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Art Akademiya

Art Akademiya
 This is the trendy bar version of the popular Akademiya Italian/sushi chain of restaurants. The menu of classic pizza and good standard Italian staples is complimented by a huge long bar serving all manner of cocktails. Read_on (No Comments)

Bar 1920

Bar 1920
A speakeasy themed bar bursting with old Al Capone gangster Americana. The walls are plastered with pictures of the notorious bootleggers of the prohibition period while the staff are trussed up in braces and trilby hats. Read_on (No Comments)

Bar BQ Cafe

Bar BQ Cafe
Part sports bar, part drinking den you’d expect to find hidden away in a suburban mall and another part 1980s retro party, Bar BQ is apparently an Australian concept. Read_on (No Comments)

Bar Fly (Pod Mukhoy)

Bar Fly (Pod Mukhoy)
Tucked away in a basement just off Pushkinskaya ploschad, the Barfly is a true dive bar, just like in the good old pre-glamour days. Read_on (No Comments)

Barry Bar

Barry Bar
Barry Bar looks unusually stylish - the floor is covered in striking colourful ceramic tiling, which is complimented by unusually shaped lamps, bare-brick walls and disco balls over by the DJ area. Read_on (No Comments)

Bar Strelka

Bar Strelka
The main headquarters of Moscow’s hipster parade, this bar attached to the Strelka Design Institute has become a bit more Read_on (No Comments)

Booze Bub

Booze Bub
Does exactly what it says on the door - it’s a pub and they serve booze. This being Moscow the biggest seller here is not actually the beer but the cocktails, which peak at the very reasonable 200Rbl mark. Read_on (No Comments)

Cafe Bar Ekus

Cafe Bar Ekus
Ok we have to admit this place does not look like much at all. A tiny bar, a couple of tables with plastic tablecloths and metal Read_on (No Comments)

Cafe-Bar Nikol

Cafe-Bar Nikol
A quirky and inviting little Soviet-themed bunker with just a handful of tables. Don't expect to find tourists or English Read_on (No Comments)

Cafe Retseptor

Cafe Retseptor
Tread carefully down the steep stairs and make yourself at home in this tiny artistic cellar bar. Every inch of the place has been customised or graffitied by the regulars giving the whole ensemble a lived in and loved feel. Read_on (No Comments)

Cafe Tantsy

Cafe Tantsy
Little hole-in-the-wall sized joint which is popular for warm-up drinks before a big night out, or some happy hour cocktails after work. Read_on (No Comments)

Chesterfield Bar and Grill

Chesterfield Bar and Grill
An old Moscow favourite brought back to life in the Soviet era gloom of the Novy Arbat, an area which is swiftly being blanketed with new bars, restaurants and coffee chains. Read_on (No Comments)

Cuba Libre Bar

Cuba Libre Bar
Named after their signature drink, the rum and cola is probably the most Cuban thing about this busy bar. The music alternates between Shakira, Enrique and co. Read_on (No Comments)

Darling, I'll call you later

Darling, I'll call you later
Half way between pub and bar this curiously named drinking den is a good place for those with a big crowd of friends who actually want to chat with each other. Read_on (No Comments)

Didu

Didu
For some stylistic reason everywhere from the doors to the toilet walls have been attacked by plastisine shapes crafted by idle Read_on (No Comments)

Dome

Dome
Dome like to think of themselves as one of the more arty places in the complex of former chocolate factory buildings  that make up the Krasny Oktyabr, as every night they screen unusual art films for free. Read_on (No Comments)

GlavPivTrest

GlavPivTrest
There’s something about the friendly staff and insanely eclectic decoration that gives this beer house a lot more atmosphere than other more expensive try-hard places on the same street. Read_on (No Comments)

Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe
This is the mac-daddy of American style food and fun. Three levels of rock memorabilia, a bar downstairs and a central dancefloor on the second floor with a DJ booth above. Read_on (No Comments)

Ketama Bar

Ketama Bar
A pumping summer place on a popular walking street that is just too easy to find yourself perked up at. DJs rock out on the open terrace where it is tall bar stools or standing room only, while guests chill out over the cushions that cover the huge balcony on top. Read_on (No Comments)

Kruzhka

Kruzhka
Moscow’s ultimate chain of cheap pubs. Each Kruzhka  has a large drop-down projector that shows mostly Russian sporting events. Read_on (No Comments)

Kvartira 44

Kvartira 44
The main draw of this branch of the popular french style cafe/bar is the large atmospheric courtyard terrace, which is surrounded by the ruins of an old building, that in usual Russian style is slowly being rebuilt with cheap bricks. Read_on (No Comments)

