Moscow Fastfood and Takeaways.

Fastfood in Moscow is popular enough, though it might be safe to guess that worldwide chains are not what you came for to Russia. Anyway, Sbarro (Italian fastfood: pizzas, pasta and stuff) - Manezhnaya square, Tverskaya street (100 meters down the street from Tverskaya metro), and Domodedovo airport; Pizza Hut - Pyatnitskaya street (metro Novokuznetskaya, then walk to the left on Pyatnitskaya street or walk out of Tretyakovskaya metro and walk in the direction of Pyatnitskaya street); KFC - Arbat street (between Arbatskaya and Smolenskaya metros); and McDonald$ - everywhere, especially near BP petrol stations. The snacks are sold on the streets (hot-dogs, sandwiches), but I don't eat them cause I'm afraid and they aren't tasty and healthy and I don't eat meat anyway.
But what makes Moscow's fastfood significant are "Kroshka-Kartoshka" and "Teremok" pancake stalls.





Kroshka Kartoshka Stalls ("Baby Potatoe") specialized in potatoes. They bake a potatoe, then lance it and stuff it with cheese, salads, fish - whatever you choose. This is very tasty and substantial. One such potatoe is enough for a hungry person. A potatoe with cheese is for 24 R ($0.8), and every stuff is additional 8 R ($0.25). They don't have restaurants (sometimes just small cafes outside of the stalls) and sell the potatoes in the green stalls. There are many of their cabins in the central part of the city so you will find it.

Teremok Pancake Stalls (Russian Pancakes). There aren't so many of them like Kartoshkas but still enough. They prepare Russian pancakes. They do it in your presence and you can choose any stuff to put in the pancake. A standard pancake without fillings costs 30 roubles (1$).
Some stalls are located on Pushkinskaya square (Tverskaya metro), near Pyatnitskaya street (metro Tretyakovskaya or Novokuznetskaya).

 

Prime Shop Moscow This downtown cafe serves healthy fast food: salads, sandwiches, soups, yogurts, coffee, teas, and fresh fruits. Central location makes it a great option for breakfast before launching on a tour of Moscow sights. Prime is a favourite among local office types, students, and foreigners, and the only setback is that it's a bit pricey (sandwiches start at $3, soups - $2.5). Nice open-air cafe in summer on Kamergersky lane. Delivery in the nearby areas is available. Opened from 8.30 until 23.00 daily.
Address: Location 1: Moscow, Kamergersky pereulok #5/7 (metro Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya - see map), tel.: (095) 229-50-11; Location 2: Moscow, Arbat st., #9 (metro Arbatskaya - see map), (095) 739-00-14.

Cheap Eats. Among other budget fastfood options are university cantines. One of these is located in GITIS theater school, which is near Arbat metro, another is at MARKhI architecture institute (metro Kuznetsky Most, Rozhdestvenka street - see where the young people with big posters and long scarves walk from). A great option is Moscow State University main building (metro Universitet or Vorobyovy Gory, near observation deck), which is not central but has about 4(!) cantines in the main building all serving quite good food.
A meal there will cost something like $3 if not less. Many universities have pass control system, but if you just blurt something in a foreign language, the guards will most likely let you in. Just walk through as if you're a student or a teacher.