There are many restaurants in Moscow. Even the most demanding gourmets will surely find the restaurant to their taste in the largest city of Russia. Each restaurant presents a certain idea, conception, unusual way of the interior and menu decoration. Every restaurant features the unique style. The level of service in Moscow restaurants is getting so irreproachable that specialists believe some venues of the capital to be highly competitive with the best European examples. Among the guests of Moscow Russian traditional restaurants are the most popular ones. A visit to such a venue could be turned into excursus to Russian history, since many restaurants are located in the very heart of Moscow, in old mansions, with which interesting stories and legend are closely connected. For instance, Godunov Restaurant is located in the premises that used to serve as a monastery refectory. Stylized furniture and decoration elements remind of it and create the unique atmosphere of the old days. The guests of the restaurants appreciate the atmosphere of Russian feasts: the waiters in national costumes serve pancakes with various fillings, meat and fish delicacies, and traditional Russian drinks. The public is entertained by folk songs, dances and old romances. There are many restaurants in Moscow serving European cuisine. They feature elegant interiors, some of which remind of Imperial palaces, and others look like a studio of a modern designer. Menu offer traditional dishes of European cuisine as well as dishes prepared according to the authors' recipes. Some of the chefs working in Moscow restaurants are laureates of prestigious Russian and European contests. Oriental cuisine used to be a fashionable novelty for Russian gourmets, but now it is taken as a classical one. Traditional sushi, soups, hot courses and desserts are offered in numerous restaurants of Moscow. Vivid and vibrant restaurant life of Moscow combines the most fashionable tendencies and noble classics. It presents culinary traditions of different countries of the world, including the most exotic ones.
