Food Scene
This is one of two best Vietnamese food places in the city by both official and unofficial ratings. Located in the shopping mall it doesn't have much place or atmosphere, but the food is great and authentic whatever you take. Speak English. Open 11:00 - 22:00.
Lao Lee Cafe
15 стр.1 Tsvetnoy BlvdThis is one of two best Vietnamese food places in the city by both official and unofficial ratings. Located in the shopping mall it doesn't have much place or atmosphere, but the food is great and authentic whatever you take. Speak English. Open 11:00 - 22:00.
Simply good bread by my very high standards for food. If you are looking for a proper croissant, baguet or whole wheat loaf - this is the right place for you. Good pastries and cakes, too!
Malen'kaya Pekarnya Zhuravlevykh
улица НовокузнецкаяSimply good bread by my very high standards for food. If you are looking for a proper croissant, baguet or whole wheat loaf - this is the right place for you. Good pastries and cakes, too!
It's a French type bistro with many tables, cosy lights and (sometimes) loud crowd of locals occupying every inch in the evening. Simple seasonal food combined with carefully selected wine list. Best risotto with white mushrooms in town. I come here once a month to drink a glass with my friends. Very good food and decent service. Open 10-24, on Fri and Sat - till 2 am. http://www.gastroteka.ru/en/
10 locals recommend
Prostyye Veshchi
It's a French type bistro with many tables, cosy lights and (sometimes) loud crowd of locals occupying every inch in the evening. Simple seasonal food combined with carefully selected wine list. Best risotto with white mushrooms in town. I come here once a month to drink a glass with my friends. Very good food and decent service. Open 10-24, on Fri and Sat - till 2 am. http://www.gastroteka.ru/en/
Founded by Lao Lee cafe people, this place undoubtedly has perfect combination of food/location/atmosphere. They offer you the best choice of Vietnamese authentic food in town and are very popular among hipsterish youngsters, digital nomads and just everybody who enjoys their friendly service. Three halls, good menu, play live music on Fri and Sat evenings. One of my favourite secret spots in the city.
Nhà
6с3 Pereulok StoleshnikovFounded by Lao Lee cafe people, this place undoubtedly has perfect combination of food/location/atmosphere. They offer you the best choice of Vietnamese authentic food in town and are very popular among hipsterish youngsters, digital nomads and just everybody who enjoys their friendly service. Three halls, good menu, play live music on Fri and Sat evenings. One of my favourite secret spots in the city.
Another Simple Things bistro in the center. Same great food, atmosphere and carefully selected wine list. http://www.gastroteka.ru/en
https://www.afisha.ru/msk/restaurant/259681/
Simple things new vintage
41 1-Ya Brestskaya UlitsaAnother Simple Things bistro in the center. Same great food, atmosphere and carefully selected wine list. http://www.gastroteka.ru/en
https://www.afisha.ru/msk/restaurant/259681/
This is where Simple Things history started, first of their gastropubs. It's very small, but cosy and reminds you of the French cafes in the center of Paris where it's nice to sit with your friends in the evening and chat with a glass of wine, by the window. Popular among all types of locals, you can meet anybody here. Not rare to bump into someone you know after a long week on Friday.
Гастропаб
32 Konyushkovskaya UlitsaThis is where Simple Things history started, first of their gastropubs. It's very small, but cosy and reminds you of the French cafes in the center of Paris where it's nice to sit with your friends in the evening and chat with a glass of wine, by the window. Popular among all types of locals, you can meet anybody here. Not rare to bump into someone you know after a long week on Friday.
Simply best burgers in Moscow. This is a lively Burger Bar, full of people any time you come.
