Guidebook for Sankt-Peterburg
Food Scene
Very fast service, great view, polite and professional staff, food is delicious and beautiful, and good variety of beer on tap!
Birreriya
19 Vladimirskiy ProspektVery fast service, great view, polite and professional staff, food is delicious and beautiful, and good variety of beer on tap!
Huge portions and unbeatable prices. Not very fancy and the service can be slow, but the place is always packed (I recommend making reservations). If you're in the mood for Chinese food, I recommend!
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Tan Zhen
43 Mokhovaya UlitsaHuge portions and unbeatable prices. Not very fancy and the service can be slow, but the place is always packed (I recommend making reservations). If you're in the mood for Chinese food, I recommend!
24-hour cafe with 24-hour lunch special for 200 rubles (more or less). Large menu of Russian classics, etc. Tea, coffee and alcohol. Trendy atmosphere, good (but not incredible) food and fair prices.
Pirogi
40 Fontanka River Embankment24-hour cafe with 24-hour lunch special for 200 rubles (more or less). Large menu of Russian classics, etc. Tea, coffee and alcohol. Trendy atmosphere, good (but not incredible) food and fair prices.
Essentials
Basement level has a huge supermarket with almost anything you could want! It's in a department store (Stockmann) in Nevsky Center (a shopping center). Bon appetit!
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Школа Иностранных Языков Business World
Basement level has a huge supermarket with almost anything you could want! It's in a department store (Stockmann) in Nevsky Center (a shopping center). Bon appetit!
Shopping
Huge shopping center with an endless variety of stores, plus Okay, a big grocery store (cheaper than Stockmann, but Okay can be unbearably busy).
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Galeria Shopping Mall
30А Ligovsky AveHuge shopping center with an endless variety of stores, plus Okay, a big grocery store (cheaper than Stockmann, but Okay can be unbearably busy).
Dom Vinila
49 embankment Riv MoykaIconic book store in the heart of Petersburg.
Sightseeing
Gorgeous mosaics. Very beautiful church. A must-see in St. Petersburg.
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Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Gorgeous mosaics. Very beautiful church. A must-see in St. Petersburg.
Arts & Culture
Why is this museum not as famous as the Louvre? The Hermitage's collection (including impressionist paintings) is impressive. A must-see for art lovers. Plan on spending at least 4 hours, if you can!
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The Hermitage Theatre
34 Dvortsovaya NaberezhnayaWhy is this museum not as famous as the Louvre? The Hermitage's collection (including impressionist paintings) is impressive. A must-see for art lovers. Plan on spending at least 4 hours, if you can!
My favorite art museum in St. Petersburg! Very nicely organized permanent exhibit (chronologically). It gives you a sense of Russian history through art. This is on my list before the Hermitage!
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I-Russia Museum
4 Inzhenernaya StMy favorite art museum in St. Petersburg! Very nicely organized permanent exhibit (chronologically). It gives you a sense of Russian history through art. This is on my list before the Hermitage!
Everything Else
You don't have to go inside, but walking past this cathedral (with Dom Knigi across the street and the Savior on the Spilled Blood in view) is one of the most enjoyable moments of walking down Nevsky.
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IKazan Cathedral
2 Kazanskaya ploshchadYou don't have to go inside, but walking past this cathedral (with Dom Knigi across the street and the Savior on the Spilled Blood in view) is one of the most enjoyable moments of walking down Nevsky.