adding to the cafe pushkin tip - their blinchiki with tvorog is actually better than the napoleon imo, that sweet cheese filling is just right. also if you're there on a weekday around 4pm they do a l...

the guide's right about lao xiang dumplings being good but honestly their turnip cake is the hidden gem, it's crispy on the outside and melts in your mouth. get there before 9am or they run out for d...

solid plan, covers the big ones. one thing i'd add is that on day 2, when you're at anping fort, look for the little side gate near the old wall, there's a tiny temple tucked in there with a well loca...

nice guide, really covers the basics well. one thing i'd add - if you're at the Horqin Grassland, ask the herders about trying airag (fermented mare's milk). it's an acquired taste, kinda sour and fiz...

honestly the area around ulitsa Rubinshteyna is solid for a first trip. it's central, tons of cafes and bars, but not as packed as Nevsky directly. metro to Dostoevskaya or Vladimirskaya is like a 5 m...