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There are surly bartenders who will only answer shouts of 'Dyevushka!' (“girl!”), a happy hour before 6pm and decent American food. The real draw card for the expat community is on Sunday, when the place is packed with prostitutes and prospective expat clients.

If it's culture you're looking for, you've come to the wrong place, but it's open all night and you're guaranteed some sort of a spectacle at some point. In spite of everything, it's difficult not to have a good time here.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3918 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3898
Be warned though, the place is smoke-filled and its strongest point is its location.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3898 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3891
The place is relaxing, none of the modern Russian pomp and forced chic. TV with endless reels of fashion walks is, alas, on all the time (muted), but concentrate on beer and you'll be fine.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3891 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3941
Suzy Wong serves excellent cocktails and sushi in a New York-style setting, (11 Ulitsa Tiumra Frunze, nearest metro: Park Kultury).

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is open 24 hours and has great breakfasts and pizzas, (24 Ulitsa Bolshaya Lubyanka nearest metro: Lubyanka).

My favourite - Ugni is also open 24 hours and serves excellent steamed fish, borsch and good value wine, (8 Malaya Sucharevskaya Ploschad, nearest metro: Sukharevskaya).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3941 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3915
The music is quality downtempo, nu-jazz, house by local DJs and at least twice a week they invite a big name from UK or US. So if you're into NinjaTunes, Jazzanova, Grand Central kind of stuff, this is the place to go.

During the day and until 11pm they have tables all around the place and serve nice inexpensive food. After 11, it's party time, the tables get moved towards the walls and people start dancing, usually until 4 or 5am.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3915 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3912
Otherwise you can look at the people entering and leaving the metro. There’s live music in the evenings and important football events are televised.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3912