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JAPANESE
MARUKAME
11am-11pm;
Novok-
uznetskaya)
This superpopular and conveniently located self-service noodle shop draws crowds of office
workers during lunchtime break - hence a long, but fast-moving queue. Apart from udon
noodles, the menu also features
domburi
rice dishes, tempura skewers and rolls.
RUSSIAN
OCHEN DOMASHNEYE KAFE
8am-11pm Mon-Fri, 11am-11pm Sat & Sun; Novokuznetskaya)
The name, which translates as 'a very homey cafe', is also its motto. This is as close as it
gets to the kind of food Russians eat at home, which inevitably means borsch (beetroot
soup) or mushroom soup for starters, and all kinds of
kotlety
meatballs (meat, chicken or
fish) as the main course.
Portions are fairly small, and appetizers go for about the same price as main courses,
which may bring the cost of the entire meal close to R1000 per person.
GEORGIAN
AC/DC IN TBILISI
10am-10pm;
Oktyabrskaya)
Burgers and Georgia (the one in the Caucasus) seem to inhabit parallel universes, but they
get together in this summer-only Gorky Park kiosk. An otherwise very ordinary burger turns
Georgian with the help of hot
adjika
sauce and
suluguni
cheese. The meatballs in walnut
satsivi
sauce are another thing to try here.
VEGETARIAN
SOK
11am-11pm;
;
Tretyakovskaya)
Citrus-coloured walls and delicious fresh-squeezed juices are guaranteed to brighten your
day. All the soups, salads, pasta and fabulous desserts are vegetarian, with many vegan op-
tions too. The menu even features a few Russian classics such as beef stroganoff, made with
seitan (a wheat-based meat substitute).
TATAR
NASHA CHEBURECHNAYA
11am-11pm;
Tretyakovskaya)
