Putin advocates a healthy diet, rarely drink white wine, like fish, porridge, juices, salads, ice cream and green tea, favor those with the traditional Russian style of special restaurants and civilian style beer hall. These are widely known in Russia, Putin has more than once in an interview about his dietary preferences.
Putin, as a president of civilian origin, is not a fan of overly formal dining occasions and prefers to dine in restaurants that are frequented by regular patrons, even though this poses a major challenge for security personnel. St. Petersburg is a water city, known as the "Venice of the North", born and raised in Putin's favor on the water boat restaurant. Putin has frequented the water boat restaurant "Watercolor" docked next to the "Exchange Bridge" and dined here with Finnish President Halonen ***. St. Petersburg also has a double-decker cruise ship restaurant "New Oasis", where Putin has held a number of official banquets, and Putin's free advertising has made the restaurant well known in St. Petersburg.
The restaurant with the deepest ties to Putin is "Courtyard" in the town of Pavlovsk, 20 kilometers south of St. Petersburg. Not long ago, I recently visited this restaurant, which became famous because of Putin. It was built in 1993, the main building by the thick logs, completely in accordance with the traditional Russian style of decoration, the wall has a bear, wild boar and other beasts of prey specimens, both rich in primitive mood and feel very relaxed. The restaurant is surrounded by dense forests and has a lovely view. It is said that in the past 20 years, Putin is a regular guest here. The first time he came here, he was only the deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, and the restaurant saw the rise of this political star. 2000, President Putin held his 48th birthday party here with his family and friends, which made the restaurant famous all over Russia. 2011, the "Courtyard" restaurant suffered a fire, and in the summer of 2013 the restaurant was rebuilt after two years and reopened. In the summer of 2013, after two years of reconstruction, the restaurant reopened.
In 2000, President Vladimir Putin held his 48th birthday party here with friends and family.
The food is moderately priced, with a number of specialties you won't find elsewhere, including bear meatloaf, elk steak, roasted venison, and wild boar, each costing around 200 yuan. According to the waiter's recommendation, the reporter ordered one of the most popular "Presidential Set Meal" here, which is said to include Putin's favorite dishes, including Royal Fish Soup, meat platter (including pan-fried pork cutlet, meat patty, grilled sausage and accompanied by pickled cabbage and mushrooms), beef in spicy sauce, sturgeon, and desserts, etc., and the whole set meal is about 600 yuan, the waiter proudly told the reporter that in Russia, there are many specialties that can't be eaten elsewhere. The waiter proudly told reporters that this is a mid-range price in Russian restaurants, but it is a "presidential level of enjoyment".
Russians pay more attention to diet, the variety of dishes colorful, "Russian meal" is very famous in the world, to Russia to taste Russian food. Precious caviar, authentic borscht, and traditional pancakes, are very national characteristics. Usually the most common on the Russian table is a variety of meat food, almost every meal will have beef, lamb, steak, sausage and so on.
It is said that in the late 1990s, Vladimir Putin came to Moscow from St. Petersburg to work, and became a regular customer of many Moscow restaurants. One of the most famous is the "Royal Hunt" restaurant near Lubovskaya Street. It is said that Putin especially liked the hunting-themed decor.