Far, beyond the Arctic Circle, is the administrative center of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug - Naryan-Mar. Its name means "Red City". By Russian standards, it is very small, since only about 25 thousand people live in it.
Life in the north of Russia goes the same way as in other regions of the country: people enjoy life, celebrate memorable dates, weddings, family celebrations. Of course, you can’t do without cafes and restaurants in these matters.
Dreams of sakura in the Arctic
The Japanese and Italians will probably be surprised if they find out that the Lighthouse cafe is working in the distant polar Naryan-Mar, where they cook their national dishes. Moreover, the cooks do not call their own improvisation on the subject of foreign dishes as such, but they cook them at a professional level.
From the first steps in the Lighthouse hall, the restaurant clients feel as if they were in a garden with blooming sakura, as the partitions of individual booths are decorated with paintings with this symbol of the Land of the Rising Sun. The atmosphere of the hall is laconic, made in a typical Japanese style.
Cafe Lighthouse (Naryan-Mar): menu
Those who have never before tried Japanese cuisine will be surprised by their extraordinary variety. As a rule, many people know only sushi and rolls. The Lighthouse restaurant in Naryan-Mar will more than fill these gaps and introduce you to delicious dishes of salmon, seaweed, rice.
After visiting the institution, you will learn what a gunkan is. Try a variety of rolls, for example, ebi crunch - stuffed with shrimp, avocado, cream cheese, with nut sauce and Unagi sauce; bonito maki - stuffed with smoked salmon, cream cheese in sesame shavings and fresh cucumber; Philadelphia de luxe - in it salmon goes well with red caviar, cream cheese and green onion stalks.
From such a variety of eyes run up, and the stomach requires you to try everything. In this case, it makes sense to order "Planet Set" and "Premium Set", in which several different rolls are presented. In total, the menu has over 30 types.
If you prefer European cuisine, then in the menu of the Lighthouse restaurant you can choose the most delicious hot dishes - fish soup, borsch, tomato soup, cream soup. Hot on the second of meat and fish is beef, venison or salmon steaks, chicken dishes, American food - buffalo wings. Cold appetizers are caprese salad, slightly salted salmon, gourmet salads. As a side dish for hot dishes, they cook french fries, mashed potatoes, grilled vegetables and steamed. And if you prefer Italian pasta, then you will cook spaghetti with seafood, bacon, chicken or fettuccine with salmon.
And what a pizza here! For such a small settlement as Naryan-Mar, the choice is very impressive: with ham and mushrooms, the classic Margarita, Chiconella, hunting, Carbonara, as well as the branded Lighthouse. In total, 18 types of flavored pizza are baked here. According to customer reviews, Pepperoni pizza is very well prepared here, which has an excellent taste. It, by the way, like other types, can be ordered with delivery to your home or office.
The average bill here is from 700 to 900 rubles, if you wish, you can pay by credit card.
Favorite vacation spot for children and adults
You will not be bored at Lighthouse (Naryan-Mar): during the day, fashionable music plays here as the background, and in the evenings a disco with a local DJ is organized. There are other entertainments, for example, the restaurant has a bowling alley.
For children there is complete expanse: they can have fun in a large game room where you can jump on a trampoline, ride a slide, hang on a rope, in general, “relax” in full.
Reviews about cafe “Lighthouse” in Naryan-Mar
Restaurant customers note a pleasant interior, excellent table setting, a large selection of dishes on the menu. The ordered dishes are always tasty and satisfying. Most visitors are satisfied with the cozy atmosphere of the Lighthouse restaurant, courteous service and quite affordable service prices. True, some nevertheless noted that they could be lower.
But even despite such inconsequential remarks, not a single client of the cafe went hungry or unhappy. If fate somehow unbelievably throws you into the Polar Capital, take this opportunity and look at the light in the Lighthouse (Naryan-Mar) at 7a Pervomaiskaya Street. You will definitely like it here!