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Artist's Gallery
This fantastical restaurant inside the Tsereteli gallery is everything that you would expect from this over-the-top artist. The five rooms follow different themes, all equally elaborate; it culminates in a huge, light-filled atrium that is wallpapered with stained glass and primitive paintings. The place certainly lives up to its name. The menu is a fusion of European and Asian influences. While secondary to the art, the food is well prepared and artistically presented.
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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.
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Café Des Artistes
Restaurant and art gallery in one, this Swiss-owned establishment is an interesting and elegant place to enjoy a meal. The glitzy interior has rich red tapestries, marble walls and a frescoed ceiling. Even better, the leafy summer cafe is possibly Kamergersky pereulok's loveliest outdoor setting. The menu is full of delicious options, but the specialties of the house include cream of spinach soup and fresh oysters. Art exhibitions range from traditional crafts to contemporary photography.
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Cheese
Not to be confused with its French neighbour, Cheese Hole, this place also has an interior resembling a block of cheese. The decor might seem silly, but the pizzas, pastas and other Italian dishes are expertly prepared. The salad buffet is hard to resist, overflowing with vegetables, olives, cured meats and cheeses - all the elements of an antipasto.
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Cheese Hole - Kitai Gorod
Fondue, fromage plates , and other cheesy specialties are the highlights of the menu at this hole-in-the-wall. Besides the warm basement with windows looking onto the Boulevard Ring, there is also a summer terrace in the back. Both are perfectly delightful settings for a romantic date or even a solo meal.
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Cheese Hole on Ul Bolshaya Dmitrovka
Where the original in Kitai Gorod is quintessentially quaint, this newer, second location is self-consciously stylish. The avocado and indigo colour scheme is bold, contrasting with the pale yellow walls and arched ceilings that evoke the inside of a cheese hole. This outlet is meant to be French, as opposed to Swiss, but that does not result in a dramatically different menu. It still features deliciously aromatic fromage in all its forms, including fondue, quiche, sandwiches and cheese plates.
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City Grill
This once-pioneering Moscow institution is now nothing special in a city of such high culinary norms, but it's still a reliable and well-located place to grab a decent modern European meal of above average standard. The music can be quite loud.
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Gorky
Gorky - referring to `hills', not to the writer - is a grandiose space, filled with heavy wooden furniture, plush chairs and marble columns. The stylish setting is perfect for the even-more-stylish guests, who look nothing but fabulous while nibbling fresh pasta and other contemporary cuisine. The menu is primarily Italian, but the clientele is all-Russian.
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Jean-Jacques
In a prime location on the Boulevard Ring, this friendly wine bar welcomes everybody in for a glass of wine, a bite to eat, a few songs and a few smiles. The basement setting is cosy but not dark, making it an ideal spot to share a bottle of Bordeaux and nibble on brie. Bottles of wine start at around Rbl350 , although most are priced around Rbl1000 - still refreshingly reasonable in this town where wine is ridiculously and prohibitively overpriced.
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Karetny Dvor
Moscow's most popular Caucasian place has a simple, relaxed interior and a green, leafy courtyard - both welcoming. Go for classic Azeri fare like dolmas in grape leaves and lamb kebabs, accompanied by a bottle of Mukuzani (red wine).
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Le Duc
One in a row of fancy theme restaurants along this stretch of ulitsa 1905 goda. This one re-creates the interior of a medieval castle, while serving diners exquisite French food and wine. Vaulted ceilings, stained glass windows and wait staff in costume lend this restaurant a Disney-esque air; but fear not, this place takes cuisine very seriously. You won't be disappointed.
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Los Bandidos
Wide plank floors and dark-stained wood - not to mention the jamon (ham) suspended from the ceiling - create the romantic atmosphere associated with Andalusia. The menu does not disappoint, offering a wide array of Spanish red wines and lots of traditional tapas. The paella, chock full of spicy shellfish, is enough to feed two.
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Meeting Place
The name aptly describes this club/restaurant, which attracts a constant stream of regulars. The food gets mixed reviews, but it's filling and affordable; the many varieties of pelmeni (dumplings) are particularly popular. Most people come for the friendly atmosphere, summertime garden cafe and free wi-fi access.
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Nostalgie Art Club
One of Moscow's most beloved mafia hangouts. You will recognise it from the plush velvet interior, the decadent menu and the row of big black cars out front. Despite the `New-Russian' reputation, this place knows food and wine, as evidenced by the on-site sommelier school. Nostalgie also publishes Vino , Russia's first magazine for oenophiles.
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Paname
Warm lighting and a wide, wooden bar set the stage for classic French fare: this convivial brasserie feels like Paris. The art deco painted ceiling and the crooner tinkling the ivories in the corner only enhance the ambiance. The menu features traditional dishes from the French regions, as well as specialties like salmon tartare and foie gras. A cheaper `bistro' menu is available, offering favourites like quiche Lorraine and Croque Monsieur (ham and cheese sandwich). Enter from the courtyard.
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Parizhsk
Targeting Muscovites who are nostalgic for Paris, this quaint cafe draws them in with old-fashioned ad posters and worn wooden furniture, as well as cold beers and hot onion soup. New in 2005, some early reports complained of slow service, but one hopes the staff would improve with practice. Otherwise, the friendly cafe is ideal for solo diners, who can play computer games or watch the running video footage, as well as for groups, who can take advantage of two-for-one happy hour specials ( - Mon-Fri). Live music on weekends (Thu-Sat) guarantees Parizhsk will be a popular nightspot too.
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Pinocchio in Barrikadnaya
This classy trattoria evokes 1930s Italy, with its black and white tile floors, comfy leather armchairs and sky-high ceilings. Music from the era imbues the neoclassical dining room, creating a luxury setting to sip wine and feast on pasta and grills.
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Scandinavia
There is no better place to indulge in Shvedsky stol , or `Swedish table', than a place called Scandinavia. The cold cut buffet, however, is just the tip of the iceberg at this expat favourite. A delightful summer cafe features sandwiches, salads and treats from the grill. Inside, the dining room offers a sophisticated menu of modern European delights.
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Shesh-Besh in Smolenskaya
Following the newest trend in restaurants - rhyming names - Shesh-Besh is a chain offering hearty Azeri fare. The thick soup is easily a meal in itself, as is the extensive salad bar. The place is not overly atmospheric - this the TGI Friday's of Azeri cuisine - but the food is still spicy and prices are affordable. Caution: don't confuse Shesh-Besh with nearby Kishmish, which is Uzbek.
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Shesh-Besh in Zamoskvorechie
Following the newest trend in restaurants - rhyming names - Shesh-Besh is a chain offering hearty Azeri fare. The thick soup is easily a meal in itself, as is the extensive salad bar. The place is not overly atmospheric - this the TGI Friday's of Azeri cuisine - but the food is still spicy and prices are affordable.
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Shesh-Besh in Zayauzie
Following the newest trend in restaurants - rhyming names - Shesh-Besh is a chain offering hearty Azeri fare. The thick soup is easily a meal in itself, as is the extensive salad bar. The place is not overly atmospheric - this the TGI Friday's of Azeri cuisine - but the food is still spicy and prices are affordable.
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Vapiano
Crispy, thin-crust pizzas and `zillions' of kinds of homemade pasta are ample reward for any diner making the trek out to Vapiano. This place is stylish, but not snobby; comfortable, but not crass. The highlight of the interior is the open kitchen, where patrons can watch the pasta being made. The atmosphere is enhanced by stressed wood furniture, subdued colours, and jar upon jar of uncooked pasta.
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