Would you like to get acquainted with a completely new cuisine, one that really can not be found anywhere else? Then welcome to AQ Kitchen - a restaurant that knows how to surprise!
The mystery of the name
What do the letters AQ mean in the name of this amazing institution? It turns out that these are the initials named Adrian Ketglass. This is a chef from Spain who introduced the secrets of molecular cuisine to residents of the capital. He is not only a concept chef of the restaurant, but also its co-owner.
Thanks to Adrian, in Moscow they learned that there is a lentil cappuccino, deconstructed olivier, grass smoke can be edible, and beetroot ravioli made from beets can be transparent.
In this restaurant, the brave avant-garde and rebel prepares simpler and more affordable dishes, but he creates them so that you want to come back and try them again and again.
The chef in the restaurant is Andrei Zhdanov. In 2013, he was included in the top five best chefs in Russia. Vlad Lesnichenko is responsible for the selection of wine, so the wine list is also ideological.
Interior
AQ Kitchen is a restaurant, the project of which Natalia Belonogova worked on. She is known for interior design in such institutions as Pinch, Ugolek, Lesartists, and Let's Go. When designing this restaurant, she was able to never repeat herself, create a unique project. I want to examine every detail of the interior for a long time and carefully, touch every surface.
The space is free, filled with light and air, and huge panoramic windows make the dynamic modern landscape of the capital a part of the situation. There is not a single extra detail. Multi-colored glass, a striped ceiling, chandeliers of wine corks add ease and comfort to the atmosphere, cause a smile and remain in the memory for a long time.
The kitchen is open. Each dish also looks like a work of art, the design and presentation are so flawless.
AQ Kitchen (restaurant): menu
The restaurant's menu is a peculiar embodiment of the path in haute cuisine, which has passed the famous Spanish chef for ten years of his work. This is both a journey and a game, the task of dishes is not only to feed the guests, but also to entertain them, to present something new and unusual.
Even the names of the dishes sound like music here. For example, the appetizer is “Sea bass carpaccio with citrus tears and soy and mirin mousse” or “Jamon Iberico de Beyota de Habugo Cinco Hotas”.
Continue the meal with an ear or Thai soup with chicken and lemon jelly. On the hot side - meat or fish: grilled squid with passion fruit oil or tenderloin of ox with spices and sweet potatoes. For dessert - a cheese plate, strawberry gazpacho, a unique lavender ice cream with honeycombs and unusual sorbets, such as kvass.
The number of dishes is not very large, but each of them is surprising. Now you can get an idea of the menu at AQ Kitchen.
Prices for a restaurant of this level are considered affordable. The cost of a snack is from 220 to 1490 rubles, the first course from 440 to 490 rubles, hot - from 590 to 1490 rubles, dessert - from 50 to 690 rubles.
Beverages
AQ Kitchen - a restaurant that has a great wine list. There are young wines, light, floral, fruit, sparkling, dessert. Both by the glass and the bottle. There are medium-bodied harmonious and dense juicy wines, classic. The collection includes products from around the world: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and many others.
In the bar you can choose light and strong cocktails, aperitifs, gin and tonic, two types of mojitos, spirits, hot cocktails, liquors, beer. For those who prefer non-alcoholic - freshly squeezed juices and smoothies, carbonated drinks, homemade soft drinks, coffee, hot chocolate. A varied tea list includes black, green varieties, herbal and fruit teas, which include fresh fruits and mashed potatoes, aromatic spices.
How to find?
Address of the institution: 69 Bolshaya Gruzinskaya, Moscow. AQ Kitchen Restaurant has groups on Facebook and Instagram social networks. It is convenient to follow the news, updates, watch new photos, chat with guests and restaurant managers, read and leave reviews.
For example, recently AQ Kitchen (restaurant) shared in the group the news that a new lean and vegan menu had been prepared for spring, and the wine list was replenished with new positions.
You can also contact the restaurant by phone at 8 (499) 393 3224. It is better to reserve tables in advance, as this place is very popular, and the hall is also of small capacity.
For those who use personal transport, near the restaurant there is a convenient parking lot. The nearest metro stations are Belorusskaya, Mayakovskaya.
Reviews
AQ Kitchen is a restaurant (Moscow), which received a rating of four and a half points out of five possible at the popular service for collecting reviews. Given that there are more than two hundred responses, this result is impressive and inspires respect.
The place is called pleasant, original, they write that the atmosphere is wonderful. Not all the names on the menu are clear, but thanks to the waiters who are ready to provide very detailed information about each dish, this does not cause difficulties. Guests really like a great selection of wines, speed of service, quality of preparation, original, unusual menu. Especially praise desserts, they write that they are chic. Prices are considered acceptable.
Slightly lower the rating for the fact that the restaurant hall is small, and the landing is therefore quite dense. Since the place is popular, the tables are usually constantly busy, so it can be a bit noisy. Also, not everyone finds a good idea to organize an open kitchen in a room of such a compact size.
In general, guests agree that the place is unusual for Moscow, and it is definitely worth a visit.