Hospitality Design - November 2013 - 62

perspectives

places moscow

From Russia, with AvroKO

When they're visiting Moscow, the team is at home in their favorite
hangouts. Here are a few of AvroKO's recommendations.

BARS

Both of these are true speakeasies featuring well-made, craft
cocktails-a trend that is just now blossoming in Moscow.

Chainaya > There's no sign out front. To gain entry, you need to

call ahead, then knock and wait-it's very much what you imagine a
hidden, drinkers' den to be. The space is small, a bar room only. The
kitchen is equally tight-nothing more than a hot plate and a single
prep counter. It's a miracle the two guys in the back are able to
execute anything in such tight quarters, but the bar is one of the
best and most genuine drinking holes in the city. It's owned by a
man named Roman Milostivy, and one of our former bartenders
with AvroKO Hospitality Group was actually a guest bartender at
Chainaya for a short stint.

Delicatessen > It's run by a man named Slava, known as the

'Godfather' of cocktails in Russia. Compared to Chainaya, it has
more of a café feel, with tables and more seating. But don't let that
fool you. This is the kind of place that serves you a drink while you
wait for your drink, focusing on the craft of cocktail making.

RESTAURANTS
Ulliam's > It is located in the same Patriarch's Ponds

neighborhood as our Moscow location for Saxon + Parole. Roughly
60 seats, featuring nouveau cuisine and a fresh 'grill of the day.'

Café Pushkin > The quintessential Russian meal. A New

York equivalent would be Balthazar meets the Oak Room in terms
of experience. The restaurant is several floors, lots of dark woods,
rich leathers-this place is not cheap, and the décor and atmosphere
confirm that. There are a lot of Russian classics on the menu, right
in the heart of the city. The kind of place where you want to spend a
winter holiday, dressed to the nines, sipping Champagne and eating
caviar, and watching the snow fall.

Shastye > Owned by Global Point Family, it serves food all day
and has a great afternoon vibe, not stiff and sterile-the Shastye
brand as a whole is light and airy, almost whimsical. The location
AvroKO usually visits has a prime rooftop café that overlooks a
centuries-old church. You feel submerged in the heart of the city
up there. Shastye means 'happiness,' so the café has unique little
features like postcards that you can send out to friends and family
while you're there to 'spread a little happiness.'

OTHER
Yeliseyevsk > A cool, ornate, food-centric supermarket.
Darwin Museum > Fedulov was a master sculptor and

taxidermist and had a forward-thinking approach with the
work here. It was one of the first museums to celebrate ideas of
evolution, and the way he approached the models looks like a lost
art form.

Izmailovsky Market > We love the market because it's done
like a wild, dense carnival where you can find just about anything
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