of food and nutrition. Unfortunately, eating homemade healthy food on vacation won't be easy. We hope that our tips will help you avoid mistakes that could lead to serious problems with health.
We won't talk about healthy eating, since there are terabytes of information on this topic on the Internet. Our goal is to maintain healthy digestion on vacation and attend excursions to palaces and wineries, and not to the pharmacy and infectious diseases department the nearest hospital.
So, where is the best place to eat in Crimea?
Let's consider several options in turn.Imagine a classic situation: sun, sea, beach, everyone is sunbathing and swimming. Sooner or later we will want to have a snack, preferably not far from the sea. Here, tents with various fast food come into view: shawarma, chebureks, belyashi and pies. Buying these flavorful “snacks” is fraught not only with a simple stomach upset, but also with a huge amount of gastrointestinal infections. Even if initially the meat in shawarma is fresh, then after 2-3 hours in the sun among flies, you cannot eat it, much less feed it to children. Even if you feel dizzy from hunger, it is better to “kill the worm” with ice cream, or take fruit to the beach, and then eat something safer. To be fair, it should be noted that the prices for beach fast food are very tempting, and many vacationers take risks by dining on pasties for 12-15 hryvnia/piece.
Let's consider another option - cook on your own.
If you want to minimize health risks and save money, you can cook your own food. Fortunately, in the private sector and apartments, there is usually a kitchen or at least a stove. This is especially true if you are vacationing with a child.
Every resort town in Crimea must have a small market. where you can purchase the necessary products. There may not be lobsters or black caviar there, but you can always buy vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, cottage cheese, and milk.
A liter of milk on the market costs about 35 rubles/kg, cottage cheese - 200 rubles/kg. A kilogram of pork or beef will cost you no more than 240 rubles/kg, even in season. Prices for vegetables are as follows: potatoes 15-30/kg, carrots 16 rubles/kg, cabbage 20 rubles/kg. Please note that these are 2012 prices. Product prices may vary depending on the resort. In Yalta everything is 10-20% more expensive, in Feodosia - on the contrary, it is cheaper.
What is the price of fruit in Crimea?
This question interests everyone who goes on vacation with a child. He must receive the necessary supply of vitamins for the whole year. Where else are there fruits if not in the places where they grow?
At the height of the season, prices for fruits in Crimea rise unjustifiably, but towards the end of August they become available again. A kilogram of delicious, juicy apples will cost you 50-60 rubles/kg. Peaches cost from 50 to 120 rubles. depending on the variety. Plums sell for 50-70 rubles, and grapes - from 40-100 rubles. Figs have recently appeared on the shelves of Crimean markets, although the price still leaves much to be desired: from 150 rubles/kg.
Alas, you don’t always have a kitchen on vacation, and often you’re just too lazy to cook. You came to Crimea to relax, not to stand at the stove. Having become hungry, we begin to frantically search with our eyes for the coveted “Cafe” sign, although it is desirable that it looks more or less decent.
The simplest and effective method- ask the question: “Where is the best place to have lunch here?” local residents. If one doesn't answer, the other will. Locals will not recommend you an establishment that they have not been to or are unsure about. Another advantage of this method is that “natives” will not dine in expensive cafes. By following their advice, you can save some money. But remember, no matter how modest the cafe is, a 200-300 gram portion of kebab will cost you the same as a kilogram of meat at the market, so you need to be prepared for this. The price range in catering establishments in Crimea is extremely scattered. In a canteen in Yevpatoria, a portion of borscht can cost 40 rubles, and in a restaurant in Alushta or Yalta - 400 rubles.
Don't hesitate to ask locals "Where to eat and buy wine."
Another burning question on vacation - where to buy wine. We strongly do not recommend purchasing this product on the street. Local residents, under the guise of wine, sell bodyaga, which one would not even dare call liqueur, let alone wine. There is only one way out - specialized stores from the Inkerman or Massandra factories.
Whatever type of food you choose on vacation, be vigilant. It is better not to buy a product that causes even the slightest suspicion. And you should refuse “smelly” salad in a cafe. Even if you are convinced that these are specific features of the dish or a “special” sauce, do not give in. Life and health are always more important than any conventions.
Nowadays life is becoming faster and people are becoming busier. Very often there is neither time nor desire to cook food at home. It is not surprising that many people began to prefer to eat in cafes. Others, on the contrary, as in the good old days, recognize only home cooking. What are the advantages and disadvantages of homemade food, and which ones - “catering”?
Benefits of eating out
Salvation for those who are good at cooking Many people simply do not know how to prepare anything more complex than tea. And they don’t want to learn, mind you. More more people They don't like to cook at all. And is this necessary? If you have enough money, you can eat at any restaurant your heart desires for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.
Thus, both eating in restaurants and cooking at home has its advantages and disadvantages. And, as a rule, both are present in life. modern man. And as strange as a person may seem who fundamentally ignores dinners in expensive restaurants, the one who does not understand the value of Sunday dinners with his family is equally unreasonable.
I’m a little tired of the everyday stereotype of eating at home:
1. Cheaper.
2. Tastier
3. Less risk of poisoning.
4. More correct.
I just don’t understand completely modern, wealthy people who have achieved a lot and..... who don’t go to restaurants. They go shopping and fill their big refrigerators with food and cook, cook, cook...
Now I’ll smash these Soviet stereotypes to smithereens.
