To say that I am a coffee addict is an understatement. Over the past year, my love for coffee has turned into a kind of obsession. And if someone is happy to explore the delights of chocolate or wine, then I will never refuse a fragrant drink. A hard morning and a bit of enthusiasm - with this set I went to try coffee in different parts of Moscow.
Once in this chain of coffee shops, a crazy sweet story happened to me. But even if it wasn't for her, I would still confess "Doubleby" in love around the clock. One evening I decided to take a walk around the city with a glass of lavender raf (350 rubles), only in a coffee shop on Pokrovka didn't accept cards. And what do you think? barista by name Sasha, apparently feeling all my frustration, he took it and offered: “Let me treat you?” Of course, I resisted for a long time, but in the end I gave in. Thanks to him!
On the Krivokolenny you can play with the cat lungo, which has already grown to an incredible size (when the network was just opening, it was just a crumb). And on Tsvetnoy Boulevard until noon at "Doubleby" make coffee for 150 rubles. In the mornings, there is a queue for hario and flat white. Surprisingly, after "Doubleby" it's really hard not to find fault with any other chain's coffee. All drinks here are incredibly soft, which is only worth the author's citrus and vanilla raf and creme brulee latte. I'm also looking forward to the return of the pear-star anise latte. In general, not coffee, but a fairy tale. I'll finish it and run for another portion!
The name speaks for itself. Recently good enough expanded to another cozy cafe on Big Dmitrovka. And if on Sadovaya-Triumfalnaya it was not always possible to find a free place, then in a new place you can roam.
Interestingly, before the guys positioned themselves exclusively as a coffee shop with desserts, breakfasts and lunches, and now their menu has even more delicious (and incredibly attractive) food, and the price matches the portion - you definitely won’t leave hungry and cold. From coffee drinks- a standard, but delicious set. Raf coffee (250 rubles) is insanely tender, and author's citrus coffee is what you need if you are haunted by an off-season cold.
On the Ostozhenka there is another small coffee shop that will warm even the most gloomy passer-by. Here is an excellent hario (150 rubles) and the strongest and richest espresso (100 rubles). A large volume of any drink costs 220 rubles. For now, you can only have a bite to eat here with sweets, such as cupcakes and cakes (I like carrots the most) - all from tea cup cake. There are always few people here, only the elite drop in. So even in the morning rush hour, you can quickly get delicious coffee and rush to work.
Summer in chamberlain a small and insanely fragrant coffee shop opened in the alley Beaver's coffee. The owner of the establishment is the main barista "Doubleby". This place was created exclusively for those who are in a hurry, but cannot deny themselves a cup of morning drink. There is very little space - no tables and chairs. But this does not scare the fans of the institution. The menu includes standard espresso (100 rubles), cappuccino (150–200 rubles depending on the volume), latte (200 rubles), raf (200 rubles), cocoa (150 rubles) and tea (150 rubles). ). Coffee is also brewed here in alternative ways, for example, in an aeropress.
This summer, I met "Drinkit". This is a mobile outdoor cafe, which can often be found at various festivals and concerts. At first they attract with their cute sign - a blue whale, and then delight with incredibly tasty and soft coffee.In addition, the guys do not forget about fragrant pastries and sandwiches. As soon as all this fits in their cafe! In the cold, they also do not sleep, it is not so easy to catch them, but perhaps the main thing is to know the place!
Very soon, the guys will open a cafe that will not move around the city, but will gladly invite everyone inside.So it remains only to wait for this exciting moment. By the way, the staff "Drinkit"- wonderful people with a great sense of humor, but more importantly, in addition to cinnamon, they add love and good mood to all drinks.
This place is also impossible to pass by. At least because of the warm inscription on the door: "Coffee, tea, cocoa"- simple, clear and makes you want to look immediately. Inside - everything is of a soft blueberry color, by the way, because of this, associations immediately appear with the delicious blueberry latte that is prepared here. There is also citrus and lavender - no worse than in "Doubleby".
And there is also a completely awesome drink called "Drunken Cherry"- only she is not drunk at all, you can drink in the morning. You can also take sweets and sandwiches with you, which also look very appetizing here.
And now I advise you not to suffer with the choice and just make your own experiment - go through all these places. Where is your coffee made exactly?
