Restoran – St. Petersburg

Four of us went for dinner at this Russian restaurant behind the old customs house and the commodity exchange on Vasilievsky Island. The décor is open and airy, which is unusual in Saint Petersburg.

Kuznechny Market – St. Petersburg

On June 16, 2007, Linda and I visited the large, covered Kuznechny Market in a residential neighbourhood near the Dostoyevsky Museum. There were not many customers at 10:00 am, although some counters, such as the dairy products, were busy.

Café Stolle Konyshennyi- St. Petersburg

Five of us went to this Russian café on June 12, 2007. Linda and I returned for lunch on June 14. There are five Café Stolles in Saint Petersburg. The one on Konyshennyi Lane is convenient to The Hermitage and the attractions to its South East. Café Stolle’s specialty is traditional filled pies, both savory and sweet.

Grand Hotel Europe – St. Petersburg

Linda and I stayed for six nights from June 11, 2007 at this historic hotel. We had a spacious Belle Chambre overlooking the Nevsky Prospekt; the double windows kept it quiet. The room was well furnished, the air-conditioning worked and the floor of the elegant bathroom was heated.

Moscow Restaurant – St. Petersburg

On June 12, 2007 four of us went to the Moscow Restaurant on the top of a new business center building overlooking the north-eastern part of Saint Petersburg. This is not the prettiest part of town, but any view is interesting to visitors. The restaurant is a somewhat flashy new place with a young Russian clientele.

St. Petersburg touring tips and notes: June 11-17, 2007

We arrived in Saint Petersburg the afternoon before Russia Day, the national holiday, June 12, a Tuesday in 2007. The government had decreed that the previous Saturday would be a work day and that Sunday through Tuesday would be a three-day holiday.

Kavkaz Bar Restaurant – St. Petersburg

Four of us went to this Caucasian restaurant on June 13, 2007. It was a nice ten minute walk from our hotel. The clientele was mostly Russian, but foreigners were greeted and served warmly. The interesting cuisine showed its Georgian and Armenian roots; it seemed authentic and not made up.

The Admiralty Restaurant – Tsarskoye Selo

After a morning of serious palace visiting on June 13, 2007, the five of us arrived at The Admiralty Restaurant about 2:00.

Alexey had made a reservation, but we decided to sit in the informal terrace by the lake rather than in the heavily decorated dining room upstairs.

The Literary Café – St. Petersburg

A famous confectionary was opened in 1835 on this site, at the corner of Nevsky Prospekt and the Moika. It is known to be the last café visited by Pushkin before his fatal duel in 1837. There is a model of him at his writing desk in the entry hall. It is now “The Literary Café” which keeps up the cultural theme.

another report on restaurants in St. Petersburg

For another report on restaurants during a St. Petersburg trip see:

http://www.spicelines.com/travel_diary_st_petersburg