{"id":486,"date":"2020-02-10T20:22:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T20:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/?p=486"},"modified":"2022-04-18T16:18:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T14:18:12","slug":"plyushkin-bar-restaurant-kaliningrad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/plyushkin-bar-restaurant-kaliningrad\/","title":{"rendered":"Plyushkin Bar & Restaurant Kaliningrad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plyushkin Bar & Restaurant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Sadly, Plyushkin is now as deceased as it’s fictional namesake\ud83d\ude25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not called \u2018Lampshades\u2019 but why not is anybody\u2019s guess. Plyushkin (which is the name of a fictional character in Gogol’s novel Dead Souls<\/em>) is a bar\/restaurant located on a busy intersection in Kaliningrad opposite the Amber Museum. It is nice and central, and situated as it is on a bustling traffic hub, easy to get to by bus, mini-bus or tram. From the outside, it is deceptive, especially at night, when all that can be seen is a small foyer and the neon sign above it, but the bar\/restaurant is below ground and once inside the place is truly TARDISial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plyushkin bar & restaurant, Kaliningrad, where lampshades abound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Be that as it may, the furnishings, d\u00e9cor and lighting make for a very comfortable, cozy and inviting feel. When you stop marveling at the oversized lampshades, you are rendered agog by the seating arrangements. Where would you like to sit? It is not an easy choice. In Plyushkin no dining suite is the same as the next, although we narrowed down the selection from traditional table and dining-room chairs to low-slung settees and tables to match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lampshades galore at the Plyushkin bar & restaurant, Kaliningrad<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Plyushkin Bar & Restaurant Kaliningrad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The accent is upon old-world charm ~ reproduction\nantique furniture ~ but non-conformist enough to find  walnut-veneer-framed divans sharing the same\nspace as 1960s\u2019 designs and Avant Garde spectaculars, such as one table which\nhas a coiled rope columnar support, not dissimilar to a cat\u2019s gigantic\nscratching post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along the side of one wall runs an eclectic series of\nmismatching sideboards and tallboys, both parodies from and originals to\ndisparate eras.  The walls and lateral\nceiling supports are profusely covered in framed vintage photographs and\nprints, including one of a young Queen Elizabeth II (G\u2019ord Bless yu Maam!),\nalthough one wall of painted brick has been left relatively clear with respect\nto the current industrial look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Queen Elizabeth II in Plyushkin, Kaliningrad ~ that’s her on the wall by the way …<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n