Restaurant Manul Opening in Moscow This May

Six months of expeditions, half a dozen ethnic traditions, and an entire musical journey filled with birdsong and shaman chants, the crackle of firewood, and the sound of wind. In May, right in the heart of Moscow — the Seasons gallery on Okhotny Ryad — restaurant Manul, serving the cuisine of Siberia's indigenous peoples, will open: a project by businessman Dmitry Portnyagin, set in a meditative interior by Natalia Belonogova.

Yakuts, Evenks, Altaians, Mansi, Koryaks — the Manul team carefully studied the traditions and recipes of these indigenous peoples, recorded their music and the sounds of nature, and brought genuine artifacts to the very heart of the capital. The gold of Tuva's Buddhist temples has returned as the bar's gold, the landscape of Khakassia left its imprint in the relief of the walls, and the mirror-smooth surface of the Yenisei is reflected in the glossy black ceiling and gradients of shimmering glass. Images, ideas, textures, and materials drawn from nature make the restaurant feel genuine and convincing, immersing guests in the very essence of Siberia.

The menu is built on unique recipes brought back from the expeditions, given a modern signature treatment by brand chef Ivan Ivanov and chef Viktor Shaidetsky. Tugunok whitefish on rye chips with "wooden flour" — pine sapwood; Dolgan sogudai made from sturgeon, which Manul keeps alive in aquariums, with salted wild garlic butter; moose tartare with camelina oil and fried reindeer moss. Sogazha, Ket telno, Alexandrian shchi — every dish carries a story, often forgotten and retold anew. While preserving the authenticity of flavors and combinations, the chefs make them relevant today. And Manul's head bartender Maxim Ardatov continues the introduction to indigenous Siberia through drinks: mock-orange cordial, gooseberry tequila, rhubarb cordial — strictly following the seasonal calendar, he fills his bar with new flavors.

Manul's Moscow "habitat" is a spacious 100-seat room on the gallery's second floor, with two VIP rooms, a chef's table, and two bars, one of which will serve as a platform for DJs. Sound design by label Odyssey will fill the space with atmosphere as well as music. The sounds of nature, mystical shamanism, the energy of electronic sets, all intertwining to beat as one, like the heart of a wild Pallas's cat that can never be tamed.

Okhotny Ryad, 2
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