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droog · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject: Good Beer and Good Atmosphere

I am coming to St Petersburg with some friends in mid-march for a visit. The last time I visited St Petersburg was 1991, it was Leningrad then, so I am expecting to see some change. Hopefully the change will not apply to the people who I found to be friendly and courteous. I would really like some tips on bars and nightlife especially where to get good Russian beer in St Petersburg? I visited Kiev a couple of years ago and drank some dark Baltika beer which was excellent I believe this is brewed locally. We are all into Pubs/Clubs with atmosphere but prefer places which are not exclusively touristy or nouveau riche. We all live in the South of England.

Camrade · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:47 pm Post subject:

advice you to visit Tinkoff private beer restaurant Smile

there is quite good russian beer
and try to ask in pubs beer Nevskoe or Baltika 'razlivnoe' (not in bottles)

UsualSuspect · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:24 pm Post subject: Grogski's

Hi,
With Camrade, I'll second Tinkoff beer. Also Baltika is not local, but pretty much everywhere. From memory they are numbered 0 to 9. Two No 9's (500 ml bottle) should knock your socks off........

Hoist one in my name for me! Very Happy

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Usualsuspect

droog · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject: We're Back

Thanks for the tips and we had a wonderful time in St Petersburg, just got back. 4 days of true excitement. We went to Tinkoff and I can vouch for the Dark Beer there, superb, a sort of smokey flavour. Also liked the interior of the restaurant very industrial looking. Went to many other bars and clubs so in order to keep everybody up-to-date from a pub and places to go point a view I will start a new topic in a couple of days.