Tavern stories of Moscow

Have you already gone to a restaurant this year? And in the cafe? Did you drink coffee at the coffee shop?

For sure, yes.

These are familiar events for us, but if you think about it, this is a very recent phenomenon, it is only 150-200 years old.

Not so long ago, people lived in a world where eating out was only forced. For example, on a trip or on a military campaign.

At the meeting about the history of Moscow inns and restaurants, we will take a short trip through time - we will go through the history of the restaurant business. From tea and pancake shops to cookeries, then to taverns, and then to restaurants.

Let's talk about what inns and restaurants were like in the XVIII and XIX centuries. Who, what and why ate and drank in them. How the establishments attracted visitors, how they provided leisure and cleanliness. Let's walk through the legendary taverns and restaurants: Bubnovsky, Martianych, Testov, Gurin, Arsentich. Let's take a look at the Yar, the Hermitage, the Slavic Bazaar.