Italian restaurants in St Petersburg
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Vox
On a quaint corner of the pedestrian-friendly Stolyarny per and ul Pestelya, Vox has a prime spot for a sidewalk café. It’s a delightful setting to sip a cool drink on a summer afternoon, especially when the Museum of Decorative & Applied Arts has a street exhibition, as it is sometimes prone to do. The interior is equally appealing and very upscale. Dim lighting, white linens and stripped-down décor provide a suitably sexy environment for antipastos, pastas, meats and seafood. This place maintains a cool ambience, despite the constant crowds. Reservations recommended.
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Il Patio
Patio Pizza was one of the first post-Soviet restaurants to gain widespread popularity for its tasty pizza and extensive salad bar, all at prices that were manageable for Olga and Ivan Russian. Branches quickly spread around Moscow, and then across the country. Now this tried-and-true favourite has gone slightly upscale, with a new, more Italian name, and a new, more stylish look. Wood-oven pizzas and fresh salad bars are still the highlights of the menu.
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La Strada
The atrium-style dining room, accented with tile floors, streetlights and mural-painted walls, evokes la dolce vita. And somehow, the otherwise Soviet-looking buildings that are visible through the glass ceiling are rendered more romantic in this context. It’s an exceedingly pleasant atmosphere to feast on fresh pasta and delectable pizza – not too trendy and certainly not too cheap, but so satisfying.
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Mama Roma
Mama’s menu is almost too long, as it’s hard to choose between the grilled meats and fish, the hardy homemade pastas drowning in delicious sauces and the crispy thin pizzas topped with your favourite meats and cheeses. The latter is the hands-down favourite because it is so affordable, but all of Mama Roma’s offerings are fresh and delicious and prepared to order.
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Testo
Take your pick from a wide range of homemade pastas and top them with your favourite sauce, whether tomato-based bolognese or a rich, creamy salmon sauce. A few options for soup, salad and pizza round out the menu, but the pasta is the main drawcard. The modern space is not too fancy, but low light and Italian accents provide just enough ambience that you could bring a date here.
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Fidelio Café
Pressed white linens and serious scrubbed waitstaff lend an upscale atmosphere to this surprisingly affordable café. The menu is not extensive, but what the café does, it does well: crispy pizzas and pastas with various tomato- and cream-based sauces. The three-course business lunch is a steal.
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Il Patio
There are not too many places to eat at the far end of Nevsky pr. Fortunately, Russia’s favourite pizza place comes through for hungry travellers who want to grab lunch after visiting the monastery.
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Park Dzhuzeppe
Dine on crispy pizza and creamy pasta dishes at this appealing Italian restaurant overlooking the Mikhailovsky Gardens. It has a pleasant outdoor area in summer.
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Mama Roma
Reliable Italian fare from decent pizza to risotto and pasta, not to mention an excellent breakfast.
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