Although the area around the Metropol Hotel is focused on tourism, there are many good eateries within walking distance of the hotel, including up-market restaurant catering to theater-goers at the Bolshoi.
Top-end
Godunov (5/1 Teatralnaya Ploshchad) offers sumptuous Russian haute cuisine in extremely elegant premises next to the Bolshoy Theatre. Even more extravagant is Brasserie Most (6/2 Ulitsa Kuznetskiy Most), serving expensive but superbly cooked French and Italian cuisine.
Mid-range
It may be a little over-priced, but Bosco Cafe (3 Red Square) allows diners to eat al fresco right on Red Square in summer. GlavPivTorg (5, Ulitsa Bolshaya Lubyanka) is a remarkably elegant beer bar that serves classic Russian - or more accurately Soviet - dishes and its own range of beers. Maharajah (2/1 Starosadsky Pereulok) offers authentically spicy Indian food in the heart of Kitai Gorod.
Value
If you wish to sample Azerbaijan's spicy culinary delights, Barashka (20/1 Ulitsa Petrovka) is a stylish and resonably priced cafe. Drevny Kitai (5/6 Kamergerski Pereulok) offers inexpensive but authentic Chinese cuisine that could be some of the best in central Moscow.
