PlayPlaces

Pan-Asian Gastrobar, a project by the "Eto po Lyubvi" restaurant group.

PlayPlaces is a pan-Asian gastrobar, a project of the "Eto po Lyubvi" restaurant group, located on the Bruges embankment in Yoshkar-Ola. During the day, it's a two-story restaurant serving pan-Asian cuisine, while on weekend evenings, the second floor transforms into a gastrobar with signature cocktails, DJ sets, and parties.

Everything here is designed to engage the guest, from the concept to the menu and interior. The first floor is filled with the atmosphere of island Asia in the 1970s – vibrant colors, unusual shapes, and comfortable seating. The second floor offers a more intimate and sensual atmosphere – soft lighting from floor lamps, a warm-toned bar with hand-painted details, a DJ booth, and the hypnotic sounds of minimal music. The walls of "PlayPlaces" feature an exhibition of paintings by the artist Kirill Romanov, created specifically for the restaurant. The design was created by the STUDIO SHOO bureau.

The menu features popular dishes from pan-Asian cuisine: tataki, sushi, rolls, rice bowls, Korean dumplings, soups, and kushiyaki skewers cooked on a traditional Japanese robata grill. The chefs experiment with ingredient combinations, and guests particularly enjoy the rolls with scallops and strawberries, the salad with mango and tuna, and the gyoza with shrimp in a nutty sauce. Fresh, Far Eastern ingredients highlight the character of the establishment: scallops from Sakhalin, chilled salmon from Murmansk. Asian spices, Chinese sauces, enoki and eringi mushrooms, and Wagyu Kobe beef, which is difficult to find even in the regions closest to us, are also featured.

Vlad Kim, a cultural ambassador of Korea in Russia, brand chef of the federal food delivery network "Raduga Vkusa," and instructor at the international culinary school and restaurant management school "SVCh," was involved in developing the menu for PlayPlaces.