Must-see restaurants in Nizhny Novgorod

  • Restoratsia Pyatkin

    Nizhny Novgorod

    Pyatkin makes you feel like a merchant back in his mansion after a great trading day at the fair. The menu is full of Volga fish specialities; it brews…

  • Bezukhov

    Nizhny Novgorod

    This literary cafe with antique furnishings, stucco ceiling and the feel of a living room is part of a Nizhny Novgorod project called ‘Eda i Kultura’ …

  • Salyut

    Nizhny Novgorod

    Just what Nizhny Novgorod needed to pull it into the 21st century: a trendy, artisanal burger bar that's a nice break from Russian sit-down meals. Get in…

  • Biblioteka

    Nizhny Novgorod

    Upstairs from the Dirizhabl bookshop with generic but tasty Italian dishes in an informal, quirky atmosphere. There's a nice range of salads and pastas,…

  • Stolle

    Nizhny Novgorod

    This one-trick pony does its one thing exceedingly well: making fresh-baked pastries that are stuffed with meat, mushrooms or fruit. Make your selection…

  • Tiffani

    Nizhny Novgorod

    This upmarket all-rounder is a restaurant during the day and evening, a cafe at any time, and has well-known DJs some nights. The views across the Volga…

  • Vesyolaya Kuma

    Nizhny Novgorod

    Set among a row of lesser restaurants, the ‘Happy Godmother’ merrily serves hearty borsch and other Ukrainian fare in kitsch but welcoming surroundings.

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