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Pub entertainment in Russia

  1. A

    Fox & Goose

    Another town, another amiable Irish pub. This one features a dark wood bar and forest green complements, creating an appropriately cosy atmosphere. It's an ideal place to meet travellers, business people and other friendly folk.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Bar Dva Piva

    Dva Piva (Two Beers) is like a cosy pub with seats in booths and a mid-20s-plus clientele enjoying - yes - a couple of beers with friends. The downstairs bar has a similar arrangement around a dance floor - lively but equally unpretentious.

    reviewed

  3. Diesel

    Biysk's own Irish pub, within the Altai Cinema complex.

    reviewed

  4. C

    Pivnoy Tryum

    Guarded by a hook-handed pirate, this nautically themed pub-restaurant is entered down a stairway from ul Zhuraleva.

    reviewed

  5. D

    Red Pub

    Fun if out-of-centre Soviet-nostalgia pub. It’s ten minutes’ walk from the trolleybus 6 route along pr Kolsky.

    reviewed

  6. E

    James Cook Pub

    The best reason for showing up at this convivial expat-ish pub is to sample its fantastic range of coffees, teas and home-baked pastries.

    reviewed

  7. F

    Silver’s

    Silver’s is a pocket-sized Irish pub a short jig from the Kremlin, typically filled to the hilt with smoke and all variety of English-speaking expat.

    reviewed

  8. G

    Beer Pub

    This watering hole is as no-nonsense as its name, serving only beer at two tables and two stools in the former gatehouse to the building beyond. Located around the corner from Mig 24.

    reviewed

  9. H

    Dickens

    With its red telephone box outside and wood and brass fittings inside, it is worth dropping by this neat facsimile of a British pub for its ales, whisky selection, humming atmosphere and good food, including a slap-up traditional breakfast.

    reviewed

  10. I

    Mishka Pub

    In the Rubin Hotel’s basement, this tiny expat heaven – complete with an Oklahoma pennant over one of the muted TVs – is popular for its huge Russian business lunch (noon to 3pm, R250) and messy cheeseburgers (R270) and beer later on.

    reviewed

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  12. J

    Rosie O'Grady's

    One of a handful of friendly Irish pubs in town. Besides Guinness, Harp and Kilkenny on tap, Rosie's offers the widest selection of Irish whiskeys and the most extensive food menu. It's an old favourite of English-speaking ex-pats, especially football fans.

    reviewed

  13. K

    Sibirsky Pub

    Siberia’s first British pub was founded over a century ago by a certain Mr Crawley, an Anglo-Egyptian albino who’d got stuck in Tomsk after touring with a circus freak show. Today’s pub is no relation. Bands play live at weekends (cover charge).

    reviewed

  14. L

    Gordon’s

    Yekaterinburg has a bevy of places posing as English, Scottish or Irish pubs, although in fact they are rather expensive restaurants/nightclubs with a strict dress code. The most famous of them is the Scottish Gordon’s, part-owned by an Irishman.

    reviewed

  15. M

    Tinkoff

    Moscow’s branch of this now-nationwide microbrewery features sport on the big screen, lagers and pilsners on draught, and a 1m-long sausage on the menu (yikes). This hip-and-happening venue is a great place to watch your favourite footballers and sample seven different brews.

    reviewed