Leisure
New Holland is a small island only 15 minutes’ walk from the flat and is a wonderful place for leisure and entertainment. Various events, lectures, concerts, workshops are held here and there is a great kids’ playground. It is simply nice to chill out on their green area in summer or go ice skating in winter. You can always find a variety of lovely food here as well. www.newhollandsp.ru
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Isiqithi sase-New Holland
New Holland is a small island only 15 minutes’ walk from the flat and is a wonderful place for leisure and entertainment. Various events, lectures, concerts, workshops are held here and there is a great kids’ playground. It is simply nice to chill out on their green area in summer or go ice skating in winter. You can always find a variety of lovely food here as well. www.newhollandsp.ru
In 10-15 minutes’ walk there is a wonderful Yusupovsky park. It is a very cosy and lovely park with a pond and kids' corner. The beauty of this park is that no dogs are allowed in which means you can enjoy walking and running on the grass!
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54 Sadovaya ulitsaIn 10-15 minutes’ walk there is a wonderful Yusupovsky park. It is a very cosy and lovely park with a pond and kids' corner. The beauty of this park is that no dogs are allowed in which means you can enjoy walking and running on the grass!
World famous Mariinsky Theatre right on the doorstep of our apartment.
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Mariinsky Theatre
1 Theatre SquareWorld famous Mariinsky Theatre right on the doorstep of our apartment.
Food scene
A good Italian restaurant and café with a Russian twist, about 5 minutes’ walk form the apartment. They do a very reasonably priced business lunch Monday to Friday. They also do takeaway pizzas.
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Romeo’s
43 Prospekt Rimskogo-KorsakovaA good Italian restaurant and café with a Russian twist, about 5 minutes’ walk form the apartment. They do a very reasonably priced business lunch Monday to Friday. They also do takeaway pizzas.
A great little café offering a variety of quality food at good prices. You can also have a nice breakfast here. Only a few minutes walk form the apartment.
Modest Muss
11 Naberezhnaya Kryukova KanalaA great little café offering a variety of quality food at good prices. You can also have a nice breakfast here. Only a few minutes walk form the apartment.
An authentic Italian restaurant – Italian owners and chef. Very tasty and nice.
Perbacco Italian Gastrobar
51 Sadovaya ulitsaAn authentic Italian restaurant – Italian owners and chef. Very tasty and nice.
Mixed cuisine. Reasonable prices. Tasty food. If you want to come for a pre-theatre meal, we would recommend booking a table in advance as it gets busy before a performance at Mariinsky.
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Teatro
2 Ulitsa GlinkiMixed cuisine. Reasonable prices. Tasty food. If you want to come for a pre-theatre meal, we would recommend booking a table in advance as it gets busy before a performance at Mariinsky.
Lindfors
3 Poltavskaya UlitsaThe best pies in St. Petersburg!
A wonderful place on the main street of the city that is very popular among locals as well as guests of the city. On the ground floor you will find a lovely café with tasty food at reasonable prices. You can always just pop in for a coffee and cake (cakes are awesome here).
The first floor has a restaurant with an original menu, great food choices and good service. On the same floor there is a great kids’ room with a childminder usually present so you can relax while your kids are supervised and involved in various activities.
On the top floor there is a bar which is also worth a visit.
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IKHALASI
20 Nevsky pr.A wonderful place on the main street of the city that is very popular among locals as well as guests of the city. On the ground floor you will find a lovely café with tasty food at reasonable prices. You can always just pop in for a coffee and cake (cakes are awesome here).
The first floor has a restaurant with an original menu, great food choices and good service. On the same floor there is a great kids’ room with a childminder usually present so you can relax while your kids are supervised and involved in various activities.
On the top floor there is a bar which is also worth a visit.
Another amazing and original place. Here you will be welcomed like at home and taste some lovely food. There are tables outside in summer with a kids’ playground. There is a kids’ playroom inside as well. It is advisable to book a table here well in advance to avoid disappointment as this place is extremely popular.
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Teplo
45 Bol'shaya Morskaya UlitsaAnother amazing and original place. Here you will be welcomed like at home and taste some lovely food. There are tables outside in summer with a kids’ playground. There is a kids’ playroom inside as well. It is advisable to book a table here well in advance to avoid disappointment as this place is extremely popular.
Bars
A real Irish pub in St. Petersburg. It’s expensive but it’s a nice place. They show football and other sports (see a schedule of what they are showing at the entrance).
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Shamrock
27 Ulitsa DekabristovA real Irish pub in St. Petersburg. It’s expensive but it’s a nice place. They show football and other sports (see a schedule of what they are showing at the entrance).
Sightseeing
In five minutes’ walk from the apartment there is a lovely park by Nikolsky Cathedral. It is rather pleasant to have a walk under the shadow of the trees on a hot summer day. There are also a recently upgraded kids’ playground and activities dotted around the park.
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1/3 Nikol'skaya Ploshchad'In five minutes’ walk from the apartment there is a lovely park by Nikolsky Cathedral. It is rather pleasant to have a walk under the shadow of the trees on a hot summer day. There are also a recently upgraded kids’ playground and activities dotted around the park.
Grand Choral Synagogue on our street, second largest in Europe.
Grand Choral Synagogue, St. Petersburg
2 Lermontovskiy ProspektGrand Choral Synagogue on our street, second largest in Europe.
Svyato-Isidorovskaya Tserkov'
24 Prospekt Rimskogo-KorsakovaLovely church, right outside the apartment.
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Business lunches
During the week Monday to Friday most cafes and restaurants offer business lunches. This is a very good way to have a great lunch at a very great price.
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Taxis in St. Petersburg
It is always quick and easy to order a taxi in St. Petersburg. Main operators are Uber, Gett, Yandex Taxi, Taxovichkof. You can download their mobile apps or order a taxi by telephone or via their websites.
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Public Transport
St. Petersburg has a very good public transport network. There is a bus stop on the corner of our apartment block. Regular buses no. 3 and 27 will take you along the whole of Nevsky Prospect and you can get to major sights on these bus routes (including St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Palace Square and The Hermitage, Kazan Cathedral, Spilt Blood Cathedral, The Russian Museum and many more). These bus routes will also take you to the following metro stations: Admiralteyskaya, Nevsky Prospect / Gostiny Dvor and Vosstaniya Square / Mayakovskaya.
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Public Transport - where to buy a ticket
Tickets for the overground public transport can be purchased from a conductor or bus driver (if no conductor on the bus). Metro tokens can be purchased at each station. You can also pay for metro with your contactless debit/credit card – look out for special turnstiles with a contactless sign.