Finding a place to eat

Well, the first thing about eating in Novosibirsk is that there is huge choice where to go. We have no time or desire to write about ALL the restaurants and canteens of Novosibirsk, but instead we will give you a good description of place which we like or at least find decent. Especially I would like to note - this is not sponsored list. (The list is growing as we discover other good places)

Restaurants

Il-Patio (used to be Patio-pizza)
Well, though the name suggests something Italian, it is a good reminder that Italian food is not only pizza, their menu is quite wide and includes many tasteful dishes of all sorts. As for quality, it is very good (and as for pizza - it is best in town), and the price tag is not very heavy. Good dinner for one is about 500 Roubles (20 bucks) not including alcohol. And not to mention the location - right in the heart of the city. Tel 222-12-87, 222-18-46. Located at Krasny prospect, 29.

Mexico

Great Mexican-themed restaraint with fantastic good food, and they serve quite fast. Average dinner is about 500 Roubles per person not including drinks.Tel. 210-34-20. Located at Oktyabrskaya magistral, 49.

Tiflis

Tiflis is the old name of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia (not that Georgia, the state in US, but the Georgia in Caucasus mountains). So, what do you guess - it is restaurant of Georgian food and drinks. Well, drinks are almost all wines, though so many of them that fits everyone's taste - but the food is of amazing variety, very well cooked. Located on Sovetskaya str, 65. Tel. 222-81-81.

Lebanese terrace
That's a Lebanon-themed place not far from the city centre. The food is ok, but the portions are not that large as you would expect from that price. Good dinner for one is 600 Roubles (24 dollars) not including alcohol. Tel. 222-31-80. Located at Yadrintsevskaya, 46a.

Cafes/bars

Blues cafe
It is our special, we think it is No1 in Novosibirsk and that's why. The food is great, the price is very affordable, it always plays great music (jazz/soft) and it is almost never packed with people! May be it is just because it is in Leninskiy Rayon, not in the centre, but still not in some remote outskirt. (We don't know from what it makes its living, may be just some local oligarch established it just for himself and friends without making it widely known, but hell, we adore this guy's taste!) Dinner for one is 400 Roubles, not including drinks. Tel. 346-19-31. Located at Geodezicheskaya, 1.

Hangar Bar

Probably the second favourite - conveniently located on Vokzalnaya Magistral, 16, it is a medium-sized bar with plenty of reasonably priced and extremely well cooked food. Recommend it very much, though it is hard to get in in popular hours. Call 22-58-74 to reserve a table.

Block No5

Another great place - it is styled in the way of XIX century or about it, they have two halls, black and white. Black hall specifically provides great sense of isolation because it is aligned in the way that each table is entirely separated from the others, so you could do some business like checking emails or typing your stuff there without people looking over the shoulder. Food is great and not so expensive. Located at Sovetskaya, 20. Tel. 223-16-63.

New York Coffee
That's a coffee place, so you wouldn't have great variety of food, but as for coffee, snacks or cakes it's great, and it's the best cappuccino in town. Located at Krasniy prospect, 52.

Coffee-Terra
That's the chain of coffee-shops, quality is great, and they offer some snacks, the drawback is that on evenings it is packed full so you'll have problems finding a table for yourself. Located at Lenina, 8; Vokzalnaya Magistral, 16; Zalesskogo, 4.

Fast-foods & Canteens

Vilka-Lozhka
Located in the very centre of the city it is a great canteen with real (no fastfood) food but serving very fast. Lunch for one is about 100 Roubles (4 dollars). Located at Lenina, 1.

China Town

This is Chinese food in fastfood format. Very tasty but kind of more expensive than the other fastfoods around. If you don't mind throwing out extra buck for your fastfood lunch, get to Vokzalnaya Magistral, 16.

Rostiks
It is a typical fast-food with chicken-stuff domination (but those are actually the worst things in the menu - if you do go there don't take anything chicken's). Also, this is a good place to come with kids, at least they have some playing room in there, so you might expect that there are many screaming little fellas around. Lunch for one is about 100 Roubles (4 dollars). Located Krasniy prospect, 29.

New York Pizza
Not very good, but well, 'decent' fast-food chain. About 80 Roubles per person. Located at: Krasniy prospect, 52; Lenina, 12; K. Marxa, 24; Vatutina, 31; Morskoy prospect, 54; Bogdana Khmelnitskogo, 20; Krasniy prospect, 186/1.

BLACKLIST

Whatever you do, don't visit Allegro food chain - the food is schitt in most cases, the service is promptly absent and the personnel will take their chances to cheat on you with the change.

Another terrible place is the St Patrick's corner on the intersection of Lenina and Sovietskaya str. Food is ok, but portions are miserable, and you can wait for your waitress or order for ages. After it took them 20 minutes to poor a pint of Guinness, we just gave up for them.

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