The specialty coffee scene in Moscow is booming, and there is more to come with leading award-winning baristas and new coffee roasting brands opening up in the local. People there, have developed a great taste in coffee over years along with passion in other drinks which Russia is known for.
If you are exploring the coffee scene in Russia, Moscow is the place where you would want to start. Here are all these popular coffee shops to go to.
Double B
Founded by Olga Melik-Karakozova and Anna Tsfasman in 2012, Double B is a standard bar for the third wave of modern coffee in Moscow. Double B expended its brand within three years to more than 20 outlets in Nizhniy Novgorod, St Petersburg. Also, they have their franchises in Prague and Kazakhstan. Double N has single-origin coffee that comes with diversity. Also, the coffee beans are sourced by the Nordic approach. The roasting is done in a light Scandinavian style to make the coffee much better and good in taste. They have the balance flavors, and different range, as well as own signatures, drinks too.
Visit them: Ulitsa Volkhonka, 9 строение 1, Moscow, Russia
LES Coffee
LES translates ‘Forest’ in Russia, however, the acronym really stands for is Lower East Side, another great reference to New York City coffee culture. LES has 3 coffee shops located in Moscow. The original one which you must visit is on Malyy Kiselnyy street which is a great place to hangout in Moscow. They have Aeropress brew from the Kenyan Coffee. It was ground using Mahlkoenig Guatemala. Don’t forget to order a piece of homemade carrot cake along with coffee.
Visit them: Pokrovka St, 9, Moscow, Russia.
West 4
The closest to Kropotkinskaya metro station and also the cathedral of Christ the Savior, you can find this coffee shop named West4 coffee. It was opened in 2014 where they were inspired by the NYC coffee culture experienced by the owners in the USA. West 4 somewhat tries to evoke the old-time New York but in romanticizes form. Also, the original West 4 café, which is located in Ostozhenka have the collections of coffee roasted and blends. The coffee is roasted by them, and it includes different single origins including pour-overs or espresso drinks. They have three different coffee on the offer and also three different coffee-making methods as well which are V60, Aeropress, and Chemex.
Visit them: Ostozhenka, 3 14, Moscow, Russia.
Cafe Pushkin
Cafe Pushkin is based on the popular Russian poet named Alexander Pushkin where you find this place as a book-lined cafe now becoming quite like an institution in Moscow. It is highly popular amongst locals and tourists as well. You have a great menu to explore in their traditional Russian dishes with extravagant coffee. Tourists boast about the coffee at the Pushkins where you need to try this if you are a true coffee nerd.
Visit them: Tverskoy Blvd, 26А, Moscow, Russia.
Cooperative Cherny
You will find a tiny coffee spot at the conjunction of Lipa and Craft Beer Bar Sosna. Since both of these beverage hotspots attract a lot of people in the city, Cooperative Cherny falls into the right place to just go for more. In the afternoons and evenings, this place becomes quite full. You can surely meet with Dmitry who is a barista at Cooperative Cherny.
Visit them: Pokrovka, 31, Moscow, Russia.