Tyumen's Ofudzi restaurant named after Mendeleev's granddaughter closes

The Asian bistro Ofudzi, named for a secret granddaughter of chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, has closed in Tyumen. It was located in a 19th-century building and operated for less than a year.

Mar 1, 2026

The now-closed bistro was located at 4/2 Kuznetsova Street in a historic building in central Tyumen.
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Irina Sharova / 72.RU

In Tyumen, a fashionable Asian cuisine restaurant has closed. The establishment was the bistro «Ofudzi», named for the granddaughter of the famous chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev. It was located in a 19th-century building at 4/2 Kuznetsova Street.

The cafe«s social media does not state the reason for the closure but notes that the bar »D. Ivanovich« will now operate in Ofudzi»s space. The bar was previously in adjacent premises and will expand into the vacated area. Both establishments are owned by the same company, DV Group. Ofudzi had been operating in Tyumen for less than a year.

The restaurant company DV Group includes the «Dvortsovaya» restaurant in Tobolsk, the bar «D. Ivanovich», the family cafe «Dolce Vita», the «Donna Valentina» bakeries, the «MaDonna» cafe-culinary, and the «Siberian Croissant» cafe. In Tyumen, it operates the bar «D. Ivanovich» and, until recently, the bistro «Ofudzi». The company«s founders are Elena Roslyakova and Olesya Udovichenko.

In March 2025, we visited Ofudzi for a review. At that time, the establishment was still operating in a technical testing mode. We also previously reported on how the Siberian scientist came to have a granddaughter in Japan.