Usually restaurants are located on the first floors of buildings. Walking past, you see a tempting sign, a window with beautiful cakes or nice people on the veranda and go in for a cup of cappuccino or a green salad. However, some restaurants climb high up, to the very heavens. Finding them is not so easy, but the effort is worth it - you have breathtaking views of the city from a dizzying height. We have selected for you 11 of the most interesting panoramic restaurants in Moscow, some of which also have verandas open to the spring sun and wind...

1. Carlson

We already wrote about this restaurant in the review of places where. If for some reason you haven't made it here yet, be sure to do it in the summer - Carlson has perhaps the most beautiful panoramic veranda in Moscow. The views are simply incredible - the Kremlin, the high-rise building on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment, the Moscow River, all of Zamoskvorechye are clearly visible. Add to this dishes from one of the best Moscow chefs Carlo Grecu and an average bill of 1500 rubles and the answer to the question "Where to sit on a warm spring evening?" obvious. If it gets chilly, we recommend wrapping yourself in a blanket and ordering delicious warming tea (490 rubles for 600 ml) or hot soup like pumpkin soup with avocado and crab meatball (390 rubles) or forest mushrooms (360 rubles). And do not forget that there is a whole section “Fitness” on the menu especially for vegans with delicious dishes for 350-400 rubles.

Address: Ovchinnikovskaya embankment, 20/1, BC "Central City Tower"
Opening hours: 12:00 – 24:00
Average check: 1500 rubles

2. Sixty

The highest restaurant in Europe is located on the 62nd floor of the Federation Tower in the City. At least once in a lifetime, but climbing for lunch or dinner to a height of almost half a kilometer is definitely worth it. From the views, in the literal sense of the word, the head is spinning, and not everyone will dare to come close to the panoramic windows, which also open in the summer. The menu from the chef Rustam Tangirov has a lot of vegetarian dishes, delicious healthy fish and seafood. A very good green leaf salad with Kenyan beans (950 rubles), baked beetroot carpaccio with homemade cheese and persimmon jam (550 rubles), whitefish fish soup, sterlet and trout with vegetables (950 rubles). If the prices on the menu are too high for you, then limit yourself to latte with feijoa popsicle with pistachio crumble (450 rubles) or honey cake (500 rubles). Every girl can afford to pamper herself after the salary. By the way, don't be surprised if you run into a celebrity in the elevator - they love this restaurant very much. Pierce Brosnan, David Duchovny, Cindy Crawford and many other "stars" have already been here.

Address: Presnenskaya embankment, 12, "Federation Tower"

Average check: 3500 rubles

3. 45th parallel

Opened six months ago on the top floor of the Tsvetnoy shopping center, the 45th Parallel restaurant has a truly unique panoramic veranda overlooking Tsvetnoy Boulevard and Moscow mansions. Few establishments inside the Garden Ring can boast of such a scale. The veranda is designed for 120 seats. For the summer season, the area on the roof of the department store was planted as much as possible - maples and birches were put in tubs, grapes were allowed to curl along the walls. Comfortable wrought-iron furniture and a special barbecue area are especially good. A transparent glass roof protects the veranda from the rain, and cozy blankets, author's cocktails from the famous bartender Vasily Zheglov and delicious hot dishes from the brand chef Regis Trigel protect from the wind and evening coolness. For example, a closed pie with salmon and mushrooms (680 rubles), tiger tempura prawns with wasabi sauce (920 rubles) or mushroom consomme with artichoke creme brulee (590 rubles).

