American, Mexican Cuisine Moscow
CORREA’S
Cuisine: AmericanAddress: Bolshaya Ordynka street, 40/2; Bolshaya Gruzinskaya street, 32/1
Nearest metro station: Polyanka; Barrikadnaya
Telephone: (495) 725-58-78; (495) 933-46-84
Working hours: 8.00-0.00; 8.00-22.00
Additional service: Take away service (495) 933-61-57
Average bill: £20-25
Credit cards: American Express, Diners Club, Master Card, Visa
Named after the New York chef who runs it, the restaurant caters to expats and adventurous Russians. The food is generally grilled or braised instead of fried or boiled as in Russian cuisine, but heavier dishes also make an appearance (for example, the house-made foie gras). Highlights include American Expresser salad, eggplant-and-mushroom pizza and carrot cake. The simple stone-and-wood hall is small and the kitchen is partly visible, giving the place an intimacy and casualness many Russian restaurants lack. Since reservations are not taken, avoid rush hours (14.00 and 19.00-21.00) if you don't want to wait. Korea’s opens early for breakfast, too - a rarity here. There's not much to see nearby, but Tverskaya Street and the zoo are not too far away.
LOUISIANA
Cuisine: American, MexicanAddress: Pyatnitskaya street, 30/4
Nearest metro station: Tretyakovskaya, Novokuznetskaya
Telephone: (495) 951-4244
Working hours: 11.00-1.00
Additional service: free parking, take away service, banquets
Average bill: £30-40
Credit cards: American Express, Diners Club, JSB, American Express, Master Card, Master/Eurocard, Visa, Visa Electron
An expensive restaurant that trades on Louisiana’s history as a cultural melting pot by serving American, Mexican and French influenced food. An extensive menu will make it hard to choose. Their Mexican section is filled with tasty options which can be spiced up to your preference. Most of their meat comes from New Zealand, Australia and Argentina and is sent directly without refrigeration. They also stock Russian beef for those on a budget. Perhaps the best steaks you will taste in Moscow, but you have to pay a packet for them. The Louisiana Steak House has tacky decor but a fairly lively atmosphere. The indoor seating area is quite small so it is a good idea to book a table. This is a great place to go in the summer months when the courtyard is open and their barbecue is in operation.
MISTER MONKEY
Cuisine: American, European, MexicanAddress: Taganskaya street, 29
Nearest metro station: Marksistskaya, Taganskaya
Telephone: (495) 589-6357, 514-5108
Working hours: 24 hours
Additional service: free parking
Average bill: £15-20
Credit cards: not accepted
The restaurant occupies two floors. The first floor features the hall intended for up to 60 places with dance floor. On the wall of the hall there is a large TV screen translating music videos and football games. The second floor features the hall intended for 100 guests. At the visitors' disposal there are also VIP-rooms, the beer hall and cigar room. The menu of the Mister Monkey Restaurant offers dishes of European, American and Mexican cuisines. The wine list contains over 50 kinds of wines from seven wine-making regions of the world. On Fridays and Saturdays here take place entertaining show-programs.
STARLITE DINERS
Cuisine: AmericanAddress: Bolshaya Sadovaya street, 16 (garden by the Mossovet theatre)
Nearest metro station: Mayakovskaya
Telephone: (495) 290-96-38
Working hours: 24 hours
Additional service:
Average bill: £15
Credit cards: American Express, Master Card, Visa
Open 24 hours, these two diners are identical to those back in the United States - same brightly lighted 1950s design, large portions, and great value for the price. In Moscow these spots are popular options for late workers, exhausted early morning party-goers, and old friends getting together for a weekend brunch. It's always full of boisterous first-timers to Russia and expats looking for a taste of home. The Mayakovskaya locale is busier because of its centre-city location and its secluded summertime patio. Waiters are young and friendly, speak English, and serve fast.
AMERICAN BAR AND GRILL
Cuisine: AmericanAddress: 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya street, 2/1; Zemlyanoy Val street, 59
Nearest metro station: Myakovskaya; Taganskaya
Telephone: (495) 215-79-99
Working hours: 12.00-2.00
Additional service:
Average bill: £15-20
Credit cards: American Express, Diners Club, MAmerican Expressstro, Master Card, Visa, Visa Electron
One of the original American bars and Moscow restaurants, the Bar and Grill goes for the Wild West look that is especially popular with anyone who has never been to the United States. Buffalo heads hang on walls beside leather saddles and old American road signs. The only really genuine American thing is the huge portions. Open 24 hours, the bar always seems to be busy with clients feeding on its popular chicken wings or downing numerous margaritas. Although the Mayakovsky branch is more popular, the newer, bigger Taganskaya restaurant has pool rooms, a larger summer garden, and bands regularly rocking its main room.
HARD ROCK CAFE
Cuisine: AmericanAddress: Arbat street, 44/1
Nearest metro station: Smolenskaya
Telephone: (495) 244-89-70, 241-98-53, 205-83-26
Working hours: 24-hours
Additional service: free WiFi and cable Internet access
Average bill: £15
Credit cards: American Express, Diners Club, Master Card, Visa
Hard Rock Café is an international music and drinking sight. Opened at the end of 2003 this place become popular immediately, though the meals are not impressing at all. People come there to listen to the hits of 1950-1990, dance and get fun. Visitors are mostly 20-30 years old Russians and foreigners. Go there if you want to get drunk, meet new friends, have good time, or just put the add Moscow to your worldwide Hard Rock cafe collection (if you're into it). Hard Rock veggie sandwich - £5, chicken wings - £5.5, local “Stary Melnik” draught beer - £2 for 0.5l.
