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TGIF Cocktails

TGIFs @ The Yellow Door are historical Friday afternoon cocktails & an opportunity for our community to reflect, relax and reconnect! Press for champagne.

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What to expect.

No badges · no panels

Press for champagne

The literal button. Pull it and the night turns - that is roughly the whole programme.

The right crowd

Founders, funds, friends of the door. Bring someone you'd like us to meet - a recommendation, not a rule.

Off the record

What is said at the bar stays at the bar - which is, of course, where the real conversations happen.

A crowded evening at The Yellow Door, a woman smiling at the camera with a coupe in her hand

§ The format

The hallway is the main event.

WhenSelect Fridays, 19:00 Moscow time

WhereMoscow, around Russia, the CIS and the world

DressCome as you are

CostMembers free · guests by invitation - RSVP

● From the room

“Have you ever worked in an office cubicle? Yellow Door is the opposite. Open, fresh, free. In a word: soul. And the people who come here are just like you.”

- Dima Popov · Melon Shazam

Two glasses meeting over the bar, the room behind them

Look who came.

Three people talking in the brick cellar, one laughing with his chin in his hand

A crowd standing with drinks, the lights bright behind them

Champagne being poured into the top coupe of a tower

A tower of coupe glasses filled with champagne, close up

Three friends laughing together, in black and white

A toast: glasses raised together over a table on the opening night

Three guests talking by the brick wall, one in a red dress

Two men grinning at a table with a bottle between them

A table of friends in the pub next door, glasses raised

A dim table of drinks and conversation under the arches

Champagne being poured into a row of flutes, canapés on a plate below

Glasses raised at the bar, everyone toasting

A man in a blue jacket talking to two women

A man in a blue shirt laughing on a sofa, another leaning back

A man in an MIT sweatshirt talking to a woman in a burgundy scarf

Two men talking, one in a white shirt with his hands in his pockets

A man and a woman in glasses talking, black and white

A crowd selfie, one man pulling a face in the middle

A champagne tower against the brick wall

Two women in a quiet conversation in the gallery

A woman in red laughing, head thrown back

A man in a black jumper explaining with both hands

A group raising glasses round a table under a pendant lamp

People standing and talking, a man in a striped shirt in the foreground

A tower of coupes on a wooden crate against the brick wall

Two women in floral dresses laughing together by a doorway

A man in glasses laughing, hands clasped, in black and white

A group photograph on the opening night, everyone smiling

Two women in conversation, one in red, one in dark blue

A woman with long dark hair talking, glass in hand, the room full behind her

A crowd at the bar with glasses, one hand up in the air

People mingling under the lamps, a man in red

A man in a red jumper listening to a man with a scarf

French 75

Champagne, with a spine.

30 ml gin
15 ml fresh lemon juice
10 ml sugar syrup, 1:1
shake hard with ice, fine-strain into a flute
top with about 60 ml of very cold champagne
a lemon twist, and nothing else

A crowd with wine glasses, black and white

Five friends with drinks and name badges

Two men and a woman with a drawing, one in a cap

Two men talking, one in a blue blazer with a glass

A group posing round a laptop, one with a red cup

A room full of people with glasses, an arm reaching in with a drink

Six friends arm in arm, laughing, under the brick arches

Two men deep in conversation against the brick, in black and white

Guests talking in a group, photographs on the wall behind them

Two women with paper cups by the brick wall, one in a turquoise scarf

A group posing by the bar, arms out, grinning

An evening crowd talking in small groups

A woman in a leather jacket talking with two men

A woman with a hand to her ear, a man in a white shirt beside her, black and white

Three people raising glasses, a woman laughing

Mingling among the paintings, glasses in hand

People talking by the wine rack, a woman in white

Small groups talking under the brick arches

Three young women with coupes of champagne, smiling

Wine being poured over a table of food, in black and white

Two guests smiling at the camera with cups in hand

A dressed-up group under paper lanterns, arms round each other

A group sitting close together on the sofa, talking

A woman in a patterned dress laughing with a glass, black and white

Two men talking, one in a light blue shirt with a glass

An audience laughing, a man in a blue shirt turning round

A long table of people smiling at the camera

Three people posing against the brick wall

A group of guests cheering and laughing together

Two men talking under a pendant lamp, in black and white

A man and a woman laughing together, cups in hand

Three women on a bench, one with a glass of red

Two men mid-conversation by the kitchen shelves

Three people talking, a woman with blonde hair listening

A man and a woman sitting on the boxes, deep in talk

A group photograph, some crouching at the front, glasses raised

Verjus fizz

No gin, no apology. The same evening.

