See
- Moscow Kremlin (Moskovsky Kreml) – go inside The Armoury and the Cathedrals, join a group or take an audio guide
- After walk around Red Square (Krasnaya ploshchad), drop into GUM Department Store (Glavny Universalny Magazin). Inside there’s a good Italian place for lunch/drinks – BOSCO
- Tverskaya st >> Kamergerskiy >> Bolshoi Theatre >> 20 Kuznetsky Most Ulitsa (cool shopping)
- Christ The Savior Cathedral, 15 min. walk from Red Square
- Novodevichy (New Maiden) Convent and Cemetery (historical place)
- The State Tretyakov Gallery – the best collection of Russian art. Next to it there is nice area called Cadashevskay embankment
- Moscow Metro Stations (better in the evening): http://www.creativevisualart.com/2013/05/21/11-of-moscows-most-beautiful-metro-stations
- Gorkiy Central Park of Culture and Recreation – nice park to walk around and to rest , take a boat tour on Moskva River
- Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory) – nice view of the city
- Try to get tickets to Bolshoi Theatre + dinner after at Bolshoi Restaurant (right behind the theatre (mind the dress code)
- Pyatnitskaya st.
- Cultural Center Dom
- Dom café
Eat
- Delicatessen (trendy basement restaurant)
- Ragout, a stylish neo-bistro
- The White Rabbit (European, with a view)
- KARLSON (high-end, a roof top with great view)
- Restaurant Pushkin (Russian)
- Café Margarita on Patriarchies lakes (ok food, nice music and atmosphere)
- Grand Cafe Dr. Zhivago (Russian, with a view)
- Odessa-Mama (Soviet style)
- Cook’kareku (nice for breakfast and dinner)
Drink/Dance
- Noor bar
- TimeOut, located at the top of Beijing Hotel (12th and 13th floors)
- Bar Strelka
- Gipsy bar
- Propaganda
- Vanilla Ninja