The move comes on the heels of a spying scandal between Russia and Georgia that saw the arrest of several Russian officers in Tbilisi on espionage charges.
A police spokesman told RIA Novosti that police intend to check the financial, tax and sanitary-epidemiological documents of the restaurants Tiflissky Dvorik and Genatsvale VIP, located in downtown Moscow.
On Thursday, the Moscow police told RIA Novosti it was planning to inspect a number of restaurants, cafes and casinos owned by Georgian nationals Friday.
"I cannot say that we are deliberately checking facilities belonging to Georgian citizens, but most of the establishments that will be checked tomorrow do have Georgian owners," Filipp Zolotnitsky said.
Russia's Interior Ministry also shut down two Georgian-owned casinos earlier this week, and a third was closed Thursday in an apparent crackdown on gambling businesses controlled by the Georgian mafia.
The Golden Palace Weekend casino, which the ministry said is controlled by the same Georgian crime bosses who own the Kristal and the Golden Palace casinos shut down October 3 and 4, was closed by the ministry's economic security department for numerous violations of the tax code.
Zolotnitsky said police were also checking the Bakkara casino, which may be shut down as well.
Tensions between Russia and Georgia have escalated in recent days over alleged spying by Russian military officers stationed in the South Caucasus nation. Russia shut down transport and mail links with Georgia Monday, and several senior Russian politicians have demanded economic sanctions and other measures against the country.
Moscow also hinted it might suspend banking operations and money transfers between the two countries as a way of stopping illegal capital flows, which it said are ultimately used for the militarization of the region.
