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Today's paper. Last Updated: 05/25/2012
Metro: Barrikadnaya

Architektor

   
A restaurant that is equally suited to eveyday visits and to celebrations, with European cooking and dishes 'a la Russe'. The stone surroundings are cosy, there is a summer courtyard and you can flick through rare books on architecture and design. Prices correspond to the establishment's status.

Cuisine: European
Average bill: 3
Open hours: 12.00-24.00
Address: M. Nikitskaya Ul. 20
Metro: Barrikadnaya
Phone: (495) 691-7738

Chagall

   
Restaurant in the Jewish cultural centre with an official kosher certificate from the rabbi council of Moscow, serving Ashkenazi cuisine, i.e. that cooked by Jews in Europe: esik fleisch, calf-liver pate, filleted fish and so on. There is a no-smoking hall.

Cuisine: European
Average bill: 3
Open hours: 12.00-24.00
Address: B. Nikitskaya Ul. 47/3
Metro: Barrikadnaya
Phone: (495) 926-4803
WWW: www.chagall.ru




Chaihona № 1

   
Chain of inexpensive restaurants in a lounge-cafe format. The main thing is the relaxing atmosphere: hookah pipes and low sofas with cushions and DJ sets. The Uzbek cooking and national decor is a pleasant extra. The branches located in parks are ideal for summer dinners.

Cuisine: Uzbek
Average bill: 3
Open hours: Mon 13.00-24.00, Tues-Thur, Sun 12.00-24.00, Fri-Sat 12.00-01.00
Address: B. Gruzinskaya ul. 4/6
Metro: Barrikadnaya
Phone: (495) 254-0292
WWW: www.chaihona.com

Clumba

    
Unusually cosy and relaxed restaurant in the centre of town. Light tones, soft seats with cushions, intimate lampshades and flower arrangements everywhere - Clumba club looks like a lovely country house. The menu can pride itself on everything being fashionable and delicious. The usual Moscow mix of Russian, Italian, French, Caucasian and Asian always finds supporters. People come here to watch sporting events on big screens, and also to relax with their children at the children's parties on Sundays. In the evenings trendy DJs play live sets. In summer there is a luxurious terrace with elegant woven furniture and at the centre of the composition is a flower bed.

Cuisine: International
Average bill: 4
Open hours: 12.00-06.00
Address: Povarskaya ul. 33
Metro: Barrikadnaya
Phone: (495) 782-7398
WWW: www.clumba-club.ru


Coffeemania

  
Chain of expensive coffeeshops. The most famous is on Bolshaya Nikitskaya next to the Conservatory grand hall. The coffee is very good and the desserts ingenious. In hot weather the terrace is especially popular.

Cuisine: Coffeeshop
Average bill: 2
Open hours: 24-h.
Address: Kudrinskaya Ploshchad 46/54
Metro: Barrikadnaya
Phone: (495) 721-8377
WWW: www.coffeemania.ru

Correa's

   
Generous portions, fresh ingredients, excellent service and cosy modern interiors from New York's Isaac Correa at this chain of five branches. The menu has dishes of American and Italian cuisine, including captivating sandwiches, large pizzas, juicy salads and excellent home-made lemonade. Prices are moderate.

Cuisine: International
Average bill: 3
Open hours: 8.00-23.00, Sun-Tues 9.00-23.00
Address: B. Gruzinskaya Ul. 32
Metro: Barrikadnaya, Belorusskaya
Phone: (495) 933-4684
WWW: www.correas.ru


Cupol

    
A bright gastronomic pearl from chef Anatoly Komm with windows that open on to the splendid vistas of Kutuzovsky prospect. The menu has expensive signature fish dishes; it is also worth investigating the crab specialities.

Cuisine: Fish
Average bill: 4
Open hours: 12.00-24.00
Address: Novy Arbat ul. 36, bldg. 3
Metro: Barrikadnaya, Kievskaya
Phone: (495) 690-7373
WWW: www.anatolykomm.ru

Da Giacomo

    
Refined but cosy branch of the international restaurant chain. Classic Italian food with an emphasis on seafood. There is a summer veranda.

Cuisine: Italian
Average bill: 4
Open hours: 12.00-24.00
Address: Spiridonovka Ul. 25/20
Metro: Barrikadnaya, Mayakovskaya
Phone: (495) 972-6964


Gusar - 1812

    
An unusually pompous and solemn restaurant in the historic manor of general-lieutenant Orlov. Moscow's main architect, Alexander Kuzmin, worked on creating the establishment. The restaurant's facade is executed in the shape of a triumphal arch; inside are columns, rich cornices, wrought iron balustrades, sophisticated furniture and English china. The menu has European and Russian specialities. It is worth trying the olivier with lobster cheeks and pelmeni with bear meat.

