This was definitely one of the things I was looking forward to doing during this trip. (I know - ambitious, huh?)
When we found this nice outdoor cafe, I walked up to the counter, looked at the small posted menu, and asked, “Do you have any _____?” (Can’t remember what I wanted, but it was on the menu.) The young woman behind the counter replied very politely, “No.” So I asked, “What do you have?” Again, very friendly and politely, “nothing”.
Luckily, in Russia, there usually isn’t a shortage of kiosks selling greasy little treats. This is a хычин с мясом (fried meat pocket) I originally fell in love with the cheese version (хычин с сыром) in Sochi in 2003. And don’t forget the Балтика (Baltika beer)!