40 ml verjus
15 ml fresh lemon juice
10 ml sugar syrup, 1:1
a sprig of thyme, pressed once, not muddled
build over ice in a highball, top with soda
thyme sprig to finish

A man and a woman at the bar, a tray of pastries between them

A woman laughing so hard she covers her face, in black and white

Two men talking closely against the brick wall

A man in a scarf and a woman in glasses, cheek to cheek, smiling

Four people in a circle, one in a striped shirt

Three men, one showing the others something on his phone

A woman in a cream top smiling with a glass, a man in green beside her

Guests in a row along the brick wall, glasses in hand, smiling

Glasses raised in a toast across a crowded room, in black and white

A saxophonist and a double bassist playing in the brick room

A woman laughing in the middle of a conversation, blue light

A man pointing across the bar, making his case

Two women perched on the boxes, one in a flowered coat

Six people posing together in the cellar

A man playing the upright piano while guests talk behind him

Two women talking, one with a glass of wine, in black and white

A room of people, thumbs up, one in a Mickey Mouse sweater

A woman with a bob listening to a man in a white t-shirt

Glasses clinking, a woman in white smiling

Friends sitting close together for a photograph

A man and a woman laughing, a coupe of champagne raised

Two men laughing, one mid-story, in black and white

A woman laughing mid-conversation, a glass in her hand

Two men in intent conversation, one in a blue shirt

Three men talking by the bar, one gesturing

Friends with glasses in hand, laughing at something said

Two women at a table, one with her chin on her hand, smiling

A man in a white shirt and a woman with curls by the fridge

Four people with drinks beside a curtain

Two coupes meeting in a toast across the bar

Two women standing and talking, a cup in hand

A man turning to smile at the camera from the middle of the crowd

Four guests arm in arm in front of the brick wall

Two women laughing together, a glass raised

A man in a white shirt explaining something with his hands

Guests laughing together, one raising a coupe

A man explaining something with his hands to two listeners

Two women in long dresses posing by the tables

A jazz trio - saxophone, double bass and piano - in the brick room

Carry on the conversation.

Maria K.B2B SaaS for retail · 2h ago

Looking for intros to procurement directors at large retailers. The pilot is ready; I need a first big customer. Grateful for any connection.

#intro#clients

Ekaterina S.Telegram channel · 3h agovia Telegram

Thanks to everyone who came on Friday. I wrote down three things I'm changing in the product this week - and one cocktail.

Anton P.Fintech · 5h ago

After last Friday I rebuilt onboarding on advice from the bar - activation is up 18%. Next round is on me.

#pricing

Tell someone.

Nearly everyone who ends up at this bar heard about it from someone already leaning on it. That's the whole marketing plan.

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Or name someone, and we'll pass the invitation on.

Want to come to the next one?

Leave your name and email and we'll tell you where and when.

Chip in if you wish

Entry is free. Bring a bottle of something you love, a mix you're into, or nothing but yourself. Some Fridays turn into tastings - a case of California has been known to appear.

Bring someone

Were you there?

A photograph, a few words, or both. What a Friday gave you: "met my co-founder here", "stopped dreading the room", whatever it was.

What people usually ask.

Who is this for?

People building their own thing: founders, co-founders, early employees with equity, and the friends who keep them company. A founder-to-founder evening, not a place to sell services.

What language is spoken?

Whatever the room speaks - in Moscow mostly Russian, with plenty of English throughout. There is almost always someone from another country at the bar, so nobody is left out.

Do I need a pitch or slides?

No. Nobody has ever pitched well holding a coupe. A few minutes in plain words, when it comes up.

Can I join online?

Not really - the whole point is the same room. Raise a glass wherever you are and tag yourself in the photos when they land.

It's my first time. Is it awkward?

Almost every Friday has new faces. The bar is the easiest place in the world to say hello: ask what someone is drinking.

What if I don't drink?

Half the bar is mocktails; the Verjus fizz is ours. Nobody counts, nobody asks.

Can I bring a bottle?

Please. Something you love, a mix you're into, a story to go with it. Some Fridays turn into tastings.

7pm? I am a morning person.

Then Founders Coffee, Thursdays at nine, is yours. Same people, different glass - and the two crowds argue about which of them has more fun.

TGIF Cocktails

What to expect.

The hallway is the main event.

Look who came.

French 75

Verjus fizz

Carry on the conversation.

Tell someone.

Want to come to the next one?

Bring someone

Were you there?

What people usually ask.

Friday

Intensive

Global

Investment

Friends

Who helps with mixing.

Let's stay in touch.