Clubbing was quite disappointing in Saint Petersburg after experiencing the Moscow Night Life.
THE BEST
Central Station
This is a gay club and the best club I went to in Saint Petersburg.Men get in for free and for women...we have to pay.
Maria , a Latvian girl and I negotiated like hell with the bouncer and managed to get in for 400 roubles.Ben ,our charming british intern got in for free.We spotted him at the "Men only" lounge drinking free champagne later on.It was really an eye opening experience in there.The transvestite host was offering 1000 roubles to each of the 10 people who were willing to come on stage , strip naked and dance for a minute.And people were scrambling up to do that.
No, I couldn't watch the whole show. After drinking a tad too much alcohol too fast before coming the Central Station , I was leaning against the wall trying to shake myself sober.
http://www.centralstation.ru/
Gay Bar ( I forgot the name )
No surprise here.The next best was a gay bar.( we ended up there by mistake , thinking that it was central station ) It was down the street from Central Station near Metro Gostivy Dvor.The bouncers refused to let me because I am female.But Ben worked his charms and got me in.The bar played the best music and was ...........empty.There is the signature rainbow flag hanging outside though.
MOD Rooftop Bar
On my last night in Saint Petersburg,I wanted to check out a lesbian club Tri - El.It looked so boring that we left and walked to the city center on foot.Took us a good 2 hours or so.While the girls were exhausted from the walk and wanted to just chill in front of the Hermitage , Ben brought me to this cool rooftop bar that his Russian friends brought him to previously.My last night in Saint Petersburg wasn't that disastrous after all.
We met 2 American students there.Both were in Saint Petersburg for a summer study program and spent most of their nights at clubs and bars drinking their money away and spending it on Russian girls who came to chat them up.As the 4 of us left the bar at 6am , ....( yes...the bars are still open at 6am).1 of them literally had his money flying away from him.Blown straight from his hand and almost into the canal by the wind.And that happened after he gave more money to a Russian girl who wanted money from him to take a cab home.Poor guy.
THE MUST TRY
After my stay in Saint Petersburg , a Russian living in Singapore told me about 2 super cool clubs in her home city. ( I hate myself for not asking her earlier! )
Purga
Apparently they celebrate New Years Day and weddings every night here.Sounds bizarre and so Russian!
http://purga-club.ru/main.phtml
XXXX
My friends and I had contemplated going to one of the XXXX clubs in Primorskaya but didn't make it there in the end.The bouncers told us that they will let us in for free...if we removed our underwear.
http://www.xxxxbar.ru/
THE DISAPPOINTING
Club Revolution
A club for kids.Free admission for students.Music was ......hip hoppish and the crowd was mainly teenagers.Would have been boring if not for my amazing friends!
Rossi Club
The music was ok.But the crowd was old and lecherous looking!Avoid!
http://www.rossis.ru/index2.php
The fun part of the night was hanging out with friends in the nearby park drinking champagne,shivering and chilling out.And that is me being stupid at 4am in the morning.It was White Nights.So the sky was bright at 4am!
Fidel
Many people rave about this bar.Only for fans who love listening to english songs.And when i say english , i mean...Y-M-C-A...expect that kinda music.Bad....There alot of clubs and bar along that stretch .So if you get bored at one , you can hop over to another.The good gay bar and club is just around the corner
Tri -El
A lesbian club that was empty on a Thursday night.Located in a factory and not near to the city center.Lesbian or not , just don't bother coming here.It's boring and empty.We took a peek in and left.
THE EARLY MORNING
The nice thing is that people here know their limits and don't go around puking all over the streets after a night out.
While waiting for the Metro to open at 6am , you can take a walk along the main street towards the river where the bridges are to watch them close at 4am.During summer , the bridges open at 1am and close at 4am to let ships pass through.Cars are not able to use the bridges during that period of time.
Or you can just lie down in front of the Hermitage Museum and chill.
Or take photos with no tourists in the background
THE BEST
Central Station
This is a gay club and the best club I went to in Saint Petersburg.Men get in for free and for women...we have to pay.
Maria , a Latvian girl and I negotiated like hell with the bouncer and managed to get in for 400 roubles.Ben ,our charming british intern got in for free.We spotted him at the "Men only" lounge drinking free champagne later on.It was really an eye opening experience in there.The transvestite host was offering 1000 roubles to each of the 10 people who were willing to come on stage , strip naked and dance for a minute.And people were scrambling up to do that.
No, I couldn't watch the whole show. After drinking a tad too much alcohol too fast before coming the Central Station , I was leaning against the wall trying to shake myself sober.
http://www.centralstation.ru/
Gay Bar ( I forgot the name )
No surprise here.The next best was a gay bar.( we ended up there by mistake , thinking that it was central station ) It was down the street from Central Station near Metro Gostivy Dvor.The bouncers refused to let me because I am female.But Ben worked his charms and got me in.The bar played the best music and was ...........empty.There is the signature rainbow flag hanging outside though.
MOD Rooftop Bar
We met 2 American students there.Both were in Saint Petersburg for a summer study program and spent most of their nights at clubs and bars drinking their money away and spending it on Russian girls who came to chat them up.As the 4 of us left the bar at 6am , ....( yes...the bars are still open at 6am).1 of them literally had his money flying away from him.Blown straight from his hand and almost into the canal by the wind.And that happened after he gave more money to a Russian girl who wanted money from him to take a cab home.Poor guy.
THE MUST TRY
After my stay in Saint Petersburg , a Russian living in Singapore told me about 2 super cool clubs in her home city. ( I hate myself for not asking her earlier! )
Purga
Apparently they celebrate New Years Day and weddings every night here.Sounds bizarre and so Russian!
http://purga-club.ru/main.phtml
XXXX
My friends and I had contemplated going to one of the XXXX clubs in Primorskaya but didn't make it there in the end.The bouncers told us that they will let us in for free...if we removed our underwear.
http://www.xxxxbar.ru/
THE DISAPPOINTING
Club Revolution
A club for kids.Free admission for students.Music was ......hip hoppish and the crowd was mainly teenagers.Would have been boring if not for my amazing friends!
Rossi Club
The music was ok.But the crowd was old and lecherous looking!Avoid!
http://www.rossis.ru/index2.php
The fun part of the night was hanging out with friends in the nearby park drinking champagne,shivering and chilling out.And that is me being stupid at 4am in the morning.It was White Nights.So the sky was bright at 4am!
Many people rave about this bar.Only for fans who love listening to english songs.And when i say english , i mean...Y-M-C-A...expect that kinda music.Bad....There alot of clubs and bar along that stretch .So if you get bored at one , you can hop over to another.The good gay bar and club is just around the corner
Tri -El
A lesbian club that was empty on a Thursday night.Located in a factory and not near to the city center.Lesbian or not , just don't bother coming here.It's boring and empty.We took a peek in and left.
THE EARLY MORNING
The nice thing is that people here know their limits and don't go around puking all over the streets after a night out.
While waiting for the Metro to open at 6am , you can take a walk along the main street towards the river where the bridges are to watch them close at 4am.During summer , the bridges open at 1am and close at 4am to let ships pass through.Cars are not able to use the bridges during that period of time.
Or you can just lie down in front of the Hermitage Museum and chill.
Or take photos with no tourists in the background
