Guidebook for Sankt-Peterburg: Around Liteyny Ave.
Food Scene
Ulitsa Pestelya, 7. It's been around forever for a reason. Nice ambience and masala chai. The menu is 100% vegetarian.
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Botanika
7 Ulitsa PestelyaUlitsa Pestelya, 7. It's been around forever for a reason. Nice ambience and masala chai. The menu is 100% vegetarian.
Lagidze
3 Ulitsa BelinskogoUlitsa Belinskogo, 3. Nearby and nothing fancy. Georgian wine, khachapuri, and lamb kebobs.
Kovenskiy Pereulok, 14. Thin-crust pizza and beer in a groovy courtyard.
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Camorra Pizza
14 Kovenskiy PereulokKovenskiy Pereulok, 14. Thin-crust pizza and beer in a groovy courtyard.
Rubinstein St, 40/11. Not technically "Around Liteyny Ave." but still walkable from here. Israeli food and cocktails, gets crowded at night.
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Bekitzer
40/11 Rubinstein StRubinstein St, 40/11. Not technically "Around Liteyny Ave." but still walkable from here. Israeli food and cocktails, gets crowded at night.
Georgian food in a brick cave-like setting. **PERMANENTLY CLOSED**
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Kazbegi
24 Furshtatskaya UlitsaGeorgian food in a brick cave-like setting. **PERMANENTLY CLOSED**
Fontanka River Embankment, 17. A busy, popular place.
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Coffeeshop "Kofe Na Kukhne"
17 Fontanka River EmbankmentFontanka River Embankment, 17. A busy, popular place.
Kirochnaya Ulitsa, 7 (entrance on Pereulok Radishcheva). Cozy place with good coffee & croissants and nice baristas.
Paradnaya
7 Kirochnaya UlitsaKirochnaya Ulitsa, 7 (entrance on Pereulok Radishcheva). Cozy place with good coffee & croissants and nice baristas.
Essentials
Liteyniy Ave, д. 26. Upscale supermarket with good wine, cheese, meat, fish, and groceries. Open 24/7.
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Azbuka Vkusa
26 Liteyniy AveLiteyniy Ave, д. 26. Upscale supermarket with good wine, cheese, meat, fish, and groceries. Open 24/7.
A small food shop on Mokhovaya run by friendly guys from Uzbekistan. Go here, NOT across the street (Fruktoviy Rai) where the shopkeepers are mean.
Mokhovaya Ulitsa, 26
26 Mokhovaya UlitsaA small food shop on Mokhovaya run by friendly guys from Uzbekistan. Go here, NOT across the street (Fruktoviy Rai) where the shopkeepers are mean.
Mokhovaya Ulitsa, 22 (entrance on Pestelya). Long lines. Understaffed by surly cashiers. Wilted produce. But still... DIXY.
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Dixy
12 Mokhovaya UlitsaMokhovaya Ulitsa, 22 (entrance on Pestelya). Long lines. Understaffed by surly cashiers. Wilted produce. But still... DIXY.
Newly opened MAGNIT mini market. New, clean, and organised... why am I still going to DIXY?
Mokhovaya Ulitsa, 38
38 Mokhovaya UlitsaNewly opened MAGNIT mini market. New, clean, and organised... why am I still going to DIXY?
Shopping
Wagner
This little "kommissioniy" shop is where I go for vintage treasures. **PERMANENTLY CLOSED**
Fontanka River Embankment, 15. Great bookstore for Russian non-fiction books and magazines.
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Poryadok Slov
15 Fontanka River EmbankmentFontanka River Embankment, 15. Great bookstore for Russian non-fiction books and magazines.
Blagodarya
17/25 Ulitsa PestelyaUlitsa Pestelya, 17/25. My favourite (ok, the only) local charity shop.
Arts & Culture
Requires registration and a library card, worth visiting if you can get one.
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National Library of Russia
18 Sadovaya ulitsaRequires registration and a library card, worth visiting if you can get one.
The place to see Russian avant-garde painting in St. Petersburg.
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I-Russia Museum
4 Inzhenernaya StThe place to see Russian avant-garde painting in St. Petersburg.
Iziko leMuziyam kaAnna Akhmatova
53 Liteyniy AveOn Rubenshteina, just on the other side of Nevsky. Good productions of Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters. English subtitles.
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Академический Малый драматический театр – Театр Европы
18 Rubinstein StOn Rubenshteina, just on the other side of Nevsky. Good productions of Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters. English subtitles.
Inzhenernaya St, 4/1. Hidden gem. Cavernous, endless rooms full of folk costumes and dioramas.
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I-Russia Museum of Ethnography
4/1 Inzhenernaya StInzhenernaya St, 4/1. Hidden gem. Cavernous, endless rooms full of folk costumes and dioramas.
Small Academy of Arts
2/7 Ulitsa Chaykovskogoul. Chaykovskogo, 2/7. Amazing yard filled with mosaics and sculpture.
Solyanoy Pereulok, 13. The last time I tried to go to the museum (of decorative arts), I was told I needed to arrange a tour in advance.
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Санкт-Петербургская государственная художественно-промышленная академия имени А. Л. Штиглица»
13 Solyanoy LnSolyanoy Pereulok, 13. The last time I tried to go to the museum (of decorative arts), I was told I needed to arrange a tour in advance.
Parks & Nature
A historic public garden between the Neva, Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal, filled with fountains and marble statues.
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Летний сад
A historic public garden between the Neva, Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal, filled with fountains and marble statues.
Sightseeing
The "tiniest monument in St. Petersburg" is an 11-centimeter statue of a siskin. Toss a coin so that it lands on the statue without falling into the water and you are in line for some good luck.
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Pamyatnik Chizhiku-Pyzhiku
Fontanka River EmbankmentThe "tiniest monument in St. Petersburg" is an 11-centimeter statue of a siskin. Toss a coin so that it lands on the statue without falling into the water and you are in line for some good luck.
Mokhovaya Ulitsa, 48. One of the oldest fully functioning churches in the city.
Church of the Holy Righteous Simeon and Anna the Prophetess
48 Mokhovaya UlitsaMokhovaya Ulitsa, 48. One of the oldest fully functioning churches in the city.
Drinks & Nightlife
Ulitsa Belinskogo, 9. Live jazz every night at 11 pm - gets crowded on weekends so get there early, or head over on a weeknight.
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The Hat Bar
9 Ulitsa BelinskogoUlitsa Belinskogo, 9. Live jazz every night at 11 pm - gets crowded on weekends so get there early, or head over on a weeknight.
Ulitsa Mayakovskogo, 34. Small bar, fancy cocktails, nice bartenders.
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Poltory Komnaty
34 Ulitsa MayakovskogoUlitsa Mayakovskogo, 34. Small bar, fancy cocktails, nice bartenders.
Ulitsa Nekrasova, 26. Popular bar among the local young crowd.
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Chroniki bar
26 Ulitsa NekrasovaUlitsa Nekrasova, 26. Popular bar among the local young crowd.
The Red Corner
Ulitsa Nekrasova, 6. Go for the classic, old interior.