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Angara (Bar/Club) [Drinking & dancing]
(M. Smolenskaya)
Microbrewery with a huge bar and dance area upstairs. Loud live music nightly. Relatively expensive cuisine. Good beer.
Gogol (Bar/Club) [Drinking & dancing]
(M. Smolenskaya)
Retro Soviet-kitsch bar and cheapo eatery. The original Stoleshnikov venue has an adjacent courtyard that serves as a skating rink in winter and a beer garden/live music venue in the summer. The newer Arbat location features same menu and similar decor, but now also input from Bad Taste.
John Bull Pub (Bar/Club) [Drinking & dancing]
(M. Smolenskaya)
Designed as a traditional English pub. Irish, English, Austrian beer on-tap. Hearty food that's best in colder weather.
Metelitsa (Bar/Club) [Drinking & dancing]
(M. Smolenskaya / Arbatskaya)
The entertainment complex has been open since 1993, making it one of the most well-established in town. Three casinos, three restaurants, VIP lounge, bar and dancefloor. Features shows by big-name Russian pop stars. Russian and international cuisine. Caters for banquets and presentations.
Mix (Bar/Club) [Drinking & dancing]
(M. Smolenskaya)
Trendy club for those with the energy to keep dancing after sunrise. High-tech interior. Strict face control and club card system, but does actually admit some expats sometimes. Watch out for men claiming to be police preying on party people at the exit.
Pavel Slobodkin Center (Bar/Club) [Drinking & dancing]
(M. Smolenskaya)
Tinkoff (Bar/Club) [Drinking & dancing]
(M. Smolenskaya)
Microbrewery and restaurant with a high-tech metal and glass interior, varied menu and eight types of Tinkoff beer on tap. Hosts live concerts by top-line international acts. Unfortunately, beer prices here have recently risen by about 30 percent, taking them way above prices at Durdin. www.tinkoff.ru
Zapravochny (Bar/Club) [Drinking & dancing]
(M. Smolenskaya)
Beer taps right on your table, with 14 types of beer -- perfect with the chef's handmade sausages. Parking.
Bosfor (Restaurant) [Turkish]
(M. Smolenskaya)
Exotically decorated Turkish eatery on Stary Arbat. Try the kebab adana -- ground lamb or beef grilled over an open flame. All the deliciously sweet Turkish tea you can drink.
Cantinetta Antinori (Restaurant) [Italian]
(M. Smolenskaya)
Besides the usual Italian cuisine, Arkady Novikov's Tuscan-inspired Cantinetta Antinori offers their now famous 800-gram steak, a tremendous selection of wines from the Antinori house, and of course, that timeless Tuscan favorite -- sushi.
Chas Pik (Restaurant) [European]
(M. Smolenskaya)
An inexpensive and convenient place for a quick business lunch.
Cutty Sark (Restaurant) [Seafood]
(M. Smolenskaya)
Decorated in marine style with live lobsters in a big aquarium.
De Marco (Restaurant) [European]
(M. Smolenskaya)
European cuisine with some sushi. Salat Venezia -- arugula, shrimp and parmesan cheese -- is among the top picks. Good desserts.
Dim Sum (Restaurant) [Chinese]
(M. Smolenskaya)
Shanghai chef. Choose from a variety of 16 dim sums and about 100 wok dishes ranging from lobster to frog legs and crab to crispy duck. Delivery.
Dolf (Restaurant)
(M. Smolenskaya)
Cafe del Artistes restaurateur Dolf Michel's new establishment -- aptly named Dolf. The new restaurant and bar also functions as an art gallery.
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