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Ananov
Andrei Ananov has been called Russia’s modern Fabergé. He crafts stunning eggs in the tradition of Fabergé as well as precious jewelry for men and women. Every year there are rumors that he will retire but he continues supplying extravagant...
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Anna Voloshko
Those looking for fur coats, hats or accessories can find a wide assortment at reasonable prices at Anna Voloshko. This small shop in the Passages shopping arcade features minks, sables and baby lamb coats, hats and fur-trimmed wraps, even mink...
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Babochka
One of six multi-brand boutiques scattered around the city, this well-known women’s boutique is located in a beautiful old building in the heart of the historic city center and carries such brands as Marc Jacobs, Bottega Veneta and Yves Saint...
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Beluga Deluxe
This one-stop shop is an excellent place to pick up a non-tchotchke souvenir, like furs, caviar, amber and hand-painted crafts. St. Petersburg is not known for its shopping opportunities, so this place is a relative gold mine.
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Bolshoy Gostinyy Dvor
Located just across from the Grand Hotel Europe this monolith shopping center was the world’s first mall and covers almost one-kilometer of Nevsky Prospekt. Inside, there are 3,000 vendors laid out in a seemingly random and labyrinthine order (you can get your...
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Day & Night
The go-to concept fashion store in St. Petersburg for over a decade, Day & Night carries men’s and women’s luxury fashion such as Martin Margiela, Stella McCartney and Narciso Rodriguez in an interior that marries clean concrete and neon piping...
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DVK
Even on a thronging part of Nevsky Prospekt that is packed with tourists snapping pictures of the Church of Spilled Blood, it is impossible to miss this beautiful bookstore, the largest in St. Petersburg. Known for the enormous window displays and...
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Imperial Porcelain Factory
The factory founded by Empress Elisabeth in 1744 sits twenty-minutes outside of St. Petersburg and still produces exquisite porcelain as it did for Catherine the Great and many other royals. Its best known pieces incorporate cobalt blue and 22-karat gold...
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Larissa Pogoretskaya
Larissa Pogoretskaya and her daughter Alexandra are St. Petersburg-based fashion designers who have a cult following among Russia’s new wealthy. The pair has traveled widely and adores such modern international designers as Alber Elbaz and Jean-Paul Gaultier as well as...
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Larusse
Most antiques cannot be taken out of the country but folk pieces can be and this is the best source folk paintings in the city.
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Lomonsov Porcelain Factory
Opened by Peter the Great’s daughter Empress Elizabeth I in 1744, this museum and shop—a 20-minute drive from the city center—reproduces original Tsarist and Communist porcelain designs, the most popular of which, Cobalt Net, was originally selected by Empress Elizabeth...
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Onegin
For visitors interested in buying high-quality mementoes and gifts, Onegin is the best bet in town. The wares sold here – from nesting dolls and lacquer boxes to amber and fur – are high-quality and made by Russian artisans. Are...
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Sokrovishcha Peterburga
This antiques shop sells furniture and objects, including lovely vintage purses and jewelry if you are lucky. It feels like prowling through a turn-of-the-century attic but for the dogged, you may unearth a treasure.
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Tatiana Kotegova
Tatiana Kotegova is Russia’s version of Diane Von Furstenburg and Coco Chanel combined. Her fashions are sexy and feminist, and she is a role model to progressive women and fashionistas. She works with precious natural materials like cashmere, silk, fur...
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Yeliseev’s Food Hall
This gourmet food specialty store is like the Russian answer to London's Harrod's Food Hall. Stop here to pick up caviar, pickled delicacies and vodka.
St. Petersburg

Shopping in St. Petersburg is expensive and most visitors leave with trinkets—a matryoshki doll, a bottle of vodka or caviar—rather than great antiques, art or fashion. The enclosed shopping malls like BGD on Upper Nevsky Prospekt are good for people watching, but the labyrinthine layout doesn’t invite serious shopping. Russian women love fashion, and you will notice that everyone wears high heels, even in the cold of winter and across cobbled-stone streets. A few trendy boutiques, like Day & Night and Babochka stock luxury fashion houses, but the items are a lot more expensive than in the United States. (Expect to typically pay a 60% premium for international luxury brands.)