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Double B
Double B is actively developing and opening more and more new outlets (coffee houses of the network have opened in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and even in Czech Prague). The format, as usual, is simple, nothing superfluous: a point with coffee to go, some have a cozy coffee shop space where you can sit, and here is a tea and coffee shop. Recently, the network began to sell cookies, for example, with the taste of mojito. The staff is sincere and friendly: they like to talk about coffee here, so you can learn a lot of new things while waiting for a drink.
True masters work at Double B: where else can you get coffee from a world champion in latte art? Or the world champion in coffee with alcohol? The company's specialists personally select coffee at the stage of its cultivation on plantations. Available coffee from Kenya, El Salvador, Ethiopia and Honduras. Here you can try coffee brewed in a special way - Chemex, Aeropress, Hario. And you can buy a package of coffee and get a free master class on its brewing.
What to try? For example, lavender raff (240 rubles), which almost immediately began to be copied by other coffee houses. True, unlike Double B, where it is prepared according to a special technology, simply adding lavender syrup to the raff, but this is not at all the same. For the brave - latte with sage. A taste that will be remembered, especially good for a cold.
Average check: 350 rubles
Coffee shop addresses: double-b.ru/about/adresa-kofeen/
From Spanish, the name of the cafe is translated as “roasted coffee”, in terms of format, this is a mix of a cafe and a coffee shop that Muscovites have already fallen in love with. Coffee is roasted right here in the cafe on certain days. Also, for everyone, master classes on roasting on a sample roaster are held here. Every Friday - 30% off baked goods.
What to try? The feature of the establishment is the Yemeni husk! It is dried pulp and peel coffee berry, from which a drink is prepared, similar to the tea we are used to. In its pure form, the drink has a pleasant sweetness and slight sourness, you can drink it both cold and hot, and everyone should try it!
Price: Husk in a French press - 100 rubles, a pack of husk to go - 100 grams for 160 rubles. A cup of latte - 120 rubles.
Average check in a cafe: 150-200 rubles
Coffee shop address: Green Avenue, 3a, building 1 (Perovo metro station)
The first coffee shop of the network appeared back in 1996 - since then they have changed addresses, opened new points, but always offered high-quality coffee, and even with desserts. Now there are 7 coffee houses in the network: they are always cozy and very tasty. This is an ideal place to come here on a weekend morning, or vice versa, to sit by the window in the evening and look at evening Moscow. Available - more than 50 varieties of coffee from different parts of the world. By the New Year and Christmas, new desserts appeared in Coffee Bean: the familiar New Year's log from childhood, tangerine pie, Plombir dessert and Italian Ricotta with Pear.
What to try? For example, maple latte (250 rubles). An absolute hit is the Chantilly cake (similar to Napoleon, but even more tender), which has been on the menu for many years.
Average check: 500-700 rubles.
Coffee shop addresses: coffeebean.ru/adresa.html
Pravda coffee
A take-away coffee shop was originally opened on Pravda Street, but quickly grew to another point at the intersection of Tverskaya and Tverskoy Boulevards. Takeaway coffee is tasty and inexpensive - which is why there are long queues in the mornings. The baristas work quickly, so no one leaves dissatisfied. In the morning for coffee as a gift muffin! Coffee is sold in three sizes - 150, 350, 450 milliliters. The most expensive - 150 rubles. Also available are spiced tea latte and apple broth with honey: they perfectly warm in winter!
What to try? Mint mocha (150 rubles), spiced tea latte (150 rubles).
Average check: 150 rubles.
Coffee shop addresses: st. Pravda, 8, building 13 (Metro Belorusskaya), st. Tverskaya, 17 (Tverskaya metro station)
Expensive but tasty. The famous "Coffeemania" usually looks simple - ordinary wooden tables create the illusion that the visitor is in an inexpensive place - but the prices here are quite restaurant-like. True, when you come here, you don’t have to eat at all, because the coffee here is absolutely outstanding and therefore self-sufficient.
What to try: Flat White (430 rubles), Pepper Latte (490 rubles). Be sure to try eclairs with coffee - they are the best in the city (250 rubles).
Average check: 1500-2500 rubles
Coffee shop addresses: coffeemania.ru/address
And drinks and tell you the appearances and passwords of places where you can try them. To reconcile with the winter time, let's start with espresso - black, strong, without sugar, with fragrant foam. We present you five metropolitan coffee houses where this drink is brewed best. We’ll make a reservation right away, we decided to consider only chain cafes so that you don’t have to wander around the expanses of dank Moscow in search of a strictly defined place.
