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since a few are made with liqueurs). The big supermarkets also usually have small wrapped
chocolates for very reasonable prices. Try
Belochka,
28 Sredny Prospekt, on Vasilevsky
Island (
&
812/323-1763;
Metro: Vasileostrovskaya); or
Nevskiye Berega,
32 Naberezh-
naya Makarova (
&
812/323-5919;
www.cake.spb.ru; Metro: Vasileostrovskaya).
CRAFTS
See the review for Vernisazh under “Gifts/Souvenirs,” below.
DISCOUNT SHOPPING
Apraksin Dvor
This 200-year-old shopping mall has lost its aristocratic elegance and
become a jumble of cheap clothing stalls, seedy gaming halls, electronics markets, and
lowbrow bars and cafes. It's slated for a cleanup, but in the meantime it has plenty of
low-priced clothes, shoes, toys, and CDs. Watch your pocket.
30 Sadovaya Ulitsa. Metro:
Gostiny Dvor.
FASHION
Children's
DLT
This shopping center is full of shops selling imported and Russian goods with an
emphasis on children's stores.
21/23 Bolshaya Konyushennaya Ulitsa.
&
812/312-2627.
Metro:
Nevsky Prospekt.
Women's & Men's
Gostiny Dvor
This arcade has mostly international brands but in a Russian atmo-
sphere. See description under “Shopping Centers” earlier in this chapter. Hours are daily
10am to 10pm.
35 Nevsky Prospekt.
&
812/710-5408.
www.bgd.ru. Metro: Gostiny Dvor.
Pryalka
(Spinning Wheel) This store, styled like a cottage hut for the new rich, offers
original clothes and gifts, largely handmade from natural products, including goat down
sweaters and blouses of Russian linen as well as standard and unconventionally designed
accessories. Prices are higher than you'll find in department stores but the selection and
quality are quite good.
1st Line, Vasilevsky Island.
&
812/323-1021.
Metro: Vasileostrovskaya.
Tatyana Parfionova
Arguably St. Petersburg's most famous fashion designer, Par-
fionova creates unforgettable, original clothes and accessories. Her shows are the hottest
ticket in town and her pieces are displayed in the Russian Museum. For something you
definitely won't find at home, stop at her boutique. Excellent service.
51 Nevsky Prospekt.
&
812/713-3669.
Metro: Mayakovskaya.
FOOD
Kalinka Stockmann
This Finnish-Russian supermarket chain sells a range of reliable
international products, at prices higher than you'll find in the bazaars but lower than in
the hotels.
25 Nevsky Prospekt
&
812/326-2637.
www.stockmann.ru. Metro: Nevsky Prospekt.
Lenta
This local hypermarket offers a staggering selection of goods at reasonable prices
and is increasingly popular among Petersburg's middle class. Its stores are in the not-so-
convenient edges of town, but you'll find just about anything you could imagine here,
including vodka and even reliable caviar at the best prices in town. Both of the following
are open 24 hours.
11 Vyborgskoye Shosse, near metro Ozerki.
&
812/336-4800.
www.lenta.
com. Also at 33 Pulkovskoye Shosse, on the way to the airport.
&
812/703-3000.
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