Nikolaev places to go.

The «Coral» Restaurant
So melodiously the name of restaurant hospitably open the doors in the history center of Nikolaev sounds. A restaurant has the deserved reputation due to the delicate cookings and refined interior, carefully thought out and incarnated by a careful hostess. He captivates visitiors by the grace and blameless taste. The words of Oscar Wild appears in mind when one tries to describe a restaurant by a single phrase: "I ve got an unpretentious taste – I would be satisfied enough by the best". The «Coral» - one of the most elegant and stylish restaurants of the city, where everyone can have dinner in comfort and luxury surroundings.

The real gourmets know, where the best in Nikolaev winy card and most delicate combination of gastronomic traditions of the whole world is.
Paraphrasing the words of famous musician, Frank Zappa, we can say one thing: "To tell about meals is the same, that to dance about architecture".
Therefore, gentlemen, pleaese, ring, reserve a table and comprehand the secrets of the kitchen of the restaurant «Coral», as it befites to veritable gourmets...

Nikolaev Zoo
was founded by Nikolaev city mayor Nikolai Pavlovich Leontovich. As he himself wrote in the report to the Nikolaev District Executive Committee in 1923, the zoo, named then Aquarium, was founded on 26 April 1901.
Before the October revolution in Russia Aquarium was the mayor’s private collection, and it was situated in his detached house. As far back as in the pre-revolution period Leontovich’s collection was widely known in Russia and in Europe. Aquarium was equipped according to the latest technical achievements of that time. Electrical air compressors and water heaters were used in the fish tanks, 75 in quantity. Some of the tanks contained up to 3000 litres of water. Collection consisted of about 50 fish species and reptiles, all in all more than 1000 specimens. There were only seven such collections in the whole Europe. N.P. Leontovich regularly published works on aquariumistics, was an active fellow member of the Natural society in Nikolaev. In 1918 the collection was nationalized and Leontovich was appointed its director. Now a solidary staff works in the Zoo. A great number of specialists are working there for many years. They can be called the veterans of the Zoo. Among them Valentina M. Yakunina, Klaudia Ya. Bondarenko, Tatiana G. Bondarenko, Vera P. Byvsheva (they began working on the old territory). Besides them it’s necessary to mention Leonid A. Tsukanov, Vladimir N. Topchy, Sergey A. Ruban and others. All of them have been working in the Zoo for more than 20 years.

Osteria Pantagruel
Lenten menu in osteria Pantagruel. "After dinner comes the reckoning". The truth is that everything in this world should be balanced: after wild and full carnival comes ascetic Lent. So, from February 19th osteria Pantagruel will be serving the Lenten menu. We presume that the Lent can be a time of joyful self-restriction.

Osteria Pantagruel,
1 Lysenko St.
Tel. 278-81-42, 279-73-01

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