A new trend in modern cooking is molecular cuisine. It is interesting in that the dishes are prepared in such a way that in the final form the product from which the dish is made changes beyond recognition. In the cooking process, either ultra-high or ultra-low temperature is used. Guests can only try the culinary masterpieces of the cooks and guess about the true ingredients of the dish. In such restaurants, the idea of ââwhat food should look like is completely changing, consciousness is turning over.
Restaurant "Barbara"
The direction itself appeared already at the end of the twentieth century, but in Russia it became popular only a couple of years ago. However, already today in Moscow there are institutions recognized as one of the best restaurants of molecular cuisine in the whole world. One of the most popular can boast of Moscow - the restaurant "Barbara". Having decided to visit this institution, be prepared to leave a significant amount there, however it is really worth it.
Restaurant Description
Famous for the whole city of Moscow, the restaurant "Barbara" is located at: Moscow, st. Strastnaya Boulevard, 8A. It is located near the Tverskaya or Pushkinskaya metro stations.
The molecular barbecue restaurant Varvara begins on Strastnoy Boulevard every day at 12 noon and is open until the last visitor. The average bill in a restaurant is 5000-7000 rubles. The restaurant offers guests mixed cuisine: Russian and European.
For all questions, you can contact the restaurant manager by phone: 8 (495) 2292800 or ask a question using the feedback form on the website.
Restaurant "Barbarians": menu
Moscow can be proud of such a unique restaurant. Anatoly Komm, the owner of the Anatolykomm restaurant chain (which includes Barbarians), says his menu is âa whole gastronomic spectacleâ. Instead of the usual menu, the restaurant serves small sets for tasting. And for a restaurant of molecular cuisine it is natural: guests come to the restaurant not to get enough, but to get new sensations from unique dishes. The restaurant âBarbarasâ, famous throughout the city of Moscow, got its name because all dishes of Russian and European cuisine are presented in a âbarbaricâ form. The restaurantâs most popular dish is the Russian Traditions set. This is a set consisting of nine different dishes served one after another. The set includes both Borodino bread, served in a liquid state, and âherring under a fur coatâ, served in a new form, and dumplings made from dough without flour, etc. About the main dish of the restaurant it should be said separately: this is borsch, cooked in the traditional way, but containing smoked lard and bone marrow of the animal.

Food tasting
As is customary in all restaurants of molecular cuisine, dishes in the restaurant "Barbarians" are served in small portions. Here the main idea is not to âfeed the guest to the dump,â but to surprise the guest. Indeed, the tasting of dishes here is a whole show of smells, colors, texture, taste - just indescribable sensations! Many guests say that no institution can deliver as much pleasure and indescribable sensations as the institution "Barbara" (restaurant, Moscow). The prices for the main sets here start from 4000 rubles. In the restaurant you can order absolutely crazy emulsions, whipped, frozen foam, ice cream, etc. The main set âRussian Traditionsâ, which was mentioned earlier, will cost the guest 4500 rubles (without drinks) or 7000 rubles (with the proposed wine).
Awards of the Barbara Restaurant
Famous throughout the city of Moscow, the Varvara restaurant opened four years ago and immediately won a place in the ranking of the fifty best restaurants in the world according to San Pelegrino. And according to the Internet portal Trendymen.ru, the restaurant has become one of the ten places in the capital of Russia that any modern tourist (whether a resident of Russia or a foreign guest) should see it.
Restaurant "Barbaras" (Moscow): visitor reviews
Unfortunately, the inhabitants of our country do not appreciate the talent of the chef of the restaurant "Barbara". However, guests from abroad have already fully appreciated the skill of Anatoly Komm: the cook preserves the essence of traditional Russian dishes, however, he changes their shape beyond recognition, which attracts foreign tourists.
On the famous tourist portal, tourists highly appreciate the molecular cuisine of the Varvara restaurant: out of 43 guests who voted, 22 rated the restaurant âexcellentâ, 16 people âvery goodâ, 2 people ânot badâ, 2 people âbadâ and only 1 person was completely dissatisfied with the restaurant.
The guests of the establishment are delighted that everything is done in an unusual way: the kitchen, the decoration of the hall, and the serving of dishes. Contrary to inexorable statistics, according to which most restaurants in Moscow are closed without having worked for a year, this restaurant is still afloat, and many believe that it has a good future (recently opened establishments of the same chain also speak about this). The menu here is updated quite often, so regular customers of the restaurant pre-book tables in order to quickly try new dishes. Guests also note the attentive service and sensitivity of the waiters. People say that in general the restaurant has a calm, peaceful atmosphere, the food is very unusual, but tasty. Judging by the guest reviews, it can be concluded that the restaurant offers really tasty dishes and high quality service.

Barbarians is a restaurant of molecular cuisine, that is, the cuisine of new technologies. Thanks to these techniques, fish can turn into ice cream, and strawberries - even into spaghetti! Moreover, the guests of the restaurant until the last will not know what their dish consists of. This is very interesting: try and guess about the content. The restaurant âBarbariansâ serves traditional Russian dishes, but in its own way, unusual: Russian borsch is poured into a special bowl with a syringe and cooled at low temperature. This is really unusual! In order not to fantasize what kind of molecular cuisine it is, one must certainly visit this institution and personally see and taste its masterpieces.