I've been put on a diet. A near full ban on my drinking has been imposed by my doctor, which would be half bad if it wasn't enforced by Alexandra. Not even a cup of coffee! So I was left with nothing better than to sublimate. On top of all that a nostalgic sentiment seems to be gaining weight among the rat's nest of my motives.
Thus this new monumental project to bring you the best of "alternative" eating/drinking establishments in Moscow

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a new project I've been meaning to do for a long time... comments and contributions welcomed .... visit one of these places and write up a story!....

Low-life pubs

WORKERS Eateries THAT SURVIVED
from the Soviet days

SECRET Illegal
Ethnic hangouts

Church (mosque, synagogue, etc.)
FACTORY/OFFICE Eateries open to the public

Places to eat and drink that will never make it to a restaurant review. Hideouts that will help you forget, even if for half an hour, that you are in a harsh cold ultra-expensive Moscow, in a country confidently heading back to 1937...