Address: Tsvetnoy Boulevard, 15/1, shopping center "Tsvetnoy", 7th floor
Opening hours: 12:00 – 24:00

4. White Rabbit

The only Russian restaurant included in the prestigious ranking of the top 50 best restaurants in the world The World's 50 Best Restaurants is a real gastronomic attraction of Moscow. It is located under a glass dome on the 16th floor of the Smolensky Passage shopping center, so, in addition to author's gourmet cuisine from chef Vladimir Mukhin, here you can enjoy magnificent views of the city. Each dish in the restaurant is a real work of culinary art. How do you like, for example, a salad of medlar, avocado, cucumbers and garden greens (740 rubles), borscht with baked beans, fried crucian carp and sour cream (750 rubles) or whitefish fillet with young wild garlic and wheat (750 rubles)? Agree, the descriptions of the dishes are intriguing! Desserts at White Rabbit are another story altogether. Well, tell me, how can you resist and not try sheep's milk panna cotta with cloudberry mousse (450 rubles), tangerine honey cake with sour cream ice cream (470 rubles) or King Stanislav's Babu with pink champagne and apricots (500 rubles)?

The address:Smolenskaya Square, 3, 16th floor
Opening hours:Sun/Mon/Tue/Wed 12:00 - 00:00,Thu/Fri/Sat 12:00 - 02:00
Average check: 3000 rubles

5. Zafferano

Behind the Italian name of the restaurant is actually the name of one of the most expensive spices in the world - saffron. In Zafferano, the author's mix of European and Oriental cuisines is rich in various spices like nowhere else. Delicious food comes complete with a bright veranda, a green lawn, birch trees, a panoramic view of the Garden Ring and Novy Arbat, soft cozy sofas, lots of greenery and lounge-style music. The atmosphere is very conducive to sitting comfortably on pillows, drinking fragrant tea with fig or walnut jam (250 rubles) and having unhurried philosophical conversations. If you get hungry, try baked vegetable caviar (500 rubles), sorrel soup with quail egg (420 rubles), potato kebab (250 rubles) or grilled fish (1100-1800 rubles). For tea, in addition to the original jam, you should take Baku baklava (250 rubles) or halva (200 rubles).

Address: Novinsky Boulevard, 8, Lotte Plaza shopping center, 3rd floor
Opening hours: 11:00 - until the last guest
Average check: 2500-3000 rubles

6. Buono

The restaurant is located on the 29th floor of the Radisson Royal Hotel. The veranda here is open all year round, so in any weather you can have lunch or dinner, sitting on a soft sofa by the panoramic window with a magnificent view of the city. The cuisine is Italian, the menu is developed by the famous chef Christian Lorenzini. We highly recommend trying the flambé dishes. They will be personally prepared for you by the chef of the menu - Francesco Pistacchio - an active cheerful Italian grandfather famously throws vegetables in a pan and arranges a real fire show right next to your table. Can cook spelled pasta with scallops (1350 rubles), octopus in spicy tomato sauce (1650 rubles) or penne with smoked salmon and cream sauce (1050 rubles). There is something to see and something to be surprised.

Address: Kutuzovsky prospect, 2/1, Radisson Royal Hotel, (former hotel "Ukraine"), 29th floor
Opening hours: 12:00 – 1:00
Average check: 4000 rubles

7. Russian seasons

We already talked about this restaurant with trendy Russian cuisine when we advised you,. In the summer, Russian Seasons is much more interesting. You can not only taste original dishes, but also enjoy beautiful views of the very center of Moscow, sitting on a large veranda. As in the main hall of the restaurant, it is just as elegant and beautiful here - snow-white tablecloths, soft silk pillows, comfortable chairs, crystal glasses and porcelain plates. For the summer season, chef Vladimir Tikhomirov, a student of the famous Russian chef Anatoly Komm, traditionally prepares seasonal offers that are definitely worth appreciating. If the soul does not lie in experiments, feel free to order proven dishes from the main menu. For example, a salad with vegetables and warm cheese (720 rubles), pikeperch fillet with celery (790 rubles) or red beans in tomato sauce with cilantro and nuts (650 rubles).

