ADMIRALTY
The menu features authentic Russian cuisine with its world-famous borshch, pirozhki, bliny with caviar and vodka. Traditional folk performance. $$$. All major credit cards accepted. Open Tues-Sat 6.00 p.m. to 22.30. Sheraton Nevskij Palace Hotel, 57 Nevsky Pr. T: 275 2001.

ANTWERPEN
Grand cafe. Russian and European cuisine. High-style decor and music. Superb atmosphere for a family dinner, a business lunch or an intimate supper. Live music daily. Exclusive Russian balalaika programme available by prior arrangement. $$. Major credit cards accepted. Open daily noon to midnight. 13/2 Kronverksky Pr. T: 233 9746.

AUSTERIA
Russian and Old Russian cuisine. Wide selection of drinks and dishes at moderate prices. Superb Dutch interior of 18th century. Live music in the evenings, from classical to contemporary. All credit cards accepted. Open daily noon to midnight. Ioannovsky Ravelin, Peter and Paul Fortress. T: 238 4262.

BARBAZAN
Like its namesake, the 18th-centery spice trader Barbazan, the Barbazan restaurant brings new places, offering hotel guests and city residents a menu of traditional Russian and Mediterranean cuisine. Intimate, romantic atmosphere. Live music. $$$. Major credit card accepted. Open daily 7.00 a.m. to to 11.00 p.m. (closed noon to 1.00 p.m.) 49/2 Nevsky Pr. T: 322 5000.

BIERSTUBE
Beer restaurant. House specialities, draught beer. $$$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily noon to midnight. Sheraton Nevskij Palace Hotel, 57 Nevsky Pr. T: 275 2001.

BORSALINO
European cuisine. Cosy atmosphere. Breakfast served from 7.00 to 10.30 a.m. Live music every evening. "After Theatre" menu from 10.00 p.m. National buffets on Fri at $24. Children's menu on Sun. $$$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily 7.00 a.m. to 1.00 a.m. D'Angleterre Hotel (entrance from St. Isaac's Square). T: 313 5115.

BREMEN MARINE CLUB
Restaurant with continental cuisine. "Captain" live beer. $$. All major credit cards accepted. Open noon until the last customer leaves. 15 Bolshaya Morskaya Ul. T/F: 315 7775, 318 9139.

CAMELOT
European cuisine. Unusual decor in the style of medieval knights. Live music from 8.00 to 10.00 every evening. Business lunch at $10 served from noon to 5.00 p.m. Knights' menu, Royal menu, children's menu. Russian, Italian and Spanish Weeks. $$$. All credit cards accepted. Open daily noon until the last customer leaves. 22/24 Nevsky Pr. T: 325 9906.

CAVIAR BAR
Classic ambience, full Russian menu, superb selection of vodkas and caviar. Live music. $$$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily 6.00 p.m. to midnight. Grand Hotel Europe, 1/7 Mikhailovskaya Ul. T: 329 6000.

COUNT SUVOROV
Russian and European cuisine of the very highest standard, with incomparable dishes from the Court of Her Imperial Majesty. Musical evenings. $$$. Major credit cards accepted. Open noon until the last customer leaves. 6 Ul. Lomonosova/26 Sadovaya Ul. T: 315 4328.

DA VINCI
Restaurant-club, with an extensive menu and top-class wine list. Renaissance-style interior. Live music, cabaret, dancing, exhibition and sale of paintings. Credit cards accepted: MC, AMEX, VISA, VISA ELECTRON, MAESTRO. Open daily noon to 6.00 a.m. 15 Malaya Morskaya Ul. T: 311 0173, 312 6032.

DAVIDOV'S
Russian cuisine. Extensive choice of caviar, vodka, Russian starters, main courses and desserts. Buffet breakfast served daily 7.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Live gypsy music from 7.30 p.m. $$$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily 7.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. Astoria Hotel, 39 Bolshaya Morskaya Ul. T: 313 5815.

DEMIDOV
Exquisite Russian cuisine based on old recipes. Dishes of Siberian forest game and fish from the Yenisey, Ob and Lena rivers (sterlet, omul). Live music. Evenings of Russian and Gypsy romances. Tourist groups and banquets catered for. Georgian cuisine cafe. $$$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily noon until the last customer leaves. 14 Nab. Reki Fontanki. T: 272 9181.

