Moscow is an expensive city, but there you can find quite affordable and cozy places where you can have breakfast, lunch or dinner with children. Here, young guests will be offered a special menu and entertainment, while adults will be pleased with a good choice of dishes and portion sizes.
Where to go for breakfast
Guests of the capital should start the day with a hearty hot breakfast. If the hotel does not offer it, it makes sense to look into one of the many cafes. Muscovites with kids are also welcome here, prices for complex breakfasts are quite affordable.
"People are like people." There is no separate breakfast menu, but good prices are available throughout the day. The hipster cafe is famous for its pastries: there are always pies with meat, fish, apples and cabbage, delicious bagels, baked goods. Breakfast will be complemented with fresh cottage cheese, scrambled eggs with roast beef and cheese. Sandwich lovers will be offered at least 10 branded options. The price range for the dish is from 60 to 250 rubles. The meal will be completed with coffee or tea, the kids will be brewed cocoa or heated milk.
Correa's on Bolshaya Gruzinskaya. You can have a tasty breakfast throughout the day, but it is better to come in the morning when there are fewer visitors to the bistro. Children who do not want to eat homemade porridge or boring omelet will be surprised here with banana pancakes, scrambled eggs on bread, branded cheese cakes with sweet sauce. Real continental breakfasts are prepared for lovers of hearty food. A hearty meal will cost 500-600 rubles, you can take fresh pastries and takeaway coffee.
Marketplace. A popular cafe where you can quickly and inexpensively have a snack with familiar dishes, from scrambled eggs and cereals to pancakes with chicken, mushrooms, cottage cheese. An interesting addition is the caramelized grapefruit. Mom will love a variety of fresh juices and sweets, and dad will offer burgers with egg benedictine and salmon. Kids will be happy to eat tender chicken broth with croutons. Prices are very affordable, very impressive portions will cost an average of 120 rubles.
Hearty family meals
Cafe Kitchen. A network of democratic cafes located in different areas. There is a special children's menu: chicken broth, delicious toast with cheese, mini sandwiches, nuggets, mashed potatoes, pasta and cheese and ice cream. Adults are offered a proven international menu with a large selection of pasta and risotto, fresh salads and steaks. Delicious 3-course lunches are served here at lunchtime. There is a children's room for the little ones, entertainment events and master classes are regularly held, which allows you to combine lunch with an interesting pastime.
Canteen No. 57. An institution familiar to all visitors of GUM, entrance from Ilyinka, on the third line. Here you can have a hearty and quite budgetary lunch with borscht with donuts, mushroom or chicken noodles, various cutlets with a side dish. For dessert, you should choose a delicious homemade cake: custard, shortbread, "Potato". Prices range from 50 to 390 rubles, the portions are substantial.
"Mu Mu". An extensive network, establishments are located next to the metro. Self-service cafes are very fond of students and tourists; whole families and singles come here. The menu is extensive, there are classic cabbage soup, borscht, cutlets, dumplings, grilled chicken and meat, fruit drinks, compotes, jelly, fresh pastries, interesting desserts. Breakfasts are served in the morning, in the evening there is a substantial discount on all menus. Some cafes have a cozy summer terrace or a panoramic view of the street. The style of a rural house, wooden furniture and a cute cow on a spotted black and white signboard will add coziness.
"Tree sticks". When choosing where to eat cheap and tasty, you should look into one of the inns of the chain. The establishments specialize in traditional Russian cuisine; here you can taste dumplings, dumplings, roast in a pot, pies, and a variety of soups. In the center of the hall, there is a cart with snacks, which are collected according to the principle of a buffet. Among the most popular dishes are jellied meat, pickles and tomatoes, sauerkraut, traditional salads. Here you can also try juicy shish kebab, lobio, kebab and other dishes of Caucasian cuisine.
National cuisine: popular places
"Beoturs". Restaurant at the Trade Mission of Serbia on Mosfilmovskaya. Cozy home atmosphere without unnecessary pathos and very large portions. The prices are not too low, but the child does not have to order separate dishes: parents will gladly share with him. Popular are vegetable salads with cheese, huge pleskavitsy, schnitzel rolls, rich soups. For dessert, you should order homemade cake and a cup of freshly brewed coffee.
Saigon. On "Belorusskaya", in the immediate vicinity of the metro entrance, there is an atmospheric cafe for connoisseurs of Pan-Asian cuisine. Here they serve pho soup, dim sum, duck with bamboo and other exotic things. You can dine for only 500 rubles; in the evening, more hearty meals are organized in the cafe.
Casa Leone. The restaurant with its own gelateria is a place where you can not only have a hearty lunch, but also enjoy a delicious Italian dessert. The waiters will recommend cream soups, spinach ravioli, veal chops, a variety of salads, homemade pasta. The meal will be completed with freshly brewed coffee with small chocolates, which are given to guests as a compliment. Gelateria deserves special attention: in the tasting area, guests can taste several types of ice cream for free and choose the one that they especially like. The choice is huge, besides the usual options, there is ice cream with the taste of rose, persimmon, pumpkin and even porcini mushrooms. Sugar-free options are available for toddlers who are limited in sweets.
"Lamazo". An institution for lovers of hearty and healthy Caucasian cuisine. The main specialization is juicy khinkali, there are at least a dozen varieties on the menu. Local khachapuri, lobio, fried suluguni, pkhali, kharcho soup are also popular. Less spicy versions of traditional dishes will be prepared for children, half portions are possible. The atmosphere in the cafe is very democratic and not pretentious, they do not pay attention to the dress code, they are not afraid of noisy children and always go to meet the guests. Having looked here a couple of times, casual visitors become favorite regular guests and can count on small compliments. It is better to book seats in the evening.
Where to have dinner with a child in Moscow
Il Patio. A chain of family restaurants, where the smallest guests are welcome. While parents are tasting lasagna, pizza or pasta, younger family members can choose from an extensive children's menu, draw, play in a specially equipped area. Interesting master classes are periodically held, guests receive discounts and gifts.
"Coffeemania". Despite the telling name, this is not just a coffee shop, but a place where you can eat hearty and inexpensive food at any time of the day. The bestsellers include a variety of sandwiches, pastas, grilled meat and fish dishes. The cafe prepares delicious desserts: cakes, fruit and chocolate mousses, panna cotta, soufflés. Adults should try the signature cocktail and coffee, children will be served cocoa, milk drink, freshly squeezed juice.
"Odessa Mama". A cozy place for lovers of home cooking. The menu is in the South Russian style, a lot of vegetarian dishes. The waiters will recommend sour cabbage soup, real Ukrainian borscht, cartoons, fried red mullet, dumplings with cherries. Adults will love the assorted homemade liqueurs, while children will love the famous Kiev cake. The establishment is quite popular, it is better to book tables in advance in the evening.
