Bar entertainment in Moscow
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Real Mccoy
This ‘bootlegger’s bar’ has walls plastered in old newspapers, two-for-one happy-hour specials (5pm to 8pm) and a dance floor crowded with expats. There is live jazz and rock music in the evenings (9pm Wednesday to Sunday) then, after 11pm, the serious drinking begins. The later it gets, the more they drink. The Real McCoy is considered to be the last of Moscow’s old-fashioned debauched and depraved dive bars, where women are invited to dance on the bar (preferably without a shirt on) and men are practically guaranteed to take home a new friend, if they are not too picky.
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Sportland
Non-stop sports on three giant screens and countless smaller plasma TVs around the bar. You will undoubtedly be able to catch your team's big game here, no matter who your team might be. Otherwise, there is no reason to frequent this casino-bar, unless you enjoy glaring lights, blaring slot machines and greasy food. The Rbl500-cover charge gets subtracted from your bill.
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Petrovich
The Soviet Union is gone but not forgotten. Remember simpler times at this popular retro restaurant, which reminisces with propaganda posters, hammer-and-sickle cutlery and Soviet pop music. The menu is riddled with inside jokes about the good ol’ days. This doesn’t seem like the kind of place that would have face control, but it is, so book a table in advance to play it safe. Enter through an unmarked door in the courtyard.
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Club Che
The revolution lives on at this popular, divey bar. The walls are covered with revolutionary graffiti and photos of the iconic namesake hero. Patrons get their groove on the dance floor to salsa and merengue music. The cuisine is more Tex-Mex than Cuban, but nobody is complaining about the huge plates of nachos and the spicy chilli. Bartenders also mix a mean mojito (rum drink with lime, sugar and mint) with Havana Club rum.
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GQ Bar
Anything that Arkady Novikov touches seems to turn to gold. Which may explain why this joint project with Condé Nast is currently Moscow’s hippest destination for drinks, dinner and other early evening socialising. The contemporary decor features an open kitchen and a subtle Asian theme, which is echoed in the menu. If you actually intend to sit down and eat, be sure to reserve a table and bring a bucket of money.
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Hungry Duck
An infamous bar, often described as the wildest in Europe. Its reputation is that most people lose most of their clothes by midnight, with every woman dancing on the bar. This may have something to do with the policy of free drinks for women till 23:00 on some nights. Everybody agrees, for better or for worse, that this place is `not as the same as it used to be.' Enter from the courtyard next to the metro station.
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Kvartira 44
Somebody had the brilliant idea to convert an old Moscow apartment into a crowded, cosy bar, with tables and chairs tucked into every nook and cranny. It may be a little too close to home for many Muscovites, but it’s wildly popular with expats. There’s jazz and piano music on Friday nights at 10pm, and there is another apartment in Zamoskvorechie.
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Art Garbage
Enter this funky club-café through the courtyard littered with sculpture. Inside, the walls are crammed with paintings of all genres, and there are DJs spinning or live music playing every night. The restaurant is relatively minimalist in terms of decor, but the menu is creative. Is it art or is it garbage? We’ll let you decide.
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Cabaret
Like the name suggests, it's a fancy club with all of the requisite luxury cars and drivers parked out front. But don't feel bad about not getting in, because upstairs in the same building is Sky Bar, which offers one of the best rooftop patios with views of the capital and a smart, atmospheric interior.
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Krizis Zhanra
Everybody has something good to say about Krizis: expats and locals, old timers and newcomers, young and old. What’s not to love? Good cheap food, copious drinks and rockin’ music every night, all of which inspires the gathered to get their groove on.
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Kvartira 44
Somebody had the brilliant idea to convert an old Moscow apartment into a crowded, cosy bar, with tables and chairs tucked into every nook and cranny. It may be a little too close to home for many Muscovites, but it’s wildly popular with expats.
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Bar 30/7
This slick bar on the Boulevard Ring is somewhere to see and be seen in Moscow. If you can snag a seat in the attached 'sun room' seating area, you will enjoy a lovely view of the boulevard promenade. Good luck, as the place gets packed on weekends.
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Chinese Pilot
The 'Chinese Pilot' is relaxed and unpretentious, has nightly concerts and is generally held to be the city's most reliable after hours hang out.
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Penthouse No. 1
Located in the picturesque Hermitage Garden, Penthouse prides itself on its beautiful clientele and eclectic visual displays.
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Billionaire
Word is that you have to show your last pay check and the figure has to be more than six digits for you to gain entry.
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Doug & Marty's Boar House
Run by Doug, the creator of the legendary Hungry Duck (once the wildest bar in Europe due to its famously hedonistic ladies night), the Boar House is busy throughout the week and attracts an expat and local crowd devoted to serious debauchery. Monday and Thursday are particularly busy (on Thursday women drink for free).
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Hemingway’s
Expat-owned sports bar Hemingway’s was opened specifically for people to have a place to drink a beer and watch the game without worrying about their outfit.
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