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In Moscow, Armenian restaurant Duduk moves in behind a façade of Gyumri tuff

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Moscow, Russia
Event date
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Night-lit façade of a two-storey building with large windows and copper-toned pilasters, the restaurant sign at the entrance, at the end of a path lined with lawn.
The façade of the Duduk restaurant on Vostochnaya Street in Moscow. Photo: Duduk restaurant / AS Group

Summary

The Armenian restaurant Duduk, run by Moscow’s AS Group (Avlabar, Druzya, Maturo Tomato), has soft-opened at its new address, 2A Vostochnaya Street, near Avtozavodskaya metro station in Moscow. Its façade is clad in tuff brought from Gyumri, and the décor draws on Yerevan, the Cascade and Republic Square: a hand-laid floor of five marbles, bas-reliefs and chased copper. Spread over two levels, it has a bar, a private room styled as an Armenian living room and a hall with a stage for music evenings. The menu includes an “Ararat cuisine” section created with chef Sedrak Mamulyan: chi kyufta, makhokh, putuk, tolma uduli, Tavush borani, khagani duck and Gyumri tapaka. The restaurant is open daily from 11 am to midnight.

Analysis

Moscow is home to one of the largest Armenian communities outside Armenia, and there is no shortage of Armenian restaurants there. Duduk stands out by betting on regional, sometimes old recipes that are less familiar than khorovats or classic dolma. Sedrak Mamulyan heads an organisation in Armenia devoted to developing and protecting Armenian culinary traditions. Cooking over fire remains central: a mangal, a Josper oven, two tonirs and a wood-fired oven.

Possible consequences

For now the restaurant is operating in soft-opening mode. Delivery runs from 12 pm to 10 pm; it will be closed on 31 December and 1 January.