Eat Like a Prole

In the build-up to its tercentennial, St. Petersburg expended great effort to restore its image as the only truly European city in Russia, turning its back on its soviet-era moniker: “cradle of the revolution.” But is effort alone enough to bring about such a magical transformation?

Much has changed on St. Petersburg’s gastronomic front. In recent years, hundreds of new restaurants, bars, cafes and coffee houses have sprouted up along