Going to Moscow? Have Dessert at Cafe Pushkin

Best dining experience in Moscow, hands down, is Cafe Pushkin. Even Time Magazine concurs.


It's a taste of old world Moscow service and ambiance where you'll be surrounded by pretty young things.

Go, eat dinner - I'd recommend the blinchiki with caviar.


But definitely save room to split a few of their desserts. Especially the flammable ones! These are easily the best sweet eats in the entire city.


We thoroughly enjoyed an amazing strawberry and pistachio Pavlova, and some delicious creme brule-sugar crystal domed-caramel sauce coated concoction that was heaven set aflame on a plate.

Cafe Pushkin
26a Tverskoi Bulvar 
Moscow, Russia
7.495.229.5590

Bar Tartine's Chocolate Torte

Chocolate Dobos torte. Burnt orange carmel sauce. Hazelnut slightly-soured cream.  Two spoons.

Amazing.




Bar Tartine
561 Valencia St. 
San Francisco CA
415.487.1600

Best Bagel & Lox in NYC

Russ and Daughters in the LES.

A perfect bagel with spread and fish will set you back more than $10, but it's worth it. This is the most perfect lox and cream cheese bagel I've ever had.

I opted for the Scottish salmon, a plain bagel, horseradish cream cheese with capers.  Tomorrow I'll try something else ;o)

There certainly is no shortage of choices.

Grab a coffee and some of the delicious chocolates or pastries from the sweets counter while you're there too. Or stock up on R&D's own caviar - never know when you may need that.

Russ & Daughters
179 E. Houston St.
New York, NY 10002