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.

The only champagne bar in Moscow carries the appropriate name of Bubbles. The head bartender, Aleksei Danilov, presents more than 100 types of champagne, eight of which are offered by the glass.

Café Pushkin is Moscow’s signature restaurant. The restaurant specializes in Russian aristocratic cuisine. Here you’ll be offered Russian-European fusion, the kind of food enjoyed by 19th century Russian nobles. The restaurant is exquisitely designed in the style of a 19th century Russian mansion.

On display in this conceptual boutique are the newest designer collections and exclusive vintage outfits as well as rare books and original objects for the interior. The store’s design is the work of Russian architects in collaboration with the management of the firm and fits the definition of «luxurious minimalism». Pieces of furniture from various periods, including the era of Napoleon III, are combined with irreproachable taste. Here iron staircases and miniature cabinets share the space with the newest items from Japanese designers and vintage jewelry by Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel. 

Official partner of i Saloni WorldWide Moscow 2009
BRANDS: Angelo Cappellini, Arca, Bamax, Del Tongo, Galimberti Nino, Seven Salotti

The first boutique of Chanel House of Fashion was opened in 2006 in the very center of the city, at Stoleshnikov lane. Last year another one was opened in Vremena Goda mall. Design for all Chanel boutiques is the work of New York architect Peter Marino, both stores for Moscow were no exception. In the new one main Chanel colors – white and beige are used for the marble floor, black for furniture: absolute clearness in design for timeless Chanel things. 

An eponymous bar opened by famous designer Igor Chapurin. The establishment is designed, first and foremost, for fans of the fashionable Chapurin brand, for the urbane city dwellers, and, of course, for those clients used to a glamorous lifestyle. Chapurin Bar offers a French-influenced menu, a large selection of alcohol, and trendy club music from live DJs. 

This club, named after an imaginary character, is ten years old. Leningrad, 5Nizza, and Boombox gave their first concerts here. There have been performances by The Skatalites, Stereo Total, and Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra. And all this while the club’s concert hall seats a mere one hundred. In the last few years the club has slipped a bit, but still preserved what is most important: a great location, a varied menu, comfort and interesting concerts.
Сover 200–500 rub.

The City Space sits on the 34th floor of the fashionable Swissôtel in Moscow. Here you can sip the original creations of house mixologist Bek Narza while taking in the Moscow cityscape and golden cupolas from a bird’s eye view.