Private St. Petersburg Food and Culture Tour - with Friendly Local Guide

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg Russia

Timing is flexible and you can start the tour any time you prefer.

This tour can be customized to make it a unique experience for you. Your private local guide will meet you in the hotel lobby and discuss the tour itinerary with you at the beginning of the tour.

10am - Meet your guide in the morning at your centrally located hotel in St. Petersburg and begin your tour. Stroll along the bustling Nevsky Prospect — one of the city’s popular shopping streets — and admire the grand interior of the legendary Eliseyev Emporium.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Savior on the Spilled Blood, Griboyedova Kanala Emb., 2B/A, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia

10.30am - As you explore, take in top city attractions including the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, the Field of Mars, St. Michael's Castle and gardens — once a royal residence — and the Russian Museum (from outside).

Pass By: Mikhailovsky Garden, Sadovaya street, 1 Mikhailovsky Palace, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia

Snap astonishing pictures passing by St. Michael's Castle and gardens

Stop At: The Museum Complex The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Isaakiyevskaya Sq., 4 Nevskiy Prospekt metro station, St. Petersburg 190000 Russia

11.00am - Soak up the atmosphere at Isaac’s Square and admire 19th-century St. Isaac’s Cathedral.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Neva Embankments, St. Petersburg Russia

Stroll along the banks of the Moyka River to a trendy coffee shop. Here, sample local specialties such as poached egg on baked toast or homemade cottage cheese fritters with sour cream.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: State Russian Museum, Inzhenernaya St., 4 Metro: Gostiny Dvor, Nevskiy Prospekt, St. Petersburg 191011 Russia

Take pictures of this landmark from outside

Stop At: The Museum Complex The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Isaakiyevskaya Sq., 4 Nevskiy Prospekt metro station, St. Petersburg 190000 Russia

One of the best photo ops in St Petersburg

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: The State Hermitage Museum, Palace Square, 2, St. Petersburg 191055 Russia

12.00pm - Head onward through Palace Square to the State Hermitage Museum and Alexander Garden, and listen as your guide sheds light on St. Petersburg’s colorful culture and traditions.

Stop At: Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg Russia

Stop at a second cafe and enjoy a refreshing cup of Russian tea or kvass accompanied by a Russian traditional snack. For an even more original taste of Russia, head instead to a country-style Soviet-era cafe called Dachniki — where traditional soup, salad and hot dishes are on the menu. You can choose one item from each category: (menu is different every day).

Soups: borcht, chicken soup, solyanka soup, fish soup.

Salads: Olivie (Russian salad), salad with herring, salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, onion and dill.

Or else try fancy Candies by Coffee Room instead and have a 3-course meal in a fashionable setting.

Soups: home made chicken soup, tomato soup with parmesan, cheese soup with becon, soup with beef, soup with spinach and shrimps, onion soup backed with cheese.

Salads: Greek Salad, salad with tuna, salad with chicken.

Hot meals: pork with sauce and rice, fish lasagne, schnitzel with cheese and puree.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Bank Bridge, Kanal Griboedov Emb. connects Kazanskiy Island and Spasskiy Island, St. Petersburg Russia

12.30pm - Walk out along the pretty Griboyedov Canal to Bank Bridge for lovely city views.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Kazan Cathedral, Kazanskaya Sq 2 Metro Nevskiy Prospect, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia

Enjoy fine views over 19th-century Kazan Cathedral.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Field of Mars (Marsovo Pole), St. Petersburg 191186 Russia

1.00pm - Finish your tour back at your hotel or somewhere in downtown, for example Field of Mars.