Dining in St. Petersburg

When it comes to eating out, there's been a revolution in St Petersburg, with countless new restaurants serving authentic international cuisine and new angles on traditional Russian favorites. From candlelit gourmet elegance to sashimi, seafood to pizza, you'll be spoilt for choice.

The nearest metro to all the following is Nevsky Prospekt/Gostiny Dvor, except where indicated.

Tandoor
Good Indian food, a popular place by the  Admiralty.
Address: Voznesensky Prospekt 2
Phone: +7 812 312 3886

Imperial Restaurant
Tuck into the Sunday Jazz Bunch buffet, 12.30-17.00. Caviar bar, sushi, Russian specialties, seafood, champagne.
Address: Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel, Nevsky Prospekt 57
Phone: +7 812 380 2001, ext 274

Il Patio
Successful chain of friendly Italian restaurants. Choose from pizza, pasta and a no-limit salad bar.
Open 08.00-01.00, Friday and Saturday to 03.00.
Address: Nevsky Prospekt 30
Opening hours: Open 08.00-01.00, Friday and Saturday to 03.00
Phone: +7 812 314 8215

Sushi Planet
Japanese food from 12.00 to 06.00
Address: Nevsky Prospekt 94
Phone: +7 812 275 7533

Kalif
Uzbek specialities, Oriental music, belly dancers in the evening.
Address: Millionnaya ulitsa 21
Phone: +7 812 312 2265

Taleon Club
Dress up for this Tsarist palace hangout of the rich. 18th-century French décor, serious gastronomy. Casino, bar, and
nightclub upstairs.
Address: Moiki Reki nab 59
Phone: +7 812 315 7645

Blinny Domik
Russian pancakes in 70 ways, hot, cold, stuffed and sweet.
Address: Kolokolnaya ulitsa 8
Underground: Dostoyevskaya
Phone: +7 812 315 9915

Propaganda
The décor is Soviet, but the food is tasty and the atmosphere friendly! Open round the clock, it overlooks the city's most
striking bridge, the rearing horses of Anichkov Most.
Address: Fontanky reki nab 40
Phone: +7 812 275 3558

Tbilissi
A good place to enjoy Georgian food and wine.
Address: Sytninskaya ulitsa 10
Underground: Gorkovskaya
Phone: +7 812 232 9391

Dvorianskoye Gnezdo
Imperial recipes in the luxurious Trianon of the Yusupov Palace. The Russian-French cuisine appealed to Bill Clinton; dress smartly.
Address: Dekabristov ulitsa 21
Underground: Sadovaya
Phone: +7 812 312 0911