Moscow Restaurant
| Moscow Restaurant 莫斯科餐厅 Ресторан Москва | |
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Interior of Moscow Restaurant (2010) | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | October 2, 1954 |
| Owner(s) | Beijing Exhibition Center |
| Food type | Russian cuisine |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Coordinates | 39°56′25.7″N 116°20′34.7″E / 39.940472°N 116.342972°E |
| Seating capacity | 600 |
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Moscow Restaurant (Chinese: 莫斯科餐厅; pinyin: Mòsīkē Cāntīng) is a Russian restaurant located in Xicheng District, Beijing. Founded in 1954 as part of the former Soviet Exhibition Center, the restaurant was intended to foster friendship and cultural understanding between the People's Republic of China and the former Soviet Union. As one of the first Western restaurants in the nation's capital, Moscow Restaurant holds a nostalgic position in Beijing. Still operating to this day, the restaurant is affectionately nicknamed "Old Moscow" (Chinese: 老莫, Pinyin: lǎo mò).