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The network of Viennese coffee houses that flooded Europe has also appeared in Moscow for some time now.
What's inside: here gather those who are used to living in the rhythm of a big city and do not like to waste time waiting (visitors in a coffee shop are always waiting for fast service). nice bonus: everyone smiles and wishes: "Have a good day!".
Menu and prices: the menu is made very conveniently, with pictures and transcripts. desserts and pastries, like in Starbucks, but coffee (from 230 rubles and more) is more fragrant and really invigorates! All Coffeeshop specialty drinks are made with a blend of 100% Arabica coffee beans and served in double-bottomed glass goblets. And this is one of the few metropolitan cafes where you can order a cappuccino with lactose-free milk!
Where to look: st. Arbat, 1; Lavrushinsky per., 17
Coffee house "Coffeemania"
The network of coffee houses "Coffeemania" appeared in the capital at the beginning of the 2000s. Now it unites 11 establishments. The most popular (it is also the first) coffee house is located on Bolshaya Nikitskaya, next to the Conservatory.
What's inside: Here you can meet students and people of creative professions: actors, musicians, famous cultural figures or even one of our stars.
Menu and bill: each "Coffeemania" has its own kitchen, where all dishes from the menu are prepared right on the spot. There are homemade turkey cutlets (390 rubles), and thai soup Tom Yum (570 rubles), and risotto with chanterelles (590 rubles), not to mention the burgers with rabbit (530 rubles), which are legendary!
But back to coffee. A few years ago, Coffeemania acquired its own roasting shop. This is probably why the branded espresso here is always so fragrant and tart (210 rubles for a double portion). Plus, every three weeks the head barista invents a new coffee blend.
Where to look: st. B. Nikitskaya, 13, building of the Conservatory.
Coffee house Red Espresso Bar
“Good coffee, like bread, should be served fresh, aromatic and hot,” is the Red Espresso Bar concept.
What's inside: there are no waiters in the coffee shop, but it is not customary to crowd near the bar. The cashier announces the readiness of the order into the microphone, calling you by name! The visitors are mostly young people and office workers who came in for an inexpensive but tasty business lunch. Pleasant music sounds from the speakers, the atmosphere is European democratic.
Menu and bill: from the moment of roasting to the direct use of coffee, they stand for a couple of days so that the drink acquires taste qualities, richness and aroma. The menu includes not only coffee blends (from 135 rubles), but also French pastries, sandwiches (from 140 rubles), pasta, salads and delicious cream soups with bruschettas and butter (190 rubles).
Where to look: st. Myasnitskaya, 24/7, building 8
Coffee house "Caffeine"
It’s nice to have breakfast in a coffee shop on an early Sunday morning, on weekdays it’s nice to work with a cup of something fragrant, and at the end of the day it’s nice to wait out traffic jams with some fresh dessert.
What's inside: if you have nowhere to hurry, go to Caffeine. No, no, the waiters will serve you very quickly, it's just one of those places where you don't want to leave. Sitting comfortably on a soft sofa, you can play dominoes or Monopoly with friends, flip through photo albums or reread Eugene Onegin. In Caffeine on Stary Arbat, something is always happening: either they will arrange a master class in making coffee cocktails, or they will show a movie with Audrey Hepburn.
Menu and bill: "Caffeine" not without reason claims that "brews coffee better than anyone." The establishment's signature coffee blend is 100% Arabica. premium. Espressos with a slight sourness. A nice bonus is a “loyalty card”, according to which every fifth cup of coffee can be received for free.
Where to look: st. Arbat, 19, Tel. 8 965 338 34 76
Coffee house "Coffee House"
An institution for an unpretentious public, which, judging by the number of "Coffeehouses", is quite a lot in the capital.
What's inside: something is constantly beating behind the bar, and negligent waitresses stumble while carrying an order ... You should not linger in this coffee shop - so, run in for a minute and leave, taking your favorite drink, strong espresso (125 rubles). "Coffee House" is the only chain of coffee houses where there are always small cups - take-away.
Menu and bill: the coffee shop has the largest selection ice cream Baskin-Robbins (99 rubles per ball), fast internet, and very, very tasty espresso. The drink is prepared on the basis of a mixture of Arabica and Robusta, which is why it is inexpensive (and according to the flyer, the second one will be completely free). In terms of aroma, the coffee here is less refined, but has a thick crema that is important indicator espresso quality.
Where to look: Tsvetnoy boulevard, 21, building 1, quarter 258
