Stary Arbat is one of the most famous streets in Moscow. It's pedestrian only and is heavy on the tourism side as it has many vendors on the street and there are souvenir stores as well as some restaurants and an American staple.
Just a view down the street.
I didn't want to keep you waiting too long, but yes, Starbucks is on Stary Arbat! There's a few of them around and it's not too expensive really. You can get a venti coffee for 105 roubles (current FX rate is around 33 RR = 1 USD) or a venti frappucino for 210 roubles.
This is a photo made taken with my right hand, sorry, it was a Sunday and I didn't feel like shaving. Behind me is Alexander Pushkin and his wife - not them, but a statue. There's a statue of Pushkin, a street, and a square named after him in almost every Russian city I think. He lived on Stary Arbat at some point in his shortened life. He is a famous poet / author - I haven't read any of his work yet, but it is available in English if you are interested.
I zoomed in a bit on this statue to show you his sideburns - he almost looks like Wolverine from X-Men with these. I've seen some portraits of him as well - always the sideburns. At least he didn't wear one of those wigs which were so popular in the old days.
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