"Club-Museum Kamchatka" in Saint Petersburg started off as a boiler house. Russian rock legend, Viktor Tsoi, used to work and began his career here...

"The Hat Jazz Bar" in Saint Petersburg is a jazz hotspot for musicians from Russia and around the world. Come here late and listen to some real jazz...

"Top Hops" bar in Saint Petersburg is my perfect post-library pint spot. The food is excellent, their vegan tacos delicious & refreshing... great music too!

The passageway in Hotel Corinthia in Saint Petersburg provides shelter from the elements & the weather and a nice shortcut from Stremyannaya St to Nevsky.

The interior of the "Literary cafe" in Saint Petersburg is done in a style like a living room in the middle of XIX century. I enjoy their salmon pancakes.

"Khroniki Bar" in Saint Petersburg, not far from where I live, is a bar I adore for its strong connection to journalism and the local scene...