Moscow Pub Guide
beer bars - pubs - brewpubs
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Introduction
Pub chains are the big thing in Moscow. The owners of beer pubs (usually called "beer bars" in Russia) try their best to open several pubs under the same name, to cover as much customers as possible in our enormous city. They're usually situated far from each other in different parts of Moscow.
Index
Moscow pubs
Moscow beer prices
Moscow Beer prices
The usual price for a half litre of Russian draught beer in pubs - 60-100 roubles (€1.70-2.80), imported beer - 110-200 roubles (€3.00-6.00)
Russian Breweries
The Union of Russian Brewers - official site of the Russian brewers' trade organisation.
Acknowledgement corner
The information (and text) contained in this page were kindly provided by Victor Blinov.


Moscow Pub Guide
Pubs

Bavarius
Sadovaya-Triumfalnaya 2/30,
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 299-42-11
http://www.bavarius.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-01:00
Number of draught beers: 9
Number of bottled beers: 2-4
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €4.50-8.00. Meals €8.00-25.00. Beer €4.00-5.50 a half litre.
As you can guess from the name, these places pretend to be "traditional bavarian beer-houses", despite the fact that they sell only a few beers from Bavaria.

"Bavarius" are large, sturdy pubs/restaurants with comfortable oak chairs and tables. On the bar counter they have casks with beer set into the wall. Both restaurants have a terrace and a nice summertime outside seating. Meals are typical German - huge sausages, sauerkraut, grilled chicken.

The main problem of that pub chain are the prices. If you're ready to pay 5 Euros for a half litre of Krombacher Pils then you might really enjoy that place.
Rating: Public transport: "Mayakovskaya" metro station


Bavarius
Komsomolsky Prospekt 21/10,
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 247-41-55
http://www.bavarius.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-01:00
Number of draught beers: 9
Number of bottled beers: 2-4
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €4.50-8.00. Meals €8.00-25.00. Beer €4.00-5.50 a half litre.
"Traditional bavarian beer-house".
Rating: Public transport: "Frunzenskaya" metro station


Durdin
Leningradskiy Prospect, 80.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 780-54-35
E-Mail: info@durdin.ru
http://www.durdin.ru/
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-01.00
Number of draught beers: 5
Number of bottled beers: 2 (non-alcoholic)
Regular draught beers:
  • Durdin Pilsenskoye, filtered
  • Durdin Severnaya Zvezda (North Star), unfiltered
  • Durdin Bavarian Weiss Beer
  • Durdin Bohemian Dark, filtered
  • Durdin Cabinet Red, filtered
Food: Snacks €3-7, meals €6-15. Beer €2.70 a half litre.
Traditional russian-style beer restaurants that have their own-brewed beer on draught only. Probably the best quality beer in Moscow for a reasonable price. The restaurant is named after a founder of a famous brewery that functioned in Moscow in the beginning of XX century. Large old-fashioned interior with pseudo-antique furniture all around.

Bar offers tester - all kinds of beer in small glasses, as well as beer in oak kegs and diferent beer cocktails. You can also buy some breweriana souvenirs here.
Rating: Public transport: "Sokol" metro station


Durdin
Bolshaya Polyanka, 56.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 953-52-00
E-Mail: info@durdin.ru
http://www.durdin.ru/
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-01.00
Number of draught beers: 5
Number of bottled beers: 2 (non-alcoholic)
Regular draught beers:
  • Durdin Pilsenskoye, filtered
  • Durdin Severnaya Zvezda (North Star), unfiltered
  • Durdin Bavarian Weiss Beer
  • Durdin Bohemian Dark, filtered
  • Durdin Cabinet Red, filtered
Food: Snacks €3-7, meals €6-15. Beer €2.70 a half litre.
Traditional russian-style beer restaurant. See above for more details.
Rating: Public transport: "Dobrininskaya" metro station


Durdin
Volgogradskiy Prospect, 4a.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 780-01-39
E-Mail: info@durdin.ru
http://www.durdin.ru/
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-01.00
Number of draught beers: 5
Number of bottled beers: 2 (non-alcoholic)
Regular draught beers:
  • Durdin Pilsenskoye, filtered
  • Durdin Severnaya Zvezda (North Star), unfiltered
  • Durdin Bavarian Weiss Beer
  • Durdin Bohemian Dark, filtered
  • Durdin Cabinet Red, filtered
Food: Snacks €3-7, meals €6-15. Beer €2.70 a half litre.
Traditional russian-style beer restaurant. See above for more details.
Rating: Public transport: "Proletarskaya" metro station


Kolbasoff
Taganskaya, 21.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 258-59-00
E-mail: info@kolbasoff.ru
http://www.kolbasoff.ru/
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-24.00
Number of draught beers: 11
Number of bottled beers: 18 (mostly german beer)
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €4-7. Meals €7-18. Beer €2.5-6.00 a half litre.
Two pubs, one located in the centre and another in the western part of the city.

