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Eat, drink & shop in Moscow

Where to eat, drink and shop in Moscow: Russian classics, Uzbek and Caucasian restaurants, views of the Kremlin, historic food halls, GUM, TsUM and markets.

Restaurants

Famous names, local favourites and halal options for every budget. In Russian roubles: $ budget · $$ mid-range · $$$ upscale · $$$$ fine dining.

Russian
Russian$$$

Café Pushkin

Grand 19th-century-style mansion restaurant, famous for Russian classics.

Tverskoy Boulevard · Metro: PushkinskayaMap
Russian
Russian$$$

Dr. Zhivago

Russian dishes with windows facing the Kremlin, open late.

Hotel National · Metro: Okhotny RyadMap
Uzbek
Uzbek$$

Chaikhona No. 1

Popular Uzbek chain for plov, samsa and grilled meats.

Several branches · Metro: Several branchesMap
Uzbek
Uzbek$$

Uryuk

Central Asian dishes and tandoor bread.

Several branches · Metro: Several branchesMap
Caucasian
Caucasian$$$

Kavkazskaya Plennitsa

Georgian and Caucasian grills in a lavish setting.

Prospekt Mira · Metro: Prospekt MiraMap
Russian home cooking
Russian home cooking$

Varenichnaya No. 1

Soviet-style café for pelmeni, vareniki and borscht.

Arbat & other branches · Metro: ArbatskayaMap
Blini
Blini$

Teremok

Fast-food chain for Russian pancakes with sweet and savoury fillings.

Several branches · Metro: Several branchesMap
Modern Russian
Modern Russian$$$$

White Rabbit

Fine dining under a glass dome with city views.

Smolenskaya · Metro: SmolenskayaMap

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Many Central Asian and Caucasian restaurants in Moscow serve halal meat. Ask the restaurant to confirm. Food photos are illustrative and do not show the restaurant itself.

Cafés, afternoon tea & desserts

Classic afternoon tea, specialty coffee and sweet stops.

Café Pushkin Confectionery
Tverskoy Boulevard

Café Pushkin Confectionery

Elegant pastry shop next to the famous restaurant.

Metro: PushkinskayaMap
Eliseevsky Store
Tverskaya Street

Eliseevsky Store

Ornate historic food hall for sweets, tea and gifts.

Metro: PushkinskayaMap
Gastronom No. 1 – GUM
Red Square

Gastronom No. 1 – GUM

Soviet-style deli inside GUM, with famous GUM ice cream nearby.

Metro: Okhotny RyadMap
Kofemania
Several branches

Kofemania

Popular Moscow café chain for coffee and breakfast.

Metro: Several branchesMap

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Shopping & markets

Department stores, luxury streets, malls, outlets and markets.

Department storeRed Square

GUM

Spectacular 19th-century arcade on Red Square.

Metro: Okhotny Ryad / Ploshchad RevolyutsiiMap
Department storeTeatralnaya

TsUM

Luxury department store next to the Bolshoi Theatre.

Metro: TeatralnayaMap
LuxuryTverskoy

Stoleshnikov Lane

Short pedestrian street of luxury boutiques.

Metro: Teatralnaya / ChekhovskayaMap
LuxuryPetrovka Street

Petrovsky Passage

Elegant historic shopping arcade.

Metro: TeatralnayaMap
Shopping streetCity centre

Tverskaya Street

Moscow's main avenue of shops and cafés.

Metro: Okhotny Ryad / PushkinskayaMap
Shopping streetArbat

Arbat Street

Pedestrian street of souvenirs, artists and cafés.

Metro: Arbatskaya / SmolenskayaMap
MallKievsky station

Evropeisky

Big central mall next to the station.

Metro: KievskayaMap
MallKhodynka

Aviapark

One of Europe's largest malls, with a giant aquarium.

Metro: CSKAMap
ToysLubyanka

Central Children's Store (Detsky Mir)

Huge toy store with a giant clock and rooftop viewpoint.

Metro: LubyankaMap
MarketDanilovsky

Danilovsky Market

Food market with stalls from across Russia and Central Asia.

Metro: TulskayaMap
MarketIzmailovo Kremlin

Izmailovsky Market

Souvenir and flea market for matryoshka dolls and crafts.

Metro: PartizanskayaMap

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