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Type of Shop
Editors Pick
Read MoreBeluga 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.
Read MoreDVK
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...
Read MoreImperial 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...
Read MoreLarissa 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...
Read MoreLarusse
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.
Read MoreLomonsov 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...
Read MoreOnegin
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...
Read MoreSokrovishcha 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.
Read MoreTatiana 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...
Read MoreYeliseev’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.
