What Do Russian International Students Eat? | St. Petersburg

Sharing my top picks for absolute bangers in Peter! 🔥Понг | Asian Fusion Heaven 📍 Bolshaya Pushkarskaya St., 42 💰 ~1,000-1,500 RUB per person Must-order: ✅ Beef with Crispy Onion Rice – Tender beef chunks + crackling fried onions + silky tofu = flavor explosion! 🌶️ Spicy version actually HITS (rare in Russia!). ✅ Pineapple Chicken – Sweet-sour harmony even non-sweet-tooths will love. Hack: 20% off all dishes weekdays 12-16:00! 650 RUB business lunch sets = steal of the century. 🌶️ Chuan Xiang Guan | Chinese Comfort Food 📍 Maly Prospekt Vasilievskogo Ostrova, 3 (near Sportivnaya metro) 💰 ~700-1,200 RUB per person Why it slaps: ✅ Dry Pot Chicken Wings – Triple "OMG" levels of aroma! ✅ Crowd-pleasers: Crispy Whole Fish, Guo Bao Rou, Fish-Fragrant Shredded Pork, Couple’s Beef Offal. Note: Chili packs flavor more than heat – great for spice newbies! 👌 🍴 Old Kotlin | Putin-Approved Russian Vibes 📍 Ulitsa Karla Libknekhta, 29 (Kronstadt) 💰 1,500-2,000 RUB per person Highlights: ✅ Giant Pot of Mussels – Briny goodness in light, non-greasy broth. ✅ Solyanka Fish Soup – Pickled veg tastes like Yunnan-style suancai! Cue homesickness tears. Fun fact: Putin popped in once (just had beer and bread snacks, according to staff!). #StudyAbroadEats #RussiaFoodDiaries #StPeteHiddenGems #ComfortFoodAlert #ChineseFoodInRussia