After ten in Moscow, kitchens close in tiers. Hotel restaurants on Tverskaya and the Garden Ring often keep a late menu for guests, while lane places in Patriarch Ponds start clearing tables whether or not your reservation still feels early to you.
The useful habit is to choose dinner near where you will sleep, not near where the photo looked best at noon. If the evening continues with a private hour, send the flat or room address before dessert, because reordering a taxi after midnight costs more time than paying the bill while the card machine still works.
For hours and neighbourhoods, use a neutral list as a starting point — for example TripAdvisor central Moscow — then confirm on the venue site before you promise a table. Chain the night with Pokrovka or clubs only if the address message is already sent.
Map: Tverskaya restaurants on Google Maps. Also in Moscow: strip clubs — what the door fee buys, Garden Ring hotels, and Moscow Escort.