Good selection of draught beers and great food, but a little bit expensive. Krusovice and Velvet are the best here. Quite a modern interior - a mix of wood and metal. Some beer memorabilia on the walls. Live music most Friday and Saturday evenings.
Rating: Public transport: "Marksistskaya" metro station


Kolbasoff
Marshala Biryuzova, 32.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 995-21-61
E-mail: info@kolbasoff.ru
http://www.kolbasoff.ru/
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-24.00
Number of draught beers: 11
Number of bottled beers: 18 (mostly german beer)
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €4-7. Meals €7-18. Beer €2.5-6.00 a half litre.
Two pubs, one located in the centre and another in the western part of the city.

Good selection of draught beers and great food, but a little bit expensive. Krusovice and Velvet are the best here. Quite a modern interior - a mix of wood and metal. Some beer memorabilia on the walls. Live music most Friday and Saturday evenings.
Rating: Public transport: "Oktyabrskoye Polie" metro station


Kruzhka
Arbat 31,
Moscow.

Tel:+7 (095) 241-08-86
E-mail: info@kruzhka.ru
http://www.kruzhka.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-00:00,
Fri - Sat 12:00-04:00
Number of draught beers: 4
Number of bottled beers: 2
Regular draught beers:
  • Kruzhka Light (Russian)
  • Klinskoye Arriva (Russian)
  • Sibirskaya Korona Svetloe (Russian)
  • Staropramen Velvet
Food: Snacks €1.50-3.00. Meals €3.00-5.50. Beer €1.10-2.00 a half litre.
Very democratic chain of 17 pubs scattered all around Moscow. I've mentioned the addresses of only those, located in the centre. But if you'll by chance come across orange signboard with a white beer mug painted on it, feel free to enter.

Pity they have only ordinary pale lager on draught, one of which - Klinskoye Arriva - is absolutely undrinkable. Kruzhka pubs are popular among students and sport fans - every pub has a large monitor showing a Russian sport TV-channel.
Rating: Public transport: "Arbatskaya" metro station


Kruzhka

Myasnitskaya 32/1,
Moscow.

+7 (095) 363-24-04
E-mail: info@kruzhka.ru
http://www.kruzhka.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-00:00,
Fri - Sat 12:00-04:00
Number of draught beers: 4
Number of bottled beers: 2
Regular draught beers:
  • Kruzhka Light (Russian)
  • Klinskoye Arriva (Russian)
  • Sibirskaya Korona Svetloe (Russian)
  • Staropramen Velvet
Food: Snacks €1.50-3.00. Meals €3.00-5.50. Beer €1.10-2.00 a half litre.
Very democratic chain of 17 pubs scattered all around Moscow. See above for more details.
Rating: Public transport: "Chistiye Prudi" metro station


Kruzhka

Nizhniy Susalniy Pereulok 5,
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 785-62-85, +7 (095) 785-62-87
Email: info@kruzhka.ru
http://www.kruzhka.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-00:00,
Fri - Sat 12:00-04:00
Number of draught beers: 4
Number of bottled beers: 2
Regular draught beers:
  • Kruzhka Light (Russian)
  • Klinskoye Arriva (Russian)
  • Sibirskaya Korona Svetloe (Russian)
  • Staropramen Velvet
Food: Snacks €1.50-3.00. Meals €3.00-5.50. Beer €1.10-2.00 a half litre.
Very democratic chain of 17 pubs scattered all around Moscow. See above for more details.
Rating: Public transport: "Kurskaya" metro station


Kruzhka

Butirskiy Val 3,
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 251-47-20, +7 (095) 251-58-22
E-mail: info@kruzhka.ru
http://www.kruzhka.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-00:00,
Fri - Sat 12:00-04:00
Number of draught beers: 4
Number of bottled beers: 2
Regular draught beers:
  • Kruzhka Light (Russian)
  • Klinskoye Arriva (Russian)
  • Sibirskaya Korona Svetloe (Russian)
  • Staropramen Velvet
Food: Snacks €1.50-3.00. Meals €3.00-5.50. Beer €1.10-2.00 a half litre.
Very democratic chain of 17 pubs scattered all around Moscow. See above for more details.
Rating: Public transport: "Belorusskaya" metro station


