The Dacha on Pokrovka is the place if you are looking for simple Russian fare in original and quirky surroundings. Spread over the upper floor of a crumbling medieval mansion this café/restaurant with its collection of Soviet and pre-Soviet armoires, radios, telephones and crockery of the type you’d usually find at a flea market, certainly has a special kind of charm. The menu focuses on simple Russian classics while in the summer months a barbeque grill kicks off in the leafy garden out front with succulent shashlik. Live music most evenings.

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• Thomas - Moscow, Italy 24 July 2012
  Yes this place is great! I discovered it thanks to you In Your Pocket. This summer I am there almost every week. The BBQ meat at the terrace is delicious also the fish. Now they have a special summer menu and the mackerel fish is gorgeous. More of such places please!
• Yvonne - Moscow, Russia 14 July 2012
  It's a pity that I discovered this place just before I leave Moscow after four years. The garden was big and lovely. The staff was very attentive and nice. We had great food and the best Napoleon we had in Moscow. I didn't pay myself so it's difficult to say something about value for money but I guess it was ok too.