DVORIANSKOYE GNEZDO - THE NOBLE NEST
Restaurant is situated in a tea pavilion of the Yusupov Palace. Exclusive cuisine, extensive wine list. Live classical music daily from 8.00 p.m. $$$. All credit cards accepted. Open daily noon until the last customer leaves. 21 Dekabristov Ul. T/F: 312 3205.

EUROPE
Fine dining restaurant. European and Russian cuisine. Splendid interior in the modernist style of the early 20th century. $$$. Credit cards accepted: AMEX, VISA, DC, EC/MC. Breakfast daily 7.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Sunday Brunch noon to 4.00 p.m. Dinner Mon-Sat 7.00 p.m. to midnight. Grand Hotel Europe, 1/7 Mikhailovskaya Ul. T: 329 6000.

FLORA
Russian and European cuisine in an old country estate atmosphere, to the accompaniment of stirring music, past and present. Cakes and pastries baked according to original recipes. The head chef is Ilya Lazerson. Music and entertainment show with the "Flora" ballet Fri-Sat. $$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily 1.00 p.m. until the last customer leaves. 5 Kamennoostrovsky Pr. T: 232 3400.

FONTANKA
Extensive menu of Russian Imperial cuisine. Stylish interior. Snacks, salads, pies, fruit, desserts. Buffet breakfast from 8.00 to 10.00 a.m. Live music from 7.00 p.m. till midnight. $$. Open daily 8.00 a.m. to midnight. 43/1 Lermontovsky Pr. (entrance from Fontanka River Embankment). Tel: 329 9586.

GOLD OSTAP
The menu includes dishes from eight national cuisines. Wide range of wines. Modernist-style decor with a fireplace. Banqueting room for 12. Live piano music in the evenings. $$$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily noon to 1.00 p.m. 4 Italyanskaya Ul. (between Arts' Square and Griboyedov Canal). T: 303 8822

HIPPOPOTAMUS
Restaurant and bistro. European cuisine. Wide selection of meat. The house specially is "Hippopotamus" steak. $. Open daily 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. (restaurant), 8.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. (bistro). 45/38 Gorokhovaya Ul. T: 319 4782.

IMPERIAL
European and Russian cuisine. Business lunch served daily noon to 4.00 p.m. Sunday jazz brunch served noon to 4.00 p.m. $$. All major credit cards accepted. Sheraton Nevskij Palace Hotel, 57 Nevsky Pr. T: 275 2001.

KOTLETNAYA
Golden traditions of Soviet cuisine. The house speciality is famous Soviet "kotlety" (rissoles). Salads, main courses, wide selection of alcoholic drinks. 1970's music played. $. All credit cards except MAESTRO accepted. Open daily noon to midnight. 34 Kazanskaya Ul. T: 318 4050.

NA ZDOROVYE!
Russian and Soviet cuisine, live folk and gypsy music. $$. All major credit cards accepted. Open Tues-Sun noon to 11.00 p.m. 13/4 Bolshoy Pr. P.S. T: 232 4039. F: 230 7463.

NEVSKY MELODY
Russian and European cuisine, disco, bowling, casino. Business lunch from noon to 4 p.m. Live music Thur - Sat from 8 p.m. $$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily: restaurant noon to 4.00 a.m., disco, bowling, casino noon to 6.00 a.m. 62 Sverdlovskaya Nab. T: 227 1596.

NEW ISLAND ON THE MOVE
St. Petersburg's only luxury restaurant ship with cruises on the Neva. European cuisine, seafood delicacies, live music in the evenings. $$$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily noon to 1.00 a.m., cruises every two hours. Rumyantsev Slope (at the corner of Universitetskaya Nab. and 1st Liniya V.O.). T: 311 2409. F: 312 4370.

OCEANARIUM
Restaurant serving European cuisine. Exquisite decor. Live trout and stellate sturgeon from the oceanarium. Business lunch (smorgasbord) Mon-Fri noon to 4.00 p.m. at 275 roubles. A la carte menu available Mon-Fri 4.00 p.m. to 3.00 a.m., Sat-Sun noon to 3.00 a.m. $$$. Major credit cards accepted. Flexible system of discounts in operation. Open daily noon to 3.00 a.m. 61 Vyborgskaya Nab. T: 245 2030, 118 3518.

