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Moscow Vibes

Independent travel guides: places, food, transport and practical tips, checked and kept up to date.

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Pharmacies

A guide to Gorzdrav, a Moscow pharmacy chain with many branches, including mall locations: how to find one, typical hours, what the…

Pharmacies

A guide to Rigla, a large Moscow pharmacy chain with many branches, some open 24 hours: where to find one, what you…

Shopping

A guide to Chizhik, a hard-discount grocery chain of the X5 group with many Moscow stores and mostly own-label food at low…

Shopping

A guide to Fix Price, a Russian chain of variety stores selling household goods, cosmetics, stationery, gifts and snacks at low prices:…

Shopping

A guide to Lenta, a Russian chain of supermarkets, hypermarkets and small Monetka stores with a base in Moscow's residential districts: what…

Shopping

A guide to VkusVill, a Moscow grocery chain known for fresh own-brand food and ready meals: what to buy, typical hours, the…

Convenience Stores

A guide to Magnit, a Russian grocery chain with convenience stores, cosmetics shops and compact formats in Moscow: what to buy, typical…

Shopping

A guide to Perekrestok, a Moscow supermarket chain with formats from compact city stores to hypermarkets in malls: what to buy, typical…

Shopping

A guide to Pyaterochka, a grocery chain with small neighborhood stores across Moscow: what to buy, typical hours, alcohol sale limits and…

Itineraries

A slow day for two on foot: a pond and a boulevard in the morning, the Zaryadye bridge and Red Square in…