Address: Strastnoy Boulevard, 8a
Opening hours: 12:00 - until the last guest
Average check: 3000 rubles

8. Balcony

The most Mediterranean of all open terraces in Moscow. Being here for the first time, it's hard to believe your eyes - palm trees grow on the veranda and chestnuts bloom, and in the middle of green lawns with real grass there are cozy tents, rocking chairs and hammocks. Having settled down in comfort, you can enjoy stunning views of the city from a bird's eye view and taste delicious dishes from chef Irina Boldyreva. The cuisine is mostly Mediterranean with a few popular Japanese rolls and sushi. An excellent option for a light dinner would be, for example, a salad with lightly salted Far Eastern sockeye salmon and avocado (700 rubles), soup with crab and shrimp (500 rubles) or assorted grilled vegetables (350 rubles). If you like desserts, then in this restaurant you can not be afraid for your figure - the menu has small sweets - sweets (from 100 rubles) and marmalade (90 rubles). From a couple of pieces with a cup of tea, there will be no particular harm to the waist.

Address: Novinsky Boulevard, 8, Lotte Plaza Shopping Center, 7th floor
Opening hours: 12:00 – 24:00
Average check: 2500-3000 rubles

9. Mercedes bar

A cozy and stylish bar in the art deco style on the 31st floor - under the very spire of the Stalinist skyscraper Radisson Royal Hotel. The all-round panorama allows you to choose which view you will have for dinner today, or simply enjoy a signature cocktail. Here and Moscow City, and the center of the capital, and the Moscow River. The cuisine, as in the Buono restaurant, is from Chef Christian Lorenzini. There are a lot of fish and seafood dishes, vegetarian salad with pink tomatoes, avocado and red onion (450 rubles) and cream soup of corn with parmesan and truffle oil (450 rubles) are good. We recommend paying special attention to the dessert menu, which has as many as 16 items, including hot chocolate flan (780 rubles) and tart tatin with pear (560 rubles).

Address: Kutuzovsky prospect, 2/1, Radisson Royal Hotel, (former hotel "Ukraine"), 31st floor
Opening hours: 18:00 – 6:00
Average check: 2500 rubles

10 Chips

We have already talked about this place of Arkady Novikov in our two reviews. But what can you do when you can dance at Chips on Friday or Saturday nights in a trendy club on the second floor, and on Sundays the first floor is ideal. We cannot but tell you about the third floor - a spacious terrace with a panoramic view of the center of Moscow. In winter, a real skating rink is poured here - you can skate and drink hot mulled wine. In summer, the roof turns into a cozy veranda. However, do not think that it is always quiet here - loud fun parties are held on the roof on Thursday, Friday and Saturday! The menu of the veranda is practically the same as the menu of the restaurant on the ground floor, a large selection of vegetarian dishes, delicious fish and seafood, including those cooked on the grill.

Address: Kuznetsky most, 7, entrance from Petrovka, 3rd floor
Opening hours: Mon-Thu 12:00 - 00:00, Fri-Sat 12:00 - until the last guestAverage check: 2500 rubles

11. Rose bar

A popular trendy bar is located in the very center of Moscow - on the roof of an old apartment building at the intersection of Bolshaya Dmitrovka and Stoleshnikov Lane. Interior reminiscent of the deck of a luxury yacht: teak floor, wicker rattan furniture, flowers, a white piano, airy canvas curtains. In summer, the glass roof is moved apart and the whole restaurant turns into one large veranda with a panoramic view of the streets of the historic city center. Food at the Rose Bar from a young but already well-known chef, Kirill Berger. On the menu he collected the best dishes from around the world, including fried eggplant salad (550 rubles), tom yum-style shrimp (650 rubles), grilled corn in hoi-sin sauce (300 rubles), persimmons in caramel with chokeberry sorbet (300 rubles) and homemade ice cream with crispy caramel and nuts (300 rubles).

