The Cheapest Place to Eat. "Canteen №1". St. Petersburg, Russia

[@realrussiablog]

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[@RedRider1600]

Sergey Baklykov / Real Russia That's pretty nice for a cheap place. So what is an average price restaurant like? I thought it would be a lot cheaper in Russia.

[@realrussiablog]

A lot yet cheaper than $5 for four dishes and drink??? Huh???

[@ajaxfenix3576]

Sergey, why the communists did not ban vodka, the venon?

[@geraldinefields1730]

In Texas, this is called a cafeteria. It is relatively inexpensive but decent quality food. You pay for each dish you choose. Around $10 for a meal but less if you only get a small salad. There are chain cafeterias such as Luby's, Wyatt's and Picadilly. This is not a buffet as another commenter mentioned. The difference between a cafeteria and a buffet is, in a buffet, the customer helps himself to food and can go back for whatever food he wants, as many times as he wants. People eat a lot of food. Buffets get a lot of business but the price goes way up with quality. There are cheap, horrible food places to very expensive places where you can eat as much steak and lobster as you want. Las Vegas is great on offering various buffets but it is better not to be cheap. A cafeteria style restaurant like Canteen No.1. is a good value. I really like the interior and the compote drinks look refreshing. We do not have many choices for fruit drinks but we usually have strong, sweet, iced tea in the hot American southern states.

[@titojones642]

hey Sergey are a lot of Russian salads made with mayonesse? I don't want to sound dumb and generalize.

[@stonetooth2506]

I am from America and enjoy learning about Russian culture. Thank you for making these videos.

[@konaken1035]

Me too!

[@RomanStepanovTV]

Sergey that is an awesome review. More reviews of food and restaurants please 👍🏻🤗

[@realrussiablog]

That's what I'm doing, Roman!

[@ignis2203]

I'm visiting St. Petersburg with my boyfriend in May and honestly, this is exactly the kind of places we plan to go to eat in order to save money, but also to get a more local feeling. Like someone said already, fancy places are the same everywhere! I definitely wouldn't consider this a waste of time as the place looks clean and the food tasty. Thank you for this video and so many others!

[@realrussiablog]

Got you but as the one who have been to many many restaurants I'm not agree on fancy places same everywhere though.

[@san1280]

That much amount of food and quality at such a cheap price. It's value for your money.

[@infiltr80r]

How is that quality? Buckwheat porridge is healthy but it's very cheap to make, the cost of the buckwheat is probably $0.15. The vinaigrette is mostly cheap beetroot and carrots I believe. The drink is from a concentrate. Fried chicken is decent. I would not pay that much for it, it's bland taste wise.

[@infiltr80r]

@@GreyWhiteBlue I know the receipes they use. This is soviet era cafeteria food, it's exactly the same in 99% of places. This could be the 1% but it does not look high end so I doubt it.

[@ilyag8044]

@@infiltr80r simple, affordable, balanced food. Can you name smth similar from West cuisine? And are they all made from quality, organic, expensive ingredients ? If so what would be price to customer ?

[@infiltr80r]

@@ilyag8044 Plenty of western places offer you salads, fish, potatoes etc and it's affordable considering the salaries. Ever since the Soviet era, the produce typically is not organic in that large amounts of chemical fertilizer was used. Also nutritionally, just because something isn't GMO, it's not always of better quality. You can have perfectly organic vegetables which grew in poor soil and are low in nutritional value.

[@jamesfreeman7954]

Yeah but how much do they make for a living? $5 to us in the West is cheap but is it cheap to Russians?

[@okayvision3413]

this looks great. and for a cheap price. please introduce it in my city. russia is awesome !

[@lordshango4184]

Trust me, you can always find four pea-brained imbeciles who believe there’s everything to dislike about this video!!! Carry on, Sergey. Thank you so much for your informative and educational videos and, most importantly, for promoting peace and love amongst people of different nations. Good job!!

[@andysm1964]

Lord Shango,very well put..love this video as much as that canteen no.1.. remember years ago going to a similar place in Krakov with an ex- g/f of mine..

