as a group of 4 foodie friends on a "working trip" to Moscow it was the place to go. we are all chefs /food writters and it is rare for us to be able to say Amazing / fantastic / wonderful .. evern the excelent word kept coming into the conversation. the starter had to be seen to believed just... More

We came to this restaurant to experience the cuisine of Anatoli Komm after having read quite a bit about the character. We often go to Michelin star restaurants so that will be my frame of reference. Before going into details let me just say that we were very pleasantly surprised by the innovative take on traditional Russian cuisine but I... More

We had the so called Gastronomic Show. The word Show .does not describe our culinary experience properly. The preparations, quality and the ideas behind each dish were ART, class as well as an extraordinary ability of Anatoly Komm to go his own way. We also do not agree with other reviewers stating a dominance of molecular cuisine. What Anatoly and... More

VARVARY (BARBARIANS) is conveniently located on the Strastnoy blvd not far from Tverskaya on the top floor of the building. It gives you a nice view and they have a spacious terrace for alfresco dining as it gets warm enough in Moscow. The interior is as posh as you would expect in a top class Moscow fine dining restaurant. No... More

My wife and I love tasting menus, and wanted to experience this chef's molecular gastronomy. We booked the "spectacular tasting" in advance, which was approximately 11 courses - all of which were modern, hip twists on Russian cuisine. Every dish was incredible, the service was polite and professional, and the overall experience well worth the trip. Two minor issues included... More

I made two visits to Vavary during my ten days in Moscow. The first was when Mr. Komm was cooking a joint dinner service with Francesco Apreda from Rome. The meal (which was quite good) was more classic food than the molecular cuisine I had expected from this restaurant so I returned later in the week to sample from the... More

Chef Anatoly Komm is a former fashion designer. Keeping this in mind and noting that Anatoly spent quite some time on dining area instead of the kitchen one couldn't avoid thought he is nowadays more an image of a restaurant while food is taken care by some other of the 18 cooks in this restaurant, perhaps an Italian chef who... More