Martin Ochag

«Martin Ochag» is a Caucasian cuisine cafe on Adygeyskaya Naberezhnaya street in Krasnodar. Here they cook meat over an open flame and in a tandoor, and the menu is built around dishes of Armenian, Georgian and mixed Caucasian cuisine. The foundation of the restaurant's gastronomy is shashlik and lyulya-kebab, prepared in the classic way. On special days, more large-scale dishes appear on the menu: whole suckling pig or lamb, as well as pilaf. A distinctive feature of «Martin Ochag» is its open cooking format. Every Friday and Saturday the chef works not in a closed kitchen, but in a specially arranged area right in front of the cafe's entrance. Guests can watch the whole process: how the fire is lit, how the meat is cooked, how the chef tends the tandoor. This approach turns a visit to the cafe into watching a live cooking process rather than just having dinner. For those who value Caucasian cuisine in its traditional form — with fire, smoke and attention to detail — this venue on Adygeyskaya embankment suits both a weekday visit and a weekend outing with friends.