We entered into this tiny restaurant simply because it was late and it was near our hotel. The welcome was both genuine and warm. We noticed an real esthetic accomplishment in the decor while keeping a folkloric atmosphere, so we made a reservation. What we didn’t anticipate was the excellence of the food. Everything was clearly home made, fresh with quality ingredients. We hadn’t realized that the same traditional dishes could be so significantly better: the bortsch, the pickled vegetables, the herring…and the main dishes were superb. We were five persons and not one of us had a dish that we didn’t think was above average. The service was warm, discrete, and smiling. In 10 days in Russia, this has been our best experience so far. We strongly recommend it. It is quite centrally located, just off the quai on the Volga, next to St. Elijah and the museums. We are delighted to make this recommendation to other fellow travellers who know nothing about Yaroslavl and our wandering around ignorantly, as we were!