1. Price. It's cheaper to eat in a restaurant. It is a fact. I'm not talking about expensive restaurants. I'm talking about restaurants in the democratic segment near home. And I’m not talking about large families with a grandmother on staff who cooks all day. I'm talking about modern small families for 2-3 people
Let's do the math. Foodcost Light Cafe 25%. Let me remind you that Light Cafe http://lightcafe.ru is a democratic restaurant near the house, where all residents of the surrounding houses should eat daily. 25% means that if I sold you something for 100 rubles, then it took me 25 rubles of products.
But this is on average. Come on with examples
Coffee costs 100 rubles, cost price is 10 rubles.
Morse costs 50 rubles, cost price is 3 rubles.
Tea costs 140 rubles, cost price is 10 rubles.
Shawarma costs 290 rubles with a cost of 90 rubles
T-bone steak costs 800 rubles with a cost of 550 rubles
Beef stroganoff costs 350 rubles, with a cost of 150 rubles.
Please note that I make excess profits on drinks, but on food everything is much worse. Half of the hot dishes on the menu have a food cost of 50% or even higher.
Let's assume, for the purity of the experiment, that the average food cost in the kitchen is 30%.
That is, a dish that sells for 100 rubles costs me 30 rubles.
The markup of hypermarkets is 30% on average. This is if we take, say, the same large packages that I buy for a restaurant. Sugar in bags, cheese in 3 kg blocks, meat in tons, and so on.
Let's try to buy ingredients for beef stroganoff in Okey. We will need:
1. Beef 400 rubles per kg (300)
2. Champignons 250 rubles per kg (180)
3. Onions. 30 rubles per kg (9)
4. Cream. 80 RUR for 0.5l (60)
5. Potatoes 30 per kg (7)
I am silent about spices, oil, flour. Let's assume that it is.
In brackets is the price at which I buy.
If we turn this into the cost of one serving, then I will cook beef stroganoff for 150 rubles. You're over 220 somewhere.
But there are nuances.
1. You will not be able to buy exactly the quantity of potatoes that you need. You'll be left with a lot of stuff. Most of will be thrown out. Or it will crumble somewhere, not because it is necessary, but because so that it does not disappear.
2. Walking around the store, you will definitely pick up a bunch of things you don’t need. Okay, I won’t talk about that. When you come to my restaurant, I will also be happy to sell you an extra cup of coffee.
So buy Beef Stroganoff from me. For only 350 rubles.
In general, I conducted an experiment here, I decided to note New Year Houses. For the first time since 2003. All these years I celebrated at work. This New Year's dinner for two with drinks cost me 12,000 rubles. AT HOME. With a lot of cooking, dirty dishes and so on.
So do the math. It's cheaper to eat in a restaurant. I've been living like this for many years. And this is not because I work in a restaurant, I eat in not only my own. Recently my refrigerator broke down at home. I didn't care about this for about six months. Why do I need a refrigerator if I don't smoke?
2. Tastier.
Sometimes, a common person can cook deliciously. Many even have their own signature dishes. But it’s impossible to cook delicious food all the time. Cooking is hellish work. And as a result, the desire to eat at home turns to dumplings. So, of course, you can cook dumplings very tasty. And boil the kettle. But it’s better to outsource the issue of food.
Believe me, a professional chef cooks better and tastier than you. And even your wife/grandmother/mother-in-law.
Sometimes, of course, I can change the wheel myself with a jack, in extreme cases, but more often, somehow in a tire shop......
3. Less risk of poisoning.
Oh, these self-confident housewives. Oh, these Soviet women who consider their kitchen sterile.
Do you see the rabbit? Me neither. But he is!
Violation of product proximity, ignorance of storage and preparation technologies, use of the same utensils for fish/meat/vegetables, etc. etc.. Not a single household kitchen will pass even the most purchased SES inspection. Unsanitary conditions, dirt, germs and much more are missing from your very clean kitchens.
I urge you to stock the refrigerator with wine and cheese, and use the stove only for the kettle.
4. More correct.
Eating at home is not healthy. Here are some more arguments.
- At home you don’t control your portion size and eat much more. Hence the problems with excess weight.
- By eating at home and buying groceries at the hypermarket, you support big business and the stratification of society into rich and poor. I ate at a restaurant and supported a small business. And small business is the basis of the economy.
- When eating at home, your family spends too much time shopping, storing and cooking. The most irreplaceable resource is time.
- Eating at home is not romantic. Well, you and I are adults, eating at home is the path to everyday life and sex once a month.
- Eating at home - spend 30 minutes a day washing dishes. There are things that are an order of magnitude higher.
Dear restaurant guests. Yes, not everything is going smoothly in our restaurants yet. In general, this business is only 20 years old in our country. We (restaurateurs) don’t know much ourselves. I admit, sometimes we also skimp on some points. I admit, we sometimes mess up on little things.
But we are growing. New restaurants open every day. They are becoming more interesting, more technologically advanced, and more diverse.
Help us. Scold us. Write reviews. Demand quality. And everything will be ha-ra-sho in our restaurant business.
In the meantime, throw all this food out of the refrigerator and urgently find yourself a restaurant near your home. Just to eat there every day. Such as Light Cafe. Meet the owner and chef there. Look into the kitchen. Become a friend of the restaurant. Give it a try. You'll like it.
