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CAFE
CONVERSATION
;
Arbat-
skaya)
Considering its three specialties - coffee, pasta and ice cream - we can't imagine why any-
body wouldn't want to stop in at this inviting, contemporary cafe. Soups and sandwiches are
also on the menu, but it's the decadent desserts and wake-me-up coffee drinks that keep the
seats filled.
BAR
RYUMOCHNAYA
11am-11pm;
Okhotny Ry-
ad)
This is a hold-over (or a comeback?) from the days when a drinking establishment needed
no special name. The
ryumochnaya
was the generic place where comrades stopped on their
way to or from work to toss back a shot or two before continuing on their way. This particu-
lar Ryumochnaya also offers some tasty food to accompany your
sto grammov
(100g).
CAFE
CAFE MARGARITA
R400-600; noon-2am; Mayakovskaya)
With walls lined with bookshelves, and a location opposite Patriarch's Ponds, this offbeat
cafe is popular with a well-read, young crowd. These bookworms are pretty quiet during the
day, but the place livens up in the evening, when it often hosts live acoustic, folk and jazz
music.
BAR
MAYAK
R300-350; noon-6am; ; Okhotny Ryad)
Named for the Mayakovsky Theatre downstairs, this is a remake of a much beloved club
that operated in this spot throughout the 1990s. The reincarnated version is more pub than
club, exuding the air of a welcoming, old-fashioned inn. But it still attracts actors, artists and
writers, who come to see friendly faces and eat filling European fare.
CAFE
COFFEE MANIA
24hr;
;
Okhotny Ryad)
