Kirillitsa is Shanghai’s first and only modern Russian fine dining restaurant, set at Bund City Hall, a stone’s throw from the Bund. It was conceived by founding chef Evgeny Vikentev, one of the brightest young chefs of his generation, with Ivan Agafonov at the helm of the open kitchen. The dining room is open and spacious, with a cabin-style private room for about 10 and terrace seating with a view.
The ¥1,688 tasting menu, 10,000 km of Flavours, crosses Russia region by region. It runs from caviar and Murmansk-inspired salmon to smoked eel with buckwheat and Siberian venison dumplings, with cloudberries, sea buckthorn and fir oil along the way. Expect creative Russian cooking rooted in tradition. The à la carte menu leans slightly more traditional, with caviar and blinis, borscht and dumplings, all high-end with a creative twist.
