Restaurant in Moscow, Russia
La Liste-ranked; solid wine list, moderate prices.
SAGE holds a La Liste ranking two years running (75pts, 2026) and operates one of Moscow's more serious wine lists — 190 selections, 1,850 inventory, strengths in Italy, California, and France. Run by a single owner-chef-wine director, it is a coherent mid-premium choice for a dinner where the bottle matters as much as the plate. Book dinner directly; no online reservations are currently listed.
SAGE earns its place on the La Liste global ranking two years running (75.5pts in 2025, 75pts in 2026), which makes it one of the more quietly credentialed Russian-European restaurants in Moscow. For a special occasion dinner where service consistency and a serious wine list matter as much as the food, SAGE is worth booking. The caveat: with no published pricing, hours, or live booking page currently available, you will need to contact the restaurant directly — factor that into your planning.
SAGE sits on 1-Ya Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa, one of the main arteries running north from the city centre, positioning it within reach of the business and hotel district. The cuisine spans Mediterranean and European territory within a Russian-European framing , a combination that, at this tier, signals a kitchen aiming at cosmopolitan technique applied to local or regional ingredients rather than strict national cuisine. Christopher Covelli holds the roles of owner, wine director, and chef, which is an unusual concentration of responsibility. When it works, that level of personal investment reads in every element of the experience; the room, the glass pours, and the plate arrive from a single point of view. For a private dinner or a business meal where you want coherence across all three, that matters.
The wine list is the clearest differentiator here. At 190 selections and 1,850 inventory positions, with particular strengths across Italy, California, and France, SAGE operates a programme that goes well beyond what most Moscow restaurants at a comparable cuisine tier offer. The pricing sits at the mid tier ($$), meaning a range of price points rather than a list pitched exclusively at trophy bottles. Corkage is set at $30, which is reasonable if you are bringing something specific. For a guest whose special occasion is defined in part by the wine, SAGE is among the more considered options in the city.
The dual La Liste recognition is the most reliable external signal available here. La Liste aggregates critical scores globally, so sustained placement at 75+ points across two consecutive years indicates consistent performance rather than a one-cycle spike. For the guest weighing whether this is the right room for an important evening, that consistency is the most important thing the data tells you. A restaurant where ownership, wine direction, and the kitchen are unified under one person tends to produce either very high coherence or pronounced blind spots , and the continued La Liste presence suggests the former is holding. Service at owner-operated venues at this level typically reflects personal standards more directly than at larger group restaurants; the risk is an off night when the principal is stretched, the reward is attention you will not get at a table-turning operation.
Cuisine pricing at $$ (a two-course dinner broadly in the $40–$65 range before wine and tip) positions SAGE as a mid-premium choice rather than the leading of Moscow's fine dining tier. That is a reasonable price-to-credential ratio given the La Liste standing. You are not paying for a name-chef institution; you are paying for a tightly run, owner-directed room with a wine programme that punches above its weight.
Address: 1-Ya Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa, 21, Moscow, 125047. Booking difficulty: Easy , no evidence of long waits or allocation constraints, but contact the restaurant directly as no online booking is currently listed. Budget: Cuisine pricing $$, roughly $40–$65 per person for two courses before wine. Wine list pricing $$, with a range of bottles across price points. Corkage: $30. Meals: Dinner. Google rating: 4.0 (100 reviews). Dress: Not published; given the La Liste positioning, smart-casual at minimum is appropriate. Hours: Not currently published , confirm when booking.
See the comparison section below for how SAGE sits against other Moscow options.
For more on dining, drinking, and staying in Russia, see our full Moscow restaurants guide, our full Moscow hotels guide, our full Moscow bars guide, our full Moscow wineries guide, and our full Moscow experiences guide. Elsewhere in Russia, Birch in St. Petersburg, Bourgeois Bohemians in Sankt-Peterburg, and Сад - Sad in Sankt-Peterburg represent the Russian-European tier in the north. For regional options, La Colline in Bolshoye Sareyevo, Leo Wine & Kitchen in Rostov, SEASONS in Kaliningrad, Il Lago dei Cigni in Sankt-Peterburg, and Царская Охота - Tsarskaya Okhota in Zhukovka are worth noting. In Moscow, Пробка на Цветном and Varvary round out the broader field.
Yes, with some conditions. The La Liste placement (75pts, 2026) confirms consistent quality at a level that holds up for a significant dinner. The owner-directed model means you are getting a coherent experience across food and wine rather than a fragmented large-group operation. The cuisine pricing at $$ keeps the bill manageable relative to the prestige tier, and the wine list (190 selections, 1,850 inventory) gives you the tools for a properly memorable bottle. Book dinner, confirm the reservation directly, and arrive with a wine in mind if you want to use the $30 corkage option.
