Restaurant Scandinavia Moscow

 

Like Saturdays will be our regular visit to TrattoriaVenezia, Sunday will be the adventure day checking out other local restaurants. Living in CityCentre in Houston we were lucky with a number of restaurants in short walking distance. The numbers have more than doubled we have noticed on our walks around the neighborhood.

Restaurant Scandinavia just a cross Puskin and Tverskaya Metro

 

Yesterday we started with one we knew about and had heard a lot about. It is well known in Moscow and special among Scandinavian that miss their dishes from home.

The bar area

 

Restaurant Scandinavia did not have too many visitors when we arrived on an early Sunday afternoon. Skipping lunch made us hungry and gave us the reason to show up for early dinner. We could notice that the restaurant filled up as the hours went.

 

The restaurant has a nice relaxed atmosphere including a touch of Scandinavian decoration. The bar area and the restaurant section is nicely divided, and the interior do not push Scandinavia too much on the guest like the menu do.

 

Smoked eel & gravlax salad

 

Food was the reason for us to come and check the place out, to recommend or not. Both the Skagen shrimp salad from the tapas line and the smoked eel & gravlax salad from the starter line were tasted. It was a touch of home. The gravlax was not filled with dill as one is used to but with the dill in the fruity salad and the muster sauce made it all en excellent start. We also closed a reasonable priced Valpolicella to follow the meal. The main course we chose reindeer. For me it is something I connect with dinner New Year Day, but also something eaten during autumn at the deer season comes to the table.

Reindeer

 

One thing is for sure, we will be back. Enjoy the great food, pleasant atmosphere and staff. I have to admit that I expect it to be a place to give us those small touches of home during Christmas and summer when we feel for it, knowing next day we will hit the favorite Russian restaurant we have chosen. Not chosen yet, but next Sunday we will try out Restaurant TeatrKorsha at Petrovki lane, almost next door.