Stolovaya No. 57
Столовая № 57
A Soviet-style self-service canteen inside the GUM department store next to Red Square, offering the most affordable Russian home-style cooking in the city center.
Located on the 3rd floor of the 3rd line of the GUM department store next to Red Square, this canteen recreates the style of the Soviet era. Diners queue up with trays to select dishes and pay at the end of the line. The menu includes borscht, herring under a fur coat salad, Olivier salad, chicken Kiev, Pozharsky cutlets, pelmeni, and bird's milk cake, with some vegetarian options. Lines are long during peak hours but move quickly. English communication is limited. Average spend is around RUB 700–1,000, making it highly affordable for the Red Square area. Reviews on taste are mixed. Near Ploshchad Revolyutsii and Okhotny Ryad metro stations.
Opening hours
Daily 10:00–22:00 (may vary on holidays)
Nearby sights
- Saint Basil's Cathedral
- GUM Department Store
- Nikolskaya Street
- Red Square
- Lenin's Mausoleum
- State Historical Museum
- Moscow Kremlin
- Moscow Metro