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Christian
Review
About
Christian Lorenzini opened his own restaurant which he dreamed about for a long time since he was working in his father's restaurant in Tuscany and craved for independence and freedom. Christian is very similar to its owner: it's an informal, lovely, chilly place with an open kitchen, open mind and friendly atmosphere. The restaurant shows traditional tastes of native Christian’s region – Tuscany, but with the author's approach – the oldest home recipes of several generations of Lorenzini’s family, presented in a fun creative way! «In Christian I cook my family’s and friend’s favorite dishes! Guests can also order their favorite dishes that are not on the menu, for example, a goat or a goose according to their family’s recipe; although they will need to let us know in advance so I personally can go to the market and choose the best products. I want every guest to become a friend and stand with me at our open kitchen to cook his own dish.»
Features
CUISINES
Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Healthy, Tuscan, Central-Italian
Meal types
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night, Drinks
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
American Express
Delivery
Family style
Free Wifi
Full Bar
Highchairs Available
Mastercard
Private Dining
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Table Service
Takeout
Visa
Wine and Beer
Location
District Western (ZAO)
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Hours
Closed now
• Opens at 9:00 AM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Monday
9:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Friday
9:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 12:00 AM
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4.2
260 reviews
Excellent
149
Very good
51
Average
33
Poor
11
Terrible
16
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Sergey K
Moscow724 contributions
Dec 2024 • family
Cozy Italian-style restaurant. Good choice of dishes, traditionally Italian. The service is fast, the staff is proficient in the description of dishes, recommended. Good pumpkin soup cream, wonderful artichokes, quality fritos misto, very well-prepared veal liver, risotto-worthy on request prepared with black truffle, bolognese paste-worthy. Delicious Moroccan tea. Prices are reasonable, above average
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Written December 13, 2024
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Ольга
Moscow191 contributions
Dec 2023 • family
A very cozy and beautiful restaurant, especially for winter. We ordered unusual stone pies, it’s worth a try. I didn’t really like the squid, it was a bit tough and the sauce was sour. The pizza is delicious, but if there were children, they wouldn’t understand, it’s not really pizza, but they warn you about it, it was very tasty for us. The mackerel is delicious, I don’t understand why the broth is in a decanter, the pasta with crab is not very good for me, the sauce is weak, bland, they really didn’t spare the crab, but my husband liked it, the cheesecake dessert is divine, it’s a pity there was no one to eat the cotton wool)), the restaurant made the most pleasant impressions.
Written December 23, 2023
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Snegolya Tishinskas
Здравствуйте, 11111111112! Благодарим за ваш приятный и подробный отзыв о нашем ресторане! ВАше замечание касаемо кальмаров передали шеф-повару, спасибо большое! Очень приятно, что вам понравилась наша пинцачча. В отличие от традиционной пиццы, для приготовления пинцаччи тесто замешивают на сложной муке — миксе из пшеничной, соевой и рисовой и через 48 часов отправляет лепешки в печь выпекать до хрустящей корочки, а только потом добавляются начинку. В этом и есть отличие нашего блюда. Будем рады новым встречам!
Ваш Christian!
Written February 27, 2024
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Ekin Taylan G
1 contribution
Jul 2023 • couples
My favorite fine-dining Italian restaurant in Moscow. Innovative, delicious foods, cozy atmosphere. They even make you eat "stone" :)
Written July 12, 2023
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bertsundstrom
Stockholm County82 contributions
Feb 2021 • friends
Place that wants to be creative, and largely succeeds. We were five, all we ordered was good. Expensive, but food prices logical. Wine ridiculously expensive.
Written February 7, 2021
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Daniel S
Helsingoer87 contributions
Oct 2019 • business
This place serve great food at good prices.
All 7 of us was very pleased with our food and the service (but some problems with English for most of the staff)
Would come again!
Written October 18, 2019
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Christian_restaurant
Thank you Daniel, for your review! Yes, we know that English language is a trouble for many our guys ) but we will try to improve ourselves in this. I’m glad that you appreciated our kitchen and atmosphere. See you soon!
Christian Lorenzini
Written October 24, 2019
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Geir Ragnar T
Fetsund64 contributions
Oct 2019 • none
We were 7 persons from 4 different country eating different kind of food, and we were all very satisfied, Good service and friendly staff.
Written October 17, 2019
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Christian_restaurant
Thank so much for review! This is what we want to hear from every our guest! Every day we work to be better. See you again!
Christian Lorenzini
Written October 24, 2019
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BeckBeck
9 contributions
Aug 2019 • couples
I’ve made 2 visits to Christian this week. My first was a solo trip for brunch. I sat inside on that visit. Today, my spouse and I went for a late lunch. We sat outside. On both occasions, our food was very good and service was good as well. On my first visit, I had an egg white omelette with ham, tomato, and cheese. It was nice and hot when it arrived at my table. Today, I ordered the risotto with chicken. Although I was surprised by the yellow color, I found it to be hot and very tasty. I’ll definitely be back if I make another trip to Moscow!!
Written August 28, 2019
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Christian_restaurant
Thanks for the feedback! You help us to become better! And we are happy to try for our guests! Looking forward to seeing you again!
