Leningradskie pyshki

«Leningradskie pyshki» at 25 Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street has been open since 1958, when the street was still called Zhelyabova. The city government has listed the site in the Red Book of memorial addresses, meaning it cannot be rebuilt or closed. It's an easy walk from the Nevsky Prospekt, Gostiny Dvor, and Admiralteyskaya metro stations. Inside there are two small rooms with counters and tables. Finding a free spot isn't easy at any time of day, from morning to evening. The menu is simple: coffee with milk and pyshki (fried doughnuts), eaten by hand, dusted with powdered sugar. They're made according to a recipe preserved from Soviet times, though old-timers argue that the pyshki used to be puffier. The average check doesn't exceed 1,000 rubles. The kitchen offers a mixed menu, but the focus is on the classic pyshki — the dish that draws both tourists and locals, who rank a visit here alongside seeing the Hermitage or the Mariinsky Theatre.