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 locals recommend
Botanika
7 Ulitsa Pestelya
45 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Camorra Pizza
14 Kovenskiy Pereulok
33 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Bekitzer
40/11 Rubinstein St
88 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Kazbegi
24 Furshtatskaya Ulitsa
10 locals recommend
Georgian food in a brick cave-like setting. **PERMANENTLY CLOSED**
Fontanka River Embankment, 17. A busy, popular place.
34 locals recommend
Coffeeshop "Kofe Na Kukhne"
17 Fontanka River Embankment
34 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Azbuka Vkusa
26 Liteyniy Ave
38 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Dixy
12 Mokhovaya Ulitsa
46 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Poryadok Slov
15 Fontanka River Embankment
15 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
National Library of Russia
18 Sadovaya ulitsa
8 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Russian Museum
4 Inzhenernaya St
663 locals recommend
The place to see Russian avant-garde painting in St. Petersburg.
69 locals recommend
The Anna Akhmatova Museum
53 Liteyniy Ave
69 locals recommend
On Rubenshteina, just on the other side of Nevsky. Good productions of Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters. English subtitles.
61 locals recommend
Академический Малый драматический театр – Театр Европы
18 Rubinstein St
61 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Russian Museum of Ethnography
4/1 Inzhenernaya St
29 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Санкт-Петербургская государственная художественно-промышленная академия имени А. Л. Штиглица»
13 Solyanoy Ln
31 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Летний сад
66 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Pamyatnik Chizhiku-Pyzhiku
Fontanka River Embankment
42 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
The Hat Bar
9 Ulitsa Belinskogo
109 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Poltory Komnaty
34 Ulitsa Mayakovskogo
13 locals recommend
Ulitsa Mayakovskogo, 34. Small bar, fancy cocktails, nice bartenders.
Ulitsa Nekrasova, 26. Popular bar among the local young crowd.
28 locals recommend
Chroniki bar
26 Ulitsa Nekrasova
28 locals recommend
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.