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Cafes

Moscow is a city teeming with cafes that suit all tastes and wallets. In the summer, city parks turn into visitor magnets with abundant outdoor cafes - the recently re-conceptualised and ever-evolving Gorky Park being one of the main summertime hot spots. Outside of parks, there are multiple cafes at nearly every corner, ranging from local and international coffee shop chains to quirky themed establishments. Here are some of the best cafes in Moscow, Russia:

Coffeemania

This Moscow-based coffee shop chain has several cafés in the city centre and two in the Domodedovo airport. The thing uniting these coffee shops is the passion for coffee in all its forms. You can try a large number of espresso-based beverages or some of their cakes, pastries and …

Stolovaya 57

Stolovaya 57 is an affordable eatery that replicates Soviet-style canteens in both atmosphere and menu selection - food here is simple but filling, with dishes bearing little difference from those served decades ago. Located directly inside GUM shopping center in Red …

Lyudi Kak Lyudi

Lyudi Kak Lyudi

One of the best cafes in Kitay-Gorod area of Moscow, Lyudi Kak Lyudi is very popular with locals - one would be lucky to secure a spot to be seated during peak hours. Serves sweet and savoury pies and pastries, as well as fresh fruit …

Upside Down Cake Company

Upside Down Cake Company

Upside Down Cake Company is a bakery inspired by the metropolis New York and has cool interior with white walls and granite table tops. The pastry menu is quite impressive, containing cupcakes, ciabatta sandwiches, coconut pie and a number of cakes, just to mention a …

Margarita Bistro

Margarita Bistro

This nice café, named after Bulgakov’s novel "The Master and Margarita," lies next to the Patriarch’s pond. Come here in the evening, have a beer and listen to live violin and piano …