Taksim

Taksim is a Turkish meat restaurant on Moscow’s Old Arbat, at Arbat Street 21, building 1. The branch brings the name and visual language of Istanbul’s Taksim Square to a central city address, with Turkish cuisine as the focus. The menu is built around meat-led cooking while representing Turkish food in a broad format rather than a single regional speciality.

The restaurant’s identity draws on the atmosphere associated with Taksim Square and its nostalgic red tram. That tram is the restaurant group’s recognised symbol, and the motif is used across its branches to suggest an Istanbul setting. At the Old Arbat location, this gives the dining experience a clear Turkish city reference without separating the restaurant from its Moscow surroundings.

The food concept centres on substantial Turkish meals and the variety of the country’s cuisine. Meat is the defining emphasis, making the restaurant relevant for diners looking for Turkish cooking with a strong grilled and savoury character. The wider menu concept also makes room for the breadth of Turkish food, rather than presenting the venue as a narrowly focused steakhouse or a single-dish restaurant.

Taksim suits meals organised around Turkish flavours, a full restaurant setting and the social character associated with sharing food. The Old Arbat location places the restaurant among one of Moscow’s best-known pedestrian streets, making it a practical stop during time spent in the area. Its Istanbul-inspired identity also gives the branch a distinct sense of place within the street’s concentration of cafés, restaurants and shops.

The venue provides table reservations and also operates a catering service, so it can be considered for both an individual restaurant visit and arranged food service. The Old Arbat branch is one of several Taksim locations, with other venues elsewhere in Moscow and the surrounding region. Branch details matter when making a reservation, as addresses and contact numbers differ between locations.