There seems to be a trend to name Moscow bars and clubs by numbers. There is a Clu b XIII, a bar30/7, then we had a Bar One, a few B1, B2 and other Bees. Recently a Lounge 7 and Bar 7, which confuses even me, because they are pretty close to each other. Did I forget one? Feel free to add some in the comment section.

Bar Seven

Last Saturday I went out with Michael, also a fellow Expat from Munich. We met at TUNDRA, then visited an art event at Ulica OGI before we head back to Bar 30/7. I haven’t been there for a long time and the place has changed in many ways. Finally they have an extra toilet and there are no more long cues. While waiting, you can also fetch some more Rubles at the ATM, which is setup just conveniently in front of the men’s rooms (probably a very good idea). The audience of 30/7 has changed a bit. There are less creative types and more of the business expat people with the usual mid class girls and whores, trying to pick one up for a night or life.

But not all is bad. The drinks are still excellent, the staff is friendly and face control got weaker. The music has changed for the better. Some DJ was spinning, while a guy with a saxophone played to it. Sometimes it even got a little experimental. Stuff you’d usually find in a bar in Paris, during the week, but not on a Saturday night in Moscow.

Bar 30/7 & Tundra
Petrovka Ul. 30/7
Metro Tverskaya

Bar Seven

My friend Vadim came to meet us and we went to Bar 7. I haven’t been there, although I have heard a lot about it. Unfortunately I always confused it with Lounge 7, which I have seen already and stamped it as not worthy to write about. Well, Bar Seven is a little hidden and apparently it’s not easy to pass face control. Once inside you’ll find a very small club, which has some special cozy feeling to it. The audience seems hand selected and is made out of managers (mostly Russian) and yuppies. The staff is friendly and the drinks are pricey but not watered down like elsewhere. I just didn’t like the music. It was the usual mix of commercial house and a Russian pop song mixed in here and there, so the audience can sing along. It seems to me, that all Moscow bars and clubs are using the same DJ’s with the same records. It would be nice to hear some other flavors, but yes … you are right … probably it’s my problem, when I visit these posh places.

Bar Seven
Lubianskaya square, 10
Tel: +7 (495) 7305547
Metro Lubyanka