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Chelovek i Parohod

Mytnaya Street, 74 Tul'skaya 8:00-21:00
Roasters, Trendy place

Chelovek i Parohod (Man and the Steamboat) was open
in October 2015 in the Danilovsky Market, which is a very
popular gastronomy area. The market used to be like any oth-
erselling fruits and vegetables, but after renovation this place
became must-visit place for every foodie in town, this gas-
tronomy centre gathered many interesting restaurants and in-
dependent projects such as Chelovek i Parohod. As ChiP (short
for Chelovek i Parohod) is a part of the market, its design is
perfectly matching with the rest of the place: wooden bar, that
you can see right after you enter the Danilovsky Market and VA
Black Eagle Gravitech machine with 2 VA Mythos grinders. If
you fancy to drink your coffee inside and not take it to-go you
will have to find your seat somewhere around the market as
every café and restaurant share their sitting places. Firstly you
might feel a little awkward, but then you really appreciate to be
able to enjoy great coffee and at the same time walk around and
experience different things like Moroccan food, Turkish and
Georgian sweets etc. and your sit does not limit your opportuni-
ties. ChiP also does green buying and roasting so we tasted their
coffee called ‘Curry&Lemon’ on beans from Guatemala, the
taste was interesting and exciting as you try to understand all
the flavors in the drink.

Talking about specialty coffee, Moscow still has a long way to go, but that is exactly what makes
Moscow interesting as coffee culture here feels very young, vibrant and creative. People are open to new
flavor combinations and experiments as well as they tend to keep everything natural and do not add any
artificial sweeteners. Almost every specialty coffee shop in Moscow does not serve food, except for rare
packs of nuts, maybe it is because Moscow is still learning how to appreciate good coffee and does not
want to be distracted by food. Everything comes with time and we hope third wave will take over Russian
capital in no time.

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