Ever tried Armenian street food? We have and it's pretty delicious. Other highlights from this week's gastronomic openings include a new vegetarian eatery near Baumanskaya and a Bavarian beer house.
Fu Xiang
Chinese on Kutuzovsky Prospekt
This new traditional Chinese eatery tucked behind a shopping center on Kutuzovsky Prospekt is easy to miss. Portions are small but prices are low. Try the fried eggplant with pork for 550 rubles, or the sweet and sour chicken with pineapple for 450 rubles. The addictive fried pork dumplings are just 240 rubles.
Schneider
Embodying Bavaria
Dmitry Zotov and Sergei Krylov, famous for their Krylyshko ili Nozhka (Wing or Leg) and Zotman Pizza Pie chains, have opened a traditional Bavarian beer place in a courtyard off Strastnoi Bulvar. There’s plenty of beer, including the eponymous Schneider and Hofbrauhaus brews. Sets of beer snacks, including German meat loaf (leberkase) start from 840 rubles.
IWANT Cafe
Get your greens
Tucked in a basement near Baumanskaya, IWANT is a new vegetarian eatery with gaudy wall murals, cheap eats and a cozy vibe. In fact very cozy: it seats just 15. Grab a hummus, avocado and sun-dried tomato wrap (250 rubles) to go or enjoy one of the cafe’s signature loose leaf teas. This is the kind of place you won’t be frowned at when you ask for almond milk.
Levon’s Highland Cuisine
Armenian street food
A sculpture-mural of Chewbacca and Han Solo in a minivan greets you on entry to this zany new eatery — don’t ask why. Levon’s is out to acquaint Moscow audiences with brtuch — Armenia’s answer to a sandwich. Composed of a lavash wrap stuffed with your choice of meat, vegetables and salad, they’re a handy meal on-the-go (250 rubles).
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