The Russians love chocolate and sweets.
The well-off like to go to one of the luxury
hotels and enjoy a cake together with a
cup of tea and a slice of lemon. A
magnificent example is Vienna Café at the
hotel Renaissance Moscow. Below are
listed some of Moscow’s best known cafés.
Art Klub ”nostalgie”
A charming café with a touch of Paris.
While the little ones are enjoying the
children’s menu, the adults can study the
wine list. 5000 bottles are waiting to be
uncorked in the wine cellar.
Address: Tchistoprudniy bulvar 12a
Internet: www.nostalgie.ru
Delifrance
At DeliFrance products from France are
imported. Come here for a cappuccino and
a croissant or a full breakfast.
Address: Tverskaya ulitsa 31.
This nice café, named after Bulgakov’s
novel The Master and Margarita is next to
the Patriarch’s pond. Come here in the
evening, have a beer and listen to violin
and piano concerts.
Address: Malaya Bronnaya ulitsa 28
BARS & NIGHTLIFE
Vodka means “little water” and many
Russians also drink it as if it were water. It
is no wonder that the atmosphere is so
lively in Moscow’s bars and dance halls.
Courvoisier
Come here for the pleasant atmosphere or
for the inexpensive Italian cuisine. DJ’s
play easy-listening every night. Open 24
hours. There may be a queue.
Address: Sukharevskaya ploshad 8
Proekt Ogi
OGI is a meeting place for Moscow’s young
intelligentsia. The noisy bar offers food,
live music and a 24-hour book store.
Address: Potapovskiy pereulok 8/12
A relaxed and “arty” bar with jazz music
during the week and DJ’s at weekends.
Address: Yauzskaya Ulitsa 5
Sixteen Tons
At this popular English pub they brew their
own beer. Upstairs there is a club with
good live bands.
Address: Presnenskiy val, ulitsa 6
Propaganda
A club classic. Here famous DJ’s play for a
nice dancing public. Open every day, house
at weekends. Gay party on Sundays.
Address: Bolshoy Zlatoustinskiy pereulok 7