In "Cooper" they named the most popular cuisine among ready-made food orders in Moscow

Don't chase trends if you don't like them - when it comes to food, pleasure is what matters, not trendiness! I'm noticing in 2026 that people are still drawn to Asian cuisine and good classics - pizza and pasta never go out of style, people just make them with better quality now. If you haven't tried delivery in a while, give it a shot of course, but pick what you actually want, not because it's "popular"!

I wouldn't blindly trust what they write in Komsomolskaya Pravda or other media about the "most popular cuisine." Usually those articles are either sponsored or based on a sample from some narrow segment. In 2026, just like before, people in Moscow order mostly what's familiar: pizza, sushi, chicken with rice. Trendy cuisine does exist, but it's more of a thing for some people to mess around with, not a mass trend.

Here's what I noticed myself when I order delivery between uni classes: there's a lot of hype around fusion and honest "village" food, but in reality people just want to eat fast and tasty. They reorder the same things - that's what works best. If you're looking for something new, here's my advice: don't chase after fancy dish names on the menu, pay attention to reviews from the last few months specifically for that restaurant. Filter by recent ratings - they're more honest than any article about "popularity."

And if you want to actually try something interesting, look for small places that don't advertise trends, they just cook well. You usually stumble on those spots by accident and they stay as insider secrets. Me, I found this amazing Georgian restaurant totally by chance because I was looking for the closest place to the forest before a mushroom hunt. Check it out yourself - that's the only way not to mess up.

I personally order Japanese and Korean food most often, but that's just because I like it, not because I'm following a trend. From what I can tell, in 2026 people eat everything anyway - Asian, Italian, Mexican, it just depends on what mood you're in, not what's trendy right now. Honestly, I wouldn't even bother with trends and would just order what I actually feel like eating right now, not whatever is supposedly "popular".

The main thing is order what you actually like, not what's supposedly trending right now 😊 I agree with the guys that Asian cuisine is still popular, but here's the catch: when everyone's chasing the same trend, delivery quality often suffers because of order overload. After 6 years in medicine I learned to listen to my body, and my advice is the same - if you're craving dumplings or a steak instead of another bowl, just go for the dumplings, they're just as tasty and honestly, often fresher 🙌

On weekends I love ordering food to the lake before fishing, and I notice the selection is actually huge. As for "Cooker" and similar publications - they often just grab data from one or two delivery services or survey a narrow circle of people, so the picture ends up incomplete. Actually in 2026 the demand is pretty scattered: some people constantly order Asian food, some can't imagine life without pizza or sushi, some prefer classic Russian dishes.

Should you chase trends? Depends on what you personally like. If you've never tried something interesting - try it, but without going overboard. I, for example, was skeptical about Korean food at first, then ordered it once and now it's my fav. But that happened not because it's trendy, but because I just liked it. The main thing about food is enjoyment, not checking off a trend.

I noticed something - in Moscow delivery apps, Asian cuisine really does occupy the top positions in terms of order volume. But here's the catch: it's not just one trend, it's several at once. Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai - they're competing with each other. "Most popular" in articles like that often just means "one of the top options in the sample."

If you think about it seriously, there's not much point in chasing what everyone's eating. Better to figure out what cuisine you actually like, and then look for a genuinely good restaurant, not just a popular one. Popularity isn't a guarantee of quality. Lots of places live off their reputation but cook so-so. I've ordered dishes that got stars in ratings more than once, and they let me down.

Here's what actually helps: go into the app and don't look at the overall stars - look at the latest reviews specifically from this month. Read comments about the quality, about how it was delivered, how the dish looked after an hour. And start with one or two light orders - so you don't drop serious money on a flop. You liked it - then go ahead and order more or visit the actual restaurant.