What to try from food and where to eat deliciously in Nizhny Novgorod for tourists who first visited the city. We will find out the prices for food and meals, we will find really cozy cafes and restaurants where you can taste traditional cuisine. Let's compile a rating of the most delicious dishes for gastro experts.
What to try in Nizhny Novgorod?
Not so long ago, Nizhny Novgorod had the status of a closed city; it was problematic for a foreign tourist to get into it. Now the situation has changed; the city became younger, it was decorated with new parks, bridges, a gorgeous embankment appeared near the walls of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin. Street trading revived, mobile food and drink vehicles appeared, and local establishments began to invest in new designs.
Street food in Nizhny Novgorod
What is worth trying street food in Nizhny in the first place:
- Kudyabliki. In fact, small pasties differ from ordinary ones in a variety of fillings and less fat. You can try it on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya in an institution with a similar name.
- Shawarma. Popular food in Nizhny. According to reviews, the best shawarma is prepared in the Middle Market near the TV Tower.
- Pizza. The maximum number of types of pizza in the Papa John's network, there are 20. There you can also order salads and desserts, home delivery works.
- Coffee. The largest number of sorts of coffee that can be tasted in Nizhny is in the coffee shop "Coffee is a Fruit" on Alekseevskaya Street. Here, in the old fashioned way, they prepare coffee in cezve and select a dessert suitable for the type of coffee. As the inscription on the mobile coffee shops assures, the "Coffee - Machine 1964" food trucks throughout the city, only they have real coffee.
- Healthy drinks. Every summer a small van labeled "Team bar" is located on Bolshaya Pokrovka and pleases with fruit smoothies, lemonades, almond milk and homemade sweets.
- Taiyaki. Fish pies from Japanese cuisine can be tasted at the restaurant of the same name on Pokrovka. There you can also get acquainted with onigiri and temaki, they are slightly similar to sushi. The café's entourage and atmosphere are very positive. It is worth visiting the cafe with children. Here you can also try a green latte made from Japanese matcha tea powder, soft drinks and non-alcoholic beer prepared according to Japanese recipes.
Restaurant food
- Fish dishes. Dishes in Nizhny Novgorod that are worth trying according to reviews are undoubtedly fish dishes. Nizhny Novgorod is located at the confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers, the roots of fishing have been lost for centuries, and the cuisine of Nizhny Novgorod residents cannot be imagined without fish soup, pike perch and pike dishes. Even the festival "Nizhegorodskaya Ukha" is held. You can try fish in many restaurants in the city. The most complete fish menu in the "Expedition" restaurant, exotic fish dishes can be tasted in the "Ermak" and "Usadba" restaurants.
- Craft beer. As many as 35 taps, unique beers (eg Scandinavian sahti), parties and a large room can be found in the Nimble Bumblebee Pub. The best beer restaurant in German style - "Sehr gut!" near the Gorkovskaya metro station. In addition to good beer from its own brewery and imported beer, there is a unique atmosphere, two fireplaces, German sausages and game.
- Dumplings. What to try in Nizhny Novgorod from food is it necessary? There are many dumplings in the city, prices are reasonable. This dish is mega popular in Nizhny Novgorod. There are multi-colored dumplings, meat, game, fish, vegetarian.
- Exotic cuisine. The Nizhny Novgorod region is a forest land because game dishes, albeit farm ones, can be found in many restaurants. In such establishments as "Expedition", "At Vitalich", "Sehr gut!" and others, you can taste the meat of wild boar, venison, bear meat, quail and wood grouse, try northern varieties of fish.
Food souvenirs
- Gorodets gingerbread. Handmade printed gingerbread cookies with honey are produced in the small regional town of Gorodets. Weight and size can vary greatly. Gingerbreads are stored for a long time, beautifully packaged.
- Chocolate. If you want to bring an inexpensive but tasty souvenir from Nizhny Novgorod, then this is Sormovo chocolate. It is distinguished by decent quality and reasonable price. Such an Orthodox souvenir - sweets with the name "Orthodox Rus" in original packaging from the Sarov confectionery factory.
- Alcohol. A souvenir for an amateur - products of the Gorky plant "Standard", namely vodka "Uzola". It is decorated in the style of Khokhloma painting, the quality is excellent.