La Bottega Wine Bar and Cafe

La Bottega Wine Bar and Cafe
Located in amongst the big banks and consultants of the White Square skyscraper cluster, the market for this upscale wine bar is obvious. Read_on (No Comments)

La Cantina

La Cantina
This crazy little Mexican bar feels like it’s full even when it’s half-empty. Maybe it’s something to do with the amount of tex-mex clutter that covers the place - flags, old adverts for Corona and sombreros abound. Read_on (1 Comment)

Look In Cafe

Look In Cafe
Saying LookIn is a 'cafe' is a bit of a con. With this lighting and music volume really it's a bar, although one of the more tame ones were office workers pop in for lunch and men eat chicken soups and drink tea in the evening. Read_on (No Comments)

Mayak

Mayak
Don't come to Mayak looking to meet new people or find a special someone for the night. Mayak is mainly a sit-down old Viennese cafe-bar style gathering place for friends and colleagues. Read_on (No Comments)

MyBar

MyBar
This is not another ‘eltiny’ hangout with generic Moscow cocktails and pounding music. In fact it’s not even about fine dining, posh cognacs and big DJ nights at all. Read_on (No Comments)

Neitralnaya Territoria

Neitralnaya Territoria
It is quiet difficult to find your way to Neutral Territory, but worth persevering. Go down Ulitsa Ilinka straight from Novaya ploschad and turn immediately right into the dark alley. Read_on (No Comments)

Nooning Bar

Nooning Bar
A sparkly new upscale joint that’s more for the fancy cocktails and a bite to eat kind of night, than the all out partying doused in vodka scene. Read_on (No Comments)

Noor Bar

Noor Bar
Noor on the face of it appears to be just your average cafe - bright yellow walls and tiled floors give a vague Spanish feeling, while apparently the name is Arabic for light. Read_on (No Comments)

Ogonek Bar

Ogonek Bar
When the staff start insisting at the entrance that 30-something guests prove that they are old enough to buy alcoholic drinks, you should get the idea of what kind of clientele this place usually gets. Read_on (No Comments)

Old School Pub

Old School Pub
It’s a game of many halves at the Old School Pub, which is really much more of a bustling bar than pub. The first and largest room is considerably darker and houses the dance floor with a balcony above for the live bands which play on the weekend. Read_on (No Comments)

Papa Joe's

Papa Joe's
This fun latin bar and restaurant is a homing beacon for Moscow’s latino community, especially the large Cuban community. Read_on (No Comments)

Papas Place

Papas Place
Papas is the perfect two in one venue. A comfortable and relaxed restaurant fills out the street level while below there is a dark and dim cellar bar. Read_on (No Comments)

Piro.g.i na Maroseyke

Piro.g.i na Maroseyke
Bustling at all times of day with student types seeking cheap prices and a relaxed atmosphere you can get a pie or a beer here at any hour. Read_on (No Comments)

Piro.g.i na Sretenke

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The open all hours student bar brand, with an anything goes buzz which started in Kitay Gorod has come of age in this larger and more grown-up venue on ulitsa Sretenka. Read_on (No Comments)

Produkty Cafe and Bar

Produkty Cafe and Bar
It would be impossible to say this place isn’t hip. Anything within the confines of Moscow’s beating hipster heartland - the former Red October Factory - has to earn its too cool for school stripes before being able to open. Read_on (No Comments)

Rock'n'roll Bar

Rock'n'roll Bar
Dark loud and grungy, rock n roll bar is a buzzing darkened den of booze and rock with a clean and safe edge. The sound system is unusually good and pumps out very loud old school American rock and soul full blast all night long. Read_on (1 Comment)

Shooter's bar and grill

Shooter's bar and grill
A new expat haunt popular with sports fans, students and social clubs as well as locals, Shooters is a friendly and fun affair at very low prices. Read_on (No Comments)

Tequila Bar and Boom

Tequila Bar and Boom
Tex-Mex bar with a seemingly endless array of tequila based drinks. Probably the most popular tipple is the sangrita (a fruity and spicy Mexican shot) with of course a shot of tequila on the side. Read_on (No Comments)

The Last Drop bar (Poslednyaya Kaplya)

The Last Drop bar (Poslednyaya Kaplya)
Tricky to find, look out for an old fashioned street lamp in the courtyard next to the pizzeria, here's the entrance to the bar. Read_on (No Comments)

Vinosyr (Wine cheese)

Vinosyr (Wine cheese)
With pleasure will we sit at the long wooden table, in this moody and dimly lit  basement bar and sip on wine by the glass and cheese by the plate. Read_on (No Comments)

Bar 69 Bis

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For want of a better word we would have to describe this joint as just plain random. One minute they’re playing Sting on VH1 Classic and the next, the volume has been cranked up for a pumping dubstep DJ set. Read_on (No Comments)