Saint Petersburg

Gostiny Dvor

Гостиный Двор

This is a vast bazaar, the city's oldest shopping centre, and one of the first shopping arcades in the world. Dating to the mid-18th century. The name means "Merchant Yard", as its old role was to provide both shops and housing to merchants from far away. It sells almost everything from PlayStations to Saint Petersburg Vodka. On the north side is a decent store for second-hand photo equipment selling cameras and lenses (Nikon, Canon, Sigma etc.). The prices of goods are the highest in St.Petersburg. Sprawling for over one kilometer and embracing the area of 53,000 m², the indoor complex of more than 100 shops took twenty-eight years to construct. Building works commenced in 1757 to an elaborate design by Bartolomeo Rastrelli, but that subsequently was discarded in favour of a less expensive and more functional Neoclassical design submitted by Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe (1729–1800). The next century, Gostiny Dvor was continuously augmented, resulting in ten indoor streets and as many as 178 shops by the 20th century. By that time, the Gostiny Dvor had lost its popularity to the more fashionable Passage and New Passage on the Nevsky Prospekt nearby. During the post-World War II reconstructions, its inner walls were demolished and a huge shopping mall came into being. This massive 18th-century structure got a face-lift and entered the 21st century as one of the most fashionable shopping centres in Eastern Europe. A nearby station of Saint Petersburg Metro takes its name from Gostiny Dvor.

Daily 10:00-23:00

The Passage

Passazh, Универмаг «Пассаж»

This is an elite department store that opened in 1848. The Passage premises have long been associated with the entertainment industry and remains home to the Komissarzhevskaya Theatre.The name came from a vast gallery between Nevsky Avenue and Italianskaya Street which provided the main passage through the mall. The gallery was covered over by an arching glass and steel roof, thus giving it a claim to being one of the world's first shopping malls. The three-storey building opened on May 9, 1848. It was one of the first structures in Russia to employ gas for lighting. Another innovation was an underground floor, where an electric station would be installed in 1900. Although the store specialized in jewellery, expensive clothes and other luxury goods, crowds of common people flocked to see the most fashionable shop of the Russian Empire. Count Essen-Stenbock-Fermor - the developer - conceived of the Passage as more than a mere shopping mall, but also as a cultural and social centre for the people of St Petersburg. The edifice contained coffee-houses, confectioneries, panorama installations, an anatomical museum, a wax museum, and even a small zoo. To draw even more consumers to the store, the Soleille, one of the largest cinemas in the Russian capital, was opened in the complex in 1908. In 1933, the municipal authorities declared the Passage a "model department store", the only one in Leningrad (former St Petersburg) and one of only three such stores in the Soviet Union. The renovated "palace of Soviet trade" (as the media touted it) opened in 1934 and offered about 30,000 types of goods, all manufactured in the USSR. The Children's World section became especially popular with the inhabitants of Leningrad. - Now privately owned by employees and shareholders.

Mon-Sat 10:00-21:00, Sun 11:00-21:00

Eliseyev Emporium

Elisseevskiy Store, Елисеевский магазин, Дом торгового товарищества «Братья Елисеевы»

Built in 1902-1903 by the architect Gabriel Baranovsky in the style of early modern to colonial goods store Eliseev Brothers. Building facades are adorned with four statues of "Industry", "Trade", "Art" and "Science" by Estonian sculptor Amandus Adamson (who also worked on the sculptural decoration of Dom Knigi and Baron Stieglitz School). No less interesting design trade halls, located on the first floor. The second floor housed Comedy Theatre. Passage established relations with new trade and business partners, such as Escada, and other international department stores. One of the first upscale food markets in Russia, with a wide variety of international produce, opened in the basement. New restaurant opened on the upper level with the panoramic view of the Nevsky Prospect.

Apraksin Dvor

Апраксин двор

The Apraksin Market (Apraksin Dvor) is perfect for people watching, but keep your purse and camera close since it is a favorite of both shoppers and pickpockets. You can find almost anything here.

"National" shopping mall

торговый комплекс «Народный»

This is an absolutely legendary place among locals. Everything there's very, very, very cheap! Must-visit in Porokhovye!

