Aragvi | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1938 |
Closed | February 11, 2019 |
Head chef | Nugzar Nebieridze |
Food type | Georgian |
Street address | Tverskaya St, 6/2 |
City | Moscow |
Postal/ZIP Code | 125009 |
Country | Russia |
Coordinates | 55°45′42″N 37°36′39″E / 55.76167°N 37.61083°E |
Seating capacity | 240 |
Aragvi was a Soviet and Russian restaurant on Tverskaya Street in Moscow that specialized in Georgian and Caucasian cuisine. During Soviet times, it had a reputation as an important gathering place for political, scientific, and cultural elites. Aragvi has also been featured in American and Soviet popular culture. The building housing the restaurant, the former "Hotel Dresden", is recognized as a Russian cultural heritage site. Aragvi closed permanently in early 2019.