- Cuisines: Eastern European
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NileGuide Expert Says:
If you only get one shot at Georgian, go to Mama Zoya, an excellent restaurant with the added attraction of being housed on a boat in the Moscow River. There’s so much to look at, from intricate wooden furniture (some of the bigger tables are themselves shaped like boats) to live musicians to the hearty Georgian clientele that frequent the place. The menu is the size of the Bible, so ask the waitress what to order.
Description:
The family of Mama Zoya started with a rudimentary cafe, then expanded to an out-of-the-way cellar restaurant, and now boasts a multistory boat-restaurant moored along the Moscow River across from Gorky Park. The latest location is less intimate but more accessible and successful. The food is just as homey even if the service is not quite so familial. This is an atmospheric and decently priced way to sample the rich and underappreciated pleasures of Georgian cuisine. The grilled lamb -- cubed and skewered, ground and skewered, or grilled by the leg -- is a specialty, and it's divine. Also try adzhapsandal, an eggplant-and-tomato based ragout; or pkhali, spinach, garlic, and walnuts ground to a rich paste. Ignore the weird decor of gnomes, palms, and mannequins, and look out at the river instead.
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- tel: 7 495 242 8550
Address:
- 16D Frunzenskaya nab.
- Moscow 119146
Payments:
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Hours:
- M-Su Noon-11p
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