Guidebook for Sankt-Peterburg
Drinks & Nightlife
БАКУНИН, beer cafe & boutique
25А 2-Ya Sovetskaya UlitsaWide range of delicious craft beers
Rubinstein Street
Rubinstein StreetA street full of bars and restaurants
The original underground music venue and nightclub of the St. Petersburg indie/alternative scene
Fish Fabrique Craft Bar
53 Ligovsky AveThe original underground music venue and nightclub of the St. Petersburg indie/alternative scene
Parks & Nature
One of the best parks in the city for walking, jogging, or relaxing on the grass with a picnic
339 locals recommend
Tavricheskiy Sad
2 г Potomkinskaya UlitsaOne of the best parks in the city for walking, jogging, or relaxing on the grass with a picnic
Food Scene
Koreana Light
11 Sredny Prospekt V.OGreat for Korean burgers, nice decor
Jiva Burgers
Vegan and Vegetarian burgers
Lagidze
3 Ulitsa BelinskogoFantastic Georgian restaurant, one of the oldest in the city
Sightseeing
Visit the graves of the rich and famous. If you don't want to pay to see the final resting place of Tchaikovsky or Dostoevsky, you can go through to the cemetery of the monastery for free, lots of revolutionaries and post-revolutionary heroes are buried here in lovely tree-lined grounds.
111 locals recommend
Alexander Nevsky Lavra
1 naberezhnaya reki MonastyrkiVisit the graves of the rich and famous. If you don't want to pay to see the final resting place of Tchaikovsky or Dostoevsky, you can go through to the cemetery of the monastery for free, lots of revolutionaries and post-revolutionary heroes are buried here in lovely tree-lined grounds.
This is where the city began in 1703. Walk around the fortress onto the beach for fantastic views of the city.
705 locals recommend
Peter and Paul Fortress
This is where the city began in 1703. Walk around the fortress onto the beach for fantastic views of the city.
Shopping
If you can't live without your shopping fix this place has them all, from Marks and Spencer and H&M through to Hugo Boss and Lagerfeld. There's also a big supermarket here, called Oкей, which generally has a wider choice of items than the local Diksi. There's an amusement arcade and a cinema too.
872 locals recommend
Galeria Shopping Mall
30А Ligovsky AveIf you can't live without your shopping fix this place has them all, from Marks and Spencer and H&M through to Hugo Boss and Lagerfeld. There's also a big supermarket here, called Oкей, which generally has a wider choice of items than the local Diksi. There's an amusement arcade and a cinema too.
Essentials
Dixy
5 Rybatskaya UlitsaGood for basic grocery shopping
Arts & Culture
You can't come to St Petersburg without going to the Hermitage! The first Thursday of every month is free entry, but be prepared to queue for a couple of hours.
1340 locals recommend
Hermitage Museum Store
2 Palace SquareYou can't come to St Petersburg without going to the Hermitage! The first Thursday of every month is free entry, but be prepared to queue for a couple of hours.