Russia

Of all the retro-Communist places, "Lenin's Call" is the silliest and strangest. A cross between a brothel in a '70s porno, a souvenir shop, and New York's old...more

Opened in 2004, this library café gets its many fans so thoroughly chilled they lose track of time. Soft white walls, rice-paper lamps, black...more

Molecular borscht or blini? A fixed-price menu at $280 a head (not including wine, which runs up to $29,000 a bottle)? Are you kidding?! With their obsessive...more

Turandot epitomizes the excesses of modern-day Moscow. But that's no surprise considering owner Andrei Dellos's previous ventures: He is the man behind...more

The fusion menu at Terrassa—a rooftop restaurant with a blond wood interior, an open kitchen, and views of the Kazan Cathedral's majestic...more

For all the fondness Muscovites and expats have for Georgian food (Russians do love the cuisine, geopolitics notwithstanding), Georgian restaurants in Moscow...more

One of the better examples of the slightly perplexing but fun trend of Soviet era–kitsch places—a youth cult thing. This one's centered firmly...more

So what if it looks like a set from Doctor Zhivago? It's good enough for Putin—plus various luminaries of the Western world, including Pierce Brosnan,...more

Since the restaurant that was founded in 1785 and counted Tchaikovsky and Dostoyevsky among its regulars reopened in 2002, it's been the hottest haute table in...more

This hot spot is a creation of Arkady Novikov—the king of the Moscow restaurant scene. Photographic exhibitions give the venue a creative edge—its...more