Guidebook for Sankt-Peterburg: Around Liteyny Ave.

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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.
45 residents recomanen
Botanika
7 Ulitsa Pestelya
45 residents recomanen
Ulitsa Pestelya, 7. It's been around forever for a reason. Nice ambience and masala chai. The menu is 100% vegetarian.
Ulitsa Belinskogo, 3. Nearby and nothing fancy. Georgian wine, khachapuri, and lamb kebobs.
Lagidze
3 Ulitsa Belinskogo
Ulitsa Belinskogo, 3. Nearby and nothing fancy. Georgian wine, khachapuri, and lamb kebobs.
Kovenskiy Pereulok, 14. Thin-crust pizza and beer in a groovy courtyard.
33 residents recomanen
Camorra Pizza
14 Kovenskiy Pereulok
33 residents recomanen
Kovenskiy 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.
88 residents recomanen
Bekitzer
40/11 Rubinstein St
88 residents recomanen
Rubinstein 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**
10 residents recomanen
Kazbegi
24 Furshtatskaya Ulitsa
10 residents recomanen
Georgian food in a brick cave-like setting. **PERMANENTLY CLOSED**
Fontanka River Embankment, 17. A busy, popular place.
34 residents recomanen
Coffeeshop "Kofe Na Kukhne"
17 Fontanka River Embankment
34 residents recomanen
Fontanka 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 Ulitsa
Kirochnaya 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.
38 residents recomanen
Azbuka Vkusa
26 Liteyniy Ave
38 residents recomanen
Liteyniy 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 Ulitsa
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, 22 (entrance on Pestelya). Long lines. Understaffed by surly cashiers. Wilted produce. But still... DIXY.
46 residents recomanen
Dixy
12 Mokhovaya Ulitsa
46 residents recomanen
Mokhovaya 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 Ulitsa
Newly opened MAGNIT mini market. New, clean, and organised... why am I still going to DIXY?

Shopping

This little "kommissioniy" shop is where I go for vintage treasures. **PERMANENTLY CLOSED**
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.
15 residents recomanen
Poryadok Slov
15 Fontanka River Embankment
15 residents recomanen
Fontanka River Embankment, 15. Great bookstore for Russian non-fiction books and magazines.
Ulitsa Pestelya, 17/25. My favourite (ok, the only) local charity shop.
Blagodarya
17/25 Ulitsa Pestelya
Ulitsa 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.
8 residents recomanen
National Library of Russia
18 Sadovaya ulitsa
8 residents recomanen
Requires registration and a library card, worth visiting if you can get one.
The place to see Russian avant-garde painting in St. Petersburg.
663 residents recomanen
Museu Rus
4 Inzhenernaya St
663 residents recomanen
The place to see Russian avant-garde painting in St. Petersburg.
69 residents recomanen
Museu Anna Akhmatova
53 Liteyniy Ave
69 residents recomanen
On Rubenshteina, just on the other side of Nevsky. Good productions of Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters. English subtitles.
61 residents recomanen
Академический Малый драматический театр – Театр Европы
18 Rubinstein St
61 residents recomanen
On 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.
29 residents recomanen
Museu Rus d'Etnografia
4/1 Inzhenernaya St
29 residents recomanen
Inzhenernaya St, 4/1. Hidden gem. Cavernous, endless rooms full of folk costumes and dioramas.
ul. Chaykovskogo, 2/7. Amazing yard filled with mosaics and sculpture.
Small Academy of Arts
2/7 Ulitsa Chaykovskogo
ul. 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.
31 residents recomanen
Санкт-Петербургская государственная художественно-промышленная академия имени А. Л. Штиглица»
13 Solyanoy Ln
31 residents recomanen
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.

Parks & Nature

A historic public garden between the Neva, Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal, filled with fountains and marble statues.
66 residents recomanen
Летний сад
66 residents recomanen
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.
42 residents recomanen
Pamyatnik Chizhiku-Pyzhiku
Fontanka River Embankment
42 residents recomanen
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.
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 Ulitsa
Mokhovaya 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.
109 residents recomanen
The Hat Bar
9 Ulitsa Belinskogo
109 residents recomanen
Ulitsa 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.
13 residents recomanen
Poltory Komnaty
34 Ulitsa Mayakovskogo
13 residents recomanen
Ulitsa Mayakovskogo, 34. Small bar, fancy cocktails, nice bartenders.
Ulitsa Nekrasova, 26. Popular bar among the local young crowd.
28 residents recomanen
Chroniki bar
26 Ulitsa Nekrasova
28 residents recomanen
Ulitsa Nekrasova, 26. Popular bar among the local young crowd.
Ulitsa Nekrasova, 6. Go for the classic, old interior.
The Red Corner
Ulitsa Nekrasova, 6. Go for the classic, old interior.