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WHERE TO EAT The best Pelmeni in the world (according to food experts)

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Lepim i Varim

MoscowRussia
Pereulok Stoleshnikov 9
Recommended by Lonely Planet and 19 other food critics.
"Perfectly shaped, the dumplings seem fit for a catwalk display in Milan and taste even better."
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Pelmenya

Saint PetersburgRussia
Reki Fontanki Embankment 25
Recommended by Petit Futé and 18 other food critics.
"It's all in the name of Pelmenya: there are pelmeni, pelmeni, all pelmeni! Welcome to the paradise of ravioli!"
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Café Pushkin

MoscowRussia
Tverskoy Boulevard 26A
Recommended by Hilary Stockton and 11 other food critics.
"8 Things to Eat in Moscow: Pelmeni at Cafe Pushkin - I find its pelmeni, particularly the wild mushroom pelmeni, to be among the best in town. Try it for a more relaxed lunch if you're not up to a very expensive formal dinner."
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Recommended by Lonely Planet and 7 other food critics.
"This kitschy cafe, whose name translates as Russian Fun, specialises in traditional dumplings (pelmeni) which come stuffed with beef, pork, salmon or mushrooms."
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Recommended by Lonely Planet and 4 other food critics.
"The menu features tasty, filling pelmeni (Russian-style dumplings), with sweet and savoury fillings."
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Recommended by The Daily Meal and 5 other food critics.
"Idiot’s family-friendly ambiance — soft music, games, and large menu — are just as inviting as its traditional Russian menu with home-style favorites like (...) and pelmeni (dumplings)."
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Gogol

Saint PetersburgRussia
Malaya Morskaya St. 8
Recommended by Lonely Planet and 4 other food critics.
"Dumplings are all very well done and served in charming, small dining rooms."
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Kvartirka

Saint PetersburgRussia
Nevsky Prospekt 51
Recommended by Khristina Narizhnaya and 7 other food critics.
"Come to this kitschy café for a heartwarming traditional Russian meal. All the classics are here — (...) pelmeni (dumplings) — and they are all reasonably priced."
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Recommended by South China Morning Post and 4 other food critics.
"At Dr Zhivago, the focus is on doing the classics well, with many kinds of pelmeni dumplings."
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Recommended by Rishad Saam Mehta and 4 other food critics.
"That night we went to the Friends Cocktail Bar, where some locals were so impressed by our adventurous drive that they bought us drinks, and then to Beerman and Pelmeni for some fantastic Siberian dumplings."