Moscow Restaurants

Café restaurants in Moscow

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    Beige Cafe

    Beige might sound boring, but subtle lines and soft colours render this romantic cafe anything but. The setting is so sensual due in part to the circular room, arched doorways and rounded ceilings. The lack of sharp angles is cosy and comfortable, but still sophisticated. Dine on grilled fish and steaks, pasta, soup and salad, with an emphasis on fresh vegetables - this place is a great find for the health conscious.

    reviewed

  2. Coffee Mania

    With all of Moscow’s opportunities for high stepping, fine dining and big spending, where is the most popular place for the rich and famous to congregate? Can you believe it’s somewhere called Coffee Mania? The friendly, informal café is beloved for its homemade soups, freshly squeezed juices and steaming cappuccinos, not to mention its summer terrace overlooking the leafy courtyard of the conservatory. There are additional outlets near Kuznetsky Most and Kudrinskaya pl.

    reviewed

  3. Veranda U Dachi

    Arkady Novikov’s unassuming Veranda u Dachi has been dubbed ‘a love letter to one’s home’. The well-worn rugs and slightly shabby furniture do not exactly jive with the fusion menu, which features Asian and Italian specialities at soaring prices. Nonetheless the cosy café and the adjoining art gallery are eternally popular spots among local residents.

    reviewed

  4. B

    Pushkin Konditerskaya

    If you want to impress your date, but you can’t afford the Café Pushkin for dinner, head next door to the konditerskaya (confectioner) for dessert. It’s every bit as opulent as the restaurant, from the crystal chandeliers down to the marble floors, with plenty of embellishments in between (not the least of which is the glass case displaying the sweets).

    reviewed

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    Delis

    You might go in just for the rich, dark and addictive coffee; and who could blame you. But once you spot the salads and pastries, you're likely to stay a while. The menu also features a few simple mains - grilled salmon, tiger shrimp in garlic and lemon sauce etc. Fresh ingredients guarantee delicious results, as promised by the name.

    reviewed

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    Gogol-Mogol

    The front door is painted with a cake recipe in French, which should give you a pretty good idea of what you are getting into. There are a few lunch items on the menu, but this is really a place to come to indulge in rich French pastries and sweet drinks such as the namesake Gogol-Mogol (which is like egg-nog but it rhymes).

    reviewed

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    Coffee Bean in Chistye Prudy

    One could claim that Coffee Bean started the coffee thing in Moscow, as the original outlet on Tverskaya has been around for years. It's still the coolest cafe in the city, with high ceilings, fantastic architectural details and large windows looking out onto the main drag. It's the rare place that does not allow smoking.

    reviewed

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    Coffee Bean in Zamoskvorechie

    One could claim that Coffee Bean started the coffee thing in Moscow, as the original outlet on Tverskaya has been around for years. It's still the coolest cafe in the city, with high ceilings, fantastic architectural details and large windows looking out onto the main drag. It's the rare place that does not allow smoking.

    reviewed

  9. G

    Le Gateau at Pushkin Square

    This French cafe feels more European than its counterparts, with dark leather furniture and richly coloured walls. The attempt to bring Paris to Moscow carries over to the menu, which features dark coffee and fresh croissants. This is a charming place for breakfast, lunch or your daily dose of caffeine, any time of day.

    reviewed

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    Le Gateau in Barrikadnaya

    This French cafe feels more European than its counterparts, with dark leather furniture and richly coloured walls. The attempt to bring Paris to Moscow carries over to the menu, which features dark coffee and fresh croissants. This is a charming place for breakfast, lunch or your daily dose of caffeine, any time of day.

    reviewed

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    Le Gateau in Paveletskaya

    This French cafe feels more European than its counterparts, with dark leather furniture and richly coloured walls. The attempt to bring Paris to Moscow carries over to the menu, which features dark coffee and fresh croissants. This is a charming place for breakfast, lunch or your daily dose of caffeine, any time of day.

    reviewed

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    Le Gateau in Tsvetnoy Bulvar

    This French cafe feels more European than its counterparts, with dark leather furniture and richly coloured walls. The attempt to bring Paris to Moscow carries over to the menu, which features dark coffee and fresh croissants. This is a charming place for breakfast, lunch or your daily dose of caffeine, any time of day.

    reviewed

  14. K

    Coffee Bean

    One could claim that Coffee Bean started the coffee thing in Moscow, as the original outlet on Tverskaya ul has been around for years. It’s still one of the coolest cafés in the city, with high ceilings, fantastic architectural details and large windows looking out onto the main drag.

    reviewed

  15. L

    Cafe Margarita

    With walls lined with bookshelves, and a location opposite Patriarch’s Ponds, this offbeat café is popular with a well-read, young crowd. These bookworms are pretty quiet during the day, but the place livens up in the evening, when it often hosts live acoustic, folk and jazz music.

    reviewed

  16. M

    Mon Café

    The hot-to-trot clientele is the decor at this otherwise minimalist French café north of the Mayakovskaya metro. The vaguely European fare is tasty, if overpriced. Don a short skirt or black shirt and take a seat on the upper level for the best view of the activity below.

    reviewed

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    Montana Coffee at Paveletskaya

    Formerly Zen Coffee, this place offers breakfast and business lunch, besides the double espresso decaf cappuccinos. It is physically impossible to do a serious stroll of the trendy pedestrian strip on Kamergersky pereulok without stopping to sip a drink at this outlet.

    reviewed

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    Montana Coffee in Belorusskaya

    Formerly Zen Coffee, this place offers breakfast and business lunch, besides the double espresso decaf cappuccinos. It is physically impossible to do a serious stroll of the trendy pedestrian strip on Kamergersky pereulok without stopping to sip a drink at this outlet.

    reviewed

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    Montana Coffee in Lower Tverskaya

    Formerly Zen Coffee, this place offers breakfast and business lunch, besides the double espresso decaf cappuccinos. It is physically impossible to do a serious stroll of the trendy pedestrian strip on Kamergersky pereulok without stopping to sip a drink at this outlet.

    reviewed

  20. Q

    Donna Klara

    Specialising in flaky pastries and dark coffee, this little cafe is a regular stop for the French community that lives in this area. Homemade soups, sandwiches and quiches make it an ideal lunch spot after strolling around Patriarch's Ponds.

    reviewed

  21. R

    Pirogi

    This low-key, bohemian place, serves coffee, beers and even books, which you can buy, or just peruse while you have a drink. The air is smoky and service is slow, which somehow adds to the intellectual appeal.

    reviewed

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  23. S

    Coffee Mania

    Friendly, informal café serving homemade soups, freshly squeezed juices and steaming cappuccinos.

    reviewed

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    Coffee Mania

    Friendly, informal café serving homemade soups, freshly squeezed juices and steaming cappuccinos.

    reviewed

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