Before we knew it, the second month of summer was coming to an end. But this July weekend promises to be a busy one. First, the unseasonably hot weather has finally abated, which is finally stressing even those who love it. Second, there’s partying, brunching, and romance ahead. So you can safely use our city activities picks as your guide to Moscow and St. Petersburg this weekend.
This way you will get a good mood and a boost of energy, and we will have ideas on how to make the most of your time.

Party at Yauza Place
This Friday, Yauza Place turns two. Although we agree, it feels like the project has always been there. The festival program includes a party with local DJs, installations, mini golf, cake and an unexpected lineup including Iner, Romey, Antokha MS, Anton Sevidov and Julia Konor.
Address: Podkolokolny str., 16, building 4.

Summer equator in DFF
Since Midsummer falls on a Monday, DFF decided to celebrate it on Friday. Therefore, Kito Jempere, Lay-Far, as well as Cherocky, Lesha Mironov and others are responsible for the atmosphere of the night.
Address: st. Yauzskaya 10/2 с4.

Northern brunch at Folk
On July 20 and 21, the flagship restaurant Folk Team will host the northernmost brunch in two years – the Murmansk restaurant “Tundra” comes to the kitchen of Valisher Musaev from the Arctic Circle. With crab, scallops, venison, blueberries, fir cones and juniper.
Tundra brand chef Sergey Balakshin and head bartender Anton Kostnikov have permeated the entire menu of the northern brunch with a subtle understanding of exactly what a person in the North needs and shared it with Folk guests in an elegant and modern way.
Crab phalanges with salmon caviar were placed on a bed of stracciatella; Murmansk scallops baked in seaweed shells were given color and flavor with cauliflower cream, red pepper sauce and carrot oil. And venison tartare became even louder and brighter with pita chips and pike caviar.
Address: Tsvetnoy Boulevard, 2.

Touche and County Textile Brunch
Touché wine bar continues a series of brunches with Russian fashion designers. In July, Kostroma brand Country Textile creator Victoria Arkhipova presents her menu.
The slogan of the new collection of the Country Textile brand is “Summer is a small life”.
The same slogan describes the brunch menu: greens, farm products, okroshka and homemade fruit drink created from Victoria’s memories of the summer spent in the village with her grandmother – all this according to the author’s interpretation of chef Taras Kiriyenko.
Address: Rochdelskaya street, building 15c22.

Italian picnic Savva and the “Green Lake”
Savva restaurant and private golf club “Green Lake”, led by brand chef Andrey Shmakov, host the second dinner of a series of outdoor events. Guests are invited to immerse themselves in the culture of Italian traditions, the subtleties of which are brilliantly described by famous Moscow Italians – restaurant chef Mirko Zago and chef of La Bottega Siciliana Claudio Pirovano. The host of the column “Desperate Host”, the author of the telegram channel “That Man at the Table Over There”, gastro-enthusiast Leonid Zakharov is preparing with them.
On July 20, a chamber picnic will be held on the territory of the “Green Lake”.
Gathering of guests between 10:00 – 12:00.
Dinner starts at 16:00.
Dinner costs 25,000 rubles per person.

Pushkin’s menu in the restaurant “Che? Kharcho!
Until the end of summer, the restaurant will serve dishes from the Caucasian and Black Sea cuisines “Che? Kharcho! AS Pushkin’s favorite dishes and desserts, based on the writer’s fairy tales, interpreted by chef Ruslan Bui. Thoroughly studying the genius preferences, the chef included in the “poetic” proposal Imeretian cheese with mint and tarragon sauce and baked plum salad, pike cutlet and risotto with Parmesan foam, seafood with couscous and chickpeas, sturgeon and sturgeon with sauce. steak with mashed potatoes, black caviar and Roquefort cheese.

Late brunch at Futurist “Box”
Apricot and gazpacho with the intense aroma of bird cherry, the softness of scallops with the bitterness of hops and tartare with notes of smoked whiskey – on July 23, Korobok and Futurist are preparing a late cocktail brunch.
At 18:00 Korobka bartender Ilya Pakhotin will stand behind the bar and permanent head bartender Evgeny Shashin will enter the hall to welcome the Futurist guests. Three cocktails, each with different tastes, aromas and legends, will be the main intrigue of the evening.
Address: St. Petersburg, Barochnaya street, 6, building 1 (entrance from Bolshaya Zelenina street)

Picnic with Arkady Novikov’s iconic “Gallery”
Gallery to go decided to support the summer mood and create a universal “Summer set” – boxes for outdoor recreation: each set includes an incredible variety of signature snacks, salads, dishes and desserts from Gallery for a picnic at the summer house, in the park, or even on a yacht.
The “summer set” boxes are available in three formats, suitable for spending time with family or friends – everyone will find dishes to their liking in them. Each box also includes a blanket, so you don’t have to worry about organization and atmosphere.

Technological art space “Light Code”
M`ARS Contemporary Art Center presented the conceptual exhibition project “Code of Light” and opened a new direction in art: the art of meditation. The creators of the installations, the Lym Art team, invite everyone to discover themselves and their potential through meditative technological processes.
Here, each person can choose their own behavior scenario: remain an observer or actively participate in the process, rediscover deeper meanings or enjoy technological perfection. The result is the same: a new experience for each guest and a complete reboot of the body’s systems.
Address: Pushkarev street, building 5.

Film screening at Bijou: “Shortcut”
On Sunday, July 21, the French bar will show a philosophical story about the residents of modern Los Angeles, where city services struggle with a locust invasion, and its residents work and play, meet and break up, cheat and fall in love. Ironically, the lives of several families whose fates are closely intertwined with random circumstances are shown. In the hustle and bustle of their ordinary lives, they do not have time to stop and think about real values.
Chef Sergei Vorontsov recommends trying a special menu from the MFF team’s Carpaccio Week festival for viewing, such as the sweet tomato carpaccio made with olives and anchovies, with fresh lemon juice and basil, or the tenderloin carpaccio in soy sauce with pastrami spices, Gruyere cheese and coffee espuma made with espresso and cream.
The film screening starts at 20:00. Entry is free, but tables must be reserved in advance.

Megobari Beach – A new location in Dream Beach beach club
In the Dream Island theme park, on the shore of the Kozhukhovsky backwater at the beginning of summer, the Dream Beach Club beach complex opened its doors, where the Georgian wine bar Megobari Beach opened.
In the new Megobari, in addition to the already familiar khinkali, khachapuri and other hits of Georgian cuisine, bar snacks, various fruits and berries, ice cream and dishes that can be comfortably eaten on the sun loungers by the pool are sold.

Events at the new pop-up space Fonbase
This weekend, the focus of the Fonbase program will shift to the most dynamic of popular sports – basketball. On Sunday, there will be a show by the legendary hip-hop group AVG, whose members are frequent guests in the ring. In addition to musical performances by 4EU3, Kass, Romsta, Cherocky, Lesha Mironov and others, there will be a basketball dunk contest (a competition for spectacular overhead shots to the basket, according to NBA rules) and a show with the participation of the jury, blindly guessing a professional basketball player based solely on his skill on the court. AVG members will also show excerpts from an upcoming documentary about the team’s history for the first time and discuss collectible sneakers with a Maggi customizer and collector.
Address: st. Luzhniki 24, building 9.
Source: People Talk

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