Cuisine: Russian
Average bill: 4
Open hours: 12.00-24.00
Address: Ul. Sadovaya Kudrinskaya 6
Metro: Barrikadnaya, Krasnopresnenskaya
Phone: (495) 697–3600/5055
WWW: www.gusar-rest.ru

Il Patio

  
Inexpensive Moscow chain of Italian restaurants. Satisfactory pizza, decent pasta, not-bad desserts. Sometimes the service is weak. You can find the full list of branch addresses on their site www.ilpatio.ru.

Cuisine: Italian
Average bill: 2
Open hours: 10.00—24.00
Address: Novinsky Bulvar 31
Metro: Barrikadnaya
Phone: (495) 785-6554
WWW: www.ilpatio.ru


Karyetny Dvor (Carriage Yard)

  
This place is not stylish or fashionable: boring interior, average waiters, but the food is very tasty. It is one of the oldest restaurants of Azerbaijani cooking with an Azeri head chef and reasonable prices.

Cuisine: Azerbaijani cuisine
Average bill: 2
Open hours: 24 hr.
Address: Povarskaya Ul. 52
Metro: Barrikadnaya, Krasnopresnenskaya
Phone: 691-6376

Le Pain Quotidien

  
International cafe chain with a large organic menu of breakfasts, salads, sandwiches and fresh baking. Each branch also sells the cafe's organic jams, oils, vinegars and other condiments in jars and bottles. The light and well-ventilated premises are successfully divided into smoking and no smoking zones.

Cuisine: Caf?-bakery
Average bill: 2
Open hours: 7.00-23.00, Sat-Sun 08.00-23.00
Address: Novinsky Bulvar 7
Metro: Smolenskaya, Barrikadnaya, Krasnopresnenskaya
Phone: (495) 605 20 56
WWW: www.lpq.ru


Mario

    
Comfortable and elegant Italian restaurant with a broad menu. Dessert menu includes a long list of ice cream. One of the first high-class Italian restaurants in town and still one of the most expensive.

Cuisine: Italian
Average bill: 4
Open hours: 12.00-24.00
Address: Klimashkina Ul. 17
Metro: Barrikadnaya, Krasnopresnenskaya
Phone: (495) 253-6505

Mu-Mu

 
Tasty, homemade food at low prices. As you move along the serving counter with your tray, the main thing is to control yourself: everything looks so appeteting, you want to grab everything at once. The one minus is that at peak times, i.e. lunch time, there can be long queues. But there is also a big plus – wi-fi!

Cuisine: Fastfood
Average bill: 1
Open hours: 09.00 - 22.00
Address: Ul. Barrikadnaya 8, bldg. 9
Metro: Barrikadnaya
Phone: 691-30-51
WWW: www.cafemumu.ru


Planeta sushi

  
The great plus of this chain is that it is everywhere! There are over 50 branches in Moscow. Wherever you are, look around and you will probably see a Planeta Sushi. This means you will always be able to scratch your sushi itch. If you want leave satisfied, better choose the more traditional types of sushi. Delivery service. You can find the full list of branches on www.planetsushi.ru.

Cuisine: Japanese
Average bill: 2
Open hours: 10.00-24.00
Address: Novinsky bulvar 31, in shopping centre Novinsky Passage
Metro: Barrikadnaya
Phone: (495) 785-6551
WWW: www.planetsushi.ru

Real Maccoy

  
One of the great-ancestors of the bar movement in Moscow. Here you can drink, dance in the evening and take a hair of the dog in the morning. The cuisine is decent tex-mex and European. Very popular among expats. If you want to chat as well as dance, order a table in the further hall where it isn’t quite as loud. .

Cuisine: Bars
Average bill: 2
Open hours: 24 hr.
Address: Kudrinskaya Pl. 1
Metro: Barrikadnaya, Krasnopresnenskaya
Phone: (499) 255-41-44
WWW: www.mccoy.ru/


TsDL (Tsentralny Dom Literatov)

    
The house that this restaurant is in looks like a castle; it was built in 1889. They say that the mason lodge held meetings here and that once Natasha Rostov danced at a ball here. Cut oak and sandalwood dominate the interior. You can come here just to admire the stunning designs. They serve irreproachable Russian and Italian dishes.

Cuisine: Russian
Average bill: 4
Open hours: 12.00-23.00
Address: Povarskaya ul. 50
Metro: Barrikadnaya
Phone: (495) 691-1515/7273
WWW: www.cdlrestaurant.ru

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