Food prices in Nizhny Novgorod
The cost of food in markets and stores
For the month of May 2021, the average price for vegetables in Nizhny Novgorod is from 20 rubles (onions) to 100 rubles (tomatoes). A dozen eggs in stores costs 65 rubles. Fruits from 70 rubles (apples) to 350 (grapes). A liter of milk costs an average of 60 rubles, vegetable oil - 90 rubles. Meat from 150 to 300 rubles per kilogram. The fish is twice as expensive. Bread costs 25 rubles on average. In the markets, products are more expensive, mainly farm products. In the region, prices are higher by 5 - 15 rubles.
Alcohol prices
Wine on average costs 140 rubles per 0.7 liter, craft beer in pubs - from 160 to 380 rubles per half liter, a bottle of beer - from 40 to 200 rubles.
Where to eat in Nizhny Novgorod tasty and inexpensive?
- Where to eat deliciously in Nizhny Novgorod and enjoy? Opposite the lower tower of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, at the beginning of Rozhdestvenskaya Street, there is Restaurant "Expedition".
He presents northern cuisine, seafood, meat, grill. People come here to chat with friends, have a noisy party, admire the sunset over the river from the summer terrace. "Expedition" invariably takes prizes in restaurant competitions due to the quality of dishes, non-standard presentation and level of service. What is unusual to eat in Nizhny Novgorod? In the restaurant you can taste salted mushrooms, different types of fish, sliced muksun and nelma, northern forest berries. All this accompanied by live music in an atmosphere reminiscent of the era of great geographical discoveries. Prices are slightly higher than in other establishments.
- The leader of places to eat in Nizhny Novgorod is considered inexpensive and tasty cafe - restaurant "Lukum" on the street Piskunov 14/5, or rather on the famous Pokrovka.
Cozy, interior and kitchen in oriental style. You can dine here for 500 rubles on average. The cafe is suitable for family dinners and lunches. The number of popular cafes in the city is constantly growing.
- In the very center of Nizhny Novgorod on Bolshaya Pokrovka 26 there is a small cafe - bookstore "Airship".
Meetings with famous people, guests of the city are held here, you can read rare books and dine at the same time. The prices are reasonable, the food is delicious, the atmosphere is a cozy library. Visitors recommend a variety of teas, drinks, and the Mango Paradise dessert.
- Where to eat in Nizhny Novgorod after midnight? Art - cafe "Buffet" on Osharskaya 14 - a cult institution that is never empty and works until 2 am.
A place for those who love the 90s, crap, good liqueurs and hodgepodge. In fairness, in addition to these dishes, carpacho with bacon and coffee is well prepared here. The average check is 500 rubles. Where can you eat delicious fast food in Nizhny Novgorod? Various cafes, bakeries, mobile coffee shops can be found throughout the city. There are more of them in the center, in markets, in shopping centers.
- The best according to the reviews of visitors can be called the network cafe "Sculpt dough".
One of the dumplings is located on the street. Minina 12. National food in Nizhny Novgorod is represented more by dumplings and dumplings, in this cafe there are 12 types. Black dumplings "Malevich" with salmon are especially in demand. The institution is distinguished by its creative design, reasonable prices. The fact that they cook deliciously there is written in all the reviews. You can bring children, there is a menu for vegans. The cuisine of Nizhny Novgorod is impossible without baking.
- We advise you to visit also private bakery "Khlebnitsa" offer both the bread itself and pies, cakes, drinks and a cozy space for 1 - 2 tables.
The chain has 28 establishments in the city and region. Croissant or yeast-free pie and coffee will cost about 100 rubles. You can order a cake for the holiday or pies. There is a discount on products in the evening.
- Also, fast food lovers can visit food market "Voskhod" in Gorodetsky lane, this is the very center of the tourist Nizhny and choose the best establishment.
All cafes and restaurants on the map
How to plan your trip more profitably?
We recommend using life hacks that have been tested in our experience many times:
- We advise you to install the RumGuru application on your smartphone, so you can choose any living space even upon arrival in the city, it is very convenient on a business trip or during an unplanned vacation in real time to find a free apartment, hotel or hostel.
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- Flights? We advise you to use Aviasales empirically.
- You may also find our selection of useful tourist apps useful.
