"Durant Bar", Moscow: reviews, menu, photo

At Trigorka, that is, not far from the former Trehgornaya Manufactory, in the immediate neighborhood of the Fyodor Bondarchuk's studio, a relatively new drink and entertainment institution, the Durand Bar (Moscow), was in full swing. Its creator was the famous Russian restaurateur Ilya Esterov. The institution is quite worthy to become one of the most popular and attractive nightclubs for the public capital.

Introduction

"Durant Bar" (Moscow) is housed in a building hidden in a somewhat tangled labyrinth of red brick buildings of the famous Trekhgorka. Nevertheless, the institution does not unreasonably claim to be one of the most attractive places for the night audience of the capital.

The name of the bar due to its appearance is due to the local stylistic idol - Duran Duran, a popular band whose concerts are reminiscent of the romance of the 80's. The collective is known for what the legendary Lady Di once called him. At first, creating the "Duran Bar" (Moscow), his creators planned to organize the work of the kitchen, based on the principle of selection of dishes that were eaten on tours in various restaurants of the world, Simon Le Bon and his fellow artists. To do this, they were going to carefully study the menu of these institutions. But for various reasons, this idea had to be abandoned.

Creators

"Durant Bar", Moscow (the photo report on the work is presented in the article) was invented by the restaurateur Ilya Esterov, along with partners who are principally avoiding media fame. They decided to combine in one institution modern industrial aesthetics, quality cuisine and their admiration for the art of the great group Duran Duran. The team of the project also included Pavel Pichugin, a club public well known as "Pasha Facekontrol." His duty in the restaurant is to work with the VIP-audience and other guests. In addition, he acts as a managing partner in the project.

Control system

Management in the Duran Bar, according to Ilya Esterov, made in one of the interviews, is organized very seriously. There are responsibilities: the general director, supervising administrative work, responsible for the conclusion of contracts with suppliers, and financial issues; Manager of the restaurant, dealing with personnel and management issues. Everyone is entrusted with his business, for which he answers. Restaurateur Esterov is a consultant, inspirer, participant in decision-making on all significant issues related to the activities of the institution. In addition, he organizes concerts and sponsorship events that attract the attention of new guests and the press to the restaurant.

Interior

The presence of an urban interior, a magnificent view of the waterfront, an excellent veranda is the most obvious reason to visit the Duran Bar. The interior of the "Duran Bar", Moscow (photo represents the decoration of its interior decoration), designed by designer Maria Zhukova, who is also the author of the design of "Magpies", Bad Boy Bar, Food Embassy, etc. She was added to the atmosphere of the traditional Moscow loft a certain London gloss , Reminiscent of some old, painfully familiar music video.

In the former shop was built a fireplace (operating), in front of the bar in Victorian style there is a trendy open kitchen. The presence of a terrace with a stunning view of the Moskva River and the Stalin high-rise (Ukraine Hotel), successfully transformed industrial design of the premises attracts all new guests to visit the bar.

"Durant Bar" (Moscow): the menu

The main role in the project, of course, is played by the menu from the chef Nikolai Bakunov. The head of the kitchen in such an institution as "Duran Bar" (Moscow) is known for working in Letto Club, "Balcon", "Antresol" and floating restaurant Montana.

Local dishes (carpaccio soup, dessert with soap root cream, zebu antelope with baked avocado and another three dozen other items), visitors call impeccable in content and impressive in form. The menu includes, for example, the section "Russian Fish Delicacies": in addition to crab claws, costing 785 rubles. For 100 g, here are the peasants cooked in jelly (price: 700 rubles), smoked yaz (price: 700 rubles.), As well as canned food collected by the chef throughout the country. Dishes here are not the most simple: mutton cutlets (chopped) are enclosed in a sphere made from a crunchy dough (price: 528 rubles), octopus (Sea of Okhotsk) is cooked here like a chicken of tobacco (price: 1190 rubles), ole-ole paste is garnished with vodka Chill (price: 777 rubles.). A hump of antelopes zebu (price: 1518 p.), According to reviews, worthy of the fame of the main culinary wonders of the capital.

Bar

Responsible for cocktails in the bar is a team that consists of baristas and bartenders at the highest level. Bartenders "Duran Bara" actively promotes the idea of using exclusively self-prepared blanks in the work, combining with the alcohol natural flavors of other products.

In the preparation of drinks specialists use their many years of experience, as well as the most current world trends. Inspiringly and passionately they create not just popular drinks, but the true mood of the guests in the glass. A professional bartender should, like a good friend, understand the mood of each guest, says the chief barman and one of the founders of the barmen group Arthur Shusteriwas, to be able to correctly formulate the recipe of the evening or pick up a drink on occasion.

The chief bartender DC Andrey Zastavnyuk prepares drinks in a pleasant classic style. "Durant Bar" (Moscow) - institution, shots in which are sold at least 3 pieces. The cost of all cocktails: 550 rubles., Large mix-Drinks: 700 rub.

Domestic trends - in the trend

According to visitors' reviews, the concept chief "Duran Bar" is preparing the best borscht in the capital. In addition, according to the guests, expressed by them in the reviews, he has an excellent sense of humor. Not pursuing the goal of creating in the club an oasis of Russian cuisine, from time to time Nikolay Bakunov still gives guests the opportunity to enjoy dishes that are sustained in fashion trends. That canned northern fish is served with onion and croutons directly in tin cans, then a jelly from vodka is offered to pasta with duck and vegetables, then a black "pearl", prepared from yogurt, is served to sterlet. In other establishments, for the "ennobling" of Russian dishes by chefs, elements of European cuisine are used, in Durand it's the other way around.