[@Mumbo_Jumbo_Kiwi.1]

Much rather dine in there than McRubbish anyday.

[@sell3100]

@@Mumbo_Jumbo_Kiwi.1 Me too Shane. McRubbish isn't even real food...

[@queenjenna2696]

Sergey Sergey Sergey oh ur capturing my heart ♥... I truly find myself patiently awaiting for the next time u upload a video.. As u make it feel like we are accompanied by u giving us tours where to go and best places ever.. Like if we are ur neighbors..Thank u Sergey for making me Luvs Russia even more...

[@realrussiablog]

You're welcome! Stay tuned!

[@jasonmymail]

I did a Grand Tour of Russia just last year, 2018. How I wish I'd have seen your channel before my trip!!! St.Pete's my fav place, not just for the amazing sights but absolutely the best people... so much fun and White Nights never to be forgotten :)))

[@nigel8499]

Clean and 'cheap as chips' looks fantastic!

[@kristophermann6528]

Nigel I agree - the quality is there. Pretty servers too.

[@dacheet8174]

Looks very clean and spacious! Food looks good as well. Nice vid!!

[@johnydoe7065]

As an American that looks really good I would love to try all of it .......👍🏻🇺🇸

[@ScrapYardDog64]

Thank you friend from the UK, that looks like a nice place to eat, the staff should be congratulated on such a well looked after clean cafe/canteen just as nice as any McDonald's ... Thank you for your channel, we are the same people separated only by a passport ...

[@lev-tovzohar9318]

My kind of food... Honest and inexpensive.

[@jorjaygonzalez]

Wow. You could never find anything like that in Canada. The food actually looks natural and healthy and for a good price.

[@civilmaterial]

Let s go Brazil man. Try is side Wordl

[@Dr_AK33]

I love stolovayas. I am from India studying in kyrgyzstan. And i eat at a local stolovaya most of the time. I like plov, baked chicken and potatoes and kampot😊😋

[@Timenow1]

Greetings from San Diego, California Sergey! ✌🇺🇸 Thx for your videos on Beautiful Russia! May God Bless ya Bro!

[@claytonwenrich4663]

So much to see and do in St.Petersburg.

[@realrussiablog]

True

[@cduncan64]

Your videos are always very entertaining. You bring us closer together a little bit each time.

[@ybunnygurl]

In America that would be a cafeteria, because you pay by the plate/item of food and drink. A buffet is different, at a buffet you pay a set price and you can eat has much has you want. Golden Corral (a chain restaurant in the USA) a buffet. I don't think there are many cafeteria's left in the USA most have been replaced by fast food restaurants and food courts.

[@icecorebaby]

ybunnygurl love Golden Corral!

[@tak178]

Golden Corral is amazing.

[@heathglennon7101]

Fuddruckers? Is that still a thing?

[@LoveThyNeighbor316]

Still have lots of cafeterias in the southeast USA.

[@wdm1000]

My thought of a cafeteria as well. Sergey - thank you for sharing your videos. I’d like to visit Russia some day.

[@johnsymons76]

Thanks for showing a place that I would certainly eat in if I was visiting St. Petersburg! Authentic Russian food, reasonably priced in a very clean and welcoming atmosphere! I enjoy your vlogs as you really try to present subjects that will be interesting to many people. Take care and keep up the good job that you are doing!

[@jukesd1597]

In the US we have places like this called cafeterias. This place looks great! Very clean and the variety looks good!

[@jukesd1597]

Ex: Furrs Cafeteria en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cafeterias

[@jason4275]

We have a few all you can eat home town Buffet restaurants where i live.

[@Ryan-wx8of]

That was not a great variety...

[@okayvision3413]

@@Ryan-wx8of for some obese people the variety is never good enough...

[@nico5173]

Jukes D there is Luby's ..

[@BELLAPHONTOO]

What is a nice guy? It's Sergey!

