Good news for all night life lovers travelling to Moscow or St Petersburg! You can now read about the best sites in these two Russian capitals on our website. Showing you the most popular spots, you're sure to have memorable evenings and nights out on your trip. Enjoy yourself in Russia!
MOSCOW
ST. PETERSBURG
MOSCOW NIGHTCLUBS CLUB FIRST Address: Ul. Plyushikha, 64
Nearest metro station: Smolenskaya
Phone: (495) 520-28-47
Open: Friday-Saturday 21.00-06.00
Admission Fee: None
Requirements: Dress code
This is an exclusive restaurant and club with an elegant white interior. The all white interior provides a great backdrop for outrageous designer gear - you cannot be overdressed at First. After an impeccably served late dinner, you are just moments away from an achingly trendy dance floor. Good for groups that are divided on the dancing / talking & drinking debate. As welcome addition in the summer, First's gigantic tented summer terrace, turn's First into the top club destination of the summer.
B2 
Address: Bolshya Sadovaya ul, 8
Nearest metro station: Mayakovskaya
Phone: (095) 209-99-18, (095) 209-99-09
Open: Daily, from 12.00 till 06.00
Admission Fee: Price of tickets depends on concerts and varies from £1 to £10, performances up to £4, jazz concerts £3. Discos - from £3 to £5
Actually, B2 is more than a club. Its five floors include a restaurant, a sushi-bar, billiards, a jazz club, a modern concert ground, a dancehall, a chill-out, a karaoke-bar, and 8 other bars. The heart of the club is an ascending red construction.
B2 can simultaneously house 1500 people and at the weekend even to 2000 guests a day. You start feeling the democracy and friendly atmosphere of B2 from the very beginning - here every guest is welcomed and everybody will find a corresponding atmosphere. Just opened is the beer grill-restaurant Tuborg: steak-menu form the chef, beer form £9, and sport channels broadcast.
The third floor is the largest in the club. There is a cosy sushi-bar where business-lunch provides happy hours when sushi is made for £9 and rolls are served at a 30% discount.
From the sushi-bar you go into a tech white hall. Here is a club in the club - jazz Cool Train Club - the most pleasant place with daily jazz concerts and family branches at the weekend.
The tap of billiard balls can be heard from a far. There is a billiard room consisting of 5 tables and American pool. Then you go into the karaoke-bar! But don’t stay too long here - the day is not enough for all the miracles to offer and there is the forth floor - the main concert ground of the club Moscow.
CLUB XIII 
Address: Ul. Myasnitskaya, 13
Nearest metro station: Lubyanka
Phone: (495) 925-35-50
Open: Friday-Sunday from 23.00 – 06.00
Admission Fee: £4-£5
A huge, well-designed, two-level club where the face controls keeps getting stricter.
It was the hottest spot in late-1990s in Moscow and then closed down several years ago. Now it's open again and is as elegant and over-the-top as ever. Housed in an 18th-century mansion (the name comes from its street address), it begs you to pose on the upper landing above the carved staircase or on the columned balcony. Good food, great guest DJs, but never enough barmen on duty to cater for large parties.
FABRIQUE 
Address: Ul. Sadovnicheskaya, 33 (entrance from Kosmodamianskaya Nab.)
Nearest metro station: Novokuznetskaya
Phone: (495) 953-65-76
Open: Daily from 23.00- 07.00.
Admission Fee: None. From £6 for special events
This former workshop of Design University is currently a contemporary club-restaurant that houses approximately 1500 people and one of the most popular spots in Moscow. The club is set up like an enormous loft with concrete walls and good acoustics. The Interior is designed in high-tech style with elements of baroque.
The DJ-stand is also unusual. It’s not a stand but a moving platform. Local and foreign DJs play all sorts of house, triple, progressive, vocal house and trance. Sometimes hosts fashion shows of Russian designers and plenty of fashion-oriented parties.
A visit to this club will be an exciting experience of the Moscow club life. You will definitely want to return here.
IKRA
Address: Ul. Kazakova, 8a
Nearest metro station: Kurskaya
Phone: (495) 505-53-51
Open: Monday-Thursday, Sunday from 11.00 till 23.00, Friday-Saturday from 11.00 till 06.00
Admission Fee: Up to £12, depends on the event
Ikra is the first club in Russia professionally presenting international and Russian artists of any scale. Ikra introduces western club standards to Moscow and aims at making the Moscow club listings comparable to that of any European capital. Ikra is extensively using the potential of a spacious venue encompassing two concert halls, one big and one small, three bars and cosy lounge-cafe.
