Learn about 1-2-3 Cafe

1-2-3 Café is the first chain of contemporary Russian restaurants to combine tradition and the present in its menu and atmosphere. Here you’ll find your favorite Russian dishes, such as borsch, shashlik, and pelemeni, all cooked to reflect a new, contemporary style.

From the moment you enter, you’ll feel 1-2-3 Café’s belief that life is essentially light and beautiful. Our interior helps create this special atmosphere. In its refined simplicity there are inscribed three striking elements of traditional Russian culture, as well as modern Russian sayings, reflecting a carefree existence. The menu will delight you with its zany names. The dishes themselves will surprise you with their simplicity, pureness of taste and originality of presentation. Our waiters are attentive, our prices – reasonable. Depending on your mood, you can relax in our cozy sofa hall, at the bar, or at an ordinary table.

1-2-3 Café divides all its main dishes into three categories: Pervoe, Vtoroe and Tretye. The choice of dishes is simple, but ample: several traditional soups, pelmeni prepared in a number of different national styles, shashlik and shish-kebab, schnitzel and beef-stroganoff, trout and halibut. Our main dishes are preceded by a rich choice of appetizers, including an assortment of meat and fish, delicacies from the Caucasus, fermented treats like Grandma used to make, crawfish and other sea products, as well as herring, khachapuri, and original hors-d’oeuvres created by our Head Chef. To finish off, our Tretye includes scrumptious pies, pancakes with jam, compotes and ice cream.

Russian hospitality is not limited to the welcoming tradition of bread and salt. Our guests can expect a number of surprises in 1-2-3 Café. To start with, a professional photographer will take your picture (with your agreement) and give it to you as a memento of your visit. During the course of the evening, you might be one of several lucky guests to finish a dish and find the word “surprise” on your plate. These lucky guests will receive a prize. And if you decide to celebrate your birthday with us, we’ll treat you to….want to know what? Well, that’s just one more surprise. Finally, all our guests upon leaving receive a symbol of our restaurant as a token of our thanks.

1-2-3 Café is the place to spend time with friends on the weekend, have a business lunch, celebrate a special occasion, or enjoy a romantic meal. Try our contemporary Russian dishes, you’ll feel you’ve become a different person!