Written September 2, 2019
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JRD1000
Christchurch93 contributions
May 2019 • couples
We were staying at the Radisson Royal and looking for a nearby restaurant when we found Christian. It looked inviting with attractive outdoor seating and then a cosy interior in a rustic European style. The menu had a good variety of food and, although pricy for Russia, it promised to be a good experience. The meal started with a hiccup as the wine we ordered was not available. However that happens sometimes, and was not a big issue although, of course, the equivalent wine was much more expensive!
The meal started well with bruschetta. However my dining partner ordered soup before his main course but they delivered my main course at the same time. I waited a while before starting to eat, thinking this was a bit like a Chinese restaurant where dishes got served as soon as they were ready, but in the end I ate it while my partner waited for his main. 25 minutes later, when I had finished my main course, his main course arrived. This was puzzling as the restaurant was not busy at all. We had enquired in the interim as to where his main course was and did not get a real explanation. They offered a free dessert which we declined, as I had eaten sufficient and we do not normally eat dessert. His meal eventually came and it was good, but the mood of the evening was lost as we could not enjoy eating together. He watched me eat alone, then I watched him eat alone. No offer of a reduction on the bill was made - instead an unwanted dessert arrived which we had already declined. We felt as though they simply had not listened to us.
Although we are spending several more days in Moscow we will not eat there again. We are sure there are restaurants where the service is better.
Written May 10, 2019
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Christian_restaurant
Hi! Thanks for the feedback. I'm very sorry and embarassed for all thus. Truly. We are trying to understand in which day this strange (and exceptional for us) situation happened. I understand that look each others eat alone is the worst thing that can happens during a dinner. I will be glad, if Your partner and You will give us another chance, to offer you a dinner, wine included, that I hope will help to forget Your last dinner at Christian. Don't hesitate to contact me personally on Messenger, if You plane to visit us. I will organize a perfect dinner for You. Thank you. Sorry again. Christian Lorenzini
Written June 2, 2019
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Niva717
Moscow9 contributions
Oct 2018 • friends
Nice, cosy place. Try to get the table near big panoramic window. While the ambiance suggests that this is small, family restaurant with traditional cuisine. It is much more behind ,,, every item from what we ordered deserved a 5 star not only because this is tasty, but the way if was served,,,,every meal is the experience
Written November 18, 2018
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Christian_restaurant
Hello. Very pleased that you have appreciated our kitchen. Thank you for your feedback and we will make maximum efforts to continue to delight you!) We are definitely looking forward to seeing you again, see you! Christian Lorenzini
Written November 21, 2018
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Roter_baron67
Aschaffenburg139 contributions
Sep 2018 • business
Great location with French touch and wonderful food.
Not typical Russian, or French. More cross over and delicious.
U get a very good food for a normal price.
Written September 30, 2018
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Christian_restaurant
Hello. Thank you very much for the kind words and appreciation of our work. It is sincerely pleasant that the visit to us pleased and created a good mood. See you! Christian lorenzini
Written November 21, 2018
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Geir S
Brussels19 contributions
Jul 2018 • family
Christian was a good experience for lunch. We were two families together and the food was just as good as you could expect from a restaurant at this pricerange. Freindly staff and a charming dining hall. Only thing that was a minus was that it was not possible to pay by card. I guess this will be fixed.
Written August 1, 2018
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Guido R
698 contributions
Feb 2018 • business
Went for a breakfast meeting. Setting is very friendly, service was excellent, good choice of food (the eggs benedict were excellent!) and really nice coffee!
Written February 8, 2018
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Kristina T
Zagreb4 contributions
Sep 2017 • friends
Yesterday we had one of the most amazing experiences in a restaurant and it was at Christian. We are from Croatia and Russia, so we know both italian and russian dishes well. This restaurant combined everything on a such subtle, playful and beautiful level where food is not only tasty and impressively prepared but also well presented often hiding visual secrets to awake emotions of childhood nostalgia or happiness of celebrating life. Staff was professional and also very chill, made us feel like at home just like the entire design of the restaurant is making you feel. We met Chef who is heart and soul of this place and we soon figured out that his personality is why the food and entire atmosphere is on such an amazing professional level that kept that feeling of home. Thank you for this evening, we will come again when we return to Moscow.
Written September 15, 2017
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Loveeveryday
Moscow14 contributions
Dec 2016 • none
It's a great place for all the lovers of Italian cuisine. You will enjoy friendly atmosphere and delicious food. Everything from the starter to the dessert. A famous Italian chef always creates something innovative and yummy 😋
Written August 3, 2017
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Thomas N
Innsbruck310 contributions
Sep 2016 • friends
Was there not too often , but like it is a really nice place to be.
You can do nothing wrong going there :)
Written July 28, 2017
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Western Administrative Okrug, or ZAO, boasts a rich blend of history, culture, and modernity. This Moscow district is home to the renowned Fili Park, an urban sanctuary offering acres of greenery, ornamental bridges, and a historic mansion turned museum. A stroll around the area reveals a fascinating mix of Soviet-era architecture and contemporary high-rises. ZAO's dining scene ranges from traditional Russian eateries to upscale international restaurants, catering to all tastes. With easy access to the Moscow Metro, this district provides a convenient base for exploring the rest of the city.
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