It's the place free of obsolete style divisions, the place where the recent trends in live music and partying are constantly observed, and moreover, Ikra is home for musicians, movie, and visual and theatre artists. Club curators are major specialists each in his or her field, at least in the 10 million population of Moscow.
The sound of Ikra, Electro voice Xi, the best among Moscow club venues - allows to enjoy both powerful and nuanced performance. Ikra comes to give the best to the most demanding and choosy audience.
PROPAGANDA 
Address: Bolshoi Zlatoustinsky per. 7
Nearest metro station: Kitai-Gorod
Phone: (495) 924-57-32
Open: Monday-Sunday 12.00-06.00
Admission Fee: None. Saturday - £3
The cafe tables quietly vanish around 23.00 and the dance floor starts throbbing within minutes to the beats of house, trance, and techno. The place is popular with students, expatriates, straight and gay, artists and young capitalists. Try to get a table upstairs for a little more space and a perfect voyeur angle. Thursday is a big night and gets predictably packed with the assurance of great DJs. Relaxed atmosphere. This club offers reasonable prices and excellent music.
THE REAL MCCOY Address: Kudrinskaya Ploshchad, 1
Nearest metro station: Barrikadnaya
Phone: (495) 255-41-44
Open: 24 hours
Admission Fee: None
The interior of the restaurant is designed in the American style of the 30s. There are dishes catering for three and more people, for which you pay only for one dish, so it's better to come with friends.
There are wild dances here on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The music of 80s makes the people dance everywhere and the relatively small dance floor is magically enlarging.
Live music - Wednesday-Friday. Beer is on tap.
B.B.KING Address: Sadovaya-Samotechnaya ul, 4/2
Nearest metro station: Tsvetnoi Bulvar
Phone: (495) 299-82-06
Open: Monday - Thursday, Sunday from noon till 02.00
Admission Fee: None. From £4 for concerts
Moscow's only real blues bar showcases the legendary Russian band Crossroads and other top blues artists, as well as several crossover and mediocre musicians. Their seafood okra gumbo is out of this world. This is an excellent place for blues lovers.
16 TONS 
Address: Presnensky Val, 6/1
Nearest metro station: Ulitza 1905 goda
Phone: (495) 253-53-00
Open: Daily - pub from 11.00, club from 18.00
Admission Fee: From £4 depends on event
The interior of the club was designed with the help from the ‘British Andy Thornton Architectural Antiques Company’ that won Her Majesty's Award in 1994. They are the leading company in the field of authentic English design.
The ground floor represents a classic interior of an English pub. As for the 1st floor, it was designed especially for the club with the use of visual and decorative themes evoking images from different movies by Monty Python band musicians, mostly from "Brazil" by Terry Gilliam, as well as from science fiction B-movies from the 50s (Mad Professor's Library).
The club offers a large choice of musical events. On Fridays and Saturdays one can enjoy concerts by famous Russian rock-groups (mostly guitar music); On Thursdays, independent bands play music of various styles, such as electronic music, neo-classical music, world music, neo-jazz, etc.
Since the spring of 2000, the leaders of the world's avant-garde, electronic and alternative rock scene have performed in the club regularly.
DJ-culture is also represented in the club's programme. On weekends you can dance to club dance music (mostly disco-, funky-house, 2-step garage etc.). The disco may well be a masquerade, with Go-Go dancers and special actor guests entertaining the public. They hold regular theme parties.
DOUG & MARTY'S BOAR HOUSE 
Address: Zemlyanoy Val, 26
Nearest metro station: Kurskaya
Phone: (495) 917-0150
Open: 24 hours everyday
Admission Fee: None. Friday, Saturday for ladies –£2, for gentlemen – £3
The longest bar in town, with the most varied clientele and the most exotic happenings, distinguish the Boar house. Wednesday night is beer free-for-all, happy hour from 18.00 to 21.00 with £1 bottles of beer infused with crazy football fans. The bar always pulls in a crowd, and usually by 21.00 the dance floor is filled with dancers looking to find their one true love, at least for the night anyway.
