Kollektiv Narkomfin

A two-story restaurant has opened in the building that used to be the laundry room of the Narkomfin residential complex, a site of cultural heritage.

The creators of Pharmacie, Kano, and The Jib Door have launched a new project: a two-story restaurant called "Kollektiv Narkomfin," spanning 300 square meters, located in the former laundry room of the Narkomfin residential complex, a site of cultural heritage. According to the architects M.Ya. Ginsburg and I.F. Milinis, the laundry room was part of an experimental residential complex built in 1932 for the employees of the People's Commissariat of Finance of the USSR. The Narkomfin complex was a unique project in Soviet architecture, as it was the first time that a separate complex of communal services, also known as the "service courtyard," with a garage and laundry room, was integrated into a residential building. It is in this laundry room that "Kollektiv Narkomfin" is now located. Throughout the past century, the building underwent numerous renovations, and by the end of the 20th century, it had fallen into disrepair. Restoration work began in 2018, and in 2019, the building was awarded the "Moscow Restoration - 2019" prize by the Moscow government for the best organization of renovation and restoration work and for the best restoration project. Today, the laundry room, a witness to the Soviet era, has transformed its appearance and is starting anew. The name "Kollektiv Narkomfin" evokes the Constructivist past, and the word "collective" serves as an impetus, encouraging local residents and restaurant guests to come together for quality, accessible food, breakfasts, and dinners in the neighborhood, as well as for evening cocktails under the starry sky. The restaurant's austere and snow-white exterior contrasts with the interior space, which features a dark graphite color scheme and a biomorphic design by Natalia Belonogova, inspired by the seabed. Alexander Efremov (Sartoria Lamberti, Rossini) will be responsible for the comfortable kitchen, offering dry-aged meats and fish, homemade pasta, homemade bread, and a focus on the pure flavors of the ingredients. Andrei Kobyakov (Kisa, Sartoria Lamberti), the head bartender, will create signature cocktails with references to Constructivism in their storytelling and presentation. The project team has also utilized the roof, where a summer terrace with a bar, DJ sets, and views of the quiet courtyard, the bustling Novinsky Boulevard, and the monument to Fyodor Chaliapin, will be open from the official opening.