St. Petersburg Restaurants

Diners get crammed into the 45-seat dining area of this bright, cheery, small, and bustling cafelike dining room, but the French tapas are so delicious and affordable, no one seems to care. Indeed, this friendly and fast... more

The James Cook Cafe and Pub breathes life into the newly renovated Malaia Koniushennaia. The cafe offers a huge selection of coffees from all over the world: Ethiopia, Guatemala and Kenya, among others. The pub side has an exce... more

The unabashed display of cinema buffery in this place, one of the city's most popular restaurants, is complete with dining areas made up to resemble movie sets and menus attached to film reel-cases. The waitresses here are dol... more

Fans of Russian poet Pushkin and newcomers to Russia will be pleasantly surprised when they walk into this charming café, for there sits the great man himself, brooding and solemn. This cleverly crafted mannequin looks quite re... more

Slightly more classy and Italian than the likes of Pizza Hut, but less expensive than the city's other Italian restaurants, this medium-priced pizzeria occupies one of the most central and convenient locations of any restaurant... more

A log-cabin interior, staff dressed up as 'muzhiks' and heavily-garnished meals in the typically Russian manner, make this restaurant a natural place to visit for those hopping on and off buses on their tours around the city. D... more

The pirozhkis at this eatery are very popular with locals who live and work nearby. Extremely inexpensive,  each of these small pies come with fillings such as: cabbage, minced meat, and egg and onion. Sausages in pastry are al... more

Swanky and relatively new, Zoom is aptly named, for time seems to fly by when you're having fun. Very slick black glass-topped tables set off the blue walls. Books are revered here, as you will realize when two menus are handed... more

A novel addition to St Petersburg's cafes and restaurants, with its 100% vegetarian menu and alcohol-free drinks' selection, Troitskii Most has proven to be very popular, in this predominantly carnivorous and heavy-drinking cit... more

The name of this no-holds-barred Russian-style cafe translated, means roughly, 'Bliny with your Mother-in-Law', which given the lay-out of the place - an idyllic pastiche of a rustic hut, would suggest the said mother-in-law is... more