Moscow Food Tours Guide 2026

Moscow Old City Food Walk

Walk through central Moscow sampling traditional Russian dishes from stolovaya canteens, historic bakeries, street vendors, and restaurants. Covers Kitai-Gorod, the Zaryadye Park area, and Red Square neighborhood, sampling authentic Russian food culture.

Includes: stolovaya Soviet canteen experience · Georgian khachapuri fresh from the oven · Russian pirogi freshly baked · honey cake (medovik) tasting · Russian kvass fermented bread drink

Danilovsky Market Gourmet Exploration

Guided exploration of Moscow's best modern food market with a knowledgeable food guide. Meet artisan producers, sample specialty cheeses, charcuterie, honey varieties, pickled vegetables, and seasonal produce while learning about Moscow's evolving food culture.

Includes: artisan Russian cheese tasting · honey and bee products tasting · Caucasian spice market · specialist charcuterie · seasonal fruit and vegetable market

Russian Vodka and Traditional Spirits Tour

Educational evening tour exploring traditional Russian spirits culture including vodka, medovukha (honey mead), and kvass, visiting specialist bars and learning the history and production of Russia's iconic spirits. Tastings paired with traditional zakuski snacks.

Includes: premium vodka comparative tasting (3 brands) · medovukha traditional honey mead · kvass fermented rye drink · traditional zakuski cold appetizer spread · Russian drinking customs and toasting traditions

Modern Russian Cuisine Dinner Experience

Multi-course tasting dinner at one of Moscow's innovative modern Russian restaurants exploring how chefs like Vladimir Mukhin (White Rabbit) and Anatoly Kazakov (Selfie) are revolutionizing traditional Russian cuisine using local, seasonal, and Siberian ingredients.

Includes: modern interpretations of borscht · fermented and preserved Russian ingredients · Siberian herbs and berries · Russian natural wines from emerging producers · chef stories and culinary philosophy

Georgian Food Tour in Moscow

Moscow has more Georgian restaurants per capita than almost any city outside Georgia itself. This tour explores Moscow's magnificent Georgian food scene, sampling khachapuri, khinkali, and Georgian wines at the city's best Georgian establishments.

Includes: Adjarian khachapuri (egg boat bread) fresh from oven · khinkali soup dumplings eaten by hand · pkhali Georgian vegetable appetizers · Georgian Rkatsiteli and Saperavi wines · Georgian walnut-based sauces

Street food tours

Self-guided and guided street food tours through Moscow's markets and vendor stalls

Market tours

Guided tours of Danilovsky and Dorogomilovsky markets with artisan producer introductions

Restaurant tours

Fine dining experiences showcasing modern Russian cuisine's global rise

Specialty tours

Vodka tastings, Georgian food tours, Soviet-era canteen experiences, banya dining

Russian Home Cooking Class

Learn to cook 4-5 traditional Russian dishes in a local home kitchen with a Moscow home cook. Hands-on preparation of borscht, pelmeni dumplings, blini pancakes, and medovik honey cake, followed by sitting together to eat your creations.

Georgian Cuisine Workshop

Learn to make Moscow's most beloved adopted cuisine. A Georgian chef teaches the making of authentic khachapuri cheese bread, khinkali dumplings, and walnut-based Georgian sauces. Understanding the techniques behind Moscow's most popular food.

Russian Pastry and Baking Class

Master Russian pastries and baked goods: medovik multi-layer honey cake, syrniki cottage cheese pancakes, various blini techniques, and pirogi stuffed pastry. Learn the secrets behind Moscow's beloved sweet and savory pastries.

Russian Dumpling Masterclass

Intensive hands-on class focused on Russia's dumpling traditions: pelmeni (meat), vareniki (sweet and savory), and the differences between Siberian and Central Russian traditions. Learn the dough, filling, and folding techniques.