Stolle – Pies, pies, pies

A friend of mine who had lived in St. Petersburg for many years recommended Stolle for any and all quick and tasty eats. The café chain that has several stores around the city is focusing on traditional Russian pies; heavy in filling (and fat), delicious in taste.

We didn’t try the café part at all, just bought a piece of pie as a late snack in the hotel. The pies are not small ones — we had half a portion and fed four people (two of them kids) with it and ate second time, too. The available pies depend on the season and your luck, we had excellent salmon and onion pie — there were a couple of other choices available, too.

The clerks do not speak that much of English, but they are ready — as Russians in general, it seems — to go lengths to help you with the purchase.

www.stolle.ru, Vasilievsky Ostrov, 1st Line 50, St. Petersburg, Russia, +7 812 328 7860