Known for
Murals from the Vulica Brasil festival on the walls of former factories, and the yards where the city's younger scene has gathered since the mid-2010s.
Former factory yards south of the centre, murals since Vulica Brasil
Oktyabrskaya Street
Кастрычніцкая
Oktyabrskaya, Fabrichnaya
A factory street south of the railway tracks, on the ground of old Lyakhovka. Machine-tool halls and the former tannery buildings, including the 1895 block at 23a, stand along tram rails that no longer carry cars. Since 2014 the Vulica Brasil festival has painted these walls: a gusli player, Frida and Van Gogh, large works on the workshops. Between the blocks are yards, bars and studios. October Square and the Palace of the Republic belong to the avenue walk. This street is a separate trip.
Why go
By day, while the light is on the walls. Toward evening the yards open. The night is industrial, louder than Trinity Suburb and thinner than Zybitskaya was in the mid-2010s. Some of the old bars have closed or changed their signs. People still come for the murals and for a counter. In winter the wind between the halls is harder than on the avenue.
Where to stay
For anyone who wants the murals outside and does not mind a former factory instead of tiled roofs. The Upper Town is a long walk. Pervomayskaya metro is about ten minutes on foot, closer than a glance at the centre suggests. For a quiet night and the river, sleep in Trinity Suburb or on the hill.
Local guide
Fedor Samorodov · guide
The doors and the paintings cluster at numbers 16 to 25. Fabrichnaya is the side street of the first murals. Pervomayskaya metro is the nearest, about ten minutes. The station called Oktyabrskaya opens onto October Square and the avenue.
Where to have it
- Insane — На месте галереи «Ў» и культурного пространства «Вершы» интерьер к открытию почти не переделали: пивные танки стоят за стеклом, как экран во всю стену, и рядом пекут пиццу на дровах. Само заведение подписывается молодёжным бистро, а не рестораном с белыми скатертями: внизу открытая кухня. Если нужно внимание бармена — за контактной стойкой, а под той же бетонной крышей растят свой базилик. Садись наверх к окнам: там винные шкафы, второй ярус и терраса.
- Let It Be — Пекарня-кафе со своим хлебом: завтраки весь день, кофе и вино. Зал открылся в 2018 году.
- Лаўка — Круглосуточная кофейня-сэндвичная на Октябрьской.