Address: Bolshaya Dmitrovka, 20/1
Opening hours: Sun-Wed 12:00 - 00:00, Thu-Sat 12:00 - 06:00
Average check: 2000-2500 rubles

Of course, these are not all panoramic restaurants available in Moscow. There are other establishments that deserve attention: a restaurant "River" on Krasny Oktyabr with a stunning view of the Moskva River, City Space Bar & Lounge on the 34th floor of the hotel Swissotel Krasnye Holmy, Extra Lounge Moscow on the roof of the Korston Hotel and others. And in the near future (almost this month) they promise to open the famous Seventh Heaven restaurant in the Ostankino TV tower after many years of reconstruction. If you haven't been there before the fire in 2000, be sure to go. The views from the windows are just incredible!

• Restaurant-bar "02Lounge" (Ritz Carlton, 12th floor) and " Conservatory» (Ararat Park Hyatt, 10th floor) offer excellent view of the Kremlin.
• Restaurant " white rabbit” on the 16th floor of the Smolensky Passage is a convenient place for viewing the Garden Ring and the skyscrapers of Moscow.
• 360 degree view and view on the Arbat, the Moscow River, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior offers the Panorama restaurant (Golden Ring Hotel, 23rd floor).
• You can find higher places ( up to the 85th floor) in the business complex "Moscow City" and in the hotels " SwisshotelRed Hills" and " Radisson Royal».
• Panoramic restaurant " Seventh heaven» in the Ostankino tower with rotating floors gives a view of the city from a height 328-334 meters.
• All restaurants have menus in English.

Ordinary city restaurants are located on the first floors, their signs are visible to any passer-by. But in Moscow there are special establishments that are located high above, sometimes almost under the clouds. Finding them is not easy, but it's worth it. These bars and restaurants offer breathtaking views of the city. The highest of them is located at an altitude of 354 meters! And the most unusual is the restaurant in the Ostankino television tower, with a rotating floor. In the review, we have selected the most interesting establishments with panoramic views in Moscow. Each of them has a menu in English.

With a view of the Kremlin

02 Lounge(Tverskaya st., 3)
This is a restaurant-bar located on the 12th floor of the five-star Ritz Carlton Hotel, in the heart of the capital. Its terrace offers the best view of Manezhnaya Square and the Kremlin. People often go to this place just for this impression: the menu of the institution is relatively small, and the prices are very high. Cuisine: European, Japanese. There is a large cocktail list and a good selection of wines. Average check: 4,000-5,000 rubles.

Conservatory(Neglinnaya street, 4)
This restaurant-bar is located on the 10th floor of the five-star Ararat Park Hyatt hotel. The main feature of the place is a terrace with panoramic windows. Here, in the warm season, you can enjoy a beautiful view of the Theater Square and the Bolshoi Theater, as well as the Historical Museum and the Kremlin towers. Cuisine: European, Armenian. Average check: 3,500 rubles.

Inside the Garden Ring

White Rabbit(Smolenskaya Square, building 3)
Regularly included in the prestigious The World's 50 Best Restaurants rating, this restaurant is a true gastronomic landmark of Moscow. Author's dishes, combined with a good location on the 16th floor of Smolensky Passage, have made this place one of the most popular in Moscow. From here you can see the monumental Stalinist buildings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ukraine Hotel, the Garden Ring and the skyscrapers of Moscow City. Cuisine: author's Russian. Average check: 3,500 rubles.

Carlson(Ovchinnikovskaya emb., 20/1).
It is located on the roof of the 14-storey Central City Tower business center. From the terrace of the restaurant you can clearly see the Kremlin, the Moskva River and the historical district of Zamoskvorechye. Prices are quite democratic, there is a children's menu. Cuisine: Russian, Italian, author's. Average check: 2,000 rubles.

Kalina bar(Novinsky Boulevard, 8)
This restaurant-bar is located on the 21st floor of the Lotte Plaza hotel and office complex on Novy Arbat. The windows of the restaurant offer a beautiful view of Moscow: on the one hand - on the lanes of the Old Arbat and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, on the other (from the open terrace) - on the Garden Ring, Government House and Moscow City. Cuisine: European, Russian, Japanese, extensive cocktail list. Average check: 3,000 rubles..