SAGE is a Russian-European restaurant on the upper stretch of Tverskaya-Yamskaya, run by a single owner-chef-wine director. It holds a La Liste ranking two years in a row, which is a meaningful signal in a city with a lot of competition at the mid-premium tier. The cuisine sits broadly in Mediterranean-European territory. Dinner is the meal to book. Pricing is mid-range ($$) for food, with a wine list that offers genuine range rather than just high-end bottles. No online booking appears to be active, so contact the restaurant directly. Check hours when you call, as they are not currently published.
Specific menu items are not available in the data, so it would be misleading to name dishes here. What the data does confirm: the kitchen operates a Russian-European format with Mediterranean influence, which typically means produce-led European technique applied to Russian and regional ingredients. The wine programme is the clearest known strength , if you are deciding how to allocate your budget across food and wine, lean toward a considered bottle from the Italy, California, or France sections of the list. Ask the wine director (Christopher Covelli) directly for a recommendation; at an owner-operated room of this size, that conversation is usually the most useful thing you can do at the table.
No group-specific data is published. Given the owner-operator model and the lack of published seat count, SAGE is likely a smaller room. For groups of more than four, contact the restaurant directly before assuming availability. If your group is six or more and you need certainty, also consider Twins Garden or Savva at the Hotel Metropol, both of which operate at a scale better suited to larger parties.
For Modern Russian at a higher profile, White Rabbit is the most visible option and the one most likely to suit a guest who wants a room with a strong visual identity to match the food. For Modern European with a tasting menu format, Twins Garden offers a more structured progression. If Russian-European heritage and hotel-backed service depth matter more than wine programme breadth, Savva at the Hotel Metropol is the comparison worth making. SAGE's advantage over all three is the wine list scale and the owner-directed coherence at a price point that does not require a full tasting menu spend.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE | La Liste Top Restaurants (2026): 75pts; WINE: Wine Strengths: Italy, California, France Pricing: $$ i Wine pricing: Based on the list\'s general markup and high and low price points:$ has many bottles < $50;$$ has a range of pricing;$$$ has many $100+ bottles Corkage Fee: $30 Selections: 190 Inventory: 1,850 CUISINE: Cuisine Types: Mediterranean, European Pricing: $$ i Cuisine pricing: The cost of a typical two-course meal, not including tip or beverages.$ is < $40;$$ is $40–$65;$$$ is $66+. Meals: Dinner STAFF: People Christopher Covelli:Owner Wine Director: Christopher Covelli Chef: Christopher Covelli Owner: Sharon Carole; La Liste Top Restaurants (2025): 75.5pts | — | |
| White Rabbit | World's 50 Best | — | |
| Selfie | — | ||
| Twins Garden | World's 50 Best | — | |
| Artest | — | ||
| САВВА - Savva - Hotel Metropol | — |
What to weigh when choosing between SAGE and alternatives.
No group policy is documented in available venue data, so check the venue's official channels before assuming large-party arrangements. Given SAGE's positioning as a sit-down dinner venue at the $$ price tier, small groups of 4-6 are a reasonable expectation; larger parties should confirm space and menu options in advance. Booking difficulty is generally low, which works in your favour.
SAGE holds back-to-back La Liste placements (75.5pts in 2025, 75pts in 2026), which is a reliable signal of sustained quality rather than a one-off review. The cuisine spans Russian and European influences with Mediterranean notes, dinner is the only listed service, and a two-course meal lands in the $40-65 range before drinks. The wine list runs 190 selections across 1,850 inventory units with strength in Italy, California, and France — worth factoring in if wine matters to your evening.
Specific menu items are not documented, so ordering advice beyond format isn't possible here. What the venue data does confirm: this is a dinner-only kitchen with a Russian-European and Mediterranean focus, mid-range food pricing, and a wine list that rewards exploration — the $30 corkage fee is reasonable if you're bringing a bottle.
White Rabbit and Twins Garden sit at the sharper end of Moscow's fine-dining scene with higher international profiles; SAGE is a lower-pressure, lower-cost entry point into similar territory. Selfie and Savva at Hotel Metropol offer comparable occasion-dining formats. If the La Liste credential matters to you, SAGE's two consecutive placements make it a defensible choice at the $$ price point over pricier competitors.
Yes, for a mid-range occasion dinner SAGE is a practical choice: back-to-back La Liste recognition gives it external credibility, the $40-65 food pricing keeps costs manageable, and a 190-label wine list with $30 corkage offers flexibility. It won't match the spectacle of White Rabbit or the experimental edge of Twins Garden, but for a quieter, lower-key occasion dinner it delivers a credentialled experience without the premium price.
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