Pyshechnaya on Bolshaya Konyushennaya deservedly belongs to the legends of catering in St. Petersburg. There is no better place to eat. Officials even included it in the city's "Red Book of St. Petersburg" for its popularity and popular love. We will learn many interesting facts about this place later in the article.
Historical atmosphere
In the stories of grandparents and parents, we hear about what life was like in the days of the USSR, we watch films of those times. But in order to create the most complete impression of the customs of the era, it is advisable to touch its atmosphere yourself.
Petersburg is a truly unique city, as it combines modern glossy facades, trendy boutiques and cozy old places like the puffy shop on Bolshaya Konyushennaya. They are called islands of the past.
When you come here, it seems like you used a time machine and ended up in the USSR. The establishment is easy to find. Its address is Bolshaya Konyushennaya, 25. Pyshechnaya never suffers from a lack of customers.
Retro Cafe
Bringing a person here, it is appropriate to say: “Goodwelcome to the USSR! Marketing plays an important role in today's world. Therefore, even a retro-style establishment had to adapt to these realities.
The grandmother sitting at the entrance acts as a promoter and advertising agent. There are calls to buy rich products. However, there is no particular need for them, since a long queue is constantly lining up here anyway. This is especially true for weekends.
The service here is of high quality, customers are served quickly, so don't let the pandemonium scare anyone who is just planning to visit here. And even if you have to wait a little, the gingerbread house in St. Petersburg is definitely worth such a small sacrifice, because these minutes will be repeatedly rewarded with the pleasure and pleasant atmosphere that awaits a person here.
Description
When a person gets inside, he sees the design in retro Soviet times. The wallpaper here is in green and white stripes. Cats are allowed to sleep in the corner, which are by no means embarrassed by the company of a large number of people.
Many cafes use this design but do it in a new way. You can immediately see through the stylization. Pyshechnaya on Bolshaya Konyushennaya is a place where everything is natural: both food and furnishings. 50 years before, everything was here in the same order as it is today. There were also tables, in each of the two halls there was a separate cash desk.
To feel the full flavor of Leningrad, it's best to experience at least once what the puffin shop on Bolshaya Konyushennaya is like.
Opening hours of the institution - from 9:00 to 20:00. Having eaten here, an average person leaves about 50-70 rubles at the checkout. The price of one donut is 11 rubles, a drink is 16 rubles. The best way to get there by metro is from Gostiny Dvor station. Carry out access to the Griboyedov Canal, move along Nevsky Prospekt to Palace Square. The walk takes no more than five minutes.
Food and drinks
In the style of the USSR, the menu here still contains a few items. The main one is hot donuts covered with sweet powdered sugar. Despite the fact that this is the only dish of the institution, they cook it to the conscience, observing all the provisions of the recipe and technology developed back in Soviet times. In the culinary process, an old machine is used. As a result, the dough comes out tender, golden, with a pleasant crust.
Visitors quench their thirst with tea, coffee with milk and lemonade. Pyshechnaya on Bolshaya Konyushennaya is also an institution with very democratic prices. You can hardly find such cheap fast food anywhere else in St. Petersburg.
Popularity
Not only pensioners and students come here to eat, for whom the issue of finance is especially relevant. Pyshechnaya in St. Petersburg is a cult place where tour guides bring foreigners, and local residents bring their out-of-town friends and relatives.
The purpose of such a visit is to acquaint a person with the unique historical atmosphere and color, help him plunge into the past of the city and find out how its citizens lived. Sometimes cashiers have touse your knowledge of English to understand the order and serve the customer properly. No wonder this institution is written in the Red Book of St. Petersburg. Local officials have imposed a ban on the repurposing of the restaurant as it is a monument of its kind.
Retro is back in fashion
Ownership of such a place is a desirable goal for St. Petersburg businessmen. They noticed that by taking over such an institution, you can make good money, because many people want to feel nostalgia, escape from the frantic rhythm of the modern world and take a walk in time, and also eat well.
A large number of similar cafes have appeared around the city with “standing” tables, a similar interior, a short menu, the main position in which are donuts, complemented by tea and coffee with milk. Moreover, the rate of "reproduction" is so fast that there will soon be more of them than McDonald's.
For the residents of the city, this is, in general, profitable, because the prices are affordable, and the quality of the products is on top. Moreover, the national flavor is supported, which is better than copying Western developments.
Visitors of the institution are invariably satisfied with the visit. And not only because they save a significant amount of money and eat he althy food, in which there is no chemistry characteristic of many types of fast food. Here they enjoy the atmosphere of the last century, easy and relaxed.
