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Cuisine of Saint Petersburg for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Hermitage and Palace square Saint Petersburg Russia Saint Petersburg impresses its visitors with a vast choice of gastronomy establishments being of great attraction for tourists. Many restaurants and city cafes features centuries-long history. These eating houses have been gaining visitors’ recognition and customers’ esteem for centuries in the truest sense of this word. One of such gastronomy landmarks of the city is considered to be the Pyshechnaya restaurant being the oldest establishment of the kind in the world. Each day the restaurant attracts sweet muffins and donuts admirers inviting them to set in a cozy small hall. The main feature of the eating house is that it has experienced only several facelifting improvements through the last decades thus its interior design looks quite uncommon.
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Sweets and pastry addicts should visit the Sever cake shop and café being the most heavily visited sweet shop of the city. For more than a hundred years this café has been a favorite place to eat and relax for sweet addicts treating them with the vastest choice of pastries and cakes. The city offers its guests plenty of eating house of various culinary trends. The Italia restaurant is one of the most in demand eating houses of the city. The restaurant is much appreciated as among local folks so among foreign guests.
Its name is self-explanatory. The specialities of the eating house are still various sorts of pizza and pasta. The owner of the restaurant is fond of bikes and his passion to these vehicles is reflected in the decoration of the halls of the restaurant being its main feature. Not far from the Kazan Cathedral tourists will discover another popular eating house specializing in international cuisine named Terrassa. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
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Its menu offers popular Russian cuisine dishes as well as the tastiest treats of European cuisine. Meat dishes admirers should necessarily try one of the specialities of the house. A terrace of the restaurant opens a vibrant view over the bells of the cathedral as well as over landmarks and sites located in the area of the restaurant. Those tourists tending to homey and easy atmosphere should pay a visit to the Sakartvelo Café. Its main feature is still a vast choice of Georgian cuisine dishes however the eating house offers a great selection of Russian cuisine treats on its menu as well.
St Petersburg - Kunstkamera A warm welcome, astonishing homemade dishes and reasonable pricing policy are the main ingredients of pleasure and comfort of the café guests. The V-Meste coffee bar offers its guests not only a vast selection of European cuisine treats but plenty of engaging entertainments as well. The visitors of the coffee bar are offered various board games. The atmosphere of the bar tunes its guests for a long and exciting leisure. The Moskva restaurant invites foreign guests and local residents to try typical dishes of Russian cuisine. While adults will enjoy tasty specialities of the house the youngest visitors of the restaurant may enjoy a specially equipped kids’ entertainment area.
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Unique sights around Saint Petersburg

Oktyabrskaya Embankment

From the series “The Most Beautiful Waterfronts and Embankments”
Check on the map:   Distance from Saint Petersburg center - 6.8 km.
Also you will see the buildings where at the end of the 19th-century were placed the huge plants, more than that, the houses of major industrials were saved at the embankment. One of the most outstanding architectural buildings is the summerhouse of Alexander Chernov that was built in 1893. The summerhouse is situated next to the picturesque park "Sosnovka". This park is also the historical place. If you want to see all landmarks and walk along the whole embankment, you have to spend there more than one day. … Read further

Freud Dream Museum

From the series “Strange, Weird and Unusual Museums Amusing its Visitors”
Check on the map:   Distance from Saint Petersburg center - 5.1 km.
In the museum there is a film hall where often the exciting documentary films are running. In the lecture hall the interesting cultural events take place every week. Every year, about 10,000 people visit the museum devoted to dreaming. The people who find this topic extremely interesting can visit the library next to the museum, which presents a large selection of the thematic books, including the legendary work Freud. Recently, the contemporary art gallery, as well as the cozy café, was opened on the ground floor of the historical building, where you can relax after the exciting excursion. … Read further

Flower Clock in the Alexander Park

From the series “Enchanting Flower Clocks Built by Humans”
Check on the map:   Distance from Saint Petersburg center - 4.8 km.
The landscape component also has symbolic features in its design. The flowerbed is always made out to have flowers of red and golden shades, which are colors of the flag of St. Petersburg, as well as yellow and burgundy, which are colors of the flag of Geneva. Travelers who want to see the romantic attraction of the cultural capital of Russia have to consider that the clock only works in summer. … Read further

Cuisine and restaurants in the neighbours of Saint Petersburg

Narva
One of the most expensive and prestigious restaurants in Narva is Restoran Parl. Its visitors can relax in an exquisite atmosphere, try the best meat dishes and original salads. People often come to this restaurant specifically to taste the best beers from a local ... Open »
Tartu
One of the main gastronomy features of Tartu is local beer. Vacationers can try the best varieties of beer in one of the many pubs, restaurants and bars. A typical Estonian pub is Püssirohukelder; selection of beers and popular national food here is just huge. Despite ... Open »
Lahti
A peculiar city attraction is Kahvila Kariranta, a cafe housed in the old railway station building. This cafe presents a huge selection of pastries, guests are offered dozens of types of tea and coffee. Many regular visitors appreciate the cafe for its unique ... Open »
Helsinki
In addition to restaurants specializing in national cuisine, there are really many diverse culinary destinations in the city. Chez Dominique restaurant was opened in 1998. It specializes in French cuisine. Among specialties of this restaurant are beef steaks and small ... Open »
Tallinn
Seafood lovers will be delighted by the culinary masterpieces that are served in the Mookkala restaurant. Roasted fish with grapefruit, mussels in a spicy sauce, filet of pike and tuna with spices in a mild cheese sauce – such wide choice of delicacies offered can ... Open »
Parnu
Edelweis is one of the most popular restaurants of Estonian cuisine located in the center of Parnu. This eating house is of great popularity as among local residents so among foreign guests. The restaurant is hosted in a beautiful historical building featuring charming ... Open »
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