Specialty food stores in St. Petersburg
Culinary culture is enjoying a slow-building renaissance in Russia, and this is reflected in St. Petersburg in the increasing number of specialty food stores where you can find an ever greater range of international delicacies, as well as traditional Russian treats.
This commendable project is a way for local organic and specialty farmers to market their goods to the general public via an internet store, summer kiosk at the market on New Holland Island, and a culinary "salon" where various gastronomic events are organized.
This beautiful historic store on Nevsky Prospekt is worth visiting just for a look at the sumptuously ornate interiors, although the imported deli produce is astronomically expensive.
This Moscow-based chain of luxury grocery stores has one location in St. Petersburg, selling gourmet local and imported produce at astronomical prices.
Marketing itself as a deli, this large food store in the basement of Stockmann's downtown mall is more a high-end supermarket, with high prices and a superior selection of meat, seafood and fish, cured meats and imported cheeses.
An Internet store that also has two outlets in St. Petersburg, Pasta Italia supplies pasta and connected produce imported from Italy, and offers fairly competitive prices.
If you're passionate about olive oil, this is the place to go. Olivia has seven stores in St. Petersburg selling a huge range of oils from around the world, as well as vinegars and cosmetics.
This small store behind the Hotel Oktyabrskaya is the best place in the centre to buy spices, and also stocks a wide range of pulses, sauces, and other Indian specialties. The store also stocks clothing, ornaments and textiles.
For a reliable source of high-quality dairy products, try these shops owned by a dairy farm and processing plant, which offer healthy, natural produce at standard prices.
This unassuming "store with no name" is something of a rarity in St. Petersburg - a local grocery store that sells only top-class, carefully selected produce, both imported and of Russian origin, including excellent fresh fruit and vegetables.
