Moscow coffee shops you absolutely must visit
Volkonsky Kaiser
The macaroons are particularly exquisite and come at eye-wateringly high prices, but with them you get a plush cafe atmosphere with attentive service that feels positively old-worldly.
Upside Down Cake Company (UDC)
Run by a passionate New York expat baker named Suki, this cake house has a huge following of self-confessed ‘addicts’. As Suki himself says, some people are so hooked on his cakes that he feels he has become ‘like a crac...more
Tsiferblat
Staffed by volunteers and run by a local artist commune, Tsiferblat aims to provide a place for guests to sit and work, discuss, read, or play chess for as long as they wish, at an affordable price.
Red Espresso Bar
Red Espresso makes a great alternative to the ubiquitous chains like Starbucks, Costa Coffee and their Russian clones and rises above its competitors by serving some of the best coffee around.
Lyudi kak Lyudi
The whole spectrum of Moscow’s city life can be observed here, from grungy students and young urban professionals, to suited bureaucrats and local shop attendants.
Coffee Mania
This elite Moscow coffee chain is without question overpriced – you can pay over USD 10 here for a large mug of one of their more exotic coffees – but there’s something magnetic about the location, the quality beans, the...more
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