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Visitors to the capital can not only experience the wonderful city walks and sightseeing, but also experience Moscow's delicious tea traditions. Must-see spots Moscow Tea PartyParticipating establishments offer signature tea with a variety of sweets. Moscow guides confirm the popularity of this format, which combines sightseeing with culinary delight.
"The idea of 'Moscow Tea Party' isn't just a delicious experience, but also a way to immerse tourists in a historical and cultural context. The ritual of tea drinking, with its history associated with the merchants Perlov and Karzinkin, samovars, and a special coziness—this is the authentic Moscow people are looking for," explains Mari Chizhova, a certified tour guide and author of historical lectures.
Mosturism invites you to take a stroll along the tea route in the city center, from Smolenskaya Square to Okhotny Ryad. The route includes restaurants and cafes, as well as hotels featuring special set "Moscow Tea Party." The tea ceremony can be a true highlight of the tour. According to the guide, the tea party is the culmination of the tour, where history and modernity come together at one table.
You can start your tea journey with a restaurant. SiberiaSiberia On Smolenskaya Street, you'll be offered a unique mix of various game, northern fish, berries, and wild plants. Complete your culinary experience with a cup of hot drink, served with a kalach, a cherry croissant, and a viburnum pie.
Next to the restaurant stands one of the iconic symbols of Soviet Moscow—the Ministry of Foreign Affairs skyscraper. The building's foundations were laid in 1947, along with other high-rises, to commemorate the capital's 800th anniversary.
You can visit the hotel restaurant on Smolenskaya Square Mercure Arbat MoscowThe menu includes Chinese single-origin teas, taiga blends, herbal teas, as well as jams, sweets, and honey.
Arbat breathes history, adds Mari Chizhova. First, tour participants explore Pushkin's apartment, where he lived with his wife. Then, the Vakhtangov Theater with its elegant Turandot and a mysterious house with knights. And then, a Moscow tea party. The city's stories come to life with the cozy hum of a samovar and aromatic tea with jam, accompanied by the guide's sighs. It's the perfect moment when poetry, theater, and hospitality intertwine to create a warm, unforgettable experience.
Restaurant Caspian Located in a historic mansion on Arbat Street, next to the Vakhtangov Theater, you can enjoy black tea paired with a selection of white cherry, rose petal, and fig jam. They also offer Eastern desserts: shaker-bura (nut pies), Baku baklava, mutaki with cherries, and sugar cookies called shaker-churek or kurabye.
Arbatskaya Chocolate Girl, as well as her "sister" onVozdvizhenka will please classic set— Moscow tea with orange, strawberries, rose and cornflower petals and a piece of the cake of the same name.
In the hotel restaurant Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow At Neglinka, a whole host of teas will be offered, from aromatic Earl Grey to vibrant sea buckthorn. You can order assorted fresh berries, a set of petit fours (five tiny pastries), as well as nuts with condensed milk, chocolate-covered dates, macaroons, baklava, and handmade candies. After tea, you can admire the famous Sanduny Baths, see the building of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and Petrovsky Passage, and take photos of the Firsanova Apartment Building and the M.S. Shchepkin Higher Theatre School.
Then, continue your walk toward Okhotny Ryad. This treasure trove of attractions leads to the heart of Moscow—through the underground shopping center to Manezhnaya Square, home to the horse fountains, the luxurious Alexander Garden, and then on to Red Square and the Kremlin itself.
Tired from the abundance of impressions, it's time for another cup of tea. Special set at the hotel Four Seasons The Okhotny Ryad restaurant will also offer the opportunity to enjoy a hearty snack. Guests will start with Borodinsky bread with salmon and honey cucumbers, a tartlet with pâté and onion jam, and a cheesecake. Then they'll move on to something sweet, with a selection of teas: with bird's milk, raspberry pastila, caramel meringue, honey cake, and mango choux pastry.
"I tell tourists about how tea first came to Russia and the development of the Moscow Tea Party tradition. The tour includes interactive elements, such as a quiz on samovar shapes and tea variety identification by smell. Passing through Trubnaya Square, we stop by a shop where guests can buy signature Moscow tea," explains tour guide Natalya Vorkunova.
The "Moscow" blend was created after studying historical documents and selected through a public vote. It can be sampled and purchased in cafes, restaurants, and hotels. All these locations are marked on a special tea menu Moscow.
Moscow City Tourism Committee is building a sustainable brand for the capital as one of Russia's leading tourist destinations. Year-round, Mosturism creates events that bring together residents and visitors, expanding the city's calendar with new activities. In winter and summer, Muscovites and tourists can immerse themselves in another era at the historical sites of the "Moscow Estates" festival, experience the capital's tea traditions at the "Moscow Tea Party," or sample a "Moscow Breakfast" at one of the hundreds of participating restaurants.
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