It's not a bad deal for cheap drinks and food. Every day from noon to 21.00, food is 50 percent off, making the slightly expensive menu (around £4-£6 a plate) extremely affordable. If you like pub food, this venue for after-work dinners and business lunches it's probably one of the best deals in town.
If you want to cheer for your favourite teams, surrounded by other natives of your homeland, then it's the place to be. Westerners will never feel far from home inside. The decor and interior are something that no Russian would ever dream up, not for lack of creativity, but just because he or she would find it culturally alien.
LONDON PUB 
Address: Novinsky Bulvar, 11
Nearest metro station: Barrikadnaya
Phone: (495) 252-64-91
Open: From noon to midnight
Admission Fee: None
It's awash with green leather sofa booths, faux antique prints and framed newspapers - but still the result is a little sterile, and not authentically pub-like. Harp, Guinness, Kilkenny and cider are all on tap.
NEWS PUB Address: Ul. Petrovka, 18/2
Nearest metro station: Teatralnaya
Phone: (495) 921-15-85
Open: Daily from noon to 06.00
Admission Fee: None
A well-designed hangout in the heart of Moscow, popular with expatriates and being the ideal place for relaxing after work. Happy hour from 16.00 to 19.00 and gets a little crowded at peak times.
Currently shut for refurbishments but will be opening soon.
HARD ROCK CAFE
Address: Ul. Arbat, 44
Nearest metro station: Smolenskaya
Phone: (495) 244-89-70, 241-98-53
Open: Thursday-Saturday 24 hours, Sunday-Wednesday 05.30 to 23.00
Admission Fee: None
Stary Arbat is a Moscow place of note and historical place for the very famous for citizens and guests of the capital. The Hard Rock Cafe occupies four floors for receiving over 350 guests and has got three bars and a shop. A wide range of offered dishes, drinks and speciality goods will surprise you and live music will give you a real pleasure.
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ST. PETERSBURG NIGHTCLUBS OSTROV (ISLAND) 
Address: Naberezhnaya Leitenanta Schmidta, 37
Nearest metro station: Vasileostrovskaya
Phone: (812) 328-46-49, 970-36-11
Open: Friday and Saturday 22.00-06.00
Admission Fee: £4-£9
This club has made a good impression and a great showing since it opened 4 years ago. The club consists of a dance floor and a "chill out" room, a restaurant with a big comfortable bar and a banquet room.
The real centre of attention of the club is its round dance floor; it has the ability to rise and lower whilst it rotates and a shower of rain falls from the ceiling. The "chill out" room is equally impressive as well. It has suspended lights; fluffy artificial snow on the floor and a large number of beanbag chairs located everywhere. There are three bars and plenty of tables offering ample space for everyone. Music played in the club is mostly "Euro dance", but there is no tradition when it comes to the selection of music being played. It depends on the party and atmosphere and choice of the DJ. There is a lot of live music performed at Island.
A large banquet hall is located upstairs. Press conferences and business meetings are held here and a good place to bring friends for a special occasions. The portraits of celebrities who have visited the club are on the walls, Modern Talking, Marey Matieu, etc. During the warmer months of the year the club opens its summer terrace.
GRIBOEDOV 
Address: Ul. Voronezhskaya, 2a
Nearest metro station: Ligovsky Prospect
Phone: (812) 764-43-55
Open: Daily 18.00-6.00
Admission Fee: £3-£6 after 20.00
Without doubt you absolutely have to visit this club. In 2001 a Great British music magazine "Music" named Gribeodov one of the three best nightclubs in Russia. This club gained its popularity from the day it opened on the 18th October 1996. It gradually became an important center of modern art and music and some consider this club bohemian. Griboedov has earned its reputation by having high standards and being selective in choosing not only its performances but the audience as well. Progressive youth and mature adults come here a lot, not so much to dance but for interesting conversation, philosophical discussion, and more often for viewing the exhibition of alternative art.
The theatrical performances and shows take place in the club. Some evenings are dedicated to viewing new independent films or book presentations. Alternative and underground music dominate the stage. Different bands perform at Griboedov all the time. You will enjoy Ska, Reggae, Disco, Techno, Punk and Grunge music. The audience of Griboedov is very diverse, but all the club goers here are friendly and open minded. Foreigners frequent the club as well. Curiously, the club is located in what used to be an air raid shelter. Above it you can enjoy the outdoors in a glass walled summer cafe.