Panorama(Smolenskaya st., 5)
The restaurant is located on the 23rd floor of the Golden Ring Hotel. This is one of the first panoramic restaurants in the capital, opened in 2000. The restaurant has a 360-degree view, so each table offers a beautiful view of certain sights: the New and Old Arbat, Stalin's skyscrapers, the Moscow River, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior or the White House. The restaurant is decorated in a classic respectable style. Cuisine: European, Russian. Average check: 3,500 rubles.

time outRoof top bar(Bolshaya Sadovaya st., 5/1)
From the summer veranda of this institution, a beautiful view of the Garden Ring, Triumfalnaya Square with a monument to the Soviet futurist poet V. Mayakovsky, the Concert Hall. P. Tchaikovsky and Tverskaya street. The restaurant-bar is located in the belvedere tower of the Beijing Hotel, on the 12th and 13th floors. The hall on the top floor is very unusual - there are impressive ceilings 8 meters high and historical elements of Soviet decor (mosaics, columns, tiles, etc.). The bar is open from 17.00 until the last guest, there are days off.

Restaurants in high-rise hotels in Moscow

If in the very center of the city, inside the Garden Ring, panoramic restaurants are located at a height of 10-23 floors, then at a distance from the Kremlin, for example, in the Moscow City business complex or in the modern high-rise hotels Swissotel Krasnye Holmy and Radisson Royal ”, restaurants are located on the 29th, 34th, 52nd and even 85th floors! From this height, you can see not only nearby sights, but also entire districts of the capital.

Buono(Kutuzovsky prospect, 2/1)
This gourmet Italian restaurant is located on the 29th floor of the Radisson Royal Hotel. The institution is located in the historical building of the famous Soviet hotel "Ukraine", one of the seven Stalinist skyscrapers. Not all tables are by the windows, so in order to get a table with a view on the covered terrace, you need to book it in advance. The terrace offers a beautiful view of Novy Arbat and surrounding areas. Cuisine: Italian. Average check: 4,000 rubles.

Mercedes Bar(Kutuzovsky prospect, 2, building 1, building 1)
It is also located in the Radisson Royal Hotel, on the 31st floor. The interior is made with a reference to the classic American style of Manhattan of the 1930s and 40s: an abundance of leather armchairs, solid wood tables, many mirrors and, of course, posters with old-timer Mercedes Benz cars. Panoramic windows overlook the skyscrapers of Moscow City, the White House, Novy Arbat and the center of the capital. Cuisine: European, Japanese. Average check: 2500 rubles.

City Space(Kosmodamianskaya embankment, 52, building 6)
Bar-restaurant on the 34th floor of the Swisshotel Krasniye Holmy. This is an all-round establishment, so almost every table has a beautiful view of the city. The historical district of Zamoskvorechye, the Moskva River, the area of ​​Taganskaya Square with the famous Stalinist high-rise building on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment and the Garden Ring are clearly visible. The Kremlin, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and Moscow City are visible in the distance. Cuisine: European, Russian, extensive bar list. Average check: 3,000 rubles.

To Moscow City

Outdoors(1st Krasnogvardeisky pr-d, 21 building 2)
This is the "highest" restaurant in Moscow. It is located on the roof of the OKO tower in the Moscow City business district and is open only during the warm season, from May to September. In winter, an ice skating rink is arranged on the same roof of the skyscraper. The height at which the restaurant is located is simply breathtaking - 354 meters! This is the highest veranda in Europe. A democratic atmosphere reigns inside, although the prices in this establishment are above average. The average check is 3,000 rubles. Cuisine: Russian, European.

