Where to eat in an unobvious place?

The category of high quality coffee that the grain is assigned by the International organization The Specialty Coffee Association.

They are served daily from 11:00 to 13:00

St. Petersburg restaurateurs regularly open the institutions in non -banal places - for example, in the Museum of Joseph Brodsky, one and a half rooms, there is a bar combined with a bookstore.

“Paper” chose six more places, which you might have not heard of: from the restaurant near the Eliseevsky store to the bar and coffee shop in ceremonial residential buildings.

"Warehouse No. 5": restaurant in the basement near Eliseevsky store

Many people know that there is a cafeshop under the palm tree in the trading floor of the Eliseev merchants, and a Russian cuisine restaurant is located on the second floor of the shopping complex. “Warehouse No. 5” under the Eliseevsky store is less known - this is another restaurant in the room, which at the beginning of the 20th century occupied the warehouses of “colonial goods” (the Eliseevs also had such a business: they carried exotic things from Africa and other continents) and the wine cellar. Spanish snacks were included in the establishment menu: tapas, soups, pizza, hot dishes of fish and meat, as well as positions from the “Russian collection”-for example, pancakes in Leningrad with fish or caviar.

Address: Nevsky Prospekt, 56

Link: kupetzeliseevs.ru

What to try: tapas with acne and beetroot horseradish (220 rubles)

At the beginning of the 20th century, in the center of St. Petersburg there was a moon park with a “human zoo”

The project was financed by Grigory Eliseev - the grandson of the founder of the merchant dynasty

"Crypt": a cafe in the building of the Kazan Cathedral

The Kripte cafe was opened in 2022 in one of the basements of the Kazan Cathedral, which were restored in 2019. The entrance is located from the Griboedov channel, the institution consists of two halls. Guests are offered dishes of Russian and Soviet cuisine: cereals, olivier, borsch, beef stroganov with mashed potatoes. In addition, the menu has pastries, which is made here in the Kazan Cathedral. You can try, for example, sausages in the dough, as well as buns and pies with different fillings: from fish to cinnamon. You can order tea, cocoa, fruit drinks or coffee for food.

Address: Kazan Square, 2

What to try: a fish with a fish (60 rubles)

"Vitya": a bar in the front door from the Creator EM

“Bar Vitya” is a small secret bar in the front -line house of Badaev on the street of uprisings. This is a residential building, but the bar is located in its right wing - where the Akyan Hotel works. The project is engaged in the creator of the EM restaurant and other famous St. Petersburg establishments Eduard Muradyan. The creators of the bar retained ceramic panels and historical stucco molding, and the wine cabinet was installed in a shaft mine. The menu included more than a dozen tinctures, cocktails with intriguing names (for example, “Tsoi alive”), as well as wine and strong alcohol. From food there are only small snacks.

Address: Uprising Street, 19

Link: Bar-vitya.ru

What to try: Timat/cinza tincture (150 rubles)

"Simple": Coffee shop at the charity center

“Simple” is a small coffee shop at the charitable center of St. Basil the Great. It is quite difficult to get into the institution by accident: the location is not the most passable, and the coffee shop works in the yard - you can not see it from the street. The internships in the coffee shop are held by pupils of the center - adolescents who violated the law. You can order Americano, Kapuchino, Latte and less popular types of coffee, as well as other drinks: from non-alcoholic mulled wine on cherry juice to a bananic-berry darkness. In addition, guests are offered desserts and breakfast.

Address: 16th line of Vasilievsky Island, 7h

Link: @Prosto_cafe

What to try: Kapuchino (from 230 rubles)

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Gotcha Brew Bar: coffee shop in the front door

Another establishment in a ceremonial residential building is a coffee shop in Alferov’s rental house on Litein. A small space with a pair of tables and a miniature bar was designed in light colors and decorated with indoor plants. Coffee in Gotcha is made on the grain of the " Hedestle " class. Guests are offered classics, alternative coffee and copyright drinks - for example, RAF with coconut condensed milk. You can also order desserts and seasonal drinks that are changing regularly.

Address: Foundry Prospekt, 41

Link: @getcha.brewbar

What to try: classic raf (from 200 rubles)

Chocolate Bar Secret Garden: Cafe in the winter garden of the DK Lensovet

Cafe-confectionery in the Palace of Culture named after Lensovet on the Petrograd side was opened in 2019. The institution took the room of the greenhouse - you can drink coffee or have breakfast there, surrounded by living plants, a small marble fountain and a crystal chandelier. The emphasis in the menu is made for desserts: Belgian waffles with different fillings, chocolate fondue, ice cream and others. But in addition to sweets, guests are also offered a separate menu with breakfast , salads, soups and main dishes - you can order, for example, beef cheeks with a cream from a battery.

Address: Kamennoostrovsky pr., 42

Link: @chocolatebar_spb

What to try: Belgian waffles with raspberry cream and pistachios (550 rubles)

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