OKHOTNICHYA IZBA (THE HUNTING LODGE)
Russian huntsmens' fare. Exquisite menu (quail, partridge, grouse, pheasant, elk, boar, venison, bear meat, roe deer; sucking pig available by prior request). $. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, MAESTRO. Open Mon-Thur, Sun noon to midnight, Fri-Sat until 2.00 a.m. 30 Lermontovsky Pr. T: 114 6088.

OLIUS
Old Russian recipes. Friendly atmosphere, European standard of service. Romances, American classical music and modern variety are performed on stage. Gypsy songs by prior arrangement. $. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily noon until the last customer leaves. 6/8 7th Krasnoarmeyskaya Ul. T: 315 1114. T/F: 316 2824.

PIETARI
Restaurant, bar, bistro. European and Russian cuisine, any dish to order. Banquets arranged. $$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily 11.00 a.m. until the last customer leaves. 222 Moskovsky Pr. T: 443 1809. T/F: 443 0408.

PODVORIE
Russian cuisine. Folk show. Special offer: birthday menu for the President of Russia. $$. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC. Open daily noon to 11.00 p.m. 16 Filtrovskoye Shosse, Pavlovsk. T: 465 1499 (for advance bookings), 465 1399. F: 465 1838.

PORUCHIK RZHEVSKY
Restaurant/bar. Russian and European cuisine. Intellectual-frivolous atmosphere. Dance floor. $$. All credit cards accepted. Open daily noon until the last customer leaves. 6 Ul. Lomonosova/26 Sadovaya Ul. T: 315 4328.

PRINCE KOCHUBEY RESTAURANT
The cuisine of old St. Petersburg. High society menu. $$$. Major credit cards accepted. Open daily noon to midnight. 7 Konnogvardeysky Bulvar. T: 312 8934. T/F: 315 5937.

PUSHKA INN
Traditional European and St. Petersburg cuisine. An ideal place for relaxation close to Palace Square. Business lunches at $4. Live music. $$. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, AMEX. Open daily 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 a.m. 14 Nab. Reki Moiki. T: 314 0663.

RESTORAN'
European and Russian cuisine. $$$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily noon to midnight. 2 Tamozhenny Per. T: 327 8979. F: 327 8975.

SADKO'S
Bar-restaurant. Russian and international specialities; cocktails, hot and cold beverages, large selection of snacks. Live music. $$. Credit cards accepted: AMEX, VISA, DC, MC/EC. Open daily noon to 1.00 a.m. Grand Hotel Europe, 1/7 Mikhailovskaya Ul. T: 329 6000.

SENAT-BAR
Restaurant located in the former Senate building. European and Russian cuisine. Business lunch daily from noon to 5.00 p.m. Live music Fri-Sun from 9.00 p.m. $$$. All credit cards accepted. Open daily noon to 2.00 a.m. 1 Galernaya Ul. T: 314 9253.

SHURY-MURY
Russian and European cuisine. Cosy restaurant in a romantic style. Business lunches until 5.00 p.m. Live music Wed-Sat. $. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MAESTRO, VISA ELECTRON, MC, AMEX. Open daily 11.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. 28 Galernaya Ul. T: 110 6744, 110 6399.

SOL I PERETS (SALT AND PEPPER)
European cuisine. Wide selection of food and drink, prepared from ecologically sound ingredients. High quality service. $$. All credit cards except AMEX accepted. Open daily noon to midnight. Moscow Hotel (2nd floor, entrance no. 2a), 2 Pl. Aleksandra Nevskogo. T: 274 4149.

ST. PETERSBURG
First-rate Russian and European cuisine, cabaret, live music and dancing. $$$. All major credit cards accepted. Open noon to 2.00 a.m. 5 Nab. Kanala Griboyedova. T: 314 4947.

STARAYA BASHNYA (THE OLD TOWER)
Exquisite cuisine in a pleasant atmosphere. $$. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC. Open daily noon until the last customer leaves. 14 Akademichesky Pr., Pushkin. T: 466 6698.

