Moscow one-day city walk route, super practical eating and shopping guide
Why should you spare one day for eating and shopping in Moscow? Starting from the Red Square business district to the surrounding markets, you must bookmark this route.
🏞Route:
GUM Department Store ~ Tverskaya Street ~ Pushkin Café ~ An Ant Flea Market
1⃣GUM Department Store (ГУМ)
GUM Department Store next to the Red Square is the most treasured shopping mall in Moscow. It has various big brands, exquisite covered bridges, gorgeous domes, and the decoration is both modern and classic🛍️
👉At the entrance from Tverskaya Street, there is the famous Putin ice cream. There is always a queue and it tastes good.
👉Canteen No. 57 on the third floor is the most cost-effective restaurant around Red Square. It has a good environment, many choices, and the price is not expensive, but you still have to queue up, so try to stagger your meal times.
🏞Address: Красная пл., 3
🕰Business hours: 10:00-22:00
🚖Transportation: Take Metro Line 1 and get off at Охотный ряд
2⃣Tver Street (Тверска́я у́лица)
This busiest street in Moscow is lined with commercial buildings. The architectural style on both sides of the street is a unique sight in Moscow. In the evening, there are also a number of street performers playing.
🏞Address: ул. Арбат, 54/2с1
🕰Business hours: 24 hours
🚖Transportation: Just next to the Red Square, within walking distance.
3⃣Pushkin Cafe (Кафе Пушкин)
Walking into this coffee shop full of Russian elegance is like traveling to a noble place in the Middle Ages. The interior decoration is gorgeous and classical. Although Pushkin Coffee Shop has nothing to do with Pushkin, it is worth checking in.
The meal cost is a bit high, but the price of coffee is still acceptable.
🏞Address: Москва, ул. Тверской бульвар, дом 26-А
🕰Business hours: 10:00-23:00
🚖Transportation: Take Metro Line 2 to Tverskaya Station (Тверская) or Line 7 Pushkin Station (Пушкинская) and walk southwest for more than 100 meters.
4⃣An Ant Flea Market (Измайлово)
If you like shopping for vintage clothes, traditional Russian handicrafts, second-hand goods and other items, you must come to Anant. There are also local food stalls inside.
The buildings are built like Disneyland. If you have time to stroll around slowly, you can find a lot of interesting stuff!
In addition, the shopping mall next to the Ant Market is quite cheap to buy famous brands, so you can go shopping together.
🏞Address: Измайловское шоссе, 73Ж, строение 2, Moskva
🚖Transportation: Take the subway and get off at Partizanskaya and walk about 500 meters
🕰Opening hours: weekends and holidays, it is recommended to go shopping early in the morning.