5 Oborotov
Sadovaya-Triumfalnaya, 22/31.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 299-26-00, +7 (095) 299-35-70
E-mail: info@5oborotov.ru
http://www.5oborotov.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:00-01.00
Number of draught beers: 12
Number of bottled beers: 2-4
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €3-6. Meals €7-20. Beer €2.50-4.50 a half litre.
Very nice beer pubs with friendly stuff, especially this one. The selection of beer can vary a little from one pub of the chain to another.
Rating: Public transport: "Mayakovskaya" metro station


5 Oborotov
Profsoyuznaya, 61.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 727-34-77
E-mail: info@5oborotov.ru
http://www.5oborotov.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:00-01.00
Number of draught beers: 12
Number of bottled beers: 2-4
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €3-6. Meals €7-20. Beer €2.50-4.50 a half litre.
Very nice beer pubs with friendly stuff. The selection of beer can vary a little from one pub of a chain to another.
Rating: Public transport: "Kaluzhskaya" metro station


5 Oborotov
Petrovka, 16.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 209-6884, +7 (095) 925-65-28
E-mail: info@5oborotov.ru
http://www.5oborotov.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:00-01.00
Number of draught beers: 12
Number of bottled beers: 2-4
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €3-6. Meals €7-20. Beer €2.50-4.50 a half litre.
Very nice beer pubs with friendly stuff. The selection of beer can vary a little from one pub of a chain to another.
Rating: Public transport: "Kuznetskiy Most" metro station


Piatiy Okean
Marksistskaya 20,
Moscow.

Tel: +7 (095) 912-96-17
Fax:
Email: info@fifth-ocean.ru
http://www.fifth-ocean.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12:00-01:00
Number of draught beers: 2
Number of bottled beers: 2 (non-alcoholic)
Regular draught beers:
  • Piatiy Okean Light Unfiltered
  • Piatiy Okean Dark Unfiltered
Food: Snacks €4.00-8.00. Meals €9.00-22.00. Beer €3.40 a half litre.
Piatiy Okean (Fifth Ocean) is not a typical brewpub because the beer is not brewed in the pub itself. It is delivered in special fermentation tanks from their microbrewery that is situated in the outskirts of Moscow.

There is no traditional bar counter in the pub. Beer taps are mounted on every table and customers have to pour the beer thyemselves. The price is then calculated for every 0.1 litre.

They also have a summer beer tent.
Rating: Public transport: "Marksistskaya" metro station


Porter House
Arkhitectora Vlasova 20,
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 580-26-52
Email: info@porterhouse.ru
http://www.porterhouse.ru/
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:00-06:00
Number of draught beers: 12
Number of bottled beers: 6 (incl. 3 non-alcoholic)
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €2.50-8.00. Meals €8.00-20.00 Beer €2.80-5.30 a half litre.
A large, modern pub situated in the southern district of Moscow, about 15-20 minutes metro ride from the centre.

Quite a stylish and well thought-out interior. There's also a wooden summer terrace attached to the main building.

Frankly speaking, this place have nothing to do with traditional Irish porter houses, so I have no idea why it is called so. Well, at least they have one Irish stout on draught.
Rating: Public transport: "Noviye Cheryomushki" metro station


Shtolnya
Zatsepsky Val, 6/13.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 953-4268.
Fax: +7 (095) 953-2678
E-mail: shtolnya@mail.ru
http://www.shtolnya.com
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-24.00
Number of draught beers: 14
Number of bottled beers: 1 (non-alcoholic)
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €2-6. Meals €7-28. Beer €4.00-5.00 a half litre.
"Shtolnya" ("Mine gallery") is mainly notable for its unusual interior and selling Timmermans Kriek and Schlenkerla Rauchbier, beers that are very rare for Russia.

This gloomy cellar with massive wooden columns and brick walls is full of attributes of miners: air-hammers, miner's picks, helmets and lamps. Excellent food, big and appetizing portions.

Large TV broadcasting most important sports events all day long.
Rating: Public transport: "Paveletskaya" metro station


Starina Muller
Bakuninskaya, 7.
Moscow.
Tel.: +7 (095) 261-42-15, 267-03-23

E-Mail: muller4@mail.ru
http://www.muller.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-01.00
Number of draught beers: 14
Number of bottled beers: 4-6
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €3-6. Meals €7-20. Beer €2.50-4.50 a half litre.
One of the oldest chains of beer restaurants with the one of the largest draught beer selections in Moscow. If you're into german beer and like the style of large beer-houses, then this is your place.

Please note that it can get overcrowded in the evenings.
Rating: Public transport: "Baumanskaya" metro station


Starina Muller
Schmitovskiy Proezd, 2.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 259-1373
Fax: +7 (095) 259-0700.
E-Mail: stmuller@nm.ru
http://www.muller.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-01.00
Number of draught beers: 14
Number of bottled beers: 4-6
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €3-6. Meals €7-20. Beer €2.50-4.50 a half litre.
One of the oldest chains of beer restaurants with the one of the largest draught beer selections in Moscow. If you're into german beer and like the style of large beer-houses, then this is your place.

