Restaurant in Moscow, Russia
La Liste-rated, easy to book, worth it.
A La Liste-listed Russian cuisine restaurant in Moscow's Arbat district, Artest has held back-to-back global recognition (92pts in 2025, 85pts in 2026) under Chef Daniel Asher. Booking is rated Easy for its tier, making it one of the more accessible credentialed rooms in the city. Best suited to food-focused visitors who want serious Russian cooking without the months-out waitlist.
Artest is one of the more focused Russian cuisine restaurants in Moscow's Trubnikovskiy Pereulok, and its La Liste score of 92 points in 2025 (dropping to 85 in 2026) tells a story worth paying attention to: this is a kitchen with a documented track record at a high level, currently in transition. Until pricing data is available, the honest framing is this — if Russian cuisine executed with serious intent matters to you, Artest warrants a booking. If you need a confirmed price-per-head before committing, the practical details below will help you set expectations relative to the Moscow fine dining tier.
Artest sits at Trubnikovskiy Pereulok, 15, in a quiet lane in the Arbat district — an address that positions it away from the louder, more tourist-facing stretch of central Moscow dining. For an explorer looking to eat where Muscovites eat rather than where visitors are directed, that address is a minor advantage in itself.
Chef Daniel Asher leads the kitchen. The cuisine classification is Russian, which at this award level typically means a kitchen drawing on domestic ingredients and regional traditions with technical discipline rather than nostalgia. The La Liste recognition , two consecutive years in the global top tier , confirms that the approach has been taken seriously by international reviewers. The Google rating of 4.1 across 99 reviews is respectable but not spectacular, which suggests that the experience skews toward those who arrive knowing what they want from serious Russian cooking, rather than a broad crowd-pleaser.
The late-evening angle is worth flagging for anyone planning a Moscow dining itinerary. Russian dinner culture runs later than Western European norms: reservations at 9 PM or beyond are common among locals, and serious kitchens in this city are generally equipped for it. Without confirmed closing hours in our data, verify directly before planning a late sitting , but the broader context of Moscow dining makes Artest a plausible late-night option compared to, say, a lunch-centric European city address. Tuesday through Thursday evenings tend to be the most manageable booking windows at this tier across Moscow generally; weekends fill faster and the atmosphere shifts accordingly.
For first-timers to Moscow's Russian cuisine category, Artest's pedigree makes it a logical starting point rather than a deep-cut choice. It is not the city's most-talked-about room , Varvary and Ikra carry more casual name recognition , but the La Liste score places it in a credentialed tier that earns the cover charge, whatever it turns out to be.
On the sensory side, Russian cuisine kitchens working at this level lean on fermentation, slow-rendered fats, and wood or herb aromatics that carry through even into the dining room. That is category knowledge rather than a specific claim about Artest's kitchen , verify the current menu format on arrival , but it gives you a reasonable frame for what the experience is likely to involve.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy. For a venue with two consecutive La Liste placements, that is a genuine advantage: you are not competing with the months-out waitlists that apply at Moscow's most reservation-pressured rooms. Book a week out for a weeknight table and you should be fine; leave a few days' notice minimum even on quieter evenings. For groups of four or more, contact the restaurant directly to confirm table configuration.
Quick reference: Trubnikovskiy Pereulok, 15/2, Moscow , booking rated Easy , La Liste listed 2025 & 2026 , Russian cuisine, Chef Daniel Asher.
If Artest is your entry point into Moscow, supplement with the wider city picture: our full Moscow restaurants guide covers the range from casual to formal, and our Moscow bars guide and Moscow hotels guide will help you plan around an evening here. For seafood-adjacent options in the city, Rybtorg is worth looking at; for a different register of Russian dining, Gusiatnikoff and LOONA round out the shortlist. If you are traveling wider through Russia, Bourgeois Bohemians in St. Petersburg, COCOCO Bistro, and Probka are the St. Petersburg addresses worth cross-referencing. Further afield: La Colline outside Moscow, Leo Wine & Kitchen in Rostov, Baran-Rapan in Sochi, Tsarskaya Okhota in Zhukovka, and Frantsuza Bistrot in St. Petersburg are worth bookmarking for a broader Russia itinerary. Our Moscow wineries guide and Moscow experiences guide cover the rest of the visit.
Artest is a credentialed Russian cuisine restaurant with back-to-back La Liste placements , not a casual drop-in. Come with an interest in serious domestic cooking and expect a formal register. It is not the most name-recognisable room in Moscow for international visitors, but for a food-focused traveler, that is part of the appeal. Price data is not yet confirmed in our records, so contact the restaurant directly to set expectations before booking.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which is notable for a La Liste-listed venue. A week's notice should cover most weeknight sittings. For weekends or larger groups, book earlier , two weeks out is a safe margin. Moscow's dining scene does not run the same multi-month waitlists you'd find at comparable-tier venues in London or New York, so last-minute is sometimes possible, but don't rely on it.
No dress code is confirmed in our data, but La Liste-listed Russian cuisine restaurants in Moscow generally expect smart casual at minimum. Opt for business casual or smarter if you are unsure , arriving underdressed at this tier tends to stand out more in Moscow than in many Western European cities.
Seat count is not confirmed in our records. For groups of four or more, contact the restaurant directly to confirm table availability and configuration. Given the Arbat district address and the venue's award profile, this is not a large-format event space , treat it as a serious dining room and plan group sizes accordingly.
No specific dietary information is available in our data. Russian cuisine at this level often centres on animal proteins and dairy, so if you have restrictions, contact the kitchen directly before booking. A restaurant with La Liste recognition at 85-92 points should be equipped to accommodate reasonable requests with advance notice , but confirm rather than assume.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artest | Russian Cuisine | Easy | |
| White Rabbit | Modern Russian | Unknown | |
| Selfie | Modern European | Unknown | |
| Twins Garden | Modern European | Unknown | |
| САВВА - Savva - Hotel Metropol | Russian European | Unknown | |
| Varvary | Russian Cuisine | Unknown |
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No group booking policy is documented in the venue record. Given that Artest is a focused Russian cuisine restaurant rather than a large-format dining hall, larger groups — six or more — should check the venue's official channels before assuming availability. The easy booking difficulty rating suggests flexibility, but confirm capacity for private or semi-private arrangements in advance.
Artest focuses specifically on Russian cuisine — this is not a pan-European menu with Russian flourishes. It holds 92 La Liste points for 2025 (dropping slightly to 85 in 2026), which signals consistent quality without top-tier scarcity. First-timers should arrive knowing the address: Trubnikovskiy Pereulok, 15, Building 2 — the lane is quiet and away from the main Arbat tourist strip, so allow extra navigation time.
No dress code is documented in the available venue data, but a La Liste-listed Russian cuisine restaurant in the Arbat district generally calls for neat, presentable dress rather than casual wear. Business casual or smart casual is a reasonable default — avoid sportswear or beachwear and you should be fine.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which is a meaningful advantage for a venue with back-to-back La Liste placements in 2025 and 2026. You are unlikely to need more than a week's notice for most dates, though weekends in the Arbat district can move faster. If you have a fixed travel date, book at least 5-7 days out to be safe.
No specific dietary accommodation policy is listed in the venue data. Chef Daniel Asher leads the kitchen, and for a La Liste-rated restaurant, flagging dietary needs at the time of reservation is standard practice and worth doing. check the venue's official channels ahead of your visit to confirm what can be accommodated.
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