15 locals recommend
Бургерная #FARШ
12 Nikolskaya StSimply best burgers in Moscow. This is a lively Burger Bar, full of people any time you come.
Legendary food market, open in 1963 and recently renovated, now one of main places for Moscow foodies. It offers a wide variety of good food places for any taste - fish and meet, vegetarian, Mediterranean, Armenian, Jewish, etc. I like to meet there with my friends in summer. Easy to get there by trams #3, #39, #A from Novokuznetskaya/Paveletskaya. Tram stop is Serpukhovskaya Zastava, it's 9th stop from Paveletskaya. http://danrinok.ru/o-rinke
159 locals recommend
Danilovskiy Market station
Legendary food market, open in 1963 and recently renovated, now one of main places for Moscow foodies. It offers a wide variety of good food places for any taste - fish and meet, vegetarian, Mediterranean, Armenian, Jewish, etc. I like to meet there with my friends in summer. Easy to get there by trams #3, #39, #A from Novokuznetskaya/Paveletskaya. Tram stop is Serpukhovskaya Zastava, it's 9th stop from Paveletskaya. http://danrinok.ru/o-rinke
It's a chain cafe, but this one is closest to my home and to my taste, luckily, one of the best, too. Place for breakfast or take away, this is a spot with friendly service and great food where you immediately feel like at home. It's very popular among locals, tourists living in the district and on Sunday mornings - among families with kids. They also offer 30% discount after 8pm.
76 locals recommend
Culinary Shop Karavaevs Brothers
2/24 Bol'shoy Sukharevskiy PereulokIt's a chain cafe, but this one is closest to my home and to my taste, luckily, one of the best, too. Place for breakfast or take away, this is a spot with friendly service and great food where you immediately feel like at home. It's very popular among locals, tourists living in the district and on Sunday mornings - among families with kids. They also offer 30% discount after 8pm.
Good burger place, it's a chain, and this one is closest to my home. Not easy to find, if you are at B. Ordynka - it's little further from the road, look for the sign/nameplate.
22 locals recommend
Burger Heroes
4/2с1 Ulitsa MaroseykaGood burger place, it's a chain, and this one is closest to my home. Not easy to find, if you are at B. Ordynka - it's little further from the road, look for the sign/nameplate.
French bistro in the very heart of Moscow center - french food, good prices, friendly atmosphere, nice music.
22 locals recommend
Zhan-Zhak
12 Nikitsky BlvdFrench bistro in the very heart of Moscow center - french food, good prices, friendly atmosphere, nice music.
Place for foodies with good wine list. Portions aren't big, place is usually crowded but people keep coming here, cause, well, it's a good Moscow vibes place. Great for meetings with friends.
Khleb I Vino
15 Ulitsa MaroseykaPlace for foodies with good wine list. Portions aren't big, place is usually crowded but people keep coming here, cause, well, it's a good Moscow vibes place. Great for meetings with friends.
K-TOWN
2/38с1 Ulitsa PyatnitskayaKorean noodles place
One of the oldest Moscow coffee places. Legend says that Raf Coffee was invented in this exact spot.
20 locals recommend
Coffee Bean
22/1 Ulitsa SretenkaOne of the oldest Moscow coffee places. Legend says that Raf Coffee was invented in this exact spot.
Located just across the street, this small family-owned restaurant offers you authentic Caucasian cuisine in a modern interior. I would recommend the second hall, further from the entrance - no door wind there. Good hachapuri and hinkali.
Matsoni
33, стр.1 Ulitsa NovokuznetskayaLocated just across the street, this small family-owned restaurant offers you authentic Caucasian cuisine in a modern interior. I would recommend the second hall, further from the entrance - no door wind there. Good hachapuri and hinkali.
Tasty hinkali and other Georgian meals at good price. It's founded by Georgian who believes that good food shouldn't cost a fortune and proves her belief by this chain of restaurants. Great for having quick snack before Red Square or hanging with friends by the windows, watching fast pace of life outside.
8 locals recommend
Vaime Cafe
8 строение 1 Pyatnitskiy PereulokTasty hinkali and other Georgian meals at good price. It's founded by Georgian who believes that good food shouldn't cost a fortune and proves her belief by this chain of restaurants. Great for having quick snack before Red Square or hanging with friends by the windows, watching fast pace of life outside.
Essentials
Local food and beer :) This is a chain of stores, which sell only organic and ecology-friendly food. They have own production, buy meat and poultry from local farmers only, fish is wild-grown only, fruits and vegetables are seasonal and organic, etc. Similar to Whole Foods.
24 locals recommend
Vkusvill
57, строение 1 Bolshaya Gruzinskaya ulitsaLocal food and beer :) This is a chain of stores, which sell only organic and ecology-friendly food. They have own production, buy meat and poultry from local farmers only, fish is wild-grown only, fruits and vegetables are seasonal and organic, etc. Similar to Whole Foods.
