Lonely Planet

"Start off with caviar or foie gras, before moving on to beef Stroganoff a la Palkin."

Tanya Wenman Steel

"Opened in 1874, the grand glamour of this restaurant matches the opulent palaces nearby. Oligarchs pay thousands of rubles for Russian classics like borscht with smoked bacon."

Khristina Narizhnaya

"The restaurant's menu is as upscale as you'd expect: start off with blinis with black caviar, oysters, or Kamchatka crab meat. Move on to borscht, served with smoked bacon and garlic here."

Lufthansa Holidays

"The restaurant Palkin and the restaurant Korchma Salo offer a wonderful ambience and very good food. Shchi soup and caviar are to be recommended regional specialties."

Radka Beach

"You can also go traditional and try a Shchi, which is an old Russian style sauerkraut soup, long baked in the oven with a puff pastry top. On the top of that the soup is served in a truly Russian style with a shot of powerful Rye Malt Vodka Polugar. It is really an enjoyable and interesting soup."

Sasha Raspopina

"Try the five fish soup called Ukha."

Heidi Kaipia

"Classic Russian restaurant set in an old palace with a piano player and crazy gothic lights. Well known for some dishes - such as the Beef Stroganoff. Good Russian food with the old world ambience."

Heidi Kaipia

"Classic Russian restaurant set in an old palace with a piano player and crazy gothic lights. Well known for some dishes - such as the Borscht. Good Russian food with the old world ambience."

Alan Han

"The waiter helped to pour the traditional Russian soup, Shchi. I have to say this is THE BEST Shchi I’ve ever had. The sourness is magical in this soup."