Creativity, liveliness and Europeanization are the name of the game for Moscow's restaurant and nightlife scene
If you ask any Muscovite about the transformation of the capital’s restaurant and club scene over the past 10 or even 5 years, you will get a unanimous answer that it has been phenomenal. Before, every place you went was extremely over-priced yet had highly unimaginative menus, crowded with the fur-clad and gold-chained nouveau riche and lacked any kind of character. In a nutshell: it wasn’t easy to find a place where you could truly unwind, enjoy great food without spending a fortune and get nothing but positive vibes from the surrounding environment and lively, happy people.
And then a Ginza Project came along. From its conception, this project aimed to take Moscow’s culinary, dining, entertainment and cultural scene to a new level. The people behind Ginza wanted to create a chain (in the non-commercial sense), or rather a network of restaurants and where you could spend all your free time and be sure that if it has the Ginza stamp, then you’re in for a treat.
Sasha Ahmedov
My Destination Moscow sat down to speak to one of the young talents at Ginza, Sasha Ahmedov, about the work the project does and particularly about Dandy Café, his brainchild and currently one of the hottest spots in town. Here’s what he had to say:
Dandy Café in the heart of Moscow on Noviy Arbat Street is Sasha’s favorite spot on Ginza’s map. And understandably so. After all, it is essentially his brainchild, a baby whom he nursed to adulthood and just an overall fantastic place to go for any occasion, be it a quiet breakfast with friends, a business lunch, a laid-back dinner or a pumping night of partying and music. Who better to get the essence of Dandy across than Sasha himself?
So, dear honorary Muscovites, the future of Moscow’s restaurant and clubbing scene looks bright, very bright, thanks to people like Sasha Ahmedov, organizations like Ginza and, of course, you! Here’s to the future!
