St Petersburg has a growing number of bars and clubs CREDIT: FOTOLIA
Our insider’s guide to St Petersburg’s best cocktail bars and nightclubs, as well as one of the city’s oldest drinking establishments. Chosen by Marc Bennetts, our destination expert.
St Petersburg is the birthplace of a number of legendary Russian groups, from the New Wave Kino to the Bob Dylan-inspired Akvarium, and there are a number of clubs where you can check out the next generation of stars. The city also has a growing number of bars and nightclubs.
Fish Fabrique
The grandfather of St Petersburg’s underground clubs, Fish Fabrique continues to attract the city’s hipsters with its unpretentious mix of cheap drinks and good music.
Fish Fabrique continues to attract the city’s hipsters with its unpretentious mix of cheap drinks and good music
Address: Ligovsky Prospeky 53 (Metro: Ploshchad Vosstaniya)
Contact: 00 7 812 164 4857; fishfabrique.ru
Opening times: daily, 3pm-6am. Concerts Tue-Sat, 11pm
Griboedov
Dance club in a renovated Soviet-era bunker, gigs in an above-ground café… Griboedov is one of St Petersburg’s oldest and best nightclubs.
Address: Voronezhskaya Ulitsa 2A (Metro: Ligovsky Prospekt)
Contact: 00 7 812 764 4355; griboedovclub.ru
Opening times: daily, 5pm-6am
Russian Vodka Room No 1
This vodka museum also boasts a Soviet style “rumochnaya” (standing-room-only cafe) with a large selection of the national drink and traditional snacks to help the shots go down better.
Find a large selection of the national drink and traditional snacks to help the shots go down better
Address: Konnogvardeisky Bulvar 4 (Metro: Spasskaya/Sennaya Ploshchad)
Contact: 00 7 812 570 6420; vodkaroom.ru
Opening times: daily, 12 noon-midnight
Money Honey
One of St Petersburg’s oldest drinking establishments, this centrally-located rock n roll themed bar/club is a great place to sink a few pints of local beers before heading out to a club. Alternatively, you could easily spend the whole night here.
Address: Ulitsa Sadovaya 20/30 (metro – Sadovaya)
Contact: 00 7 812 310 05 49; money-honey.ru
Opening times: noon-last customer
Probka
A plush wine bar whose name means “cork,” Probka offers wines from all over the world. Specialises in high-quality Italian food. No pizza.
A plush wine bar whose name means “cork,” Probka offers wines from all over the world. Specialises in high-quality Italian food
Address: Prospect Dobrolubova 6
Contact: 00 7 812 273 4904; probka.org
Opening times: daily, 1pm-1am
By Marc Benetts,
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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