Ethnic Cuisines in St. Petersburg

If you are up for ethnic food, try a Georgian or Caucasian cuisine restaurant in St. Petersburg. There are also good Indian, Italian, African cuisine places listed below.

Kavkaz Bar.
Caucasian restaurant featuring very tasty Georgian and south cuisines. The portions are small and slightly expensive, but delicious and filling.
The interior has eastern atmosphere, there's a nice terrace overlooking Italianskaya street - one of the nicest places to walk in St. Petersburg.
A meal for one person will cost about $20-$30, credit cards are accepted (Visa, MC).
Opened 11-01 daily (cafe: 11-20).
Address: Karavannaya, #18 (metro Gostinny Dvor - 3 mins or 100 m from Nevsky Prospekt). Telephone: (812) 312-1665.

Tandor Restaurant.
One of the best (and quite expensive) indian restaurants of the city, looks like a traditional indian place: fancy interior, golden decorations, red napkins, overly friendly waiters. The food is Indian and is cooked very well. You can eat there for $10-$20.
The staff speaks english, the menu is in russian and english.
Address: #2, Voznesenski pereulok ; Location: near St.Isaac cathedral Directions: If you walk to the direction of St.Isaac from Nevski Prospekt, the restaurant will be in the corner of a large building on your right. Map: B3 (triangle #4) .Metro: Nevski Prospekt, Phone: (812) 312-3886.

Magrib Restaurant.
A restaurant, cafe, and popular St. Petersburg night club located right on Nevsky Prospekt. The decor is done in oriental style: eastern vases, carved walls, furniture, dimmed red lights, colorful sofas and pillows.
Frequented by trendy St. Petersburg people, as well as foreign travelers looking for a date. The music is not very sofisticated dance, but the atmosphere is quite buzzy and open for partying.
The food is a mix of all cuisines (from Russian and African to Eastern and Japanese), an average meal for 1 person will cost about $20. Credit cards accepted.
Open: 8 to 6 daily. Entrance free ($15 to the club).
Address: Nevsky Prospekt, #84 (metro Mayakovskaya), Telephone: (812) 275-7620.

Tandoori Nights.
Right next to the long-established Indian restaurant Tandoor, Tandoori Nights specializes in the London style of Indian cuisine, apparently the place where Indian food is evolving the most. Part of a small international chain that started in London,

there is Indian chef from England's capital on hand to ensure authenticity. Tandoori Nights doesn't have an elaborate interior, but it's classy enough and the ornate Indian marriage chairs at the entrance are a nice touch. The background bangra tracks also add to the feel. The service is meticulous and perhaps even overbearing, but this makes a nice change from many other restaurants. At any rate, most important here is the food, which is delicious. The menu is full of so many treats you'll have a hard time choosing and the chefs aren't afraid to make the meals hot. Reasonable prices mean you can easily afford to indulge in starters and even desserts. An average main is around 400R ($15) while an average bill per person is about 700R ($26). If you have a craving for Indian in St Petersburg, Tandoori Nights is the answer.
Address: Voznesensky Prospekt, #4, metro Nevsky Prospekt. Tel: 312-8772. Open: 12:00-0:00.

Mops.
the Thai restaurant. It is located in the downtown on Rubinshteyna street, not far from Nevsky prospect. half-darkness rooms, black and brown colors, low music, convenient sofas, all this things create comfortable intimate atmosphere. In Mops you may to conduct the evening with girlfriend, to remove from city noise, to talk with business partner. Food is not bad, personal are politely and fast. You can have a dinner there for around 600 rub.(23$).
Address: Rubinshteyna str. 12. tel: 7(812) 572-38-34
Location: M. Mayakovskaya.