Restaurant in Moscow, Russia
Moscow's most reliable Modern European table.
Chef Anatoly Kazakov's Selfie holds back-to-back La Liste recognition (75–76 points) and a 4.6 Google rating from 651 reviews, making it one of Moscow's most consistent Modern European options. The tasting menu format rewards a second visit more than the first. Book easy, arrive early evening, and let the structured progression justify the address inside Novinskiy Passazh.
The common assumption is that Selfie trades on its Novinskiy Passazh address and social-media-friendly name to pull in a crowd that doesn't care much about the food. That assumption is wrong. Chef Anatoly Kazakov has built a programme serious enough to earn back-to-back La Liste recognition — 76 points in 2025, 75 points in 2026 , placing Selfie inside a global top tier that requires more than a good fit-out to enter. If you've been once and left thinking it was merely stylish, consider going again with the tasting menu rather than à la carte.
The room at Novinskiy Bul'var 31 runs quiet by Moscow fine-dining standards in the early evening , conversation-friendly through most of the lunch and early dinner window, and picking up energy as the night moves on. That ambient shift matters when you're choosing a format: the tasting sequence rewards a calm, unhurried table, so arriving at 7 PM rather than 9 PM gives you the experience the kitchen is designing for. The energy reads as polished and contemporary without being cold, which puts it closer to Twins Garden in mood than to the louder, more theatrical atmosphere you'll find at White Rabbit across the city.
Kazakov's approach to Modern European cooking positions the menu as a structured arc rather than a collection of individual dishes. Courses are built to move , lighter, more textural openings giving way to richer, more concentrated mid-sections, with the closing stages designed to resolve rather than simply finish. That kind of deliberate progression is the reason the tasting format works better here than picking across the menu. If you've visited before on à la carte, the full sequence reads as a meaningfully different restaurant.
Selfie is open seven days a week, noon to midnight, which gives you real flexibility. Lunch is operationally underrated: the room is quieter, the kitchen is at the same level of output as dinner, and the mid-day light through the Passazh building makes the space more readable. If your schedule allows, a weekday lunch is a low-friction way to experience the full programme without the evening premium on energy and noise.
Booking is rated easy , walk-ins are possible, but securing a specific table time in advance is direct and worth doing to avoid the uncertainty of weekend evenings. The address inside Novinskiy Passazh is a shopping-complex setting, which occasionally surprises first-time visitors; it doesn't affect the dining room itself, but factor it into your arrival if you're coming from outside the Presnensky district. For broader context on where to stay, drink, or explore nearby, see our full Moscow hotels guide, our full Moscow bars guide, and our full Moscow restaurants guide.
| Venue | Cuisine | Booking Difficulty | La Liste Recognition | Leading For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selfie | Modern European | Easy | 75–76 pts (2025–2026) | Structured tasting, return visits |
| White Rabbit | Modern Russian | Moderate | La Liste listed | First-time Moscow splurge, views |
| Twins Garden | Modern European | Moderate | La Liste listed | Concept-led dining, design focus |
| Artest | Russian Cuisine | Easy | , | Local produce focus, lower price point |
| Varvary | Russian Cuisine | Easy | , | Traditional Russian in upscale framing |
If you're travelling wider across Russia and want comparable fine-dining rigour, Birch in St. Petersburg and Bourgeois Bohemians in Sankt-Peterburg are worth factoring into an itinerary. For regional options further afield, Leo Wine & Kitchen in Rostov and SEASONS in Kaliningrad represent the kind of serious regional cooking that's worth a detour. Outside Russia, the Modern European tasting format at Aulis London and La Rei Natura by Michelangelo Mammoliti in Serralunga d'Alba offer useful benchmarks for what the format can achieve at the highest level. For Moscow day-trip options, Tsarskaya Okhota in Zhukovka and La Colline in Bolshoye Sareyevo are within reach if you want to leave the city. See also Chefs Table in Moscow for a Russian fusion alternative, and our full Moscow wineries guide and our full Moscow experiences guide for trip planning context.
The tasting menu is the format that reflects what Kazakov's kitchen is building toward , a structured progression rather than isolated dishes. If you've visited before on à la carte, the full sequence is a meaningfully different experience. Specific current dishes are not confirmed in our data, so check the current menu directly when booking.
