It’s a common curse facing many developing nations: the local economy improves, money starts to flow, and suddenly ethnic restaurants start popping up on street corners everywhere because locals–long tired of eating the same old national dish–want to try something new and fashionable.
Over time, sushi and Thai food replace local cuisine and it soon becomes very difficult to find a restaurant that actually serves any local food at all.
This becomes a big problem for tourists; one doesn’t travel all the way to Moscow, for example, to eat sushi.
Thankfully, the good folks at The Independent have realized how this problem affects out-of-towners in Russia’s capital where ethnic restaurants have run amuck. Robin Buss has therefore put together a rather extensive article aimed at helping hungry tourists in Moscow find that traditional Muscovite meal. Be sure to take his advice; pass on the hamburgers and sushi and jump right into the caviar and borscht. You’ll be very happy you did.