Aragvi (restaurant)

Aragvi
Aragvi interior in 2016
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Restaurant information
Established1938
ClosedFebruary 11, 2019 (2019-02-11)
Head chefNugzar Nebieridze
Food typeGeorgian
Street addressTverskaya St, 6/2
CityMoscow
Postal/ZIP Code125009
CountryRussia
Coordinates55°45′42″N 37°36′39″E / 55.76167°N 37.61083°E / 55.76167; 37.61083
Seating capacity240

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.