LED LIMON
Address: Naberezhnaya kanala Griboedova, 6
Nearest metro station: Nevsky Prospect
Phone: (812) 438-14-50, 438-14-52
Open: Wednesday-Saturday 22.00-06.00
Admission Fee: £3-£6
One of the newest clubs in St. Petersburg, Limon is all about great music, great cocktails, strong drinks and making friends.
The club is very personal and private with friendly staff.
Distinctive style as well as a distinctive design of the interior will impress you when you walk into the club. The lobby and bar area are designed like a Roman patio. A spacious dance floor, rotating bar and cozy chairs are designed and arranged with the customer’s comfort in mind.
JAKATA
Address: Prospect Bakunina, 5
Nearest metro station: Ploshad Vosstaniya
Phone: (812) 346-74-62
Open: Wednesday-Sunday 23.00-06.00
Admission Fee: £8 on Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday and £10 on Friday-Saturday
Requirements: Dress code
This club is relatively new, its only two years old. The club encompasses two floors. The first floor where the smaller hall is located is decorated with an Oriental theme. This area is maintained in warm shades of black and red. Here you will find yourself surrounded by comfortable sofas and love seats with pillows, traditional oriental furniture and accessories complete the impression of being in the Orient. You can order traditional teas to drink or you may want to smoke from a Hookah as you relax. The lights are dimmed and the music is muted. Everything here puts you in the mood for a relaxing evening with quiet conversation. The dance floor itself is not large, yet it's always full of couples dancing romantically though out the night. You can order your favourite beverage or cocktail from the bar. If you become hungry the kitchen serves European cuisine.
For private parties or a special get away, the club offers an exclusive private room called "chill out" where you can escape from peering eyes and get your privacy for the whole night.
Upstairs on the second floor the lights are brighter and the music is more upbeat and louder. The centre of the room features a dance floor, a small stage for performers and live bands that frequent the club. There is a bar here too. A large TV screen on the wall shows music videos and movie clips. The dance floor is never empty and guests from the first floor some times will join the crowd on the second floor. Popular DJs from Russia and abroad perform here regularly.
HAVANA CLUB 
Address: Moskovsky Prospect, 21
Nearest metro station: Technologichesky Institute
Phone: (812) 259-11-55
Open: Monday-Thursday, Sunday 21.00-23.00, Friday-Saturday 12.00-06.00
Admission Fee: £3 from 23.00 to 06.00
Don't miss an opportunity to meet friends at the Havana Club. It doesn’t take much time to feel energized and pumped up at this club, as the atmosphere is electrifying. Would you like to find yourself on the beach, in the middle of a hot Latin America summer? Havana, the capital of "The Island of freedom" is right here in the centre of St. Petersburg.
Musicians are setting the mood as you walk into the first room of the club. Latin bands are invited to perform in the club live. Bands play one after another continuously non-stop. The musicians dress in traditional clothes while performing with exuberant instruments, you will be impressed with their skills. You will also enjoy dancing to Euro dance and Russian pop music. There are bars at either side of the room with complimentary popcorn to snack on while you drink your beer. DJ's at the Havana Club are some of the best in the city. If you need a break from the dance floor, you can proceed to the next room. This room is furnished with comfortable leather sofas and leather armchairs and yes, another bar. Relax and have a quiet conversation with your date or business clients.
PLAZA 
Address: Naberezhnaya Makarova, 2
Nearest metro station: Vaseleostrovskaya
Phone: (812) 323-90-90
Open: Friday-Saturday 22.00-06.00
Admission Fee: £2-£15
Entertainment centre Plaza includes a nightclub with a restaurant, is located in a very prestigious historic area of St. Petersburg. The Plaza complex is located in a magnificent building (part of the architectural ensemble of Vasilievskiy Island) on the side of the Neva River. You can dine in the outside restaurant and enjoy the view of the Petropavlovskaya Fortress and majestic Rostral Columns (in the past served as beacons of the St. Petersburg port, and became the symbol of the city) Plaza was awarded "Best night club of the year" two years in a row during the independent show business competition "Night Life Awards" presented in Moscow in 2000 and 2001. Its rich and diverse entertainment program can explain the success of Plaza. Within the first three years since the club opened, more than 100 Russian and international artists have performed here.
