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Moscow's first post-perestroika generation, embracing a new bohemian-contrarian spirit, are altering the face of the old city with museums, galleries, clubs, fashion labels and foodie restaurants.

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Destinations: Moscow

Inspired by: Moscow's Moment — by Valerie Stivers-Isakova, Published Sep. 2007

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Hotels (7)

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    The Most

    The Most serves a novel kind of Russian cuisine in czarist-dream surroundings. Black bread comes with an exotic fruit-and-olive chutney. Beets appe... More
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    Ritz-Carlton, Moscow

    Russia’s aristocratic past and hungry-for-luxury present collide at the Ritz, the poshest new addition to Moscow’s hotel lineup. Though the propert

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    MaMaison Pokrovka Suites

    It bucks the Moscow trend of bigger-is-better, and it’s a bit off the well-trod tourist track—and that’s exactly why this boutique hotel is such a

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    Golden Apple

    Discreet and distinguished, this little-advertised hotel exudes serenity in the heart of a city on a 24-hour coffee buzz. Its façade resembles a re

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    Hotel Baltschug Kempinski

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    Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow

    Distinct among Moscow’s top hotels for its sleek modernity, the Ararat is epitomized by its glass-topped penthouse lounge—where power brokers and v

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    Hotel National

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Restaurants (5)

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    Simple Things

    Simple Things, a year-old café owned by Moscow food maven Katya Drozdova, is the capital's first venue to combine peasant cooking with a gourmet se... More
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    Prichal

    The ultimate enclave-of-the-rich experience is Novikov-owned Prichal, a lofty open-air pavilion set on the bend of a slow green river about a 40-mi... More
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    Nedalny Vostok

    Arkady Novikov's Nedalny Vostok ("the Near East") has an Asian-fusion menu that doesn't forget it's in Russia—as if Jean-Georges Vongerichten took ... More
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    Dymov No. 1

    Dymov opened a chain of high-quality, low-cost, instantly trendy sausage-and-beer halls called Dymov No. 1. "I'm not interested in Ferraris or the ... More
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    Café Pushkin

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Activities (8)

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    TsUM

    Here, slim-thighed trophy wives named Ksusha browse an exquisite selection of $1,000 dresses in sizes two and four. (British retailer Nicholas Harv... More
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    Respublika

    The bookstore has a sleek, aggressively modern interior and the slogan "Books, music, perspective." On sale are gorgeous editions of everything fro... More
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    Denis Simachev

    Denis Simachev, a petit, flamboyant dresser with long dark hair and a droopy mustache, recently opened his first flagship—a large building swaddled... More
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    Cara & Co.

    Another world-class boutique for avant-garde fashion imported from Japan, New Zealand, and Europe. Find designs by United Bamboo, Nicholas K, and B... More
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    Sandunovskiye Baths

    Sandunovskiye Baths, renovated in 2006, is the city's most famous bathhouse, which offers ornate halls for steaming, plunging into cold pools, bein... More
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    Pobeda Gallery

    The gallery aims to introduce Russians to photography as fine art. Its first show was a provocative narrative series by Ellen von Unwerth. More
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    New Tretyakov Gallery

    Not to be confused with the Tretyakov Gallery, the more interesting New Tretyakov is in the same building as the Central House of Artists. On the t... More
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    Art 4

    Igor Markin's Art 4 is the first private museum to open here in 100 years and showcases his personal collection of Russian art from the past four d... More
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