The concept of Café Pushkin restaurant is based on a legend about Friedrich Karlovich , a XVIII century pharmacist , who inherited a mansion in the center of Moscow and in it opened a drugstore . However , it didn ’ t bring profit and was superseded by a cafe , which became a popular place for Moscow clerisy . This history and legend of Friedrich Karlovich continues to live in the restaurant , which is still housed in the 19th century mansion with an ancient elevator and embodies the beauty of the original structure .
Café Pushkin consists of 3 main halls on 3 levels and the interior decor revives the wonderful atmosphere of the early 20th century . The “ Drugstore ” hall is located on the first level , equipped with a unique pharmaceutical counter . It reminds of an old drugstore of the 19th century with volumetric flasks , measuring glasses and pharmaceutical scales . The " Library " room is on the second floor and it is decorated with telescopes and terrestrial globes , bookshelves and ancient woodcuts . The tables are covered with green cloth and the wooden bookcases carefully store rare volumes of books dated from the XVIII and XIX centuries . The third floor ’ s “ Night-cellar ” hall mimics a professor ’ s study , stuffed with bookshelves stacked with rare publications and ancient folios .
The menu at Café Pushkin restaurant is stylized like an old-time newspaper , titled “ Gastronomic Herald .” The course and dish names resemble descriptions from a fantastic book : “ Marine indwellers , complemented by various vegetables and green pasta ”, “ Sterlet ‘ Enchanted ’ in caviar sauce ”, “ River fish schnellklops served with dumplings ”, “ Lamb , delivered by Mr . Restaurateur from his voyage around Georgia ”, “ Neapolitan macaroni , favourite delicacies of the Russian sailors ” to name a few .