Please note that it can get overcrowded in the evenings.
Rating: Public transport: "Ulitsa 1905 Goda" metro station


Starina Muller
Vorontsovskaya, 35b.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 797-2092, 797-2093
Fax: +7 (095) 797-2071.
E-Mail: muller2@mail.ru
http://www.muller.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-01.00
Number of draught beers: 14
Number of bottled beers: 4-6
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €3-6. Meals €7-20. Beer €2.50-4.50 a half litre.
One of the oldest chains of beer restaurants with the one of the largest draught beer selections in Moscow. If you're into german beer and like the style of large beer-houses, then this is your place.

Please note that it can get overcrowded in the evenings.
Rating: Public transport: "Proletarskaya" metro station


Starina Muller
Malaya Dmitrovka, 18a.
Moscow.

Tel.: +7 (095) 299-8434
Fax: +7 (095) 299-8506
E-Mail: m-u-l-l-e-r@yandex.ru
http://www.muller.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-01.00
Number of draught beers: 14
Number of bottled beers: 4-6
Regular draught beers:
Food: Snacks €3-6. Meals €7-20. Beer €2.50-4.50 a half litre.
One of the oldest chains of beer restaurants with the one of the largest draught beer selections in Moscow. If you're into german beer and like the style of large beer-houses, then this is your place.

Please note that it can get overcrowded in the evenings.
Rating: Public transport: "Pushkinskaya" metro station


Tinkoff
Protochniy Pereulok 11,
Moscow.

Tel: +7 (095) 777-33-00
Fax:
Email:
http://www.tinkoff.ru
 
Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12:00-01:00
Number of draught beers: 8
Number of bottled beers: 1 (non-alcoholic)
Regular draught beers:
  • Tinkoff Platin Unfiltered (alc. 4.7%, Pl. 13°)
  • Tinkoff Platin Filtered (alc. 4.7%, Pl. 13°)
  • Tinkoff Gold Unfiltered (alc. 4.8%, Pl. 14°)
  • Tinkoff Light Unfiltered (alc. 4.0%, Pl. 11°)
  • Tinkoff White Beer Unfiltered (alc. 4.7%, Pl. 13°)
  • Tinkoff Dark Unfiltered (alc. 4.7%, Pl. 14°)
  • Tinkoff Wheat Dark Unfiltered (alc. 4.3%, Pl. 13°)
  • Tinkoff Winter Bock (alc. 5.9%, Pl. 18°) - seasonal
  • Tinkoff Smoked Beer (alc. 4.0%, Pl. 11°) - seasonal
  • Tinkoff Gold Autumn (alc. 5.0%, Pl. 16°) - seasonal
Food:Snacks €1.50-7.00. Meals €8.50-30.00 Beer €3.60, €4.80 (seasonal) a half litre.
Tinkoff started in 1998 from a single pub and microbrewery in Saint-Petersburg. Now it has expanded to a chain of beer restaurants located in 9 different towns of Russia and one in Almaty (Kazakhstan).

The Moscow restaurant/microbrewery is probably the largest one. It occupies 2 floors of a modern metal and glass building in the centre of the city. The price of beer is a bit high, but really worth this money. You can also choose such an offer as "Beer non-stop". For 799 roubles (22 Euros) you can drink as much beer as you want.

The right to produce bottled beer under the brand "Tinkoff" was bought by the russian branch of Inbev in the summer 2005. Hopefully the restaurants and microbreweries are still in the property of the original owner - Oleg Tinkoff.
Rating: Public transport: "Smolenskaya" metro station


Traktir Rus
Moskovskaya 2/20,
Serpukhov 2.

Tel: +7 (0967) 79-01-80, 72-66-02
Fax:
Email:
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Opening hours: Mon - Sun 11:00-02:00
Number of draught beers: 2
Number of bottled beers:
Regular draught beers:
  • Plzenskoye Light (unfiltered pils)
  • Munkhenskoye Dark (unfiltered dark lager)
Food: Snacks €2.00-6.00. Meals €7.00-16.00. Beer €1.60 a half litre.
This brewpub is not located in Moscow, but in a town of Serpukhov that is about 2 hours train ride to the south. Serpukhov is a beautiful old town, often visited by tourists. The pub and restaurant Traktir Rus is situated near one of the central squares called Old Marketplace.

The small brewery was bought by the restaurant owner from Germany in 1995, and two types of beer they brew there are traditional german-style. This place can get crowded in the evenings, especially on summer weekends - tourists season.
Rating: Public transport: Train from "Kurskiy" railway station to Serpukhov


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