Eat&Joy

Solod I Khmel

belnata — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:35:18 +0000

“Solod I Khmel” - (rus.- “malt and hops”) is a Russian beer restaurant chain. One restaurant is situated in the historical centre of the city, while the 2nd has recently opened on Vasilievsky Island.
Restaurant’s menu present traditional Russian cuisine with beer-hall elements like boiled cancers, BBQ wings, appetizing pork shank and homemade sausages.
Also it is really worth mentioning that in our restaurants guests can enjoy freshly-brewed beer “Solod I Khmel” and a wide rage of well-known Czech and Bavarian brands.
In both restaurants you can spend time enjoying perfect beer and watching football broadcasts with participations of St. Petersburg’s team “Zenit”, Russian Football team, and best teams of FIFA & Champions League.

During workdays from 12 p.m. till 5 p.m. visitors can have a quickly served tasty homelike business lunch.
Both restaurants can be easily recognized by original “wooden” design of interiors.
Large, spacious areas of the restaurants permit caring out banquets, receptions and other events up to 250 guests at time.
From Thursday to Saturday guests can enjoy life-music.
In the central restaurant “Solod I Khmel”, the one in the city centre, during school year weekends parents have an opportunity to leave their children in kid’s corner. While the 2nd restaurant is proud of round-a year separate terrace and summer veranda.
Solod I Hmel (Central circuit)
ADDRESS: Marata st., 56
PHONE.: 764 88 89
RESERVATIONS: solod-hmel@mail.ru, 764 88 89, 335 00 90
SEATS: up to 250
WORKING HOURS: from 12 p.m. till 2 a.m.
AVERAGE BILL VALUE: 30$ inc. beverages, business lunches from 160 to 230 rub.
LOCATION: 5 minutes away from “Ligovsky Prospect” and “Mayakovskaya” metro stations.

Solod I Hmel (Vasileostrovsky circiut)
ADDRESS: Vasilievsky Island, Bolshoy pr., 68, “Baltiysky” shopping centre,
PHONE.: 335 00 90
RESERVATIONS: solod-hmel@mail.ru, 764 88 89, 335 00 90
SEATS: up to 250
WORKING HOURS: from 12 p.m. till 1 a.m.
AVERAGE BILL VALUE: 30$ inc. beverages, business lunches from 160 to 230 rub.
LOCATION: 5 minutes away from “Ligovsky Prospect” and “Mayakovskaya” and “Vladimirskaya” metro stations.

RESTAURATEUR: Alexander Aksenov

Face Cafe

belnata — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:51 +0000

Face Café is situated in the very center of St. Petersburg, not far from Kazan Cathedral and Nevskiy Prospect.
Here you can enjoy a fusion of European and Asian cuisines in the whole spectrum.
Original interior of the restaurant completes the cuisine conception: it combines different styles and some interesting details from different continents.
In Face Café everyone will find something after one’s own heart.

Dishes with habitual names are represented in original unique execution. For example, Caesar Salad is served with slices of fried tofu cheese and crackling glass noodles, while grilled pork is harmoniously combined with shiitake mushrooms and cream-caramel sauce.
Classical dishes are also offered: salmon carpaccio with tuna tartar, Green Soup of Spinach and Sorred, served hot or cold, rump steak with creamy mushroom sauce.
American steaks, Russian dumplings and vareniks, European salads and Japanese rolls, all professionally cooked, unite in one restaurant, isn’t that fantastic?
On weekdays from 9 a.m. till 12 p.m. Face Café is delighted to offer superior breakfasts, and starting from 12 p.m. till 5 p.m. - tasty home-like business lunches.
Face Café also recommends fruit lemonades and desserts from restaurant’s chef.

Golden Garden VIP-Casino

belnata — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:37 +0000

Elite Casino Golden Garden in operating up to the European present standards.
VIP-Casino is situated in the historical centre of St. Petersburg, just a few minutes away from the major city avenue Nevskiy Prospect.

This place was created for intellectuals and bold personalities, not afraid of risky affairs and enjoying adrenalin during their free time as well as in working hours.
Golden Garden V.I.P. Casino is proud to offer players plenty of exiting games:
Oasis poker, Draw poker, Texas Holden poker, Three card poker, Russian Poker, Black Jack, American Roulette, Kraps and popular Punto Blanko game also.
«Golden Garden Casino. Intellect is complimented».

ADDRESS: 191025, St. Petersburg Russia,
Vladimirsky pr., 9
Tel./Fax: +7 (812) 572 2233
www.goldengardenclub.ru

Le Borshch

belnata — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:05 +0000

Restaurant where borshch is not a principal dish, but a symbol.
Ironical symbol, as it does not state Russian national ideas, does not curry favour with Europe, but pays a tribute to the traditions and stays the same in the run of time.
“Light Russian cuisine” - is a contrived concept, but it is adding an intrigue to the experiment.

