Sitting on the riverside, plush upmarket Rusakov does classic Russian cuisine with a side of up-close kremlin and Trinity Cathedral views. Sink into comfy armchairs and peruse the menu of excellent dishes, such as pike dumplings, delicious homemade pelmeni, smoked trout, duck bliny and Russian wine from the Black Sea region.
Rusakov
Top choice in Western European Russia
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