Phone and website details are not available in our current data. Contact the restaurant directly when making your reservation to confirm dietary accommodation , this is standard practice for tasting menu formats at this level, and a venue with consistent La Liste recognition is generally set up to handle the conversation.
Yes, with a specific recommendation: book the tasting menu, arrive early evening for a quieter room, and request a table rather than a bar or counter seat if available. The La Liste recognition (75–76 points across two consecutive years) and a 4.6 Google rating from over 650 reviews suggest the kitchen delivers consistently enough to justify a celebration booking. For a first-time Moscow special occasion, White Rabbit has more visual drama; Selfie is the better call when the food itself is the point.
Seat count is not confirmed in our data. Booking is rated easy, which suggests the venue has capacity, but for groups of six or more it's worth calling ahead to confirm private or semi-private options. Contact the restaurant directly , the Novinskiy Passazh address is a mid-scale commercial building, so logistics for larger parties are worth clarifying in advance.
Lunch is the underrated option. The room is quieter, the kitchen runs the same programme, and the mid-day light makes the space more comfortable. Selfie is open from noon daily, so a weekday lunch gives you the full experience with less competition for prime tables. Dinner is fine, but if your schedule is flexible, lunch wins on atmosphere and ease.
White Rabbit is the first alternative for visitors who want Modern Russian cooking with a more theatrical setting , better for first-timers, harder to book. Twins Garden is the closest peer in terms of Modern European format and La Liste standing; choose it over Selfie if concept and design matter as much as the food arc. Artest and Varvary are both easier on price and more focused on Russian cuisine traditions , good alternatives if you want local cooking rather than a European tasting format. Chefs Table is worth considering for a Russian fusion angle.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selfie | Modern European | Easy | |
| White Rabbit | Modern Russian | Unknown | |
| Twins Garden | Modern European | Unknown | |
| Artest | Russian Cuisine | Unknown | |
| САВВА - Savva - Hotel Metropol | Russian European | Unknown | |
| Varvary | Russian Cuisine | Unknown |
How Selfie stacks up against the competition.
Selfie runs under chef Anatoly Kazakov with a Modern European focus, so the kitchen's strongest work sits in composed, produce-driven courses rather than à la carte staples. Go with whatever the current tasting format is rather than cherry-picking — that's where Kazakov's cooking reads most coherently. Specific dish recommendations are not confirmed in available data, so ask the front-of-house team for current signatures when you arrive.
Modern European kitchens at La Liste level routinely accommodate dietary requirements when notified in advance. Contact Selfie directly through the Novinskiy Passazh location to flag restrictions before your booking — don't leave it to arrival, particularly for tasting menus where substitutions require kitchen prep.
Yes, it's one of the stronger cases for a special occasion in Moscow. Selfie has held La Liste Top Restaurants ranking across both 2025 and 2026, which gives it verifiable standing as a serious room. The noon-to-midnight hours mean you're not locked into a narrow dinner window, and the setting inside Novinskiy Passazh reads formal enough without being stiff. For occasions where you want structure and consistency over spectacle, Selfie is the safer call than White Rabbit.
Selfie is open seven days a week from noon to midnight, which gives groups real scheduling flexibility. For larger parties, check the venue's official channels to confirm private dining availability — fine-dining rooms at this level often have a separate space for groups, but this is not confirmed in the venue data. Parties of 6 or more should book well in advance regardless.
Lunch is the operationally underrated option. The room runs quieter in the early hours, the kitchen is fully staffed, and you get the same Anatoly Kazakov-led cooking without the evening premium on atmosphere. If your schedule allows, a weekday lunch here is more relaxed and often easier to book than peak dinner slots.
White Rabbit is the obvious comparison — higher profile and more theatrical, but less consistent for guests who want a focused Modern European format. Twins Garden prioritises ingredient provenance and is worth considering if the farm-to-table angle matters to you. Artest is a stronger pick for a less formal evening. Savva at Hotel Metropol suits guests who want heritage setting alongside the food. Varvary is the choice if Russian cuisine is the priority over European technique.
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