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Read More02 Lounge
Imagine a Miami Beach cocktail lounge grafted on top of a building in central Moscow and you have the feeling of 02. There is even a lifeguard stand turned into a private lounge cabin. The views of the Kremlin and...
Read MoreAist
Part of the Ginza Group of restaurants, Aist has one of the nicest outdoor terraces in Moscow.
Read MoreBistrot
Russians love Italian food and to create an ideal environment, the owners of this restaurant in the trendy Savvinskaya waterfront neighborhood fashioned a Tuscan country house. It is complete with fireplaces, chandeliers, tiles and fountains as well as fabulous pasta...
Read MoreBon
Philippe Starck has not only designed yachts for Russian oligarchs but one of their favorite city watering holes, Bon. With flamboyant interiors, this restaurant serves as a stage for the who’s who of Moscow to strut their stuff and people...
Read MoreBosco G.U.M
This café in the G.U.M. department store has tables right on Red Square so it’s one of the hottest spots for lunch in good weather—sort of like Moscow’s version of Café de Flore in Paris or Florian in Venice. The...
Courtesy Café PushkinRead MoreCafé Pushkin
One of the most beautiful restaurants in Moscow, Café Pushkin has long been a must stop for visitors. Its historic interiors, which include stained glass windows and wood paneling, evoke a grand and old-fashioned era and are the perfect backdrop...
Read MoreCentral Writers House
The Central Writer’s House delivers a fabulous only-in-Moscow experience. It is owned and run by the city’s legendary association of writers, whose members have included many of the country’s most famous poets and novelists and it still draws the country’s...
Courtesy CherdakRead MoreCherdak
Cherdak is the Russian word for attic, and this popular hangout is located on the third floor of a historic building that now houses other fashionable restaurants, including Chinese hot spot Mr. Lee. Rafters and rough wood paneling are meant...
Read MoreCity Space Bar & Lounge
On the 34th floor of the Swissotel, this bar has been a happening hot spot since it opened with its fabulous city views.
Read MoreConservatory Lounge
The rooftop restaurant of the Park Hyatt has a chic cocktail crowd and atmosphere and lovely tables on the terrace in good weather.
Read MoreMaison Baccarat
Similar in feeling to the over-the-top Maison Baccarat that designer Philippe Starck created in Paris, the Bacccarat palace serves extravagant French food with some Russian favorites in a glamorous space.
Read MoreMr Lee
For those craving Asian food in Moscow, this popular restaurant around the corner from Vogue Café serves Chinese and Japanese food in a dimly lit yet glamorous setting with silk lanterns and lacquered furniture. It’s very China Club.
Read MoreStrelka
This chic café on Red October Island offers great views of the river and the Kremlin. The food is internationally trendy and so is the crowd. In summer, the terrace is the place to be.
Read MoreThe Apartment
This former textile factory has been transformed into a hip and trendy neighborhood. The loft-like space of the Apartment includes a wine bar and boutique and live music.
Read MoreTurandot
This former palace once housed a dancing school and the restaurant remains filled with antiques and objects of the past century. Look out for the French mantelpiece that is an exact replica of one from Versailles, the delicate painted paneling...
Read MoreVogue Café
This sleek scene with its modelesque waiters and massive fashion photos by Richard Avedon and Irving Penn is a joint venture between Vogue magazine and the city’s Restaurant Tsar. It draws models and moguls from morning until evening, since it...
Read MoreWhite Rabbit
White Rabbit, an opulent yet playful restaurant vaults centuries’ old recipes and ingredients into the 21st Century. With its location under a glass dome on the 16th floor of Smolenskiy Passage, the views from the restaurant look over all of...
