It is best to propose to your girlfriend, discuss important matters with business partners or spend an unforgettable evening with your family in a good, expensive restaurant. Nice music, friendly service, gourmet cuisine, what could be better for a pleasant pastime?
We present you the most expensive restaurants in Moscow in 2018. All price data were taken from open sources.
10. Pushkin
Average check: over 3,000 rubles.
Where is: Tverskoy Boulevard 26a.
A beautiful restaurant with an interior in the style of a noble estate of the 19th century and dishes similar to those served to the pre-revolutionary landowners.
The restaurant is very large and is divided into seven rooms, each with its own style. The most popular of these is the Library, with antique furniture and massive bookcases.
"Pushkin" is a very popular place among foreign tourists, while the waiters often read them excerpts from the works of A.S. Pushkin. It is advisable to book a table in the restaurant in advance.
9. La Bella Societa
Average check: over 3,000 rubles.
Where is: Okhotny Ryad street 2
The atmosphere of luxury and comfort is enhanced by tables made of solid onyx and the largest wall of living plants in Eastern Europe. Here you can taste delicious dishes of Pan-Asian and Italian cuisine, as well as original desserts, such as halva ice cream.
And the bar list will delight connoisseurs of alcoholic beverages with craft wines, sake and a large collection of other alcoholic beverages.
8. White Rabbit
Average check: over 3,500 rubles.
Where is: Smolenskaya Square 3
This establishment is one of the the best restaurants in Moscow and the world, decorated in the style of "Alice from Wonderland". Victorian furniture, a bar counter made of the spines of old books - everything is done to make the visitor feel in the atmosphere of an old fairy tale.
But the cuisine in the institution is not Victorian, but quite Russian. However, thanks to the experiments of the chef Vladimir Mukhin, the dishes are extravagant and very tasty. For example, here you can try borscht with fried crucian carp, or turnip chips.
Another advantage of White Rabbit is a stunning panoramic view of the center of the Russian capital.
7. Sixty
Average check: over 4,000 rubles.
Where is: Presnenskaya embankment 12
This restaurant is not for those with a fear of heights. After all, it is located at a height of 225 meters above the ground, on the 62nd floor of the Federation Tower. Sixty is the highest European restaurant.
The interior uses original design solutions - floor lamps depicting shrubs, birch trunks serving as living screens and bunches of retro-style lamps under the ceiling.
Sixty offers a wide range of international dishes, hand-crafted. And those with a sweet tooth will surely enjoy the large selection of ice cream and frozen desserts.
6. Large
Average check: over 4,500 rubles.
Where is: Petrovka street 3/6
The walls of this designer restaurant, decorated mainly in light colors, are decorated with exclusive collections of works by contemporary painters. The menu includes dishes from Russian and European cuisine, as well as author's experiments.
Every day at 17-00 tea-drinking starts with tea from a samovar and an unlimited set of desserts. All this for a fixed price.
5. Bistrot
Average check: over 4,500 rubles.
Where is: lane B.Savvinsky 12.
Entering this restaurant you seem to be in an old Tuscan mansion, with its arched windows, solid oak cabinets, a fireplace, a cozy patio with a fountain and stuffed animals on the walls.
The Bistrot serves Italian cuisine, and the cozy atmosphere and quiet live music are ideal for romantic dates.
4. Baccarat Cristal Room
Average check: over 5,000 rubles.
Where is: Nikolskaya street 19–21.
Live music, French cuisine, a huge selection of wines, polite staff, excellent serving of dishes - this is not a complete list of the advantages of this institution. Baccarat Cristal Room is located in an old mansion and its whole atmosphere is conducive to romance and tranquility.
Industrial designer Philippe Starck worked on the design of this restaurant, who combined ancient luxury (a lot of crystal gizmos, antique Corinthian columns, large windows) and modern extravagance.
3. Turandot
Average check: over 6,000 rubles.
Where is: Tverskoy Boulevard 26.
The three most expensive restaurants in Moscow are opened by a fashionable establishment named after the beautiful Chinese princess, heroine of the tragicomedy K. Gozzi.
The restaurant's menu includes dishes of Asian cuisine, but they are also complemented by European cuisine. For example, Peking duck is served along with pancakes, and classic dumplings have been replaced by dumplings stuffed with scallops.
If you are planning to visit Turandot with your children, it is better to do it on Sunday, when a special program with games and master classes is prepared for the little guests.
2. MEGUmi
Average check: over 6,000 rubles.
Where is: Novinsky Boulevard, 8, building 2
This restaurant serves modern Japanese cuisine. The menu includes delicacies such as Wagyu marbled beef, grilled wild salmon and blue cod with a signature sauce.
We should also cancel high-quality sake - one of the best that can be found in Moscow.
The style, design, set of dishes on the menu and serving of dishes at MEGUmi are very similar to the restaurant, which is in the first place in our selection.
1. Nobu
Average check: over 6,000 rubles.
Where is: Bolshaya Dmitrovka street, 20, building 1.
An excellent atmosphere, a beautiful interior, a children's menu and a delicious combination of Japanese-Chilean cuisine - this is what customers like the most expensive restaurant in Moscow.
This establishment is part of the Nobu restaurant chain, founded by Hollywood star Robert De Niro and famous chef Nobu Matsuhisa.
There are four zones in Nobu Moscow:
- dining room with sushi bar;
- lounge bar;
- two VIP zones.
The decoration of the restaurant is mainly made using natural materials. There are also chandeliers-sea urchins, and glass "splashes" under the ceiling and even inclusions of stingray skin.
There is another Nobu restaurant in Crocus City Mall.