[@MrMrmusashi]

It is more like a home cooked meal so it is an understatement if you call it cheap. Quality and quantity , like the video and pretty servers. Posters are awesome.

[@appletree8441]

I happy that I stumbled upon this channel Thank you

[@StarDreamMemories]

We also call eateries like this a Diner. Self serve diner. I agree with you on not spending time at places like this. However I don't know if I'll ever visit St Petersburg. Unless I sell all of my valuables, I am a very poor individual 😆 "living in America " I have chose a very simple rural life. Thank you for sharing and taking us with you across Russia

[@realrussiablog]

You're welcome!

[@SBY77.]

Hello from America! The English word for this type of a restaurant is "buffet style" or just "buffet" - pronounced buf fay' with the accent on the last syllable. Buffets are very popular in America and it's good to know that I can visit Russia and eat at a buffet style restaurant.

[@slippperytom496]

Fantastic !

[@Sidtheguy]

This is why I subscribed! I love watching culture videos like this! Thanks for the detailed video! That place looked great!

[@scottish785]

We actually tried a place like this at GUM department store in Red Square. Prices were of course more but let us chose what we wanted and was very good!!

[@widjoh]

Like always, your videos are so great, and I like the ones, that last from 5 to 10 minutes... I can always find time to watch them... Take care and watch your next video soon :-)

[@lilpinche918]

Hello from Texas! Very interesting place!

[@angus2mac]

Everything looked good and would probably have to return to sample many of the things they offer. Thanks for sharing. ;-)

[@realrussiablog]

You're ewlcome!

[@RenggaThe]

I eat there and it was tasty and cheap. Good for save money.

[@ericstjern6961]

Sergey..your are explaining the topics well. Keep up with the good videos.

[@5tevef]

Healthy at a great price! Wow!

[@thecitizen49]

Good video, Sergey. Very informative showing regular people going about their lives and enjoying a good meal. I have more in common with the Russian people in that canteen than I realized. That place reminds me of a Luby's here in the states except less expensive. The food looks delicious too.

[@mikekantor453]

We have restaurants like this here in the states Morrison's, Piccadilly, and S&S Cafeteria.

[@majorkade]

Morrisons was a regular growing up in Alabama. Phased out in the 90s it seems. Have J&S in Asheville, NC, which is exactly the same.

[@autumntatu2681]

These wonderful restaurants are fading fast in the Georgia market as the younger group prefer eating junk food to eating the market fresh cooked vegetables.

[@Bentcypress]

We had placed exactly like this in Florida back in the 70's & 80's. They must have used the same designer. And the food was the same too. Always exceptionally good food. I miss those cafeterias.

[@owainkanaway8345]

I heard the cost of living in St. Petersburg is much cheaper than Moscow. I also heard the other major Russian cites (Yekaterinburg, Kazan, etc) are cheaper than Moscow.

[@realrussiablog]

yes

[@AlexMoonXXI]

Но зарплата в Питере намного меньше: / Я родился и учился в Санкт-Петербурге, и я люблю этот красивый город. Но я не могу расстаться со своей работой в Москве :(

[@kristinesharp6286]

It’s expensive to travel and eat out for all meals. This actually is a good option for people. Especially foreigners that can see the food up close and make choices instead of relying on a photo.

[@dennisolof9994]

Oh, that place looks so nice. Love the interior, style and feel of the place. I remember the beverage dispensers from when I was younger, classic style. We only have the more modern or lazy version depending on your point of view, that use carbonic to pump out soda, juice or what you want. I assume they mostly serve more "classic" or "traditional" Russian food. I hope we will get lots of more videos in the future. приятного аппетита from Sweden :-)

[@realrussiablog]

Curious but the only phrase I know in Swedish is Smaklig Moltid! :) Because I used to eat in IKEA sometimes and there is a big lettering saying SMAKLIG MOLTID! :)

[@dennisolof9994]

@@realrussiablog Yes that is correct. I did use google to translate, and there are apps you can install on your phone. Dictionary and other things, useful when you want to expand your vocabulary or have help when you need it for any language. Love your videos and with all the insane things going on in EU for the last 10 years, Eastern Europe sure looks great from here. спасиба for great videos.

