Hanging out at coffee shops has developed into a sign of good taste these days. Moscow's coffee shops are perfect for business meetings, long chats with friends, dates or just reading a book.


1. Courvoisier Cafe
A plain, unpretentious cafe modeled after French cafes. A wide selection of coffee/cognac cocktails is on offer. An ideal starting point for a crazy weekend.

Courvoisier Cafe
8 Malaya Sukharevskaya Ploshchad
Metro: Sukharevskaya
Tel: 924-8242

2. Mon Cafe
This is the quintessence of relaxation and chill-out. The best time to come here is the morning after a wild night of clubbing or in the late afternoon before the next binge.

Mon Cafe
4 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ul.
Metro: Mayakovskaya
Tel: 250-8800

3. Moscow-Berlin
Once the top high-society cafe, it's still a good place to put you in the right mood. In addition to whisky and good DJs, there is a huge display case of cakes and pastries.

Moscow-Berlin
52/2 Tverskoi Zastavy Ploshchad
Metro: Belorusskaya
Tel: 251-2282

4. Moscow-Rome
This is more of a restaurant than a cafe; nevertheless, they have lots of different cakes, and they serve genuine Italian coffee.

Moscow-Rome
12 Stoleshnikov Per., bldg. 2
Metro: Okhotny Ryad
Tel: 229-5702

5. Coffee Bean
The forefather of all coffee shops in town. When it opens in the summer, the outdoor veranda will be packed with celebrities and beautiful people. The long line is a minus.

Coffee Bin
18/3 Pokrovka Ul.
Metro: Kitai-Gorod
Tel: 923-9793

6. Donna Clara
This is a nice place to stop by for those who regularly hang out at Patriarshy Prudy: elite and creative types, their stylish girlfriends and romantic couples.

Donna Clara
21/13 Malaya Bronnaya Ul.
Metro: Mayakovskaya
Tel: 290-3848

7. Coffee In
A successful clone of Coffee Bean. The homey atmosphere somewhat compensates for the high percentage of smokers and relatively high prices.

Coffee In
16 Bolshaya Dmitrovka Ul., Bldg. 1
Metro: Teatralnaya
Tel: 229-4652

8. Shokolad-nitsa
A miniature place with a miniature menu. The convenient locations make up for the mediocre service. The best time to stop by is late at night.

Shokoladnitsa
29 Arbat Ul.
Metro: Arbatskaya
Tel: 241-0620

9. Esterkhazy
A cozy Hungarian coffee shop where food and drinks are cheap and tasty. One negative is the quality of the coffee - instead try one of their coffee cocktails.

Esterkhazy
7/8 Maroseika Ul.
Metro: Kitai-Gorod
Tel: 928-2517

10. Pyramida
Businessmen like to order a cup of coffee and sushi just to feel like the masters of the universe here. The highest per capita percentage of prostitutes.

Pyramida
18a Tverskaya Ul.
Metro: Pushkinskaya
Tel: 200-3603