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Russia In Your Pocket
If you're headed to Moscow, the nation's capital with a medieval soul, you'll find yourself smack bang in where it's is all happening. Our hotel guide will point you in the right direction. For those on the hungry side, there's a wide choice of restaurants. And for the famous non-stop Moscow nightlife, you need to click here.
Visitors to St. Petersburg ought to be prepared for an avalanche of beauty, culture and a little bit of chaos. St. Petersburg has great theatres, concerts and festivals all year round. Its hotels are world class with a range of everything from the absolute cream of the crop to mini-hotels and humble hostels. You won't go hungry or thirsty here either with our St. Petersburg restaurant guide and nightlife guide, all tried and tested by In Your Pocket personally.
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Winzavod
A hub of contemporary galleries and other artistic inspirations on an industrial factory lot. There are over ten galleries with exhibitions varying from Russian photography to American and British wo
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Four Squares Real Estate
Four Squares is one of Moscow’s well-known leaders in serviced apartment rental. To cater to both business and leisure guests, the company’s apartments vary in price, room number, st
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Idiot
With numerous rooms filled with comfortable and cosy antique furniture, eclectic titbits and reading material in English and Russian, Idiot is worth visiting just for a look. The Russian cuisine is O
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Tribunal Bar
The Tribunal is a hit with Russians and foreigners alike, and it is also situated in an accessible central location. There are separate rooms offering different entertainment, including the successfu
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Tibet Himalaya
This brightly decorated Tibetan restaurant is worth a visit, whether or not you happen to be in the Sheremetevo shopping center where it's located. The menu features a large selection of meat, se
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awesome place. it was my favourit place when i was in Moscow[...]
Thoroughly enjoyed the 6 meals we had here.Food good, service ditto.Cretan wine was a colour to die for.On three nights there was live music and dancers. They were all very entertaining and the vodka dance was breathtaking.£50 odd pounds for tw[...]
We made a sundaytour with skat prokat. It was interessting and a new view of St. Petersburg. the guide Nikolai fixed a tube meanwhile and for our luck, the weather was fine![...]
GREAT PLACE FOR ST PETER , MUST SEE ,WORTH TO SEE,[...]
Palermo is the most fantastic Italian restaurant in St. Petersburg. And one of the best I've experienced anywhere. A little on the pricey side, but the food is top quality, good portions, and great service. This is THE restaurant to take a sp[...]
Amazing place, menu and view are fantastic! Prices high, but portions are very big[...]
We have passed our best nignt with Irra and her Girls This pub is the pub were you go if you want passed a verry good night. Look on the bar My freen shirt!![...]
The Panorama museum is well worth a visit if you have any interest at all in history or the Napoleonic wars (and the perhaps overlooked Russian contribution to the downfall of Napoleon).The museum building itself is not huge - it is almost domi[...]
The Best in SPB[...]
I love these little donuts. The cafe is always packed, people buying platefuls. The tea (or is it coffee - - who cares it's sweet and hot) is a perfect addition.[...]
Sasha, the main guide for this trip, is wonderful. His English is absolutely superb and he is a wealth of information despite being very young! I showed up for the bus tour and there wasn't room (others had reserved seats), so as compensation Sa[...]
I went last week to this banya with two friends and we thought it was a great experience. Everything was a bit unclear to us, but friendly naked women showed us all. A big naked woman covered is clay made our veniki soft with boiled water and anothe[...]
We stayed here for 4 nights in May, 2009. Other than climbing 73 steps in a dingy hallway dragging our luggage, it was wonderful, more than I expected. The staff is easy to talk with, recommended great restaurants, cooked breakfast cheerfully. The r[...]
Of course, for an American person this bar would be a poor choise for food. but for any Russian person this place is very nice and trendy. The food is so so, but the little apetizers for beer are awesome and traditional. As it comes to beer, if you [...]
Good honest food.My friend and I went here for the first time last week, and it made me wonder why it took me so long to come here since noticing the restaurant several months ago. The atmosphere is exactly what you would expect from a Ukrainian re[...]