Everyone knows about Karelian pasties, Vyborg kringles and St Petersburg doughnuts. Read the article to learn where to find them and what places to visit to experience new gastronomic delights in Northwest Russia.
The following time-tested locales in the Silver Necklace of Russia have been approved by local connoisseurs and will never disappoint.
We wish you new gastronomic adventures and delectable trips to the Northwest.
The six best restaurants in the Silver Necklace for experiencing the local cuisine
Veliky Novgorod. A tasty tour to NovgorodKhleb
NovgorodKhleb (10 Alexandra Kosrunova Prospekt, Veliky Novgorod) is a production facility that comprises bread, pastry and confectionery shops and an open bakery. During the fascinating tour, visitors will learn about the role of bread in a healthy diet, see the bread-making process, from kneading dough to baking in the oven, and enjoy the most delicious pastries.http://novgorodhleb.ru
The Komi Republic. Feel the unity of Finno-Ugric cuisine
Many know the amazing taste of the Finnish fish soup. Did you know that Komi cuisine has a similar dish? Karelian pasties, Udmurt perepechs (tarts), and Komi shangi (pasties with a savoury filling) – all of them have something in common. Visitors are welcome to try them all at the Finnougoria café in the Finno-Ugric Ethnopark in the Komi Republic (19 Syord, Yb, Syktyvdinsky District).The Komi Republic. The north and coffee
Many know about the northerners’ passion for coffee, and residents of the Komi Republic are no exception. Visitors are invited to try fragrant specialty coffee at the K5 café (5 Kommunisticheskaya Street, Syktyvkar) or the NORDIC coffee shop chain. Would you like a batch brew or an Americano?https://tourism.rkomi.ru/
St Petersburg. Severyanin restaurant
For the best Russian cuisine, make your way to Severyanin restaurant (18/69 Stolyarny Pereulok, St Petersburg), a member of the St Petersburg Cuisine project. Here, in the atmosphere of a St Petersburg pre-revolution apartment, you will be served gourmet meals based on traditional recipes.St Petersburg. A doughnut place on Bolshaya Konyushennaya
The legendary café dates back to 1958 (25 Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street, St Petersburg) and serves all kinds of well-known and much-loved doughnuts: hot, crispy and covered in powdered sugar. The café features Soviet interior decor, accessible prices and cash payments – for those who feel nostalgic about Soviet times.https://www.visit-petersburg.ru/ru/restaurant/200136/
A taste of the Leningrad Region
A unique African sharptooth catfish farm is located in the village of Beseda, Volosovsky District, Leningrad Region. The fish is famous for its meat, rich with protein and amino acids. Visitors to the farm will learn about fish farming and can also have lunch to sample the produce.https://www.lentravel.ru/districts/volosovskij/dosug-i-razvlecheniya/unikalnaya-ferma-po-razvedeniyu...
Vyborg
The kringle is the symbol of medieval Vyborg. The unique recipe dates back to the 14th century, when the Franciscan friars arrived in Vyborg. Visitors can bake and then eat a medieval kringle at the Vyborg kringle factory in the Old Town (12 Krasnoarmeiskaya Street, Vyborg). https://vk.com/wall-201044016_224The traditional cuisine of Pskov
If you want to have a tasty meal and try the traditional Pskov dishes in the city’s historic centre, you definitely need to visit the refectory chambers in the Podznoyev’s Court restaurant and hotel (3B Nekrasova Street, Pskov).Pskov raspberry
The Baranovskoye farmstead (Solnechnaya Street, Usadishche, Pechorsky District, Pskov Region) invites everyone to its raspberry heaven to experience outdoor relaxation, try Pskov raspberries and discover the secrets of cultivating them.https://visit.pskov.ru/news/rubrika-narodnye-promysly-pskovskih-umelcev-kfh-baranovskoe/
Museum and restaurant in Petrozavodsk
The V Karelii Yest museum and restaurant (27/2 Varkaus Embankment, Petrozavodsk) will give you a first-class impression of Karelia. You are invited to a Karelian cuisine tasting and to visit the world’s only Karelian petroglyph cave.Murmansk. Aurora Borealis salted codfish in Tsarskaya Okhota restaurant
Salted codfish is the specialty of the chef at the Tsarskaya Okhota restaurant (86 Kolsky Prospekt, Murmansk) and combines the two calling cards of the Murmansk Region: northern codfish and the aurora borealis. The fish is served alongside a bright blackberry-blueberry puree that is reminiscent of the colourful flashes in the night polar sky.Murmansk. Cloudberry jam
The Murmansk Region is abundant in wild berries and mushrooms. The Kolsky Krai factory (8/2 Pozdnyakova Street, Murmansk) that makes preserves from northern wild berries offers guided tours. Visitors of all ages love seeing the jam-making process and sampling cloudberries and other berries.https://murmansk.travel/places/91
Arkhangelsk
Roomi is the first restaurant offering northern cuisine in Arkhangelsk (109 Novgorodsky Prospekt). The restaurant features traditional dishes such as cream fish soup with three kinds of fish, smoked and soused cod with spicy butter, celery and pickled shallots, as well as cod fillet with potato and celery root cream.Karelia. Trout farm and Priladozhye café
Rainbow trout is farmed in the clear waters of Lake Ladoga at a farm at 84 Tsentralyaya Street, the village of Rautalakhti. And everyone can try one of Karelia’s most traditional dishes, the lohikeitto, a creamy salmon soup.Arkhangelsk
Fermerskaya Sloboda (37 Levkovka Street, Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk) invites visitors to take part in a milk and cheese tasting tour. You can learn about the running of the farm, see farm animals, including birds, rabbits, goats, and take photos. The tour includes a tea party and a goat cheese tasting.https://pomorland.travel/what-to-see/fermerskaya-sloboda-gostevoe-podvore-/
Gastronomic tour around Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is a place where the traditions and cultures of various peoples live side by side. Classic walking tours around the former capital of East Prussia are complimented by visits to cosy restaurants that feature a combination of various cuisines (dishes include meatballs, raw sliced frozen fish, Maultaschen).https://visit-kaliningrad.ru/pro/sales/#jil=/widget/3350/route/index/id/279108
A gourmet journey around the Silver Necklace of Russia can also become cost-effective. Join the RussiaTravel.club section for those travelling around Northwest Russia, visit tourist information centres, collect points and exchange them for gifts.