Café Idiot
Basement homage to Dostoevsky,
mainly vegetarian menu.
Address: Moiki reki nab 82, Metro: Sadovaya
Tel: +7 812 315 1675
Pirozhkovaya Stolle
Great coffee and brilliant pies on
Vasilevsky Island.
Address: Syezdovskaya/1-ya linii 50
Metro: Vasileostrovskaya, Tel: +7 812 328 7860
Barrakuda
Bright décor, pastries, salads and open
24 hours.
Address: Sadovaya ul 51, Metro: Sadovaya
Tel: +7 812 251 0054
Sladkoiejka
Cheerful little cake shop famed for hot
chocolate.
Address: Sadovaya ul 60, Metro: Sadovaya
Tel: +7 812 310 8144
Lavka Smirdina
A local favourite for ice cream!
Address: Nevsky Prospekt 22/24
Metro: Nevsky Prospekt
Tel: +7 812 315 9017
Idealnaya Chashka
Speciality coffees attract a young
crowd.
Address: Nevsky Prospekt 15
Metro: Nevsky Prospekt
Tel: +7 812 315 0927
Café Rico
A café with an African-Latin American
theme.
Address: Nevsky Prospekt 77
Metro: Mayakovskaya
Tel: +7 812 320 5879
Brodiatchaya Sobaka
Legendary artists’ café in vaulted
cellar.
Address: Iskusstv pl 5
Metro: Nevsky Prospekt
Tel: +7 812 315 6068
St Petersburg’s bars tend to have
themes – sports, Irish, British-style
pub, hip Soviet nostalgia – they serve
food, usually have DJs or live music
and 02.00 is considered early closing.
Time Out
For sports fans – games on screen and
a pool table.
Address: Marata ul 36
Metro: Vladimirskaya
Tel: +7 812 113 2442
Krokodil
Boasts 25 whisky varieties, chess and
backgammon, too.
Address: Galernaya ul 18
Metro: Nevsky Prospect
Tel: +7 812 314 9437
James Cook
English-style pub, 18 beers on tap,
steaks and sandwiches. Its Viennese
café, with its own patisserie, serves 40
types of tea and coffee.
Address: Shvedsky pereulok 2
Metro: Nevsky Prospekt
Tel: +7 812 312 3200
Krasniy Lev
The Red Lion has live music, beer, a full
menu and is open 24 hours.
Address: Alexandrovsky Park 4,
next to the Baltisky Dom theatre
Metro: Gorkovskaya
Tel: +7 812 233 9391
City Bar
Popular American bar near the
Hermitage.
Address: Millionnaya ul 10
Metro: Nevsky Prospekt
Tel: +7 812 314 1037/315 8575
Lively and varied, from sleazy strip
joints to top rock and jazz clubs. The
scene is constantly changing, so check
weekly listings and posters around
town. Most clubs serve food and are
open until 06.00 or later.
Cynic
Basement setting for underground
musicians.
Address: Antonenko pereulok 4
Metro: Pl Sennaya
Tel: +7 812 312 8779
Vegas
Casino, bars and world sports events
shown 24/7 on big screens.
Address: Manezhnaya pl 6
Metro: Nevsky Prospekt
Tel: +7 812 110 5000
www.vegas.ru
Red Club
Warehouse venue for top local rock
bands.
Address: Poltavskaya ul 7
Metro: Vladimirskaya
Tel: +7 812 277 1366
Greshniki
‘ Sinners’ is the gay mainstay. Pay-asyou-
leave card system.
Address: Griboyedova Kanala nab 28
Metro: Gostiny Dvor
Tel: +7 812 318 4291
JFC Jazz Club
A good atmosphere in this small club.
Address: Shpalernaya ul 33
Metro: Chernychevskaya
Tel: +7 812 272 9850
www.jfc.sp.ru
Fish Fabrique
Bar, club and live music venue in an
alternative arts centre.
Address: Ligovsky Prospekt 53
Metro: Pl Vosstaniya
Tel: +7 812 764 4857
www.fishfabrique.spb.ru