Lada 2101 x 2

Two Lada 2101 cars (Lada VAZ-2101) that I spotted whilst having lunch at a ground level restaurant some time in July 2014.

This is a view out the window. 

Two early Ladas - VAZ-2101 are in front. 

The Lada VAZ-2101 was the first Lada model produced by AvtoVAZ and was derived from, and improved upon, the Fiat 124, another iconic model.

In fact, I have a pretty good idea they are owned by the restaurant and are there on purpose -- these cars were branded domestically as the Zhiguli same as the name of the restaurant - Restaurant Zhiguli on Novy Arbat.

I had a late lunch there at 17:00 in Restaurant-Bar Zhiguli on Novy Arbat, Moscow.

The restaurant used to occupy the whole building but now is just a rather small area almost in the basement. 

Okroshka, a salad with carrot, cheese and sauce, no idea what it is called, and a glass of tea.

Okroshka is a kind of cold soup, this one made with kvass.

Okroshka was cold, as I said, which is good on a hot day, it was +32 Celsius, 6/10.

I liked the salad even better, 7/10.

Tea with a teabag. Actually they drink beer there but I didn't take any for some reason.

Price, about RUB 250.

This restaurant is a Soviet nostalgia themed restaurant.

Other guests?

No, it is a kind of photo partition behind which is the entry to the restrooms. Leonid Brezhnev, Khrushchev, Gromyko and others. Check out the huge pistol in a holster on Brezhnev's hip.

And here are some press photos of the Lada 2101 as per already established tradition on this blog.