The Michelin Guide sets its sights on Moscow

Thirty years were needed after the fall of the USSR for Moscow to earn its stripes as a gastronomic destination. This Thursday, the Michelin Guide launched with great fanfare, in the Zaryadye concert hall, in front of nearly 700 guests, its first Moscow edition. A long-awaited “historic” event in the Russian capital, on which the Bibendum had been working for several years already, in consultation with the city government, which has worked extensively to support the arrival of the French firm. After a year and a half of health crisis (during which restaurants hardly closed) and while the country is still severely affected by the Covid, Moscow hopes to double its tourist traffic (national and international) thanks to the Red Guide, seen as a boon in terms of image, jobs and economic benefits.

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Sixty-nine restaurants appear in this first edition, a figure that is pale next to the 426 Parisian tables (2021), but

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