Passing by these shop windows is simply impossible! Spicy aromas of fresh pastries and chocolate, which literally have eaten into the walls of the interior, allure you to look and try at least one tidbit, forgetting about the diet, problems and bustle of the Northern capital. Let's add a bit of sweetness to our lives by looking in absentia at the most popular places in the city on the Neva.
Best pastry shops in St. Petersburg: rating
Do you want to know where the most delicious cheesecakes are offered, why frozen cakes are better than fresh sand baskets and in which place you can drink hot chocolate to the sounds of the harp? If your answer is yes, get ready ... A mini-tour of your favorite St. Petersburg establishments begins!
1. Dolci Italy.
A relatively young Italian restaurant has recently acquired its own pastry shop. Especially for this, the chef added tiny pasta and cupcakes to the assortment so that visitors could take them with them. The menu, in addition to baking, has scrambled eggs, several types of cereals and homemade yogurt.
2. "Truffle".
One of the best pastry shops in St. Petersburg is located on Bolshoi Prospekt. A small room on the ground floor, with panoramic windows, paintings telling about rural life, and just a few tables - cozy and quiet. Waiters love to talk about a dark chocolate dessert called "Men's Truffle." No less popular are baskets with berries and a classic cheesecake. But the rest of the goodies, according to customer reviews, seem to resemble “Soviet” pastries: either there are few fruits, then the cream is oily. But in general, everything is fine - it’s not for nothing that people go here and recommend visiting.
3. The mezzanine.
Here is the very "living" harp, a working fireplace, wicker Belgian furniture and very tasty, but strong coffee. As for desserts, the cafe is beyond competition, since most of the cakes were invented exclusively for the Mezzanine, and chocolate with various unusual fillings is prepared in its own factory. Confectionery address: St. Petersburg, Mikhailovskaya St., 1/7.
4. Sal De Riso.
Another Italian establishment, located on Zhukovsky Street, 49. The range is good - here are pies, pastries, and cakes from Salvatore de Riso, which are brought to us directly from the Apennine Peninsula. Petersburgers like it: after all, for each dessert (and there are an incredible number of them on the menu) there is a detailed recommendation on the choice of alcohol.
5. The Bizet.
Completes the list of the best confectionery in St. Petersburg, a place that I want to call the institution of the "French model". On the menu, in addition to sweets, you can find soups, breakfasts and even alcoholic beverages. The owners claim that everything is prepared exclusively from natural products without dyes and various additives. Prices are very encouraging, but some reviews claim that not all desserts live up to expectations. A pleasant interior in the style of Provence or free Wi-Fi saves the situation.
From Paris with Love: Garçon and Du Nord 1834
Bakery "Garzon" is made in the style of a European bistro. According to visitors, baguettes to taste are no different from those that are bought in the morning (and even in large quantities) in all French cities. Here you will be offered the freshest croissants with a wide variety of fillings - from hearty cheeses to sweets with chocolate. In addition, the menu always has strips and strudel, brioches and chossons, as well as a wide selection of cakes and pastries.
Addresses: Nevsky Prospect 103, Cosmonauts Ave. 14, Nab. R. Sinks, 73.
French pastry shop Du Nord 1834 is the oldest institution in St. Petersburg, under the roof of which they offer fragrant pastries. The desserts here are exactly the same as you could try while sitting in the cozy restaurants of Paris. Be sure to order croissants, bijou cake and eclairs with the most delicate cream.
Memento
The Italian cafe with such a beautiful name has been delighting visitors with delicious desserts from childhood, prepared according to old recipes. Here you can find your favorite Potato, cream baskets, Prague cake eclairs - and all for a very affordable price.
The range of pastries here is so great that the local population calls Memento a bar for sweet tooth. In addition, regular visitors recommend asking the cashier about the meaning of the combination of numbers "4096". Those who do not forget to do this are lucky enough to find out the multilayered cafe. Before you open a secret bar with liquors of different strengths, located directly above the establishment. You can get here only through the coffee machine, after dialing the desired code, but it is quite obvious.
A little more about "Biza"
In the city on the Neva there are many institutions that transfer their visitors to different countries: India, America, Japan, England, Italy and not only. But to go on a trip to the most romantic place on earth, with its incredible architecture, amazing delicacies and subtle disposition, you can only in a French patisserie with such a beautiful name that means “kiss” in translation. Cozy, stylish and even a little bohemian interior is suitable for any event and will delight you with desserts that are difficult to refuse and even less to tell.
