| Address: |
3/5 Smolenskaya Ploshchad
, Moscow Russia vCard |
| Metro: |
Smolenskaya |
| Directions: |
(Inside Smolensky Passazh shopping center, 3rd floor) Show Route
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| Tel: |
+7 (495) 937-8021 |
Tucked away in the high-class Smolensky Passage shopping center, Zapravochny is a strange entity. The hard-to-find location and cheap American-style diner decor belie the high prices. All sorts of motoring paraphernalia adorn the walls but the prominent pieces are several mock petrol pumps around the restaurant. The bar brews their own beer but it sometimes isn’t available. Most of their other beers are quite pricey at about 180r ($6.40). Likewise an average main course comes in a bit too high at around 500r ($18). On the bright side there is a varied and moderately-priced sausage menu, a nice looking bar and live music on Fridays and Saturdays (entry is 150r or about $5). Zapravochny takes the award for funniest English-language menu translation in Moscow with a whole page devoted to “Cancers of a firm preparation in broth from the grandmothers roots, overseas.” The most enticing option on this page is probably the “Plate of fine and average Refueling cancers” which go for 650r. Note that “cancers” should have been translated as crayfish…
