Moscow first timers are often stunned to see GQ Bar, expecting a demure gentleman’s bar and instead finding one of Moscow’s largest and grandest supper club scenes that sprawls out over 15,000-sq. ft. and offers three different restaurant and bar experiences to fit one’s taste.
A part of Arkady Novikov’s Moscow restaurant empire that includes China Club and Café Vogue, GQ Bar is an ideal after work or late-night option ideal for local and visiting professionals.
GQ Bar is divided between a series of interconnecting spaces with two elevated balconies overlooking the main floor eatery offers a series of lounge areas arranged in a mix of mid-century and Ralph Lauren furnishings home. Walls mix modern artwork with various GQ covers over the years that are an upscale backdrop to the late-night singing action in the karaoke bar or DJs that spin late-nights on weekends.
Tips
Best after work or on a late-Friday night, GQ Bar offers grown-up revelers a sexy lounge pad in the center of Moscow.
Last Word
Food varies from modernized Russian dishes to Asian-inspired and Mediterranean.
