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8-915 779 0577;
www.kvasnaya-izba.ru
;
ul Pushkarskaya 51; R200-400;
10am-9pm; )
It is slightly out of the way, but it's worth the walk if you'd like to sample all kinds of
kvass
-
Russia's traditional drink made of fermented rye bread. Flavours on offer include apple,
thyme, black currant and whatnot. You may have it as a refreshment, but it goes equally well
with the hearty Russian meals they cook here.
Kvass
is so synonymous with traditional lifestyle in Russia that it's even an ironic term -
'
kvass
patriot'.
INTERNATIONAL
SALMON & COFFEE
10am-11pm)
Suzdal's S&C is about the best place to go for an unhurried lunch or a cup of coffee. Quaint,
it has a whitewashed wood interior aged to evoke the 'Cherry Orchard' dacha ambience.
Despite the name, salmon is not really prominent on the menu, which includes inventive
European-fusion dishes and sushi.
RUSSIAN
GRAF SUVOROV & MEAD-TASTING HALL
With vaulted ceilings and kitschy wall paintings depicting Russian military hero Count Su-
vorov's exploits in the Alps, this place serves standard Russian food (mains R200 to R300)
and a few dozen varieties of locally produced
medovukha,
a mildly alcoholic honey ale that
was drunk by princes of old. Go for tasting sets, which include 10 samples each. Apart from
the regular one, there are separate sets of berry- and herb-flavoured
medovukha
.