[@jeffk5724]

I like the variety. Ready to go and eat. I would stop by there.

[@kansascityonline]

nice video.. but to be clear > a canteen is > a restaurant provided by an organization such as a military camp, college, factory, or company for its soldiers, students, staff, etc. What you are showing is more of a cafeteria / buffet.. A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school. A buffet is a meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves. Either way - your command of English language is well developed. I enjoy watching you in your beautiful city with its rich history.

[@AlexMoonXXI]

На русском языке "столовая" это также комната в доме, где они едят (столовая).

[@slavodanko1885]

Believe that 99% of people from Russia and Eastern block will say that its a canteen, and there is a reason why.

[@shaggybreeks]

A Soviet canteen totally fits your definition. This place replicates the look and feel of a Soviet workers' canteen.

[@joewebster903]

Good videos a brings back many memories of the country that I visited in 1974 ! Spent time at the University and at the Leningrad Circus which eventually came to the US and we both hooked up to exchange stories and methods . It was amazing to find so many talented people who did great things with so little at the time

[@VlogsKruiser]

God Bless... Sergy... u have an epic smiling face😀

[@threeonesixer]

I love Russia. 🇷🇺

[@realrussiablog]

Thanks for Love!

[@jmsmilfajt]

That's so nice. We have similar buffets here in Prague, just different meals - usually various salads, sauces (Goulash) and meat with rolls or bread or dumplings. All that is usually served with Czech beer or Kofola.

[@AlexMoonXXI]

All Russians who were in Prague are in love with her :)

[@husky500cr]

Hometown buffet Russian style. I want to visit St. Petersburg after joining your channel. Keep those videos coming. Remember comment, like, and subscribe

[@StalinTheMan0fSteel]

We have a Hometown Buffet here i eat at once or twice a week and it's $10.25 for lunch (drink extra) and about $14.00 for dinner. So yeah $4.95 Russian buffet...I'd be in there every other day! 8-)

[@damsonahoe2437]

Great price and looks tasty!

[@CrimFerret]

That looked pretty decent for the price and a good place to get a quick warm meal. I was impressed with how clean it was. The food certainly looked better than what you'd get at a fast food place in the US. It's not fine dining by any means, but if I were traveling there, I'd consider it for breakfast or a quick lunch.

[@Andyjoseph8]

Delicious food for a great price🍝🥗 love your videos Sergey

[@realrussiablog]

Thanks for Love!

[@traceyhill4929]

i cant remember how i first came across your channel but i am so glad i did..thanx a gain for sharing

[@alastairmorton870]

Really impressive, food looks great, incredible value, very clean and tidy place - what's not to like ! I agree with Frits, Russia is awesome ! Thanks as usual Sergey, all your videos are just great, so interesting and informative and fun !

[@dianerosenblatt6629]

I like this type of dining, it feels relaxed like home but with better food. I must learn Russian cooking! The buckwheat porridge worked on you, Sergey, you have grown up nice and strong and good looking. And teaching the world about the Real Russia. Many thanks.

[@realrussiablog]

Thank you too, Diane!

[@glenngoodale1709]

Hey, that was a pretty girl ..... Great video as always. Very informative, but very understandable

[@realrussiablog]

Thanks for comment!

[@Nystad555]

Серёжа, какой ты умничка! Спасибо за твои прекрасные видеообзоры! Мы с мужем с удовольствием смотрим их и обязательно посетим, когда приедем ещё раз в С.Петербург. :-) Удачи!!!

[@pandaland1]

The food looks really good and the place is pretty clean for the price.

[@alexandrumaran1184]

Excellent video. You do a really nice job!!

[@nobillclinton]

Quality product. Excellent price. . .good place.

[@thomaskeller5954]

Dear Sergey, my friend. I am happy that you and your family have relocated to St. Petersburg. I have not been their yet. My wife and I are building a home near Tula. I will come later this year to check on the construction. I will try to make plans to come up and visit you.

