Petrozavodsk is the capital of the Republic of Karelia. The city is located on the shores of Lake Onega. The distance to Moscow is about 1000 km. A city with a population of just over 275 thousand people is very different from noisy megacities.
The restaurants of Petrozavodsk are numerous and varied. Guests of the city and local residents planning to visit the catering establishment have a lot to choose from.
Popular restaurants in Petrozavodsk: a list
- "Boulevard" - st. Kuybysheva, 26 (2nd floor of Onego Palace, author's Russian cuisine).
- "Genatsvale" - Lenin Ave., 35 (Georgian interior and kitchen).
- "Deja Vu" - Lenin Ave., 20 (bistro restaurant, inexpensive and tasty).
- "Caudal" - Lenin Ave., 14 (SEC "Maxi", European, Japanese, Mediterranean cuisine, buffet).
- "Kivach" - Lenin Ave., 28 (bar-restaurant, European, Russian cuisine, reasonable prices).
- "Onegin" - nab. Varkaus, 12 (club-restaurant, 3 dance floors, author, Russian, European cuisine).
- "Panoramic" - Hotel "Onego Palace", st. Kuybysheva, 26 (11th floor, beautiful view, European cuisine).
- Restaurant "Satsivi" - Petrozavodsk, Birch Alley, 31 (Caucasian, European cuisine, live music).
- "Old Town" - st. Volodarsky, 24 (restaurant-tavern, Russian cuisine, 3 thematic halls).
- "Harbin" - st. Baltic, 21a (Chinese cuisine and interior).
- Fusion - st. Krasnoarmeyskaya, 33 (European, Far Eastern, Central Asian cuisine).
- Saloon Sanches - 26 Lenina Ave. (Mexican, European cuisine, cigars).
- PTZ - st. Dzerzhinsky, 11 (youth bar-restaurant, Russian, American, Italian, French, Japanese, Czech cuisine, fitness menu).
Beer lovers
- Bavarius - 13 Oktyabrsky Ave. (European, Japanese cuisine).
- "Neubrandenburg" - st. Engels, 13 (German cuisine).
- Patisson - st. Zaitseva, 67 (good for business meetings, European, Japanese cuisine, grill).
- Paulaner Brauhaus - Sq. Gagarina, 1 (live music).
- THE PINTA PUB - Birch Alley, 25a (budget).
For family visit
- "Hippo" on the street Dzerzhinsky, 7 (club restaurant, library, live music, Japanese, Mexican, European cuisine, children's menu).
- "Geisha" - st. Engels, 10 (Japanese, Pan-Asian cuisine, children's menu).
- A chain of coffee houses and restaurants "Parisian" (pan-Asian, European cuisine, menus and entertainment for children) - ul. Karl Marx, 19 and 22; Lenin Ave., 31; st. Truth, 40; Oktyabrsky Ave. 13; st. Engels, 10; st. General Frolov, 8.
- Good Meal - b-Internationalists, 17a (RK "Atmosphere", fast food, a hall for children).
The only restaurant of Karelian cuisine in Russia
Petrozavodsk restaurants almost do not serve their national dishes, with the exception of the Karelian Chamber. It is located on 13. Engels Street. The chief from Finland invited Tarmo Vasenius, who cooks all his dishes “from the heart”.
The premises of the institution are a real museum of Karelian history and culture. It features 4 rooms and 3 cabins. In cooking, meat, fish, vegetables, mushrooms, berries are used. The food is not fried, but languishes in a special apparatus (as in the old Russian stove). No smoking here.
For children there is a separate menu called "The Magic Land of Yummy." Young visitors will be interested in many interior items (spinning wheels, a stove on the stove, a washstand, fishing nets, etc.).
The restaurant is not cheap - the average check amount is from 3000 rubles.
The largest restaurant in the city
"Severny" - a restaurant (Petrozavodsk, Lenin Ave. 21), which is located in a hotel with the same name. This is the oldest institution in the city, functioning since 1939. In 2012, the "North" was reconstructed.
Several halls with different design work here: a rich Provincial Hall, a small room in the form of a Karelian hut, banquet halls, and a children's playroom. Severny is a restaurant (Petrozavodsk), which has its own brewery. There is a stage, dance floor, monitors with broadcasting vocalists and musicians.
The menu offers dishes of Russian, Karelian, European cuisine. Separately, food is prepared for children. The price tag is slightly above average, inexpensive business lunches.
"Caravan" (Petrozavodsk, hotel restaurant on 15a Muezerskaya St.)
This is one of the youngest institutions in the city. The hotel has a good sauna with pool and 6 double rooms. The restaurant's interior is decorated in a classic style: large tiles on the floor, curtains on the windows, wooden tables and chairs, built-in daylight. There are booths for small companies (up to 9 people). Cuisine - European, Eastern, Caucasian, Russian.
There is a dance floor, pylon, live music, TV monitors. Two halls: a teahouse with a real fireplace and a banquet for 180 guests. For dinner, lunch, and especially for celebrations (banquets, weddings, anniversaries, graduations, corporate parties), the restaurant of the hotel complex "Caravan" is suitable.
Petrozavodsk, the restaurant "Frigate"
Hotel "Frigate" is located in the building of the old river station on the shores of Lake Onega. In 2016, the reconstruction of this building ends. All guests of the two-story restaurant at the hotel note a wonderful view of the lake, which opens through huge panoramic windows.
The interior is dominated by white and pastel colors. A spiral staircase leads to the second tier. The furniture here is modern: chairs, wicker and soft chairs, sofas.
The menu offers dishes of modern Russian, European cuisine. The restaurant is positioned as a family. The list of dishes contains grilled, fish, seafood, meat dishes. This establishment has a wide selection of drinks and desserts.
The average check is 1,500-2,000 rubles.
Colorful restaurant "Petrovsky"
Petrozavodsk, like the Petrovsky restaurant, is named after the great Russian Tsar - Peter I. The institution is located at this address: pl. Lenin, 2.
Inside, the restaurant is very original: animal skins hang on white walls, halls and corridors have a vaulted ceiling, a cannon with cores, multi-colored stained-glass windows, forged black lattices and chains are on the floor.
The cuisine here is Russian and Karelian. In the evenings, live music is played. The prices are reasonable (a hearty dinner will cost about 1,500 rubles).
Tourists who love to try national cuisine should visit the restaurants of Petrozavodsk, the menu of which has Karelian dishes.