Gastroferma Moscow
Market of restoraurants
Markets are in hype now. Farm foods, scarce types of typical things and definitely international cuisine. Moscow markets are mostly still shabby places, but there are a few exceptions: Gastroferma is one of them. I saw it on my friend's Instagram and expected to see a big space with lines of different foods. This spot turned out to be a cozy two-storey market hidden in an industrial landscape to the north of Baumanskaya metro near a deserted bell-tower. The outlook of the building suits better an old soviet-type science institution but the owners of the spot made an attraction point for hipsters.
What's inside? Let me speak in a roundabout way. Russians can't buy genuine parmesan or burrata at home: a piece of prosciutto can be a perfect gift. Sanctions and stuff. Well, Russian farmers try to make equivalents of European specialties, the best examples of them can be found in Gastroferma.
What I like most about this place is a food court. It's getting trendy to eat in the markets. Small DIY-outlets now offer quite a lot there. In Gastroferma you can a cup of coffee by LES (I assume they are a real top of coffee-making in Moscow), some Georgian food or Serbian meals, falafel by HUMMUS or real Uzbeki plov by PLOV.com. But the spot I want to recommend is Dagestanskaya Lavka. It features traditional Caucasian food. So don't forget to try kutab with cilantro there and grab a piece of Russian mozarella in the market!
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