Moshoztorg
27 Komsomol'skiy ProspektAny household items you may think of! Open 9-23, weekends:10-22.
Rigla
30с1 Ulitsa NovokuznetskayaPharmacy
ТЦ Павелецкий Пассаж
39, строение 1 Ulitsa NovokuznetskayaDry cleaning, household goods, shoes repairment, key copies, etc.
Shopping
House of Honey - sells all sorts of honey from all over Russia. Open 9-20. Website - http://dommeda.ru/catalog/honey-11/
Dom Meda
5/10, строение 1 Ulitsa NovokuznetskayaHouse of Honey - sells all sorts of honey from all over Russia. Open 9-20. Website - http://dommeda.ru/catalog/honey-11/
Gzhel is a Russian style of ceramics which takes its name from the village of Gzhel and surrounding area, where it has been produced since 1802. This is the shop of Gzhel Ceramics Factory (est.1818), opened in September 2017. Great choice of ceramics, very cheap. - Perfect for nice souvenirs from Moscow.
Ulitsa Pyatnitskaya, 10
10 Ulitsa PyatnitskayaGzhel is a Russian style of ceramics which takes its name from the village of Gzhel and surrounding area, where it has been produced since 1802. This is the shop of Gzhel Ceramics Factory (est.1818), opened in September 2017. Great choice of ceramics, very cheap. - Perfect for nice souvenirs from Moscow.
Works till 1 pm this one of the largest Moscow book stores offers you a great variety of paper and audio books as well as an antique bookshop.
Bookstore "Moscow"
8, стр. 1 Tverskaya StWorks till 1 pm this one of the largest Moscow book stores offers you a great variety of paper and audio books as well as an antique bookshop.
Parks & Nature
Recently renovated this legendary Park will not leave you disappointed shall you go there in day or evening. For an hour or two.
852 locals recommend
Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure
9 Krymsky ValRecently renovated this legendary Park will not leave you disappointed shall you go there in day or evening. For an hour or two.
Another park in the ensemble of Gorky-Muzeon recreational area. It's located across the road from Gorky park. The easiest is to get there by taxi from Paveletskaya place (7-10 min drive maximum), walk there and then go to Gorky park for the rest of the trip. Tretyakovsky New Gallery is located there, too.
203 locals recommend
Muzeon Art Park
2 Krymsky ValAnother park in the ensemble of Gorky-Muzeon recreational area. It's located across the road from Gorky park. The easiest is to get there by taxi from Paveletskaya place (7-10 min drive maximum), walk there and then go to Gorky park for the rest of the trip. Tretyakovsky New Gallery is located there, too.
Has got good vibes, like to walk there regardless of season. It also offers good view over Moscow from the hills and an apple garden.
28 locals recommend
Kolomenskoye station
Has got good vibes, like to walk there regardless of season. It also offers good view over Moscow from the hills and an apple garden.
Entertainment & Activities
5 Zvezd (5 Stars) network cinema, has long history. Good place, loved by locals, cheap tickets, sometimes - movies with subtitles (check for the 'sub' next to movie time). http://www.5zvezd.ru/schedule/#2:3074
10 locals recommend
Пять звёзд на Павелецкой
25 Bakhrushin St5 Zvezd (5 Stars) network cinema, has long history. Good place, loved by locals, cheap tickets, sometimes - movies with subtitles (check for the 'sub' next to movie time). http://www.5zvezd.ru/schedule/#2:3074
5 Zvezd (5 Stars) network cinema, has long history. Good place, loved by locals, cheap tickets, everyday - movies with subtitles (check for the 'sub' next to movie time). http://www.5zvezd.ru/schedule/#2:3075
9 locals recommend
Pyat Zvezd
16 Bol'shoy Ovchinnikovskiy Pereulok5 Zvezd (5 Stars) network cinema, has long history. Good place, loved by locals, cheap tickets, everyday - movies with subtitles (check for the 'sub' next to movie time). http://www.5zvezd.ru/schedule/#2:3075
Drinks & Nightlife
Iconic place for Moscow and crucial for urbanism development in Russia. The Strelka Institute, in Moscow, proposes a different way of looking at architecture: not only for the general improvement of design, but with the intention of introducing research as the most essential basis of architectural education. Please follow the link for more details - https://strelka.com/en. For tourists also has bar, restaurant and open air cinema/concert ground. If you choose to come there to a bar - go up to the second floor terrace - it has magnificent view over Moscow river and the church.
