Eating out in Petrozavodsk

If you are interested in trying some authentic Karelian cuisine a visit to "Karelskaya Gornitsa" restaurant is a must for you. It is the first and the only one restaurant of Karelian cuisine in the whole world. The restaurant is located in the heart of Petrozavodsk (13, Engelsa Street), opposite "Severnaya" hotel.
Inside one can find an ancient cave decorated with animal sculls and stone axes, a front scene of carelian house, a stove crowned by a spirit of the house - keeper, an old granny room, a corner of the newly-married, a merchant room, the banquet hall for overcrowded celebrations.
Indulge yourself with fish-soup ("ukha"), roasted, baked and salted fish, fish-pies, pork, beef, reindeer, game (elk, bear, black grouse, capercailye, quail, hazel grouse), traditional Karelian pies ("kalitkas"), mushrooms and berries.

One more place not to be missed is "Petrovsky" restaurant (1, Andropova Street). It is one of the oldest restaurants in town. In is named under the famous Russian tsar Peter the Great. Located in the basement of the 18th historical house, the restaurant is decorated in the style of these times. It offers traditional Russian, European and Karelian dishes. The most popular meal is "meat a-la Peter (the Great)" - meat and mushroom stew.