Shkol'nik Kofe — Restaurant in Basmanny District

4 out of 5 because the coffee wasn’t that good, honestly. Everything else was fine! I had a meeting there at the prime time. Do not expect this place to have empty spots, it’s going to overflow with different sorts of students and teenagers writing down their school work or working from a laptop meaning they’re not going to leave for the next hour or so.

They’ve got some cakes and pies, and cookies for sweet thoothers, too! Looked pretty yummy. Hadn’t have a chance to try it, tho. I liked the location, short walk distance to the subway/mall. Also heard this place is pet friendly! Now I wonder if I could take my 50pound Samoyed puppy there next time I’m in Russia. Anyways, it’s definitely a plus. The staff was super friendly! I didn’t have russian simcard, therefore couldn’t connect to WiFi and so the personnel helped me out with that issue. Thanks for that! Would def come...

Cool contemporary design with unique open-concept barista area. Raf coffee was well-made: creamy with good flavour. Clean toilets. Plenty of sanitizer available.

But it's the kind of hipster spot where the staff seemed inconvenienced that we arrived; not a very friendly welcome. And, despite ordering more coffee & food than anyone there, we were told that we could not share a chocolate that I presented my friend for Christmas because we did not buy it there. It seemed distasteful (most people had 1 coffee & stay for 2 hours working on a computer!).

Overall, a nice, cool independent...

Classy atmosphere with a fantastic selection of gourmet teas and coffees. Tasty cakes and savoury pies as well, a good spot for a quick bite or a longer one over a handbrewed loose leaf tea. There is free WiFi and ethernet, and suitable for kids although the normal customer crowd might not be so warm towards younger kids. Tad on the expensive side for Moscow but nevertheless it has the feel of an upmarket London cafe which is hard to come...