Being Russian myself, I was somewhat sceptical about Puschkin, but it turned out to be quite OK. Truth be told, the cuisine offered at "Puschkin" is not 100% Russian. It is rather along the lines of "what Russians like to eat". That means that you get to taste Ukrainian bortsch and Uzbek chebureki together with Russian things, such as Beef Stroganoff or Kvas (which is a non-alcoholic drink made from bread, somewhat reminiscent of dark beer).
Puschkin
Luisenstr. 75
80798 Munich
Tel.: 089 5233544
Open: Tue-Sat 17:00 - 23:00, Sun 14:00 - 23:00
I was quite sceptical about Russian food in general, from a point of view of not knowing anything about it. Puschkin's food is pretty decent, although the portions are quite small for the price. Service was apallingly slow, even for Germany, but at least friendly. I had piroschki (kind of like deep-fried Cornish pasty) for a starter, chicken kiev for main (ok, so it's Ukrainian and available in any Berni Inn, but it was good) and chak-chak for dessert (a kind of honey-coated biscuity snack that ended up tasting a bit like sugar puffs).
Posted by: guy at 5:36 pm on 22.Mar.2008Coming from Uzbekistan, I just have to point out that chebureki are not Uzbek... Georgian, I'd think... Anyway, I agree with guy - the place is rather overpriced, but the food is good. If you want to try Russian cuisine, you can also check out Malahit - another Russian restaurant in Munich. Its interior reminds of a Soviet dining hall (which foreigners might find interesting/exotic/even charming), but the prices are more reasonable, the portions larger, and the food at least equally good.
Posted by: bremenika at 2:03 am on 16.Aug.2008
