What did you eat: managers of food-related telegram channels talk about the best restaurant openings of 2023

Agree that in matters related to choosing a restaurant, it is best to trust reliable people. For example, those who write about them regularly can understand what items the menu consists of without asking any questions. We asked the administrators and writers of the best Telegram channels about food and restaurants to share their main discoveries this year. By the way, the rating included both completely new projects and “experienced” restaurants.

Therefore, we recommend that you keep this material so as not to get confused in the near future with the choice of places for breakfast, brunch and dinner.

The most difficult question for a person who “eats” is which restaurant is his favorite. Because everything that’s a macro favorite is broken down into micro sub-items and then into individual dishes.

I can definitely say that this year, in a new cafe, I started to love cherry pie with almost no dough with all my heart. LimMargherita pizza “Stork”Shmak with beef at Andrey Shmakov’s new sandwich shop “shmak”Giant breakfast tables are being set atlantic seafoodwonton and dan-dan soup Wontoneria (temporarily closed at the beginning of the year to expand and move) and – most unexpectedly – ​​small round anthills from VkusVilla.

Talking about restaurants, one summer St. I came as a guest at Blackchops Pub in St. Petersburg. Smoke Barbecue and I can’t forget it – St. I want to go to St. Petersburg and the first thing I will do from Sapsan is to go there.

I’ll be the first to highlight the omakase set at the restaurant JuneWhere you literally eat sushi from chef Artem Lopatin. No wonder the GreatList.ru guide awarded the project the brightest discovery of the year award.

Secondly, I would like to mention two meat restaurants: Palace And marmo. In the first one, lamb ribs that you can eat with the bone are served, and in the second one, chateaubriand, bone marrow and broth, which are popular especially in winter, are served.

I’ve worked remotely a lot this year, but instead of sitting at home with a computer, I always went somewhere where they wouldn’t look askance at you.

This is how I discovered a coffee shop murphyI often visited where they made excellent lattes and caviar sandwiches Rebel I sat with my fellow managers over sweet potatoes and their special lemonade “Knock knee”eating at tartare and of course spending my weekdays on my favorite channel Surf Coffee – it’s always nice and comfortable there. Even when I was in Sochi I went to work there and ate excellent pizza there.

Pi team really liked Glen Ballis’ project Cutta Cutta. We love going here for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Another discovery – narnia, Asian fusion with plenty of unusual flavors. Be sure to try the rice-free, white asparagus and cauliflower-based sushi here.

New project from Lucky Group Palace It is definitely worth drawing attention with its concept, stylish interior, thought out down to the smallest detail and of course the quality of the kitchen.

Ikura – Our new favorite Japanese restaurant in the Tsvetnoy Boulevard area. university And Mr. Lee We always choose the pre-party dinner. It’s not only very tasty, but also atmospheric: a DJ plays on the weekends and your favorite techno is on the playlists.

INSIDE Iqra We were impressed by Alexey Kogai’s new set “Land of the Rising Sun”, which depicts Japanese culture. Of course, we cannot help but mention this. William’s, Pinch And Sangre Fresca – these have been our long-time favorites. We love them so much that we had some great collaborations there this year.

The place that attracts me every weekend is the restaurant ENO bistro In Skolkovo. When you come not only for the delicious food but also for the atmosphere. So, warming up next to a “live” fire, hearing the crackling of dry wood… and silence. All this sends you far away from the city, where there is no rush. And everything looks even more magical with a glass of dry wine and duck liver mousse.

I will tell you about a dish that I enjoyed at the table for the first time in my life after trying it. The restaurant’s breakfast menu in early 2023 People muakacha with matsoni, sage and Abkhaz lemon appeared. This is a moderately sweet position, perfectly balanced in taste. The thin crust and the lemon buttercream drove me crazy. It’s a shame the guys took this off the menu.

This year has been very busy, especially for good restaurants. It is quite difficult to remember all the interesting discoveries, so I will tell you about the places where I can be found most often and the discoveries of 2023.

I had breakfast in Monaco, Paris and Nice. Such a beautiful trip can be organized thanks to Grand Cafe “Chanoir”serves travel-themed designer breakfasts. My choice is “Breakfast in Monaco” with fresh fruits, zucchini pancakes, red caviar, stracciatella and poached eggs with black caviar.

I used to stop here regularly for lunch or a cup of coffee. Rockets Concept Store. The atmosphere is more conducive to fast food, so my order mostly looks like this: a bowl with grilled tuna, corn, roasted peppers, and cappuccino. By the way, special thanks to the guys for the lactose-free milk used by default in all coffee drinks.

I will complete my selection with the main discovery of the year: Tom yum ramen [KU]. This is a hybrid of the usual tom yum and ramen, with the best absorbed from these soups. Unfortunately, it cannot be tested at every point on the network. I went with my friends in the summer [KU] It is in the city where you can sit quietly on the veranda in the evenings and enjoy the divine broth. And in the cold season, delivery always came to our rescue.

This year, the projects were opened en masse. Again loona did not appear this year, the menu has been completely updated. I’m ready to come back again and again for the four-cheese gnocchi and eggplant parmigiano. I would also like to point out that there are organizations that are not new: Novikov Moscow. I didn’t have a very successful encounter with the Novikov restaurant in London, so I basically ignored the Moscow branch. I had the opportunity to have dinner here recently. And I will say that I have never eaten such fresh sashimi in Moscow.

Now let’s move on to this year’s discoveries. I hope I can visit the terrace again next year Lilac Arabic. The Bedouin tent on the roof of the Lila estate in the very center of Moscow is powerful. Everything fit the environment here: hookah, oriental music and authentic cuisine, pita with cheese was even tastier than in Turkey. Also, I can’t help but mention this: Cutta Cutta. The situation where everything is delicious. Pizza with Stracciatella and Chanterelles is downright narcotic. The real discovery of this year for me was the Alba Group holding. I can’t say I liked it before due to aggressive marketing. But lately I can’t imagine my weekend without cocktails. universityhedgehog and rolls “B12” or smashing plates Paphos. By the way, the second one has already managed to enter the top 3 among my favorite restaurants. This type of Greek salad is not even made in Santorini.