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As in Tel Aviv: where can you try Israeli cuisine in Moscow?

Someone carefully explores his family’s Jewish roots, while others open restaurants with Israeli cuisine or offer a special themed menu. Last year, Moscow was almost second to Tel Aviv (sorry, the metropolitan climate disappointed us), at least in terms of places where hummus, hatsilim, arais and other national, traditional and modern dishes are found.

Restaurateurs clearly distinguish Israeli and Tel Aviv cuisines (like French and Parisian), calling the former more traditional and simple, the latter – modern, secular and versatile (in which you can find both burgers and noodles).

The Fashion Vibes columnist Anya Baturina almost tried cooked garlic on a date and it came just in time. Here is a list of 10 restaurants where you can experience life in Israel.

Anya Baturina, author of the Telegram channel “Gastrology”

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Translated from Hebrew, the name Bshushu means “to do something secretly” and is almost compatible with ours, “to whisper”. And it’s perfect to do this in a room reminiscent of a warm grandmother’s living room with a piano and family photos. The second part of the restaurant resembles a modern apartment of Israeli youth. You can choose a corner where you want to gossip enough today according to your mood.

And all this according to recipes from the kitchens of local residents, Arab restaurants and popular Tel Aviv restaurants, which have been diligently collected for several years by chef Alexander Arkhipov and project founders Katya Babkina and Tim Yusifov. As a result, the restaurant prepares hearty and varied dishes: chicken heart tartare, baked noodles with cuttlefish ink (this is a new hash and cheese, 100%), mutton, delicious date tofi, and the best poppy roll in town.

Address: 3. Yamskogo Polya, 2, bldg. 3


Ester

Despite the fact that Tel Aviv bistro Ester is located in a windowless basement (by the way, this is also a trend, or in Moscow there are no rooms with windows anymore), it does not have a depressing “dungeon” feel. An olive tree in a pot, pleasant light, and a large table filled with bright fruit add to the atmosphere. Chef Grigory Chunikhin created the menu under the impression of a trip to Tel Aviv (even during the day, even at meetings, they say they eat cooked garlic there), and it obviously made a good impression, because labneh peppers are now literally dreamy. those who ate them tried. There is also a deluxe ptitim with scallops and the whole section with ptitims in general, colorful tomatoes, crayfish and of course desserts.

Meanwhile, a 12-seat semi-secret bar hides behind a curtain, where all cocktails are made Middle Eastern style using traditional Israeli ingredients or their own preparations. And a tap with drinking water comes out of the wall (with a hint that water balance should be maintained in any case).

Address: Bolshaya Nikitskaya st., 22/2


Saviv

Saviv in Petrovka, St. Petersburg restaurant operator Antonio Frez is a branch of the Israeli bistro. The menu, as it should be, is inspired by the best cuisines of Tel Aviv, and by the way, part of the name of the city is encrypted in the name of the restaurant, and the first letter is given to it – in its name. Antonio’s daughter – Sarah.

Hummus, salted lemon salad (you can take it home from the jar right away) and baklava cheesecake are the dishes you can’t miss. However, besides the main menu, there are also legends about local breakfasts. Bestsellers are croque madame pita, French toast with halva ice cream, and all three shakshukas (classic, truffle and octopus). The portions are large, so don’t overdo it.

During March, the restaurant will host a collaboration with Moscow Jewish theater Shalom, and the menu will feature 5 unique dishes, each dedicated to the season’s premiere performance. If you eat a lot, you can win a ticket to the gala, and if you show a ticket to one of the performances, you can get a special compliment at the restaurant.

Address: St. Petrovka, 30/7


rebecca

An unusual restaurant combining French and Israeli cuisine, as if you weren’t in hot Tel Aviv and stumbled upon a trendy Jewish bistro somewhere in Paris. By the way, the largest and most harmonious Jewish community in Europe is in France, so there is nothing surprising in such a combination of cultures in one menu.

Chef Grigory Chunikhin (by the way, it is mentioned for the second time in this article) compiled the menu without crossing nationalities, but with light tips. Anchovy radish, spicy cheese and horseradish labneh, pistachio artichoke hummus, perfect homemade challah. All this in a minimalist serene interior and sometimes vintage food brought by the bistro team with suitcases from Paris.

