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Located just below the Patriarshy most, the bar-restaurant at the Strelka Institute is the ideal
starting point for an evening in the Red October complex. The rooftop terrace has unbeat-
able Moscow River views, but the interior is equally cool in a shabby-chic sort of way. The
bar menu is excellent and there is usually somebody tinkling the ivories.
BAR
LEBEDINOE OZERO
495-782 5813;
http://s-11.ru/lebedinoe-ozero
; Gorky Park;
noon-5am
Apr-Oct; Frunzenskaya)
The name means 'Swan Lake' and, yes, it overlooks a little pond where resident swans float
contentedly. Aside from the idyllic setting at the southern end of Gorky Park, this place is a
happening summertime haunt thanks to lounge chairs in the sun, (expensive) fruity cocktails
and a small swimming pool for cooling dips or late-night aquatic dancing.
There is face control, which gets stricter in the bar-hopping rush hour around midnight.
BAR
KVARTIRA 44
noon-midnight Sun-
Thu, noon-4am Fri & Sat; ; Polyanka)
Back in the olden days, the best place to go for a drink was your neighbour's flat, which
would be crowded with mismatched furniture and personal memorabilia. This is the atmo-
sphere evoked at 'Apartment 44', where the drinks flow, the music plays and life is merry.
BAR
HUB
8am-3am; Serpukhovskaya)
Somewhat unexpectedly placed in the ever-so-hectic pl Serpukhovskaya, this garage-style
bar exudes the air of a permanent vacation on Aloha Beach. The menu focuses on quality
rather than quantity - there are three types of draft beer (including Fuel ale brewed in Mo-
scow), a limited number of cocktails, great freshly-roasted coffee and milkshakes.
Three delicious gourmet sandwiches on offer ensure that you don't have to survive on
drinks alone.
BAR
LE BOULE
The goatee and mustache factor is high in this hipster-ridden verandah bar that comes with a
dozen petanque lanes. Grab a pitcher of sangria or a pint of cider and have a go at what is
