Tea parties, dinners and cooking in a traditional St. Petersburg apartment
35 EUR
We host dinners and tea parties in our traditional St. Petersburg apartment in the historic center. Delicious home made food, mouth watering cabbage pies, borscht, pastry and cookies that melt in your mouth.
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Available in
- English
I am a translator (Rus- Eng) and I like to cook and bake. I was born and raised in St Petersburg and love the city and my neighborhood. My family and I are passionate about hosting people from all of the world. I used to be a tour guide and still like to show the city and to tell about it.
People who come to our place appreciate the cozy atmosphere of the traditional apartment which we try to create and maintain.
My husband is a novelist and a playwrite. We like to do things together. We have a son and a daughter and two very friendly cats.
Highlights
- Delicious home-made food in traditional old-style St. Petersburg apartment
- Traditional St. Petersburg closed courtyard – “well”
- Friendly talks about lives in the hosts and visitors countries
Description
We host dinners and tea parties in our traditional St-Petersburg apartment in the historic center. Spacious rooms, elements of original 1909 decor, XIX century furniture and pieces of art. Delicious home made food, mouth-watering cabbage pies, borscht, pastry and cookies that melt in your mouth. Cozy and friendly atmosphere. Questions and answers about life in Russia. Fluency in English, basic skills in German and Italian.
We show how to cook borscht and bake a cabbage pie and fry “syrniki” – sweet cottage cheese dessert.
For years I've hosted individuals and small groups from the US, UK, France, Italy, Brazil. They enjoyed the old style apartment, the food and even our two friendly cats!
What’s included & not included
- Food
- Activities
- Beer and wine tasting
Meeting point
5, Tavricheskaya Street (Tavricheskaya Ulitsa, 5, Санкт-Петербург, Россия)
Reviews from travellers (7)
Sasha and Elena are interesting conversationalists and the food was hearty, tasty and truly Russian!
We hope to be back someday.
Elena greeted us outside the apartment to give us some history about her family and the building. Inside we met Sasha and the cats, and were given a tour of their beautiful home before sitting down to canapés and vodka, local dishes with wine, dessert with Russian coffee or tea and we stayed much later than we ought as the conversation was lively and covered every topic possible. It was a warm and cosy evening.
We left feeling we’d made new friends and seen just a glimpse behind the doors of St.Petersburg. A must do experience!
I booked the dinner for our group of four Australian friends and it was more than what I hoped for. As well as our experience of being in a St Petersburg family apartment, Elena generously shared some of her family history and answered all our questions.
Thank you very much Elena and Sasha. It was an evening I will always remember.
- Full refund if you cancel up to 72 hours before the tour
- No booking fees
- Pay by credit card or PayPal