Address: St. Efremova, 10s1k4/8


“Rishon”

The most authentic of all available is the Rishon Cafe at the Jewish Museum. The menu juxtaposes traditional and familiar Israeli dishes such as appetizers, hummus, falafel pita, shakshuka, and other Middle Eastern specialties such as Moroccan harira, matbuha, and baba ghanoush.

Until mid-March, the interactive installation “Kitchen” dedicated to the traditional cuisine of Jewish sub-ethnic groups is open in the museum: Mountain, Steam, Georgian Jews, Krymchaks and Ashkenazi. You can choose a dish on the interactive screen and learn everything about it. In parallel with the installation, Rishon hosts the Gastronomic Jewish Cuisine Map festival where you can taste everything.

Address: Obraztsova street, 11с1А


David Tlv Food&Bar

The new bar “David” team promises Israeli cuisine that is understandable and adapted for Muscovites, but (most interestingly) thoughtful tinctures with Middle Eastern ingredients such as pomegranate, dates, figs and interior. with deliberate Jewish thrift (and, in fact, he did not dabble in design for a long time and quickly opened on the site of the Primitivo bar).

The menu is mostly classic – hummus, shawarma, shakshuka, falafel are already familiar to everyone, but they promise to complement and expand it.

Address: Nikitsky Boulevard, 25


Beer and Brut

At Perelman’s Beer&Brut, everything started with a special menu prepared by guest chef Yigal Görelik (one of Tel Aviv’s best grillers) and continued with the main menu. The story is as old as the world: the whole team went to Israel, fell in love and began to cook authentic dishes in Moscow. Apparently, this country leaves absolutely no one indifferent.

The main difference in Chef Yigal’s approach is the traditional, authentic recipes of Israeli cuisine recreated from memories using in-house spices and Israeli products. In slang it’s called “Sababa!” or “Great!” it was called. That was the name of the temporary menu. The word has been learned and the appetizers, kaved katsuts, panakota labane, shvarma and “sweet bubaleh” are now with us forever.

Address: St. Pokrovka, 26/1с2


Abu Ghosh

Abu Ghosh calls themselves hummus, and for some reason there are 7 types of hummus on the menu (new ones are periodically added to the seasonal menus, for example, there was chocolate here in the summer), authentic snacks, salads and even desserts – knafe , Malabi. On weekends, the chef prepares specialties.

The restaurant team did some interesting calculations: last year they baked 11,600 pitas, rolled 45,475 falafel balls, and made 25,450 servings of hummus. We expect new records this year.

Address: Trubnaya st., 27, building 2


T1

Israeli cuisine from brand chef Glenn Ballis. Here they eat Israeli salad, hummus with fattoush, eggplant, schnitzel (chicken, of course) – Middle Eastern spices carry the flavor of Israel, and the interior fuels the desire to buy tickets to the Red Sea right away.

T1 has it all: loud conversations, warm lights, a fireplace, live plants in colorful pots, old furniture, an antique sink, old copper kettles, and a handwritten menu. The Middle East is felt in every detail, but here’s a disclaimer for you. Be careful, the Moscow reality outside the window can be disappointing.

Address: Bolshaya Nikitskaya st., 24/1с6


Dizengof/99

Tel Aviv’s self-proclaimed unofficial gastronomy embassy in Moscow. Dizengoff was one of the pioneers of Israeli cuisine for Muscovites over 8 years ago. True, the founders immediately make a reservation that a kosher menu cannot be found here, because we are all for hedonism (I really like this approach).

The menu includes the classics of modern Tel Aviv gastronomy. But in Diz – Israel the breakfasts are particularly good, for example, they include 2 eggs to be cooked to your liking, a basket of delicious bread, vegetable salad, snacks, sweet potato croquettes, coffee or tea, juice. From now on, it will seem to everyone that breakfast in Israel is almost the main meal.

Address: Pokrovsky Blvd., 8, building 1 // st. Shabolovka, 1 // 3. Krasnoselsky per., 19, building 11

Source: People Talk

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