Moscow’s main concert club is the place for less-than-stadium-scale foreign acts: Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, The Chemical Brothers, Gogol Bordello, Morrissey, The Tiger Lillies, Placebo, and Sonic Youth. B1 has no competition; therefore, patrons have to put up with an inconvenient location, mediocre sound, insolent security guards, long lines at the entrance, and outrageous prices for tickets and drinks at the bar. What can be done: there is a monopoly on good music.
Сover 1500–3500 rub.

The restaurant Balcony is on the seventh floor of the Lotte Plaza shopping mall. Eight wooden gazebos sit atop a green grassy lawn with wicker bench swings and hammocks. Chef William Lamberti’s unique creations are variations on traditional European dishes, such as gaz pacho with cherries and crab meat.

The «Baltschug» opened in 1992, becoming Moscow‘s first five-star hotel. Most rooms afford a panoramic view of the city‘s principle landmarks: the Kremlin, Red Square, and the Cathedral of St. Basil. An especially notable feature of the hotel is the designer suites. For example, the «Princess» suite in traditional English style was designed by her Royal Highness the Princess of Kent.

The «Baltschug» opened in 1992, becoming Moscow‘s first five-star hotel. Most rooms afford a panoramic view of the city‘s principle landmarks: the Kremlin, Red Square, and the Cathedral of St. Basil. An especially notable feature of the hotel is the designer suites. For example, the «Princess» suite in traditional English style was designed by her Royal Highness the Princess of Kent.

The look of this suburban hotel was created by Antonio Citterio. All interiors follow the same color scheme ranging from black to chocolate. Finishing materials include oak, beech, and marble. The furniture, also created by the designer, was produced by the company B&B. The lobbies of the hotel and certain suites have fireplaces. Two restaurant gurus share the kitchen at Barvikha Hotel&Spa: Anatolii Komm and David Deseaux. The Spa Dominique Chenot occupies an area of 2000 square meters.

In the Moscow branch of Beefbar, as with all the others (Monte-Carlo, Nice, Barcelona, and Luxemborg), the hero of the menu is the best meat in the world. The country of origin of the beef and lamb is listed next to each menu item.

A small corner of Belorussia in the center of Moscow with a truly huge selection  of potato pancakes, nourishing soups, bigos, baked pig ears, barrel beers and traditional liqueurs. The portions are huge.  Each one can serve two people.

BRANDS: Alivar, Armando Rho, Baga, CIA International, Chelini, Colombostile, Fiam, Flexform, Flou, Jumbo, Poliform, Rugiano, Varenna, Zanaboni

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Biskvit is Moscow‘s version of an expensive Parisian restaurant. An eclectic interior in the Napoleonic spirit and a menu of fusion cuisine. The menu has sushi and borsch, foie gras and rabbit with polenta. The special «Today» section offers the latest culinary inventions from chef Bruno Marino.

This small store of books in foreign languages is geared primarily at teachers because there are many academic books. There are several stands for literature as well. The selection is good and the salespeople are friendly.

A two-in-one establishment: the stylish Boomcafe and a store with the latest designs from European company Design Boom. The menu is small, but diverse: pumpkin soup, coconut and shrimp soup, salad Olivier, pasta with gorgonzola, homemade cookies, kimchi, risotto with white mushrooms.

A bar opened by the Bosco clothing brand on the first floor of GUM. You can enter the bar either via Red Square or through Bosco Donna and Bosco Sport boutiques in GUM. Bosco is perfect for a small break from the day, a trendy spot aimed at a young, creative clientele. The bar menu has all the usual offerings – classic cocktails, several kinds of tea and coffee, aperitifs, beer, spirits, and Italian, French, Spanish, Californian, and Chilean wines.

This boutique is situated on the minus one story of the building of the firm «Vesna». Clothes from fashionable cult brands are on sale in a futuristic setting by North-American designer Karim Rashid. Rashid stayed true to himself and transformed the space entrusted to him into a playground where bright colors rule: corbels and shelves for clothes and accessories are enclosed in pink, lime green, orange and aqua capsules. Among the rounded forms there is a conceptual display stand where books, albums, movies and music discs can be looked at and listened to right on the spot.