STARAYA PODKOVA (THE OLD HORSESHOE)
Tavern serving European cuisine. Karaoke. "Erotic Studio" show on Sat from 10.00 p.m. $$. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC. Open daily noon to 3.00 a.m. 21 Sovietskaya Ul., Olgino. Т: 238 3734.

SVERCHOK
Russsian, European and Japanese cuisine. Restaurant in the style of a Russia peasant hut: the hand-made furniture and wooden utensils create an atmosphere of domestic comfort. Children's corner. Live music Wed-Sun from 7.30 to 10.30 p.m. Banquets and dinner parties organised. $$. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, MAESTRO. Open daily noon until the last customer leaves. 20/44 Nevsky Pr. T: 312 8919, 3121689.

TALEON CLUB
Russian and European cuisine. Sunday brunch at $29, business lunch at $8 in bar noon to 4.00 p.m. Three bars with speciality desserts. Weekly stud poker tournaments in casino. $$$. Major credit cards accepted. Open daily: restaurant noon to 3.00 a.m., bar noon to 6.00 a.m. 59 Nab. Reki Moiki. T: 312 5373. F: 311 9646.

THE BILLYGOAT'S REFUGE
Russian and European cuisine. Quaint interior and fairy-tale atmosphere. Wide selection of cocktails and desserts. Business lunches served noon to 4.00 p.m. Live music daily from 8.00 to 11.00 p.m. $$. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MAESTRO, DC, UNIONCARD. Open daily 9.00 a.m. until the last customer leaves. 6/8 Zagorodny Pr. T: 315 7297.

THE HUNTING LODGE
Restaurant serving Russian hunting fare. Exquisite menu (quails and partridges - sucking pig available if ordered in advance). Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, MAESTRO. Open Mon-Thur, Sun noon to midnight, Fri-Sat until 2.00 a.m. 30 Lermontovsky Pr. T: 114 6088.

THE OLD CUSTOMS HOUSE
Haute cuisine restaurant. French chefs, English management, open kitchen, live music. $$$. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily 1.00 p.m. to 1.00 a.m. 1 Tamozhenny Per. T: 327 8980. F: 327 8981.

THE RED MATRYOSHKA
Russian cuisine. House specialities "Red Matryoshka" and "Sturgeon monastery-style". Live music on request. $. Open daily 11.00 p.m. until the last customer leaves. 21 Rimskogo-Korsakova Pr. T: 314 6176.

THE STREET OF BROKEN LAMPS
Russian and European cuisine, live music. Meet the leading characters from the popular TV serial "The Street of Broken Lamps". $$. Major credit cards accepted. Open daily 11.00 a.m. until the last customer leaves. 17 Grodnensky Per. T: 272 3992, 933 4159.

TINKOFF
Brewery featuring eight varieties of freshly-brewed filtered and unfiltered beer. European cuisine with hot and cold dishes, unusual sushi bar. Live music Thur-Sun from 9.00 p.m. Open daily noon to 2.00 a.m. 7 Kazanskaya Ul. (former Ul. Plekhanova.) T: 314 8485.

TROIKA
Russian restaurant, variety show from 8.30 p.m., live music. "Sofit" bar, bistro cafe and a sweet-shop under one roof. $$$. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC. Open: restaurant Mon-Sat noon until the last customer leaves, bar daily 4.00 p.m. to 4.00 a.m. 27 Zagorodny Pr. T: 113 2999, 113 5343.

VALHALL
Cabaret-restaurant. European, Russian and Scandinavian cuisine. Four cosy Viking theme decorated dining areas and two originally designed bars featuring famous Viking Kings, Gods and legends. Dancing. "Bohemian" theatre. $$$. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC. Open daily 10.00 a.m. until the last customer leaves. 22/24 Nevsky Pr. T: 311 0024.

ZOLOTAYA RYBKA (GOLDFISH)
European cuisine. Delicious exotic fish and seafood dishes. Live music. Entertainment show with performances by actors from the "Buffo" theatre. $$. All credit cards accepted. Open daily 10.00 a.m. until the last customer leaves. 166 Nevsky Pr. T: 277 1270.

АDMIRALTY
Cosy atmosphere, with "maritime style" decor. Wide choice of Russian and European cuisine. Banquets and special events catered for. $$. Major credit cards accepted. Open daily noon to 11.00 p.m. Catherine Park, Pushkin. T: 465 3549.