The famous rock musician Sergei Vladimirovich Shnurov, better known under the pseudonym Shnur, is used to shocking the audience both on stage and in life. There was no doubt that the restaurant, which he opened together with his wife, would be bright, unusual, challenging.
Discreet setting
But visitors who first open the door to this establishment are met by a rather modest interior. The walls are whitewashed. All furniture and decoration are made of wood. The tables are simple, massive. The bar is made of black marble. Some chairs are upholstered in cow skins. In general, the atmosphere gives the impression of quality, reliability and tranquility. The color scheme is black and white. The menu resembles a newspaper leaflet, and it is placed under the plates of visitors. The thick folder that you need to turn over here will not be offered. Everything fits on one page.
The name of the institution is also the simplest. This is what the hens say. Although this can confuse a potential visitor. He can decide that food is prepared only from this representative of the animal world. The Kokoko restaurant is completely devoid of pathos. Here you will not find elaborate dishes and arrogant waiters. As they say reviews about the Kokoko restaurant, the staff here is excellently trained. They are polite, friendly and always ready to tell in detail about each dish from the menu. The simplicity of the interiors is designed to emphasize the simplicity of the products from which they are prepared.
What is fed
The fact is that deliveries to the Kokoko restaurant are carried out by farmers of the Leningrad region. This rule is strictly observed and if in winter local farms are not able to grow any vegetables, then they will not be on the menu. In the cold season, guests will be served more homemade preparations than, for example, imported fresh tomatoes. An exception is made for spices. The assortment of the bar includes overseas drinks. Moreover, it is not customary to prepare cocktails here. Pure strong alcohol is served. Preference, of course, is given to vodka, as a national Russian drink. Although the bar presents varieties of vodka produced in different countries.
Only his
The food here is simple, based on old Russian recipes. Restaurant "Kokoko" offers to try jellied meat, fire cutlets, borscht. Breakfast - traditional cheesecakes, omelets, cereals. Interestingly, garnished served with spelled and pearl barley, which are not as popular in our kitchen as before. The meat and milk from which the dishes are prepared come only from local farms. Mushrooms are collected in the forests of the Leningrad region. In some cases, they do not use local products, but simply Russian ones. For example, sea fish. Only refusal of imported goods is strictly observed.
There is a highlight
However, not everything is as simple as it seems at first glance. Although the dishes are prepared from ordinary products and according to old recipes, nobody limits the work of the chef. Therefore, he often experiments with texture and cooking technology. As a result, original dishes that differ in unusual appearance and taste come out. The chef offers to try a combination of products that you will not find anywhere else, and hardly will be used in your kitchen.
Beets and Adyghe cheese sauce, onion jam and rye toast, smoked beets and cottage cheese cream can coexist peacefully in one dish. Hot is also original. You can try potato cream, sea-style seaweed foam, kvass sauce, sour cream snow. And in desserts you can find poppy chips, sea buckthorn ice cream. Exotic combinations of ordinary products may not cause appetite, but at the same time stir up interest. If you do not want to try, then I want to see what it is. This is what the Kokoko restaurant offers. Photos taken by visitors confirm that the presentation of dishes is also not inferior in originality.
Take it literally
If the menu says "palette of sauces." That is exactly what they will be served. On the palette from the art store, where the nests for paint are filled with sauces of various colors and tastes. Some familiar dishes will be served in an unusual manner. For example, they offer to taste beef stroganoff with boletus and cranberries, the most interesting thing is that with pasta, which is also not a side dish, but the design of the dish. Another example of an original serving is Chicken on Hay. It is served half-covered with a three-liter jar with a lid.
Earth can also be eaten
“Mom’s favorite flower” is probably the most unusual dish that the Kokoko restaurant offers. Guest reviews are the most enthusiastic. This dessert exceeds all expectations of the one who ordered it. At first glance, it seems that on a piece of parquet brought accidentally fallen and broken flower pot. Until then, it all looks natural.
Upon closer inspection, it turns out that parquet is a plate on which dessert is served. The pot and the earth scattered around it are made of chocolate and biscuit. And the flower itself is a sprig of mint. Under the potted shards is ice cream with pepper. Following the tradition of natural products, they offer brewed herbs as a hot drink: oregano, meadowsweet, geranium, oats, juniper, parsnip, heather. Plain tea is served in faceted glasses, and herbal tea in a transparent teapot.
Pleasant atmosphere, Russian hospitality, natural food without additives, grown in Russian open spaces - this is what visitors expect here. For those who are tired of exotic cuisine, artsy dishes and pathos in St. Petersburg, the Kokoko restaurant is open. Address: 8 Nekrasov Street.