Russky Kitsch

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  • Address
    Universitetskaya nab 25, Vasilevsky Ostrov
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  • Phone
    325 1122
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Vasileostrovskaya

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Lonely Planet review

The centrepiece of this crazy café is a ceiling fresco featuring a shameless Fidel Castro and Leonid Brezhnev entwined in a passionate embrace. It's the biggest and best example of a venue laden with kitsch, just as the name promises. The walls and ceilings are plastered with funny photo collages, featuring scenes from Soviet socialist realism alongside other anachronisms; mismatched tapestries cover Victorian furniture; and menus are fashioned from butchered copies of Lenin's selected works.

Whether or not this is your style, you're sure to find something that pleases in the diverse (and delicious) menu, and the glass-enclosed porch overlooking the Neva River is an absolutely delightful place to sip a coffee.