96 locals recommend
Strelka
14/5 Bersenevskaya NaberezhnayaIconic place for Moscow and crucial for urbanism development in Russia. The Strelka Institute, in Moscow, proposes a different way of looking at architecture: not only for the general improvement of design, but with the intention of introducing research as the most essential basis of architectural education. Please follow the link for more details - https://strelka.com/en. For tourists also has bar, restaurant and open air cinema/concert ground. If you choose to come there to a bar - go up to the second floor terrace - it has magnificent view over Moscow river and the church.
Podozritel'nyye Litsa
2/38, стр.1 Ulitsa PyatnitskayaGood choice of beer, small place, but good atmosphere and tasty food.
One of the best moscow night life places if you've got young soul. They play music inside and outside, just choose your tune and dance. Also, tasty food, great cocktails and live fireplace. Opened by friends for friends, not easy to find and hard to forget. I love it.
StereoPeople
16 А Pereulok StoleshnikovOne of the best moscow night life places if you've got young soul. They play music inside and outside, just choose your tune and dance. Also, tasty food, great cocktails and live fireplace. Opened by friends for friends, not easy to find and hard to forget. I love it.
Not easy to find, hard to forget. It was recommended to me by good friends, who know 'a bit' about bars. It's not a secret place, but you need to really want to get there in order to find it. It is well designed, has short considered food menu, nice not loud music and good cocktails. It's really tiny and represents a new generation of Moscow cool places founded by best barmen and bar producers.
Voda
17, стр. 7 Petrovka UlitsaNot easy to find, hard to forget. It was recommended to me by good friends, who know 'a bit' about bars. It's not a secret place, but you need to really want to get there in order to find it. It is well designed, has short considered food menu, nice not loud music and good cocktails. It's really tiny and represents a new generation of Moscow cool places founded by best barmen and bar producers.
A wonderfully tiny speakeasy-style bar, full of polished concrete and comfortable seating. Definitely get there early, bag yourself a seat at the bar and chat to the bartenders, these guys really know their stuff and are totally friendly. Let them get to know you and they'll concoct the perfect drink for you. I was staggered for how reasonable the prices were when the bill arrived (I ended up having another round of drinks).
If I ever find myself in Moscow again, I'm definitely heading back there.
By Nelson Sa (facebook user)
Public Bar
38А Pokrovka StA wonderfully tiny speakeasy-style bar, full of polished concrete and comfortable seating. Definitely get there early, bag yourself a seat at the bar and chat to the bartenders, these guys really know their stuff and are totally friendly. Let them get to know you and they'll concoct the perfect drink for you. I was staggered for how reasonable the prices were when the bill arrived (I ended up having another round of drinks).
If I ever find myself in Moscow again, I'm definitely heading back there.
By Nelson Sa (facebook user)
Sightseeing
Don't forget to see the Lobnoe mesto on the square - place where heads were cut off many centuries ago. Also, try legendary icecream in GUM.
883 locals recommend
Red Square
Don't forget to see the Lobnoe mesto on the square - place where heads were cut off many centuries ago. Also, try legendary icecream in GUM.
One of my favourite old streets in Moscow, it offers you a very nice walk through many bars, shops, secret places. Amazing both in daylight and night time. E.g. it has a bakery with 100 years history, hidden bookshop which looks like an old room in the apartment and many other gems. It also starts the Maroseyka-Pokrovka-Baumanka route (1 hour walk).
8 locals recommend
Ulitsa Maroseyka
Ulitsa MaroseykaOne of my favourite old streets in Moscow, it offers you a very nice walk through many bars, shops, secret places. Amazing both in daylight and night time. E.g. it has a bakery with 100 years history, hidden bookshop which looks like an old room in the apartment and many other gems. It also starts the Maroseyka-Pokrovka-Baumanka route (1 hour walk).
To remember when you were a kid - it has huge swings placed all over the square.
43 locals recommend
Mayakovskaya station
Triumfalnaya ploshchad'To remember when you were a kid - it has huge swings placed all over the square.