| Address: | 5, Bldg. 2, Potapovsky Pereulok, Metro: Turgenevskaya, Moscow, Russia |
| Contact: | +7 (495) 924 2720, http://www.temabar.ru |
| Similar Worldwide: | Zapata's Bar (Shanghai), Zapata's Suzhou Bar (Suzhou), Bar Blu Bar (Beijing) |
The best thing about the place is the absolutely massive selection of alcohol on offer. Aside from all major spirits being represented in several different brands, there is also one of the most extensive cocktail menus you will find in Moscow. And the prices are quite liberal with the more expensive cocktails only costing 200 rubles ($7). For some unknown reason the bartenders hit the lamp shades above the bar every so often. Or else they give patrons hard hats and hit them. Strange, but the bar-goers seem to enjoy it.
As for food, Tema has a fairly simple menu but the prices are reasonable. Breakfasts cost 100 rubles ($4), business lunches are 140 rubles ($5) and the average main course for dinner is around 250 rubles ($9). Service is agonizingly slow. But this remains a cheap and fun place to spend a night, or at least part of one.