According to numerous reviews, the food in the club is based on deep traditional Russian (familiar to the Russian people) flavor combinations. For example, borscht, recognized as the best in the city, is cooked here for about 4-6 hours, all this time, the vegetable fry is on fire, in accordance with all the rules, as a result of which its taste begins to resemble prunes, and the borscht becomes simply velvet (cost of serving : 690 rubles.). Would you like an octopus? Potato tartar (cost of serving: 1190 rubles) is assigned to it. Want a salad with roast beef? To it is added a beet cream (the price: 691 rbl.).

Treating European frills

The local chef is convinced that foreigners are not allowed to comprehend, let alone repeat Russian cuisine. Despite his Slavophile views, Nikolai Bakunin does not ignore the gastronomic research of European colleagues. Visitors admire its versions of international menu dishes. So, meat dumplings in "Duran" are decorated like a meat ball, and pelmeni with a stuffing made from baked vegetables are served under the eggplant dome (cost: 690 rubles). English lamb chops are served in a sphere of crispy dough (the cost of the dish is 528 rubles), and the beef stroganoff is a tenderloin with salted cucumber roe and mushroom foam (costs 1,300 rubles).

At the same time, Bakunin proclaims to all that the food should be so simple that it can be reproduced without a distortion by a simple linear cook. As the only confirmation of this postulate, perhaps, it is possible to name only a collection of wonderful canned fish, costing 700-1500 rubles, which, as already mentioned, are fed directly into tins. Guests of the restaurant in their reviews share unforgettable impressions, which remain from acquaintance with the taste of burbot liver and pyzhana in jelly. All other dishes look so interesting, that the guests come back here again and again.

Dessert

The dessert part of the menu also abounds with ideas. Here are some of them:

• Ice cream with mashed potatoes from the root of an orchid, similar to that sold in Istanbul (costs: 378 rubles.).
• Burger from chocolate (price: 595 rubles.). About the poppy biscuit, one of its components, the guests say that it is not a pity to sell the hand for it.
• "French fries" from pineapple with real onions with tomatoes.
• "Crimea-brule" (467 rubles.).
• "Anna Pavlova" with a cream made of soap root, which is enhanced by the sweet taste (costs: 488 rubles). However, this masterpiece is recommended by some guests to be renamed "Anna Karenina", because upon arrival to the customer this gastronomic miracle is immediately shattered, causing trembling of especially sensitive natures. Slasten at the sight of a dish rush with him in an unequal battle, anticipating the upcoming gay night and a sea of cocktails.

"Durant Bar" (Moscow) reviews are called by the present times a very shocking institution.

Secrets of success

The main criterion for the success of a commercial project is, of course, profit. But for an institution like a bar, no less important is how exactly this money was received. It is very important that the guests of Duran Bara spend it here not because they are friends of someone from co-owners, or, for example, for the sake of fashion, but because they feel good here.

Sometimes guests look at their watches and are surprised that it is already 6 am, and they were sure that it was only 2 o'clock in the morning. This is the success, says Ilya Esterov. Success is when your guests are so good that the time for them flies by unnoticed. And this is just as important as money.

No less important is the number of guests. The owner of the restaurant is pleased to come to his place in the evening and hear from the hostess that there is no table for him, all the seats are occupied. The peculiarity of "Duran Bar" is the stipulated between the partners-co-owners as the absence of any deposits or special discounts, and "their" tables. If someone from the owners of the institution book a table or order something, he can do it as an ordinary guest, paying his bill in full. Owners do not enjoy any privileges. Discount they have only 10%, like the regular guests of the restaurant.

Useful information about the establishment

The restaurant is open:

• On Tues-Wed: 16: 00-00: 00.
• Thurs.-Sat: 17: 00-6: 00.
• Sun: 17: 00-00: 00.

The special features of the establishment include the availability of a cocktail card. Of the entertainment provided Dj. Average account size: 2000 rub. The cuisine is represented by dishes: Russian, European, author's. Services provided to guests of the "Durant Bar" (Moscow): delivery, free booking of tables.

How to get there?

"Duran Bar" (Moscow) enjoys quite a lot of popularity among residents and visitors of the capital. Address: Rochdelskaya street, 15, building No. 19, 20. The restaurant is located in the Presnensky district (Central District).

The question of potential guests of the institution "Duran Bar" (Moscow): "How to get there?" Is actual. Future visitors to regulars are recommended by the nearest metro stations Krasnopresnenskaya and Vystavochnaya.

Those who get to the restaurant on foot, after exiting the metro , should keep to the right, then go along the underground pedestrian crossing to the other side of the Zvenigorod highway. In the transition, turn left. On the street, turn left again. Passing meters 750, you must cross the street Rochdelskaya. After another 30 meters, turn left, follow the closed territory behind the barrier. Meters in 100, turning to the right, you can see the sign "Duran Bar".

Those who plan to get by car, recommend to specify the details of the entrance to the bar, directly calling the administrator on the phone, which can be found on the site of the institution. In addition, you should make sure that you have parking.

Impressions of guests

Guests consider the club one of the most trendy places of the night capital. They note an excellent atmosphere, great sound, professionalism of barmen and cooks. The institution is strongly recommended to visit.