UNCLE SAM’S
Cuisine: AmericanAddress: Myasnitskaya street, 18
Nearest metro station: Lubyanka
Telephone: (495) 628-67-43, 623-37-44
Working hours: 11.00-5.00
Additional service:
Average bill: £15
Credit cards: American Express, Diners Club, Euro Card, Maestro, Master Card, Union Card, Visa
It is a good value for money with big servings, decent taste and relatively low prices. However there is a chance one can complain about the service with not always competent and polite waiters.
T.G.I. FRIDAY`S
Cuisine: AmericanAddress: Tverskaya street, 18/2; Novoslobodskaya street, 3; Leninsky prospect, 1/2
Nearest metro station: Pushkinskaya; Novoslobodskaya; Oktyabrskaya
Telephone: (495) 200-39-21;(495) 780-79-22; (495) 238-32-00
Working hours: 12.00-1.00
Additional service: take away service (495) 933-76-77
Average bill: £15
Credit cards: American Express, Diners Club, Euro Card, Maestro, Master Card, Union Card, Visa
Back to America with traditional US interiors and food. Large steaks, great variety of cocktails and a lively atmosphere. All drinks here are mixed according to the most exacting recipes. The dishes startle with the size of servings. Judge for yourselves: Friday's sautéed mushrooms, coated and fried till crisp and crunchy; Friday's quesadilla, a tortilla pancake with beef or chicken fillet; Fettuccine Alfredo, pasta served with Cajun sauce; and Jack Daniel's glazed ribs, are just a few of the most popular dishes. Friday's is the choice for those who appreciate not only good food and superior service but friendly relaxing atmosphere – have a drink at our famous bar on Friday!
LA CANTINA
Cuisine: American, MexicanAddress: Tverskaya street, 5
Nearest metro station: Okhotny ryad
Telephone: (495) 292-53-88, 203-78-25
Working hours: Sunday-Thursday 8.00-24.00, Friday - Saturday 11.00-4.00
Additional service: municipal parking, business lunch, take away service
Average bill: £15
Credit cards: Visa Electron , Master Card , Visa , Diners Club , American Express
A very fun restaurant just a block from the Kremlin. It can get a bit crowded and noisy in the front room (especially on the weekends). There's also live music played here from time to time. But if you want some place a little more cosy and intimate, ask for a table in the back room. It can provide a good atmosphere for quiet dining and conversation. The food here is surprisingly good and the menu is fairly extensive with plenty of items to please any taste, including a number of purely vegetarian dishes. You can get margaritas in a wide assortment of flavours and a traditional one can certainly hit the spot.
EL GAUCHO
Cuisine: Argentinian, MexicanAddress: Zatsepky Val, 6/13; Bolshoi Kozlovsky pereulok, 3/2
Nearest metro station: Paveletskaya; Krasniye vorota
Telephone: (495) 953-28-76; (495) 923-10-98
Working hours: 12.00-00.00; 12.00-11.00
Additional service: take away service, banquets
Average bill: £50
Credit cards: American Express, Cirrus, Diners Club, Eurocard, JSB, Maestro, MasterCard, Union, Visa, Visa Electron
El Gaucho is not just a restaurant! It is a corner of far-away sunny and mysterious Argentina in the central Moscow where you can feel as if you were in an original family of Argentinean gaucho, welcoming you with an enchanting tango in bright traditional costumes. Everything here is grilled - meat, vegetables and fish. El Gaucho's speciality steak is 'Angus' (marble meat of black bull). 'Chorizo', 'Asado' (steak on ribs) and 'Caballero' lamb ribs also have very interesting tastes. Tagankas are served with wooden boards to cut the served piece of meat on. Only here you can try true mate made under an ancient recipe in a vessel made of dried pumpkin - 'calabash'.
SANTA FE
Cuisine: European, Japanese, Mexican, SpanishAddress: Mantulinskaya str., 5/1, building 6
Nearest metro station: Ulitsa 1905 goda
Telephone: (495) 256-14-87, 256-21-26
Working hours: Sunday-Wednesday 12.00-24.00, Thursday-Saturday 12.00-03.00
Additional service: business lunch, banquets, take away service
Average bill: £30
Credit cards: American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard, MasterCard, Visa, Visa Electron
You can sit comfortably either in the 'Pintado' on the first floor, or in the big hall - always crowded and filled with Mexican guitars plunk. Usually they carry out family brunches on week-ends here. The bright and exotic interior of the restaurant enlaces visitors with atmosphere of holiday, warmth and high spirit. As for gorgeous generously spiced cuisine, it can turn even the most trivial dinner into real fiesta. You can hardly resist sizzling fajitas. Order chicken, mutton, beef or shrimps on choice, and you get terrific Mexican dish, sea-stoned with 'Guaсomole' and 'Pico De Gallo' sauces. There is also a dynamic sport bar with a big screen.
AZTECA
Cuisine: MexicanAddress: Novoslobodskaya street, 11
Nearest metro station: Novoslobodskaya
Telephone: (495) 956-84-67, 972-05-11
Working hours: 11.00-0.00
Additional service:
Average bill: £20
Credit cards: American Express, Diners Club, Master Card, Visa
One of the most popular Moscow restaurants, this loud place offers a satisfying Mexican menu of traditional favourites for South-western palates. Among the nachos, guacamole and fajitas are several chicken dishes and a few exotic ones, such as roasted duck tacos. For a final flourish, flag down the roving compadre whose holster packs tequila bottles instead of six-shooters. The walls are covered in a bright Aztec motif, and the staff's mood matches the festive costumes. They have been known to break out in spontaneous dance while taking your order.