If you’re looking to conserve some energy for another day’s site seeing, there are plenty of bars and traditional pubs to drink and relax in. Top pubs in Moscow are often the Irish chain pubs you find in most popular city break destinations, like Rosie O’Grady’s. This pub has all the familiar beers on tap & Guinness and is loved for its multiple rooms and friendly atmosphere. From here why not try Chesterfield’s or the John Bull Pub, which are both excellent drinking holes, with a nice mix of Russian locals and weekend tourists. Sall O’Brians is another recommended authentic pub, but like most pubs on the weekend, they do tend to attract the stag do’s early on in the night. A busy British styled pub is the Albion and as you’d imagine it’s a regular venue for expat gatherings and lads seeing off their last nights of freedom. A small British pub near Chistiye Prudy, which has football daily and live music on weekends is the Bobby Dazzler. For the late night session and big drinkers, then take note of the Big Pig Pub, which is open 24 hours. Good pub food is served here and you’ll always see a good live act. Also for big pissup sessions, try the large beer hall chain ‘Kruzhka’ where the food and drink are cheap and they have plasma screens & sport. As you’d figure, this is very popular amongst the English men & those on Moscow stag weekends. Annushka is one of the most unique bars, as it’s housed on a tram that loops around the picturesque Chistyie Prudy area.

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A cool hangout is Rotonda, a mix between a café-bar-club but it also has film screenings, poetry readings and self improvement nights. It’s a funny mix but a lot of fun and the disco is great place to meet Moscow’s bohemians. If you’re looking for 24 hour sport coverage, giant screens, pool tables and somewhere to eat to supplement that stag weekend liquid diet, then find Sportland. This is the city’s premier sports bar, under the Metelitsa casino on Novy Arbat. There are a quite a few gentlemen’ clubs, some of the most popular lap dancing clubs are; Erotic Club 911, Dolls, Oh la la and spearmint Rhino. All of these establishments are comfortable and well managed, full of beautiful scantily dressed girls that create an exotic atmosphere. Advanced bookings for stag nights is always advisable to avoid disappointment. RnB lovers can get their swing on at many nightclubs in Moscow. Vinyl & Garage have urban nights on Sundays, Souffle is best on Thursdays and Stone is great on Fridays. Also, check-out Beefeater & Mio on Tuesday nights, for some hot pump ‘n’ grind parties. A Priori is one of the best after party clubs, where hardcore clubbers come here for around 4am and party into the early morning. It holds around 600 people and has 3 rooms, with different DJs in each one. The dancefloors are always packed, the atmosphere is electric and for people not wishing to go to bed, then this will be the perfect place.

Large entertainment centres where you can eat, dance, drink and play a variety of indoor sports are very popular. Two of the best to try are Champion, which is open till 6am and Metelitsa, which is one of the most established large venues in the capital. There are casinos, restaurants, gaming facilities, discos and bars, enough to keep you entertained on your weekend break. Students, stag night partys & people on a travel budget, should try Park Avenue Disco, where the drinks are cheap and the nights are wild. There are two main dancefloors, strip shows and four bars. Penthouse No. 1 is the exact opposite to Park Avenue, which is aiming at the more mature crowd. The face control is tight and drinks are expensive, but once inside, you’ll find a multi leveled night club, with a great interior design, and fashionable people. Other alternatives for your Moscow breaks should be, Zima or Leto, both attract a hi-class crowd. Cabaret is yet another hotspot for the city's clubbing elite. The door policy is extremely picky and only tends to let in the wealthiest type of clubber. Although, the face control is undeniable harsh, the atmosphere in the club is amazing. With packed out dancefloors, filled with beautiful & friendly faces, dancing to main stream house & chart music. A great place to start a night out or to make local acquaintances is the Courvoisier club. The interior is minimal and stylish, the music is soulful and the crowd is down to earth and friendly. The club also has a 24 hour schedule, which always worth remembering. Another club, running a similar overly strict face control policy is Jet Set. Once the club has been penetrated, guests will be in awe of the spectacular flair of the decoration. The interior design is like no other club and is quite impressive and makes for a great setting to drink and dance. Marica is a multi functioning venue, fine-dining restaurant by day and sultry club by night. This multi dimensional venue set in a magnificent 18th-century mansion has a nice dining area upstairs and below is the dance space.

A hot spot to check out is ‘Fabrique’, loved by locals, expats and tourists alike for its good design and excellent DJ line ups. Located in the basement of the gigantic Institute for Design and Technology, it tends to attract a well dressed student & arty crowd. The face control is less strict here than other places you might experience, but its still worth dressing up to avoid disappointment. In a city full to the brim with nightclubs, Fabrique is an excellent choice venue for drinking and serious clubbing. Many visionary DJs have already graced the decks at this club from Afrika Bambaataa & Roger Sanchez to Felix da Housecat and many other super star names. Garage is a small venue catering to the clubbing elite, where the dress code is very particular, however play the westerner on holiday card and you shouldn’t have trouble gaining access. A much bigger venue to visit is Infiniti, that throws some of the best hiphop nights in Moscow. The people are very well dressed, so expect a face control policy. Also, drinks are not cheap, so those on a budget break shouldn’t consider this nightclub. One of the most trendiest night clubs is Propaganda. It regularly invites foreign DJs & musicians to grace its club, playing a variety of modern music, from RnB to Chicago house music. The interior comprises brick walls, pipes under the ceiling and rough wooden tables and chairs, to give it inevitably underground feel. The club is unpretentious and is relatively cheap and offers a great atmosphere. Other places to catch international Djs are Club XIII, famous for its promoters that run Ibiza club nights and Roxy club that hosts disco parties, R&B, house parties, striptease shows and international acts. The door control can be strict for cheap stag do’s, so we advise making a guest list, to avoid being turned away. One of the city's few centrally located super-clubs is Voina i Mir, but is only suitable for trance, house & techno lovers. Clubbing fans of electronica music should look out for Zona, designed like an enormous prison, even with staff dressed like prisoners. Look out for the Waterclub aswell on a weekend party break in Moscow. This is a floating party boat, with bars, dancefloors and a cracking sound system. Waterclub is definitely a great summer nightclub to experience. There are dozens of casinos, in fact Moscow alone has more casinos than the whole of Europe. Some of the more elegant casinos are attached to the five-star hotels. We can recommend; Casino Metropol, Olympic Club, Casino Moskva and the Golden palace, as excellent venues to try your luck.

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Moscow isn’t a major destination for stag nights, due to the high cost of plane tickets and the added expense of Visa’s & invitation letters. However, with those negatives cast aside, Moscow really is a great place to come for a stagweekend, totally geared for either small or large stag parties with a bigger budget. The Moscow nightlife is vast and offers all the stag do necessities. There are large entertainment centres, where you’ll find casinos, lap dancing and discos under the same roof or for the more exclusive atmosphere, there are many chic restaurant-clubs and cosmopolitan bars to be found. Contact our team that knows the ‘real drill’ of what you need from a stag weekend away.