The Black Swan pub & shop\t

«The Black Swan pub & shop» is located at Solyanka, 1/2, with the entrance from Zabelina Street. The pub occupies two floors and is arranged like a real labyrinth of themed halls. On the first floor, guests are greeted by a central hall with hand-painted walls — here orchids, ferns, alpine grasses, palms, and water lilies evoke the greenhouses of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Next to it is a two-sided bar: one side faces the pedestrian street Solyanka, the other opens into the hall, so you can grab a pint without even stepping inside, straight from the street. Next to the "greenhouse" is a fireplace hall with an antique bishop's bench and a fireplace that hasn't been lit in a long time but remains a decorative feature of the interior. The first floor also has the "Druzhba" (Friendship) and "Orangerie" halls, the latter with its own bar. Below, on floor -1, guests will find the "Library," "Storeroom," "Mirror Room," and "Gothic" halls. A separate part of the pub is the "Secret Room," or Hidey Hole. It can be reached through a service exit behind the water lilies, then through a suite of corridors in the salt cellars. Here lies an almost two-hundred-meter vaulted space with organ pipes, antique stained-glass windows, a real bell in the bell tower, and a medieval wine cellar. This space unites five separate halls and opens to guests several times a year — for example, May 1-3 and 9-11, from 4:00 p.m. The pub's menu features European, American, and fusion dishes, and guests can book a table or order delivery.