City Guides
City Guides
Moscow
by Vladimir Kostenko
Publisher and editorial director
36hr City Guide printer friendly version
Hotels | Restaurants | Bars & Clubs | Shops | 36 Hours | Useful Information
The three best
Hotels
GRAND – Ararat Hyatt
4 Neglinnaya Street, Moscow, 109012
Tel: +7 495 783 1234
http://www.moscow.park.hyatt.com/
‘Great central location next door to Moscow’s luxury shopping areas, populated by the rich and famous’
BOUTIQUE – Pokrovka Suite Hotel
Povrovka Str. 40, Building 2,
Moscow, 105062
Tel: + 7 495 229 5797
http://www.pokrovka-moscow.com/
‘A brand new hotel with a very cool design; the presidential suite is great and they have an impressive cocktail list in ‘Tezon Tequila bar’ on the ground floor’
MODERN – The Ritz Carlton Moscow
Tverskaya Street 3, Moscow, 125009
Tel: + 7 495 225 8888
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/
‘No other hotel can beat their location; a 360º view of Moscow and awesome champagne brunches on Sundays.’
The three best
Restaurants
Cafe Pushkin
Tverskoy Bulvar, 26a, Moscow
Tel: + 7 495 390 0033
http://www.cafe-pushkin.ru/
‘Excellent Russian cuisine served with a French attitude in this premium, historic location. Try their famous Sichuan pepper flavoured ice cream’
Turandot
Tverskoy Bulvar, 26/5, Moscow,
Tel: +7 495 739 0011
‘Andrey Dellos’ (restaurateur and proprietor of Pushkin) most ambitious project to date’
Maison Baccarat
19-21 Nikolskaya Street, Moscow
Tel: + 7 494 933 3389
‘Luxury crystal chandeliers by Baccarat and one of the newest places in Moscow with interior design by Phillippe Starck’
The three best
Bars and Clubs
Soho Rooms
Savvinskaya, Naberezhnaya, Moscow
Tel: +7 495 988 7474
http://soho.step-m.cpms.ru/
‘This is the Russian reincarnation of the famous Soho House in New York. The pool area on the roof is one of the best night scenes in Moscow’
The Most
6/3 Kuznetskiy Most, Moscow
Tel: +7 495 660 0706
‘This is a fine and classic European restaurant on the ground floor with an exclusive nightclub in the basement. This is the place to be for all the ‘it’ girls and boys of the moment’
Bar7
10 Novaya Pl., Bldg. 2, Moscow
Tel: +7 495 730 5547
‘A small but very special Moscow bar/nightclub with a very private atmosphere. This is the place for the rich and famous.’
The three best
Shops
TSUM
Petrovka Str.2, Moscow
Tel: +7 495 292 1157
http://www.tsum.ru/en/
‘TSUM is Moscow’s response to Harvey Nichols in London – a shopaholic’s paradise’
GUM
Red Square, Moscow
Tel: + 7 495 788 4343
http://www.gum.ru/
‘Located in Red Square with cafés facing the St Bazil Cathedral, GUM is a showcase for almost every luxury brand in the world’
LE FORM
Ulitsa Povarskaia, 35/28, Moscow, 121069
Tel: +7 495 291 8220
http://www.leform.ru/
‘For alternative brands with an exclusive selection of various European designers’
If you’re only there for
36 hours
For the summer go to Vorobyovi Gory – one of the highest natural hills of Moscow area and see a panoramic view
Take the Moscow River Boat Tour, the best way to view the central part of the city and avoid the traffic. For more privacy choose a smaller boat.
Feel the night scene on Tveskaya Street and check out the Red Square at night (for the best view go to the Ritz Carlton’s rooftop bar O2)
Other Useful Information
The best radio station:
Radio Jazz 89.1 FM , Relax FM 90.8 FM
Great music with minimal advert breaks
The best way to get to and from airport:
Taxi or limo transfer ordered by your hotel
How to find a local sim card:
‘Euroset, Sviaznoy, Betalink. Many are located in the booths along Tverskaya St