You can argue about how right: shawarma or shawarma - ad infinitum. Just what is the point? It is much better to go and buy this very shawarma (shawarma?) And enjoy its simple, but so attractive taste and incredible satiety.
In St. Petersburg, until recently, fast food tents stood on every corner. Despite the fact that the authorities took care of the appearance of the city and ordered to remove a lot of outlets, all the same, from the abundance of offers, eyes are scattered.
To make it easier in all this variety to choose the most delicious and juicy snack, we have collected in our article 10 establishments that sell the best shawarma in St. Petersburg.
10. ChebuRoom
Institution Concept ChebuRoom - This is the availability of world fast food hits. Here you can try shawarma, burgers, pasties and sandwiches, cooked in front of the visitor with the best local products.
ChebuRoom positions itself as a street food, that is, the main customers are those who take away dishes, but the cafe also has seating areas where you can have a leisurely meal, order a drink at the bar and rest.
The average bill goes 600-700 rubles. Business menus and breakfast specials are available. Institutions are located at: Liteiny prospect, 63 and Mendeleev Boulevard, 5/1.
9. SunDay Ginza
Sunday ginza - This is a full-fledged restaurant with a cozy light design and a pleasant atmosphere. It is located on Krestovsky Island, by st. South Road 4/2.
Professional chefs prepare dishes of European and Japanese cuisine here, but we are much more interested in dishes prepared on the grill. These include the shawarma, which can be ordered here among other dishes. It includes the best meat, fresh vegetables and delicious sauce.
Unfortunately, guests often complain about problems with cashless terminals, this is worth keeping in mind when plans to visit this restaurant appear.
8. Street-a-pita
Street-a-pita - this is neither more nor less, but a shaverma bar. This is how this institution, located at Ligovsky Prospect, 11.
A rather extensive menu presents shawarmas for every taste and budget: small ones in a flat cake, large ones in a pita bread, classic flavor or with the addition of ingredients. There is even a shawarma on a plate!
All products are fresh, customers' hands are clean, their mood is good. The design of the cafe can not be called ultramodern, but it does not spoil the pleasant atmosphere. You can take coffee or beer to the shawarma, which is a fairly wide choice, enjoy music or socializing with friends. On average, a check per person goes to 350-400 rubles, which is quite nice.
7. Giros
Gyros is the world famous Greek street food. You can argue endlessly about the difference between shawarma, doner and gyros, but they are always based on meat, fresh vegetables and bread (pita bread, tortilla, pita and more).
Giros in St. Petersburg - this is an institution that serves copyright shawarma. On the menu, you can count 17 options for dishes, ranging from classic to spicy Mexican shawarma, in which a friendly cook will put as much hot pepper as the visitor wishes.
The cafe is located on st. Gorokhovoy, d. 50. You can take an order with you or have a snack in the hall. Sometimes generous chefs put sauce with interest, because of which lavash quickly gets wet, so it makes sense to sit down and enjoy the taste of one of the best shaverms in St. Petersburg right on the spot. However, even if pita bread surrenders under the pressure of excellent sauce, the taste of the dish will not spoil it at all.
6. ShavaTime
A simple but tidy cafe with a pleasant atmosphere is located on Svetlanov Avenue, 38, building 5. It bears a creative name. Shavatime, and you can order there amazingly delicious shawarma.
The menu is quite extensive, there are options for a classic, spicy dish, with potatoes and cheese and even vegetarian shawarma. The institution has several tables, so you can take an order with you or have a bite to eat right in the hall. You can also order a drink, such as tea or coffee, for the main course.
Another indisputable advantage of ShavaTime is its round-the-clock work, so if you want a shawarma at two in the morning, this place is at your service.
5. PitaGrill
Pitagrill - street food establishment, which has three points in St. Petersburg: st. Lensoveta, d.87 k.1, Leninsky Prospekt, d.155 and 63 Veteranov Avenue. Shawarma is prepared here not in pita bread, but in tortilla, fried to a crunch. The meat is very tender, and its taste is somewhat unusual, because the cooks carefully pickle it before cooking.
Here you will not find typical “street food”: fatty “rubber” meat, sluggish vegetables and moldy bread. PitaGrill serves a truly high-quality product that satisfies both regular customers and casual passers-by who have run out of food to eat. At the same time, the shawarma is very satisfying, and the price of the most expensive dish does not exceed 220 rubles.
4. Twist
«Perhaps the best shawarma in town"- claims the slogan of this institution, and it is not so far from the truth. Twist - Street food, which goes to a new level. This is a very cozy and stylish establishment, in which there is almost always a full house. Despite this, the shawarma will be prepared for the client very quickly in accordance with all his wishes.
Dishes are served on planks covered with parchment paper wrapped in all the same paper. On each table there are wooden drawers with napkins and toothpicks, and all together creates a very pleasant impression of the establishment.
The menu has a wide variety of shawarma, there is a dish here for lovers of classics, and for those who want to be sharper, and even for vegetarians.
3. BBQ
Shaverma BBQ - This is a new approach to street food. It is safe to say that BBQ has its own style and its own chips that distinguish it from a number of the same establishments.
The first thing that catches your eye is multi-colored pita bread. Each one has its own, for example, purple shawarma with barbecue sauce, blue sea, orange with chicken, vegetarian green, etc.
There is also a branded shawarma, the weight of which is as much as half a kilogram! As well as business lunches that will help satisfy your hunger for the rest of the day. There are two BBQ points in St. Petersburg: st. Tchaikovsky, d. 57 and Big Avenue V.O. 32/12.
2. Pita’s
Pita’s started with an idea. Three friends decided to open an institution with an original shaverma, and today in St. Petersburg there are already six Pita’s branches, and one in Moscow. Their prices cannot be called the lowest (210 and 310 rubles for branded shawarmas of different sizes), but they are definitely worth it.
At the heart of the dish is only the best fresh meat and fish, crispy vegetables, original additives and sauce ideally suited to each type, all this is wrapped in crispy wheat tortilla.
The main establishment is still located at Gorokhovoy, 32, and also order a truly delicious St. Petersburg shawarma on Nevsky, 65, on the embankment r. Karpovka, 10, in Gallery Shopping Center on the 4th floor, on Kronverksky Avenue, 23 and on Kirochnoy St., 12. Delivery on the Petrograd side is possible for the amount of the order from 4000 rubles.
1. Le Shaverma
Shaverma has long ceased to be a simple street food, and has become a real cultural phenomenon in St. Petersburg. AND LeShaverma on the Nevsky, 51, confirmation of this. This is a cozy restaurant in the very center of St. Petersburg, where you can try fresh and tasty shawarma.
The staff creates a special atmosphere, always smiling and friendly, although there is no end to customers. The menu has about 20 shavers to choose from, including spicy, vegetarian and without pita bread, on a plate. As well as soup, salads and snacks.
At the same time, the institution will please with a pleasant pricing policy, the price of dishes is here, as everywhere in the city, and the average check does not exceed 500 rubles.