Today, establishments are located in several points of St. Petersburg, which means that local gourmets can treat themselves to sweets in different interiors, but in an invariably warm atmosphere.
- Zhukovsky, 41. It was here that the opening of the first Bizet confectionery (St. Petersburg), which is now considered the best place for a romantic date, took place. As for the tasty side, be sure to try the small cupcakes, which, according to visitors' reviews, are no different from those that Magnolia Bakery offers in Manhattan.
- Mokhovaya, 46. Wicker chairs, mint-colored walls, antiques, antique dishes and furniture - everything is thought out to the smallest detail. Be sure to order the main dessert - meringue with raspberries.
- Pochtamtskaya, 1. The atmosphere of restrained luxury reigns in this Bizet confectionery (St. Petersburg). Armchairs covered with velvet attract you to spend an hour or two here with a cup of coffee, eating a cake with a rose or a gluten-free slice of New York cake! New York!
Bakery and confectionery "Volkonsky"
An area of 150 square meters. m is located on the ground floor of the Taleon Hotel. The interior is designed in the Provence style - not surprising, because it was invented by Madame Garez, the wife of the French manager. The furniture was made to order, and all the interior items were brought from France.
Viennese pastries, baguettes, baked truffles, various cakes, pasta and even homemade jam from seasonal berries, fruits and vegetables are baked in the Volkonsky confectionery. The main point is located on Kamennoostrovsky Avenue, bread is brought from there 3-4 times a day.
Guest reviews revealed the little secrets of the institution:
- after 21:00, a 30% discount applies to some items on the menu;
- green price tags on breads mean that with the help of this baking you can correct the figure, as they are made from special varieties of wheat;
- next to the cafe there is a shop selling gift baskets, sweets and souvenirs;
- soon a children's room will open, in which it is planned to hold master classes for young guests.
"North"
For almost a century, the Sever Cafe has remained one of the city's favorite establishments. And it all began in 1903, when the merchant Fedor Krymsenkov decided to open a bakery at 44 Nevsky Street, which instantly became famous for its fresh and tasty products.
Since 1936, the development of sweets involved technologist Victoria Tatarskaya. In the middle of the twentieth century, she came up with the Leningrad cake, which is still being prepared according to the old recipe; visitors love it very much.
In the cafe "Sever" it is pleasant to spend an hour or two with a cup of aromatic coffee and fresh cake. The only drawback: the prices are much higher than in other places - but the availability of free Internet is good.
Confectionery "Sweet"
The original design of cupcakes, delicate sponge cakes, crispy oatmeal cookies, low-calorie desserts, handmade marmalade, pasta and much more - not a single lover of sweets can resist the assortment of pastries of this establishment.
The family mini-cafe is located in the Krasnoselsky district (Tallinn Highway, 40A). The combination of ingredients will surprise even the most experienced chef, let alone ordinary visitors. It offers a wonderful mix of blackcurrant mousse and Belgian chocolate, a symbiosis of mint, lime and sweet raspberries, a blackberry cheese cake. By the way, the desserts in "Sweet" are not only delicious, but also beautiful - you are surely provided with aesthetic and gastronomic pleasure.
Umka
One of the best pastry shops in St. Petersburg, according to the young population of the Northern capital, is waiting for its guests on Karpovka embankment, 10.
The interior is decorated in a Scandinavian style. Here, the sleek design frames wooden furniture and lush greenery in pots. The menu offers time-tested goodies: from the Soviet Potato cake to the Drunken Cherry cake. At the same time, confectioners offer to try air cupcakes and nowadays popular keycops with the image of the institution logo - Umka bear cub. And the addition of sweets will be drinks and delicious coffee brewed in a variety of ways: pourover, aeropress and Kemex. Prices for desserts start at 70 rubles, and for a mug of "Americano" you need to pay a little more than a hundred.
"Troika"
Numerous reviews about the confectionery of St. Petersburg more than once recommended this particular institution for a mandatory visit when arriving in the Northern capital. Why? The fact is that Troika can rightfully be considered one of the oldest productions of the then Leningrad, which was founded in 1978. The legendary place, located at 27 Zagorodny Ave., is loved and even known by residents of other cities.
Be sure to order the Troika branded cake. An elegant dessert made from custard dough with the most delicate curd cream covered with chocolate fondant is a favorite treat for several generations of St. Petersburg residents. Often in a candy store you can meet a family where grandfather and grandmother tell their grandchildren about their favorite treat and how many years ago their first date passed here.