In order to attract a sophisticated gourmet, the fantasy of restaurateurs creates more and more daring spaces, filling them not only with an original menu and entourage, but also with unusual sensations for guests. We present to your attention a selection of the most unusual restaurants in the capital.
1. Restaurant "In the Dark ?!", st. Oktyabrskaya, 2/4
In the rating of the most unusual places in Moscow, the restaurant with a self-explanatory name is confidently leading. What happens to a person's sense of taste if you temporarily restrict the most informative of the five senses - sight? Visitors to the "darkest" restaurant in Moscow get their own answer to this sacramental question.
Another trick is that blind waiters will serve you. To completely plunge into darkness, it is customary to leave all luminous objects, including mobile phones, in front of the entrance. Experts say that metamorphosis will occur with the rest of the senses, so try to:
- Focus on the conversation with your companion. Perhaps you will be able to learn a lot from his intonation and the sound of words.
- Appreciate vibrations of live music, not muffled by the cacophony of light.
- Guess the composition of the dish you are eating.
There is a “white room” for choosing a menu in the restaurant, but the dishes in it remain secret until the end of the meal. There is only the option to choose a vegetarian menu or dishes without fish. Therefore, by tasting the dishes prepared by the touch, you will have only a rough idea of what is on your plate.
2. "Beverly Hills Diner", Nikolskaya st., 10
For fans of Quentin Tarantino's criminal talent, this unusual Moscow restaurant has prepared a unique opportunity to imagine yourself as a gangster drinking a milkshake for 5 bucks in the same convertible. Now you do not need to cross the ocean to do this: an authentic institution in the rock and roll spirit of America of the 50s has been recreated in Lubyanka.
The atmosphere is conveyed by jukeboxes with Jukebox records, sculptures by Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, the Hollywood Walk of Stars and stylized tables in retro cars. Every half hour, waitresses come out onto the dance floor and perform incendiary rock and roll.
The menu includes American cuisine: burgers, sandwiches, clam chowders, milkshakes and the like.
3. "Temple of the Dragon", Leninsky prospect, 37
Connoisseurs of exotic will find a real corner of mystical and picturesque Asia, three steps from Neskuchny Garden. The highlight of the restaurant is the glass floor in the form of an aquarium with carps and red-eared turtles that you can feed. Water gurgles in fountains and waterfalls, and Chinese pheasants and imperial tangerines walk along the thrown bridges.
Visitors are given the opportunity to choose their favorite live eel, lobster or carp and taste it prepared according to the ordered recipe. And the main gastronomic attraction of the restaurant is Peking duck dressing before your very eyes.
Cuisines - Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese.
4. "Expedition", Pevchesky Lane, 6
The entertainment complex, which includes a restaurant of the same name and a Siberian bath, will appeal to extremists, lovers of hunting and fishing. The interiors here are as close as possible to the taiga romance. A river flows in the halls, pine trees grow, fireplaces are burning, there is even a real helicopter. In summer, a cozy rooftop veranda with a grill menu is open.
The highlight of the restaurant is the dishes of the peoples of the Russian North, many products for which are delivered directly from Siberia and the Far East. Here you can taste:
- smoked venison;
- sliced from muksun and nelma;
- oymyakon foal;
- polar partridge;
- polar berries;
- horseradish and tincture on deer antlers.
5. Koto-cafe "Malt", st. Cosmonauts, 12
A distinctive feature of the institution is cute cats freely walking around the hall. The meal is accompanied by the purr of fluffy smoothies that can be stroked and handled. The fashion for cat cafes exists all over the world, now such an opportunity has appeared in Moscow. Before becoming regulars, all animals are examined by a veterinarian, so they are absolutely healthy. In koto establishments, it is customary to observe several rules:
- Cats can only be fed with special food purchased from the staff.
- You cannot hold the animal in your arms against its will (this is especially true for children).
- Do not use flash when taking pictures.
Two charming British and exotic are always waiting for you in a cozy atmosphere with many home accessories.
The cuisine is international.
6. Restaurant "Romantic", Kutuzovsky pr., 2/1
The most unusual romantic restaurant in Moscow will lift your senses to the heavenly heights, because it is located under the spire of the Radisson Royal Hotel (formerly Ukraine). The restaurant on the 35th floor is a glazed room with breathtaking panoramic views of Moscow.
There is only one table for two in the hall, where a couple in love usually takes places. The interiors in the style of romantic white shades are complemented by openwork furniture, original decor made of translucent tulle and luxurious compositions of fresh flowers.
An evening spent in such a sublime place in every sense will certainly evoke a response in the heart of your soul mate and leave an unforgettable experience for a lifetime.