Ekaterina palace pushkin cafe

Café Pushkin is one of Moscow’s hidden gems. This grand palatial restaurant opened in – although many people are sure it has always been there. Let&#;s investigate further.

The name Pushkin is homage to famed writer Alexander Pushkin who frequented the neighborhood.

Or if you are a James Bond fan, perhaps General Pushkin from The Living Daylights sits better with you (I must confess that&#;s who I thought of initially). But names aside, we are here to experience the history of a pink Baroque mansion &#;a la russe&#;, in the middle of Moscow. But let&#;s start at the beginning.

In the late 18th-century a former nobleman in the service of Empress Catherine the Great moved to Moscow.

Golden Gate of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoe Selo (Pushkin, St ...

There he decided to build a grand Baroque residence for his retirement with the help of Italian architects. After his death, the house passed to a German aristocrat who was on the verge of financial ruin. In order not to go bankrupt, he was forced to open a pharmacy in the building, which