Restaurateur Valery Shafirov and Chef Alexei Viharev decided to swipe “lightness” from various cuisines: starting with French up to Japanese. Guests are offered traditional dishes with well-known names but in the new original interpretation. Dishes do with fancy exotic products like: asparagus, Rocket salad, mussels, goat cheese and various salads mix.
Minimum fried food and fat, maximum vitamins preserved.
Continuing restaurant’s concept, interior also contributes lightness to the perception of the cuisine.
Lightsome and a bit ironical mix of loft, antique, high-tech and modern luxury was created and putted into life by a talented designer Maxim Languev.
Le Borshch - is a new outlook on the modern Russian life.

Aragvi

belnata — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:01 +0000

“Aragvi” is a new restaurant of national Georgian cuisine with a modern concept.
Restaurant is located just 400 meters away from famous Anichkov bridge and major city avenue - Nevskiy prospect. From the restaurant one can admire a splendid view on granite embankments of Fontanka river and gorgeous Sheremetievsky palace.

Georgian cuisine is famous for its delicious scones with different toppings, shashliks and tradition to add walnuts to practically every meal. Satsivi, baga, adjam-sandal, phalli, eggplants achechili - all these tasty and healthy dishes are divinely cooked here.
A wide choice of well-known and popular hachapuri, shashliks and kebabs is also in menu to please the guests.
Besides superb cuisine, guests appreciate this restaurant for its cozy and lightsome interior.
It is very simple and homey: bleached walls, wooden floor, comfy wicker armchairs with pads, decorative stone vases and chimney.
“Aragvi” - is a perfect place for a peaceful dinner in a warm cozy atmosphere.

ADDRESS Fontanka emb, 9
PHONE + 7 (812) 570 56 43
OPEN Mon-Fri 11:00-24:00; Sat-Sun 12:00-24:00

Ginza

belnata — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:01 +0000

“Ginza” is one of the most chic and honored restaurants of St. Petersburg. It was created especially for true gourmets, in order to satisfy the most refined and sophisticated demands.
Here you can meet jet set from St. Petersburg and Moscow, as well. Of course, such a success could not be just an accident. “Ginza” guests claim that there are at list three major reasons for choosing “Ginza”: constant hospitality, exceptional service and seasonal menus.
According to the conception of “Ginza”, this restaurant was aimed to increase life-style level, introducing in everyday life care and kind attention, variety of choice, excitement and amazement.
Every visit to “Ginza” implies new impressions and findings and gives guests new sweet memories to cherish.

Gin-no Taki

belnata — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:51:50 +0000

“Gin-no Taki” restaurant (jap. - “Silver Waterfall”) was created after the most popular Japanese restaurant chain with more then 2000 restaurants all over the world.
Thanks to democratic atmosphere and high cuisine this restaurant quickly became the most favorite place for celebrities, businessmen and Yuppi.
“Gin-no Taki” gladly offers more then 150 delicious dishes to choose from. Here you can taste traditional sushi, various salads, original soups, tempura, and wok courses.
Beverage card is proud to offer a wide choice of freshly-made juices, alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails, a great variety of well-known alco-beverages along with some exotic ones like Japanese beer, traditional sake, served warm of iced and plum wine.

Restaurant is opened daily from 11 a.m. to 6 a.m.

St.Petersburg, Russia

Metro station: “Tchernishevskaya”
Central circuit,
Tchernichevskogo prospect, 17
Tel.: 272-09-58
Note: 5 rooms, 168 seats.

Metro station: “Tchernaya rechka”
Primorskiy circuit,
Savushkina st. 10/2
Tel.: 431-05-07
Note: 4 rooms, summer terrace, 275 seats.
www.ginnotaki.ru

Gin-no Taki Delivery Service:
www.shop.ginnotaki.ru,
Tel.: 9723769, 9704199
Delivery is free beginning from 990 rub order.
Minimum order is 450 rub.
Delivery working hours: from 11.00a.m. till 05.00a.m.

Volna

belnata — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:44:45 +0000

Lounge restaurant “Volna*” (*russian- “wave”) in situated in the very heart of St. Petersburg. This panoramic by-level restaurant overlooks granite embankments of Neva-river, and the first building of St.Petersburg - small wooden house build for the famous Russian tsar - Peter-the Great, nowadays a popular museum.

