A Place for Your Date

An innocent tasting

For a first date we recommend Two Hands. On one floor there’s an intimate bar hidden from prying eyes, while the second floor houses a spacious and stylish restaurant. Interactive activities will fill awkward pauses: they regularly hold wine tastings, cocktail-making workshops, wine-casino nights, and live music evenings.

The menu is compact but serious: you’ll find two-year-aged cheeses, a light salad with mango, avocado, and pomegranate, and filet mignon with onion jam. In addition to the main menu, Two Hands serves hearty breakfasts — you can order shakshuka with parmesan from 9:00 until 16:00, and then dinner isn’t far off.

Sharing a cocktail experience

Second date — don’t slow down. If you want to casually, and without red flags learn everything about your partner, it’s better to leave this to experts. A visit to Temple turns into a real quest: where to go and how to find the bar will be explained when you book. You can’t get in without a reservation.

To preserve the intrigue, we’ll keep the passwords and meeting points secret, we’ll just say that you’ll get the most intimate atmosphere and communication with a third (but not at all superfluous) person — the bartender. Learning about favorite tastes, smells and colors in a relaxed atmosphere with a cocktail menu guide — perfect.

Why else is it a must-visit? Temple recently made it into the global travelers' top The World’s 50 Best Discovery, and the project proudly bears the title of «Bar of the Year» according to WhereToEat 2024 Awards!

A Neapolitan date

Once the first impression is made — it’s go eat: simple but smart. We responsibly declare that the inconspicuous location will be more than compensated by the amazing, completely handmade pizza: Uno has its own cheese dairy, farm, and bakery.

They serve 18 types of Neapolitan pizza, each thin with fluffy edges. Here, pizza is treated as comfort fast food here: prepared in minutes and served sliced. We recommend both classic options like Margherita, «Four Farm Cheeses» and Pepperoni, as well as more interesting choices: pizza with chicken thigh and shiitake mushrooms in kimchi sauce or signature pizza «Salmon on an Asian Motif» with sun-dried cherry tomatoes and artichoke sauce.

A thousand kisses deep

For couples who want to tickle their gastronomic nerves a little. The founders say that the kitchen aims for nothing less than Michelin-star restaurant standards. At NegroNi everything is designed to impress — high prices, haute cuisine and premium standards. Dishes arrive on hand-painted porcelain by artist Albina Statnykh, each depicting endangered animal species of Kazakhstan. The wine list features 260 varieties, and the dining area is divided into Casual, Fine dining and Chef’s Table zones.

This place was designed to taste intently and share impressions. The menu features A5 wagyu, marbled beef tataki, black truffle and king crab — perfect for a Michelin worthy dinner.

No need to be shy

When nervousness and sweaty palms are behind you, you can relax a little (but not too much). At Om, we recommend coming for a casual date where you can unabashedly devour street food.

Try the fresh beef sausage roll and Hawaiian hot dog with chicken sausage, followed by a mango shake and the signature peanut butter brownie. The atmosphere is incredibly welcoming, with bright walls, photo of hot-dog cross-sections and colorful cups.

On the right bank follow your snack with a stroll along the embankment; on the left, with a walk through the Botanical Garden.

Spinning in dance

A date at a party bar? Why not. We suggest brightening gray weekdays with hot dances and stronger drinks at Melodies and Rhythms.

The entrance is somewhat Fincher-style — complicated, but well-marked. Exit Fuller’s bar toward ManSur Fight Club; go inside, there will be directions in the hallway. After that, there are no rules, just dancing, great atmosphere, and drinks at the bar: shots and long drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, sours and dessert ones.

The menu is quite modest — but we didn’t come to eat: bruschettas, tacos, finger food, and a couple of burgers. All designed so you can dance easily, preferably until morning.

Love me like the French do

British scientists have proven that the French invented romantic dates. Well, we can’t think of a better option for languid glances than a restaurant serving homemade French cuisine: here you’ll find snails with chardonnay, a French chef, and a seasonal menu on a chalkboard.

The main menu is very small; it features classic French dishes: foie gras, onion soup, Burgundy snails, crème brûlée with Bourbon vanilla, and eclairs. We recommend starting with the daily starter, then moving on to beef bourguignon with glazed vegetables and steak with flambéed pepper sauce.

Everyone has their own special place. Remember where your first date took place and visit it again today. After all, food is the best way to relive those pleasant moments.

What awaits you? Flavors that evoke warm memories and offer new discoveries. Your favorite place has changed — just like you.