Ruski(1st Krasnogvardeisky pr-d, 21, building 2)
This is the highest all-round restaurant in Europe. It is located on the 85th floor of the OKO skyscraper. Outside the windows there are breathtaking views of the capital, and in the hall there is a huge Russian stove. And this is not just a part of the interior, they really cook in it! A special “stove menu” will surprise even gourmets. Another feature of the restaurant is the ice room, to enter which visitors are given felt boots and fur coats, as well as warming drinks like vodka. There is a large children's entertainment room. In the restaurant you can order excursions to the roof of the OKO tower (for visitors from 7 years old). Cuisine: Russian. The average check is 3,000 rubles.

sixty
This is the second highest restaurant in Moscow. It is located on the 62nd floor of the Federation Tower in the Moscow City complex. The restaurant has a platform with a balcony, where guests like to take photos for memory. From here, three Stalinist skyscrapers are especially clearly visible - the Ukraina Hotel, a residential building on Kudrinskaya Square and the building of the Russian Foreign Ministry, as well as the entire west of Moscow. With the help of special mechanisms, windows in the restaurant open every hour and guests can enjoy the fresh air at a height of 225 meters. Cuisine: Russian, northern and Pan-Asian in the author's performance. The average check is 3,500 rubles.

Aviator(Presnenskaya embankment, 12)
Located on the 52nd floor of the Federation Tower. This is a small restaurant with 80 seats. The industrial-style interior is framed by panoramic windows with a breathtaking view of Moscow, which, coupled with the small size of the hall, creates an airy feeling. There is a separate room with a fireplace and upholstered furniture for 15 people. Please note: to get into the "Aviator" you need to call the hostess in the foyer of the first floor of the skyscraper in advance. Cuisine: European, Russian, author's. Average check: 3500 rubles.

On Sparrow Hills

sky lounge(Leninsky avenue, 32a)
The restaurant is located on the 22nd floor of the building of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Its windows overlook the west of Moscow: Sparrow Hills, the Moscow State University building and the Moscow River. If you want to sit by the window, you need to book a table in advance. The restaurant has a veranda, which is open during the warm season. Cuisine: Russian, European, Japanese. Average bill: 3,000 rubles.

Moscow restaurants with a panoramic view are very popular due to the excellent view of the sights and rooftops of the city. Most of these establishments are concentrated in the Moscow City business center, overlooking Gorky Park, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Luzhniki Stadium, the Novodevichy Convent and the busy avenues of the capital.

View restaurants in Moscow

Great for:

• for a romantic date with your beloved;
• for business dinners. Businessmen and entrepreneurs are especially attracted to high-altitude restaurants, which are associated with their status and position in society;
• for a family dinner that will leave a pleasant impression. Photos in this unusual place will fill up your family album.

The best panoramic restaurants in Moscow

Interesting Facts:

The location of panoramic restaurants in the most picturesque places of the capital allowed them to take positions in the world's leading rankings.

White Rabbit was named one of the 100 Best Restaurants in the World in 2014 by The World's 50 Best Restaurants in New York. This establishment combines gourmet cuisine and a view of the Kremlin walls, the embankments of the Moskva River, the domes of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The themed interior was created based on the fairy tale by Lewis Carroll. Already in 2016, this restaurant with a view of Moscow from a height of 55 meters took 18th place, which was a great success for Russian establishments in this area.

Restaurant Ruski with a nine-ton Russian stove is located in the Oko skyscraper. This restaurant in Moscow, at an altitude of 354 meters, is proud of its achievements and is the highest establishment in Europe. All guest areas offer a panoramic view with a 360-degree view of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in the Kremlin, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the high-rise of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Cafe with a panoramic view in Moscow

The second place in Europe belongs to the view restaurant of Moscow called Sixty at a height of 225 meters: it is located on the 62nd floor of the Federation Tower.

City Space Bar & Lounge - a cocktail bar in the Swissotel - Red Hills hotel takes 10th place in the ranking of the best bars in the world according to the American Bartender's Guide 2008 and is located at an altitude of 140 meters.

Restaurants at the height in Moscow are:

• breathtaking view of Moscow from a bird's eye view,
• exquisite interiors,
• high level of service -
these are the benefits that await guests when visiting spectacular restaurants and bars.