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371 Selby Ave. St. Paul, MN 55102

651-291-1236

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Recommended
Best Vodka
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): Russian

Price: $$, $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Lot Available, Street

Description

A real Russian celebratory meal is easily a seven-hour affair, full of hearty drinking, heavy dining, singing, dancing, and extreme revelry of every sort; in a restaurant, it's typical for one party to remain at a table from evening's open to late night's close. If you've got the time, the will, and the stamina, that experience can be found at Moscow on the Hill: Start off with one of a dozen varieties of vodka, follow with a bowl of borscht, more vodka, sing along with the live music for a while, get some blini or pickled fish, drink some more vodka, down a creamy entree like beef stroganoff, more vodka, and then, singing, wander off to your cab. In summer, be sure to add the lovely patio to your bar-hopping rounds.

2011 | Best Vodka

The Liberman family's immigration from Moscow to Minnesota nearly 20 years back is a yarn bottled with history...and horseradish. The Libermans own Moscow on the Hill in St. Paul, and within its inviting confines drinkers can enjoy nearly 300 vodkas from around the globe. Among them is Referent, a horseradish-infused vodka that was initially crafted for in-house consumption and is now also bottled for sale. The infusion dates back to the days of Communist Russia, when recipients of rationed... More »
2007 | BEST MARTINI

Any place that keeps a freezer just for its specialty vodka isn't messing around. You can order up a classic gin or vodka martini, but Moscow on the Hill also specializes in martinis with a twist--though not twisted enough to technically be cocktails. Meaning, at $7.95 a pop, you are getting your money's worth. Put another way, these drinks are not for drinkers with a delicate constitution. Strong concoctions include St. Basil (Privet Vodka and Frangelico), the popular Mikhail's Martini... More »
2006 | BEST MARTINI

Peruse a martini menu at any trendy bar around town and you may see items that are far from an actual martini--drinks that are watered down with "secret ingredients" like artificially-flavored fruit juice, drinks that don't even contain hard liquor, and drinks that call themselves martinis based on the glass they're poured into. But like someone wearing a celebrity mask at a Halloween party, they can't fool us. That said, Moscow on the Hill won't try to sucker you. Their martinis... More »
2001 | BEST EASTERN EUROPEAN RESTAURANT

The character of St. Paul's Cathedral Hill neighborhood is a throwback to the quiet River City of yore: elegant, genteel, and welcoming. As such, it's the perfect setting for the elegant, genteel, and welcoming Moscow on the Hill, a fusion of French style and Russian soul, which, like its environs, charms with its unassuming authenticity. While Moscow on the Hill is a fine place for a quiet lunch (the borscht and babushka stew are modest, hearty choices), it's best in the evening, when... More »
2001 | BEST MARTINI

Walking into Moscow on the Hill you are instantly hit with a wave of nostalgia. The paisley-print scarves draped over the lights, the worn red carpeting and matching red tablecloths and drapes, the antique dishes lined up on wooden shelves--all this is warmly reminiscent of Thanksgiving dinners at your grandmother's house. Now imagine that your grandmother made her own cherry-flavored vodka and you have Moscow on the Hill. Forget about the sterile white walls, mod furniture, and tiny glass... More »

Moscow on the Hill--happy hour of the week

By Michelle Leon | Fri, August 20, 2010

Moscow on the Hill 371 Selby Ave., St Paul, 651.291.236Hours and details: Monday-Thursday 5 p.m.-6 p.m. and 9 p.m.-10 p.m.; Friday-Sunday 4 p.m.-6 p.m.. Half-price tap beer, house vodka shots, and r... More »
Shaken and Stirred

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, April 20, 2005

The martini, it could be argued, is the most versatile drink of the cocktail world. Sure, anyone who has seen a James Bond flick or power-lunched in the '80s will tell you that a martini should contain gin or vodka, vermouth, olives or onions, sh... More »
From St. Paul, With Love

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, February 25, 1998

Moscow on the Hill 371 Selby Ave., St. Paul; 291-1236. I often wonder what I would put on the menu if required to open an "American" restaurant in some far-off cosmopolitan center, like Moscow. Burgers and fries, of course, but what then? Gum... More »

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Crystal Luoma | Minneapolis, MN | 5 Reviews

| Sun, December 12, 2010

GREAT VODKA MENU!!! Very hearty delicious food!
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hhunt | Minneapolis, MN | 129 Reviews

| Tue, March 16, 2010

huge selection of delicious vodka.

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Dinner Menu

Appetizers
Russian Meals Always Start With Zakuski. Even In The Most Modest Households There Is Some Simple Dish, If Only A Her- Ring, To Go With A Glass Of Vodka. Zakuski Become More Elaborate And Lavish According Of To The Wealth Of Each Family.

