Nook Moscow

Specialty coffee in a library

Natalia from Moscow

""Nook" in Moscow is a cozy third-wave coffee shop that offers six alternative brewing methods. I recommend getting a cup of Raf here, a local specialty."

Located in the Bogolyubov library, this place is, true to its name, a nook to give you a break from all the the hustle and bustle of the city. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself wanting to curl up and stay a while, admiring the Alice in Wonderland-esque White Rabbit painted in the wall.

Nook is a fantastic place for getting a cup of locally roasted coffee. Being a third-wave coffee place, they use fresh roasted beans – usually by Coffee Owl, but sometimes they also bring in coffee from other roasters.

Pick one of the six alternative brewing methods available (I recommend siphon because of how impressively it looks while brewing – almost like you're in a chemistry lab), or get a good old espresso-based drink. By the way, they make terrific flat white: a perfect balance of velvety steamed milk and espresso.

Or, while you’re in Moscow, have a cup of Raf coffee – a coffee drink invented in this city: legend has it that there was a Rafael that always ordered his coffee like this, and his recipe soon became immensely popular with the locals. Raf coffee is prepared with an espresso, steamed light cream, sugar and flavored with lavender (sort of classic here), citrus or some spices – so if you have it in the morning, you can skip breakfast!

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Moscow Spotter Natalia

About me I was born in Siberia (never seen a bear outside a zoo though). Since 2010, I’m a happy Moscow transplant, now working as an editor for an Internet company. I soon learned to take for granted all those fantastic things this city has to offer: great theaters, its growing third wave coffee scene, good food (I keep my personal, regularly updated falafel rating), art spaces. I like to take long walks around the city – pick a destination, start from the city center and see what Moscow has in store for me (there are usually a few hidden gems to be discovered, or at least ...

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