Daily 08:00-02:00

Metro hypermarket

гипермаркет «Metro»

Chain of hypermarkets that have absolutely everything in them

Mon-Fri 07:00-22:00, Sat Sun 08:00-22:00

Dom Knigi

«Дом книги», Дом компании «Зингер», «Дом книги», House of Books

A six-story building, built in 1902-1904 on the project of Paul Suzor to be the Russian headquarters of Singer sewing machines American company. Art Nouveau is not typical of the Nevsky Prospect, however it blended well into the face of St. Petersburg. It is believed that the company wanted to build a multi-story building, like its skyscraper in New York City. However, the height regulations prohibit building structures up more than 23.5 m. The architect thus decided to build a graceful tower, crowned with a glass globe, which creates the illusion of elevation, while not overshadowing either the Kazan Cathedral or the Savior on Spilled Blood church. The sculptural decoration of the tower and the facade were created by Estonian sculptor Amandus Adamson, also worked on the design of the shop and school Eliseevsky Baron Stieglitz. Today it is the city's biggest and most important bookstore, a tourist attraction on its own right. A cafe operates on the second floor. It is recognized as an historical landmark, and has official status as an object of Russian cultural heritage. The building was designed by architect Pavel Suzor for the Russian branch of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. The Saint Petersburg building code did not allow structures taller than the Winter Palace, residence of the emperor. The architect found an elegant solution to the limit of 23.5 m: the six-story Art Nouveau building is crowned with a glass tower, which in turn is topped by a glass globe sculpture created by the Estonian artist Amandus Adamson. This tower creates the impression of a substantial elevation, but is subtle enough not to overshadow either the Kazan Cathedral or the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. In 1919, the building was given to the Petrograd State Publishing House. It became the city's largest book store, and was subsequently named "The House of Books" in 1938. The book store remained functioning during the Siege of Leningrad until November 1942. It reopened in 1948. T

June Shopping Center

торгово-развлекательный центр «Июнь»

Huge mall in the Porokhovye area, close to a nice park, pretty cheap overall and is like 5 minutes to walk from Ladozhskaya metro

Udelnaya Market

A combined market and a flea market, selling mostly clothes and shoes but some shops also sell books and mobile phones and other small electronics. Items are sold both in the small white numbered buildings that hold more permanent shops and the more casual vendors are selling the stuff on the street.

Rainbow

Радуга

The complex has cafes and restaurants, a cinema, and a huge variety of shops. There's a FREE bus from the Victory Park metro to the mall.

Rio

Рио

In the complex there are cafes and restaurants, a cinema, children's slot machines, a variety of shops.

Warsaw Express

Варшавский экспресс

In the former Warsaw station at Obvodny canal, d.118. In the complex there are cafes and restaurants, a cinema and an ice rink, a bowling alley, a platform for the game of curling, children playing machines, Railway Museum, and various shops.

Yuzhni Polyus

Южный полюс, South Pole

In addition to various shops, there are cafes and restaurants, a bowling alley, game machines for children.

Knizhny Klub na Avstriyskoy Ploshchadi

Книжный клуб на Австрийской площади

Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt 13/2

Auchan hypermarkets

Ашан

Hypermarket in TC MEGA IKEA.

08:30—22:00

Carousel hypermarket

Карусель

Kollontai st (ул. Коллонтай,), 3

24 hr

Lenta (Dalnyevostochnii)

Лента (Дальневосточный)

Dalnyevostochnii prospekt (Дальневосточный проспект), 16, корп. 1

24 hr

Lenta Khasanskaya

Лента

ul. Khasanskaya, 17, корп. 1

24h

OK Bolshevikov

О'Кей

corner of prospekt Bolshevikov and ul. Podvoyskogo

09h-23h

OK Idustrialnii

О'Кей

Idustrialnii prospekt ( Индустриальный проспект), 25

09:00—23:00

OK Zanevskii

О'Кей

Zanevskii prospekt.(Заневский проспект), 65, корп. 1, лит. А

24 hr

Perekryostok supermarket

Перекрёсток

Zanevskiy prospekt, 67

24 hr

Pyatyorochka supermarket

Пятёрочка

prospekt Bolshevikov, 24

Market at Bolshevikov

prospekt Pyatiletok, 1А

Nevskiy Department Store

Prospekt Bolshevikov, 6

Кусочек счастья

Производство и продажа кондитерских изделий. Основное направление - торты на заказ. Проведение кондитерских мастер-классов.

Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow·Wi-Fi

Книжная лавка писателей

Невский проспект 66

Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow·Limited wheelchair access

Подписные издания

Литейный проспект 57

Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow

Все свободны

улица Некрасова 23

Closed · opens 11 am tomorrow

Сытный рынок

Сытнинская площадь 3-5

Closed · opens 8 am tomorrow