$19.95

Appetizer Tasting Platter
(served with bread basket)chef’s selection of appetizers. today’s selection is presented on our specials menu

$7.95

Russian Herring
cured herring filet, onion, olives, pickled beets, baby potatoes, dill, cold-pressed sunflower oil

$7.95

Blini With Chicken
two crepes stuffed with braised wild acres chicken, served with sour cream

$7.95

Piroshki (beef And Cabbage)
two filled pastries, dill-sour cream sauce

$9.95

Blini With Caviar
salmon roe rolled in crepe with dill, scallions, sour cream

$4.95

Assorted Pickled Vegetables
seasonal variety of house pickled vegetables

$5.95

Duck “faux” Gras Pate
wild acres farm duck liver pate, fruit chutney, toasts

$6.95

Potato & Mushroom Sautee
skillet sauteed baby potatoes, mushrooms, onion, dill & garlic

$9.95

Escargot
white wine garlic butter sauce and sprinkled with cheese

$7.95

Lamb Cheboureki
ground lamb-stuffed pastries puffed in hot oil, served with tomato-garlic relish

Soups And Salads

$4.95

Borscht
classic russian beet, cabbage and potato soup garnished with sour cream and fresh dill

$6.95

Russian Garden Salad
tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, sweet onion, lettuce tossed with cold-pressed sunflower oil vinaigrette, green onion & fresh dill

$5.95

Side Salad
mixed greens, tomato, onion, cucumber, dill-mustard dressing

$4.95

Matzo Ball Soup
wild acres chicken raised chicken soup with house made matzo balls and a splash of sherry

$7.95

Poached Pear Salad
wine poached pears, glazed crunchy pecans and goat cheese served over mixed greens with spiced pecan vinagrette

Entree - Hand-made Dumplings

$14.95

Siberian Pelmeni
beef & pork filled dumplings simmered and brushed with butter, sour cream, served with vinegar

$14.95

Peasant Pelmeni
beef & pork filled dumplings simmered and broiled with mushroom sauce and cheese

$14.95

Vareniki (vegetarian)
ukrainian dumplings filled with potato and caramelized onion, garnished with sour cream and fresh dill

Entree - House Specials

$15.95

Cabbage Roll
pork and beef filled cabbage leaves braised in vegetable sauce with julienned carrots, garnished with sour cream and fresh dil

$14.95

Givetch (vegetarian)
baby potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, red pepper, olives, artichokes, garlic sautéed in a blend of south russian spices over rice or buckwheat pila

$15.95

Babushka Stew
pork shoulder stew in a clay pot, sauteed vegetables & parsley mashed potatoes or buckwheat pilaf

Entree - Fish & Poultry

$19.95

Salmon Filet With Varenik
blackened salmon filet, potato filled vareniki dumplings, dill-chardonnay creme

$21.95

Duck Breast Ekaterina
pan-roasted medium rare wild acres duck breast, buckwheat pilaf, braised red cabbage, tart cherry sauce

$19.95

Broiled Walleye
with spicy lemon-pepper crust, scallops, roasted cauliflower, rice pilaf

$16.95

Chicken Kiev
wild acres chicken breast filled with dill-garlic butter. served with parsley mashed potatoes and pickled red cabbage

$18.95

Duck Confit
wild acres duck confit, served with buckwheat pilaf and roasted squash

Entree - Meat

$16.95

Czar’s Medallions
pan fried pork loin broiled with sour cream mushroom sauce & cheese, parsley mashed potatoes, sauteed vegetables

$25.50

Beef Filet
grilled 10 oz usda choice beef tenderloin, porcini cabernet sauce, parsley mashed potatoes, sautéed vegetables

$21.95

Lamb Kebab
leg of lamb on a skewer, rice pilaf, roasted vegetables, pickled onions, tomato relish

$21.95

Beef Stroganoff
beef filet strips in black pepper sour cream sauce with mushrooms & onion, parsley mashed potatoes, sauteed vegetables

Extras

$3.95

Russian Slaw

$5.25

Sauteed Vegetables

$4.95

Parsley Mashed Potatoes

$3.95

Buckwheat Or Rice Pilaf

$3.95

Pickled Red Cabbag

$1.50

Russian Bread Basket

Desserts

$6.95

“white Russian” Tiramisu
espresso & kahlua macerated ladyfingers, mascarpone cream, dusted with cocoa powder

$5.95

Truffles
two belgian dark chocolate cocoa dusted truffles, powder

$6.95

Napoleon
layers of puff pastry, fresh fruits & vanilla bean custard, made to order

$5.95

Dark Chocolate Mousse
made with belgian dark chocolate

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Moscow On the Hill Restaurant

371 Selby Ave. St. Paul, MN 55102

651-291-1236

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2011 | Best Vodka

2007 | BEST MARTINI

2006 | BEST MARTINI

2001 | BEST EASTERN EUROPEAN RESTAURANT

2001 | BEST MARTINI

By Michelle Leon | Fri, August 20, 2010

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, April 20, 2005

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, February 25, 1998

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