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Top food to try in Moscow

6 dishes to eat in Moscow, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Blini

Blini
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Thin pancakes with sour cream, caviar, mushrooms or jam.

2. Borscht

Borscht
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Beetroot soup with beef and smetana, served hot with black bread and garlic pampushki.

3. Pelmeni

Pelmeni
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Meat dumplings, boiled and served with sour cream and vinegar.

4. Olivier salad

Olivier salad
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Potato, egg, peas and meat in mayonnaise — the New Year table's fixture.

5. Herring under a fur coat

Herring under a fur coat
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Layered salted herring, beetroot, egg and mayonnaise. Startling and genuinely good.

6. Georgian food in Moscow

Georgian food in Moscow
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Khachapuri and khinkali; the Georgian restaurants here are among the city's best.

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