Style of the inner space was created by famous architectural studio “69″. With the help of curtains, reflecting glass peaces and mirrors all space was divided into 4 different and exceptionally comfortable areas, relieving austere geometry. The most impressive is V.I.P.-area on the 2nd floor, famous for its red stylish leather sofas, exclusive furniture and “Villeroy & Boch” plates.
At night the lighting gradually changes every five minutes.
On the huge canvas near the entrance one can see the reflection of sun and clouds.
Cozy and peaceful atmosphere is emphasized by lounge-music.

“Volna” is proud for its high and exclusive cuisine with light and healthy dishes.
Dmitriy Strelkov, the chef of the restaurant, is known for creativity and extraordinary approach. He likes to add stress to traditional dishes and include new original dishes in menu.
Listing all this peaces of art will be a long and aimless affair, it is really better to taste them!
Cocktail-card is also worth mentioning: each cocktail has its own history and author touch.
Connoisseurs will highly appreciate an excellent wine-card with many rare wines.

Restaurant “Volna”
Cuisine: European, Italian
St. Petersburg, Russia
Metro station: Gor’kovskaya
Tel.: 8 (812) 322 53 83
Working hours: from noon till midnight.
Mean bill starts from 1000 rub.

Palkin

belnata — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:43:02 +0000

“Palkin” restaurant is one of the oldest in the city and one of the few restaurants that captured their original name and location.

Visit to “Palkin” - is a real journey in the history of aristocratic Russian cuisine.
Nowadays like many years ago gourmands can taste dishes, served in the balls and receptions of Imperial St. Petersburg.
Restaurant menu renovates each season, but the most popular dishes like “Sterlet” or “Lamb meat” stays forever pleasing the guests.
Restaurant wine card is proud to offer guests Palkin’s own wine, annually bought on world-famous auction “Toques et Clochers” in France and cognac, which blend was assembled by one of the most oldest cognac houses in France “Frapin” especially for “Palkin”.
Palkin’s dessert chef is famous for exclusive hand-made chocolates created after ancient recipes going great together with dessert course.

ADDRESS: 191025, St. Petersburg, Russia
Central circuit, Nevskiy pr., 47
Reserve: 8 (812) 703 53 71
Working hours: from 12 p.m. to 01 a.m. daily
www.palkin.ru
Note: 75 seats
Mean bill: 4500 rub per person
Administrator: Olga Gitsuk
Restaurateur: Anton Merculov

Decadence

belnata — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:56:48 +0000

“Decadence” club is a kind of world, where there is no place for commonplaceness or boredom - it is where everything has to be special.
Organizers was preparing this project for several years, exploring trends, technical novelties and public moods. In “Decadence” everything is adjusted, everybody who took part in its creation is true professionals one can really confide in.
One of the items, contributing to the unique atmosphere of the club is its interior. The design of the club, doomed to a success, was worked out and realized by the famous capital artist Alexei Haas. The peculiarity of the interior style is eclecticism. The design of the club is a mosaic of the artist’s emotions and impressions, embodied in details and proportions: here are the elements of the 60-ies style, art-deco and the mystery sensation. According to Haas, a guest can contrive the interior, in its own way becoming a creator. Besides, all the architectural elements, as well as the furniture, starting from the bar up to the door handles, are created specially for the club and are exclusive.
Other significant item is music. The equipment installed in the club is produced by the British company Function One, which is pacemaker in producing sound equipment for night-clubs. New “Decadence” has become the only place with such sound not only in Russia, but also all over the Eastern Europe.
It is not necessary to discuss the quality of musical programs as well as the level of the teams performing in the club - it is quite enough to mention that organizers know the world of night-club business very well and are capable of foreseeing the trends. The most progressive DJs, authentic musical projects and modern composers have become an essential part of “Decadence” life.

The club is conventionally divided into two parts: the dance floor and the restaurant. One can have dinner and supper here, choosing the dishes of Russian and European cuisine; restaurant can comfortably accommodate up to 80 guests at a time. The total capacity of the club accounts for 300-500 people.
The third item is guests. Since the club’s foundation the well-defined target audience has been formed. It is the part of the active metropolitans with high income: artistic and business elite, cinema and show business circles, young well-to-do and socially adopted people 20-40 years old, interested in music, fashion, modern art, advanced technologies - people, who stake on spending their leisure time actively, creating trends and popularizing them.
In the Summer time “Decadence” suggests its guests to spend more time in the fresh air, more concrete - on the Summer verandah of the club, open from Wednesday to Sunday from 6 p.m. The organizers have taken into account each guest’s preferences: the most significant football matches translations organized for men; a new cocktail menu - for women, with a wide range of soft drinks; new Summer menu for gourmets and for the most sophisticated guests “Decadence” offers a great assortment of tea prepared in a real samovar.
Finally, the most important thing to note is that now there has become even more of that very special space of “Decadence” with its invariably cozy atmosphere and so the number of new interesting events in “Decadence” has also increased.