Theme parties take place on Thursdays, bringing together a young progressive crowd. You can create you own experience inside a world of entertainment. You can chill out and relax in its stylish billiard area. You can enjoy a delicious meal in the sophisticated atmosphere of the elegant dining area. What ever your mood, you will find Plaza to be a great place to relax.
Great occasions call for a one of a kind venue. With menu selections, drinks, activities and rooms of all sizes, the club can easily accommodate groups of between 50 to 500. It's ideal for awards banquets, anniversary parties, fundraisers, business meetings, reunions or a birthday bash. The club is also a great venue for weddings and bar mitzvahs. The planning experts provided by the club will help you customize the experience by tailoring menus, activities and meeting spaces to fit your exact needs. Life is filled with special occasions. At Plaza they help you to plan them.
For any occasion, any day, any time, Plaza is the perfect place to come to have a drink or hang out and have a great time, unwind and let loose.
REVOLUTION 
Address: Ul. Sadovaya, 28-30, Apraksin Dvor, block 1
Nearest metro station: Gostiny Dvor, Sadovaya and Sennaya Ploshad
Phone: (812) 571-23-91, 571-59-15
Open: Monday-Wednesday 11.00-24.00, Thursday-Saturday 11.00-06.00
Admission Fee: Thursday-Saturday £2-£4
Revolution is one of the biggest clubs in the city and it completely justifies its name. On each floor of the club you can find the exhibits of the revolutionary time. The rooms of this impressive establishment are located on six levels. As a rule different DJ'S are invited to play on different levels, performing in their unique style and playing for different audiences. As you find your way from one level of the club to the next you hear R-n-B, techno, rave, and pop blasting all around you, tempting you to join the dancing crowd. A beautifully equipped video room has a projection TV and is furnished with comfortable sofas, located on the second floor. The movie and video clips are shown all night long. There are many reasons to join club Revolution, but at least once you should come here to see the panorama. It's a room with glass walls, located on the roof of the building. A truly amazing view of Nevskiy Prospect, Sadovaya Street and the roof tops of the city. It looks especially spectacular at dusk, just as thousands of city lights come to life. The panoramic room can be reserved for celebrations and special occasions for you and your company. The prices in Revolution are quite affordable. This club has a full service kitchen and you can order meals from a quick sandwich to a complete meal.
AQUATORIA Address: Vyborskaya Embankment, 61
Nearest metro station: Lesnaya
Phone: (812) 245-20-30
Open: Tuesday-Sunday from 22.00 to 6.00. Live shows start at 00.30 or 1.30
Admission Fee: Entertainment complex with 5 bars, bowling, billiards, pool, air hockey and a disco. Sea-theme interior, eurodance, pop stars, male and female striptease shows, fashion shows.
HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS Address: Nevsky Prospect, 46
Nearest metro station: Nevsky prospect
Phone: (812) 311-60-77
Open: Wednesday-Sunday from 23.00 to 6.00
Admission Fee: Originally the home of the New Russian royalty, now the favorite place of many well-off citizens. The wealthy, largely relaxed crowd is there for shows - usually pop and strip shows, with occasional MTV stars and fashion shows. Pleasant pricey dinner/bar, casino, disco.
LIVERPOOL Address: Mayakovskaya street, 16
Nearest metro station: Mayakovskaya/Ploshad Vosstaniya
Phone: (812) 279-20-54
Open: Daily from 23.00 to 2.00. Friday-Saturday from 23.00 to 5.00. Live concerts from 20.00 to 23.00
Admission Fee: A real Beatles club that recreats the Cavern club where the Beatles began their perfomances. The music is in the style of the Beatles.
CORSAR
Address: Bolshaya Morskaya street, 14
Nearest metro station: Nevsky prospect
Phone: (812) 219-41-84
Open: Sunday-Tuesday from 13.00 to 0.00. Wednesday-Saturday from 13.00 to 4.00
Admission Fee: A large underground, cavernous pub that is reminiscent of a ship’s hold. Almost every day there are live concerts. Rockabilly, blues, rock and roll, reggae, jazz, billiards. The bar has 4 rooms, one of them is for dancing.
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