Outside the Conservatory concert hall on Bolshaya Nikitskaya. A summer terrace and a warm, cavernous interior for the endless winter.
13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. Tel: 095 229 3901. Nearest metro: Okhotny Ryad
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There is a second downtown location near Kuznetsky Most. But the Conservatory location is more appealing. I haven't been to the Domodedevo Airport locations, so I can't comment on them.
This cafe has an excellent interactive website that is quite amusing. Check it out to see what the place is like. Usually, there are many more people.
The service in this cafe is friendly. Once the first syllable comes out of your English mouth, the hostess will greet you in English. As always in Russia, it helps to speak Russian, but it is not necessary at this cafe. Menus are in Russian and English.
I've been to this cafe many times and always have a good experience there. The coffee and pastries are very good and so is the food. It draws a very attractive group of customers. Very crowded on weekdays and when working though the pre- and post-concert crowds.
Both the Biblioteka emena Lenina and Arbatskaya stations are closer than Okhotny Ryad. It is two blocks from Moscow's electronic stock exchange, Micex.