Watching match broadcasts: a selection of 10 best bars in the capital

The World Cup is a great excuse not only to cheer on your favorite national team, but also to meet your friends in some restaurant or sports bar. We publish for you the best inexpensive bars and pubs in Moscow, where you can watch live broadcasts with sound and gather all your friends.

The match schedule is here.

Bobby Dazzler

A small but cozy pub in the center, which has two large and eight small screens at its disposal – the broadcast will be visible from almost anywhere in the pub. The website has an up-to-date broadcast schedule of all matches of the 2018 World Cup. The menu is also constantly updated with discounts and promotions, for example, you get garlic breadcrumbs for the first pint of beer as a gift, and when ordering any dessert – coffee or tea.

Aadress: 7/13 Kostyansky Lane, Chistye Prudy/Turgenevskaya/Sretensky Boulevard metro station, tel. +7 (495) 608 03 83.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11.00-0.00, Fri 11.00-3.00, Sat 13.00-5.00, Sun 13.00-0.00.

Tap & Barrel Pub

Irish bar in the center, where rock’n’roll is played between broadcasts on weekends. There are no discounts in the pub, but from 12 to 16 you can order a business lunch at an average price of 350 rubles.
Aadress: 13 Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street, Tverskaya/Pushkinskaya/Chekhovskaya subway stations, tel. +7 (495) 636 29 04.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri, Fri, Sun 12.00-0.00, Fri-Sat 12.00-6.00.
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“Panacheli”

A restaurant whose aim is to unite the peoples of the world through cuisine. That is why the menu includes borscht and basma with lamb. During the World Cup 2018 all matches are broadcasted, and special discounts and treats are offered for holders of fan passports, but they are valid only if you pay in cash.
Aadress: 2nd Smolensky Lane, ¼, Smolenskaya metro station, tel. +7 (499) 252 86 55.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri, Fri, Sun 12.00-0.00, Fri-Sat 12.00 and till the last visitor.
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Mr. Help & Friends

Bar on Belorusskaya Street, where cocktails from all over the world are prepared. There are few discounts in the menu, but the bar promises a drink to every visitor for every goal of our national team.
Aadress: 1-ya Tverskaya-Yamskaya, 27, 2nd floor, Belorusskaya metro station, tel. +7 (495) 627 67 36.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12.00 till the last visitor, Fri 12.00-6.00, Sat 14.00-6.00, Sun 16.00 till the last visitor.
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Beer Happens

A beer bar with 30 beers on tap and 400 bottled beers from all over the world. You can buy beer to go at the pub – a bottle will cost 100 rubles less. Large screens throughout the hall will allow you to enjoy the match from almost anywhere in the pub.

Aadress: Sretenka, 24/2, p. 1, Sukharevskaya metro station, tel. +7 (495) 608 39 98.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri, Fri, Sun 12.00-0.00, Fri-Sat 12.00-2.00.
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The Tipsy Pub

Irish pub on Novoslobodskaya with cozy atmosphere. The pub is capacious enough (about 170 people), but it’s better to book a table in advance, because it will be difficult to find a free place during the match.

Aadress: 9 Suschevskaya Street, Novoslobodskaya/Mendeevskaya subway station, tel. +7 (495) 636 29 02.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10.00-0.00, Fri 10.00-6.00, Sat 12.00 and until the last visitor, Sun 12.00-0.00.
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“FONBET”.

A chain of sports bars (there are two so far) where all the attention is paid to soccer. A certain plus is the round-the-clock operation mode.
Addresses: 88 Leninsky Prospekt 88, metro station “Prospekt Vernadskogo”, tel. 8(916)553-64-62, Dekabristov, 8, metro station “Otradnoe”, tel. 8(916)998-07-85
Opening hours: round the clock
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“League of Dads”.

Sports bar on Chistye Prudy with big plasmas and impressive bar list and round-the-clock opening hours.
Aadress: Bolshaya Lubyanka, 24, Chistye Prudy/Turgenevskaya/Sretensky Bulvar metro stations, tel. +7 (495) 783 05 15.
Opening hours: round the clock
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Scotland Yard

A truly English pub on Petrovka with a great beer variety. Plazmas are in every corner here, but since the pub is very popular, it’s better to book a table before the match.
Aadress: Petrovka, 34, p. 1, st. m. “Tverskaya”/”Pushkinskaya”/”Chekhovskaya”, tel. +7 (495) 609 02 10.
Opening hours: Mon, Fri 12.00-0.00, Tues-Thurs 12.00-1.00, Fri-Sat 12.00-3.00.
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“Bauman”

A spacious bar with author’s cuisine and a large selection of drinks. In addition to broadcasting matches, the bar often hosts various music programs.

Aadress: Fridrikh Engelsa, 20, st. 1, Baumanskaya metro station, tel. +7 968 810 18 88.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri, Fri, Sun 12.00-0.00, Fri-Sat 12.00-5.00.
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