Old Moscow as seen from the second floor of a historical town house on Kuznetsky Most contrasts sharply with the restaurant’s interior: Mr. Lee is modeled mainly upon the restaurants of Shanghai. The space’s polestar is a wooden pagoda bought by Arkady Novikov in Singapore for his personal collection. One could say that the history of Mr. Lee began with it.

The restaurant serves traditional pan-Asian cuisine. The better half of the menu is devoted to Chinese dishes, while the remaining part features dishes from Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. Head chef Jonathon Curtis particularly recommends the poached egg in sweet soy sauce; the salad of chicken, shrimp and pomelo; the sweet-and-sour soup with seafood; and the crispy shrimp in Tom Yam sauce.

Interior photos by Vladimir Klyosov and Elena Koldunova / Food-mania.