[@realrussiablog]

Welcome back to Russia, Thomas!

[@reggiep75]

I think an English definition of this would be 'self-service cafeteria' of which there are not that many in the UK (where I live) as large corporate fast-food outlets dominate but there are a most definitely independent self-service cafeterias around.

[@opalprestonshirley1700]

Just goes to show you that cheap can be great. It was clean and neat with lots of dishes. Thanks.

[@opl500]

Probably "Diner No. 1", canteen means something more like an office kitchen, at least in Murican english. Although looking at what you showed me, it would be more like a "Hometown Buffet" type restaurant. Golden Corral is another chain like that.

[@joeking5679]

A diner has sitdown service, canteen was definitely a cooler wordchoice, since cafeteria has so many lousy connotations.

[@DrocanisSun]

Another great video Sergey! Thank you!

[@recondrop1]

I love these restaurant videos. It makes me wish the food in America was cheaper

[@MC-ii3qk]

Good video choice to share with us. Food looks very good..and the price..wow! Keep the videos coming, we are loving them.

[@digitaldiva4285]

Good video thank you

[@realrussiablog]

You're welcome! Stay tuned!

[@davidduenas3419]

Your such an amazing person showing people around Saint Petersburg Russia with having to go there 👍🏼

[@melofacertainage]

Reminds me of IKEA! Golden Corral Buffet?

[@aeo719]

enjoyed your video 👍

[@MrRockydee07]

Must be great owner that cares as you said good food at great price, 5 or so U.S. dollars 👍

[@terribethreed8464]

You're so lucky to be able to do this on KZbin. I'm a 65 yo Disabled Senior Citizen & have always wanted to travel & experience things like this but never had the opportunity to do so. So I do the next best thing & follow channel's like yours. The closest I get is trying to recreate food's from other country's but when you don't have the same ingredients it's almost impossible.

[@BlackyBrownDestruction9337]

Try different foods, it looks very interesting and good !

[@dreww1818]

Enjoyed the video! Thank you.

[@1978gingerella]

Летом я до отвала наелась комплексным обедом в "Марчелло" на Невском за 450 руб. Это был самый дорогой обед из предлагаемых. А "Марчелло" далеко не столовка. Так что, в принципе, за те же деньги можно и в ресторане поесть, только в правильное время дня :)

[@LearnRussianStanislavAcademy]

1978gingerella Бизнес-ланчи бывают очень дешёвые и приличные

[@1978gingerella]

@@LearnRussianStanislavAcademy И я о том же.

[@realrussiablog]

Но, видишь, есть ограничения по времени. Также обычно бывают ограничения по выбору и размеру порций.

[@1978gingerella]

@@realrussiablog Согласна, неудобство есть. Но просто как вариант. Можно в столовку, но можно бюджетно и в ресторане.

[@blini_kot]

Yummy yum yum! 😋🙌🏼👍🏼 Great video! 👌🏼👏🏼😊

[@burymedeep-be7dm]

That's buffet style. Or maybe cafeteria. That is great price but the best part is how pretty the girls are!

[@josecoronado1643]

Thank you for sharing, I really like the place you went to eat , it is a nice place to go and have lunch even dinner ,

[@roberthagedorn290]

This looks like a very clean, modern, and inexpensive eatery for someone with a limited budget. Thank you again, Sergey. Just out of curiosity, can you explain the poster at 6:16?

[@МаксМ-я9ю]

Чтобы больше иметь надо больше производить. Чтобы больше производить надо больше знать. To have more need to produce more. To produce more need to know more.

[@roberthagedorn290]

@@МаксМ-я9ю Thank you!

[@JackFlemingFan1]

Another excellent video from you! I'm glad you post your videos as I really like learning about Russia from you.

[@realrussiablog]

Russia is a POWER!

[@macling66]

Sergey... please put complete address and map location

[@MrRadoslav31]

st1.one/#contacts

[@steadfast78]

I seen a few of your videos. Keep it up and thanks for sharing Russian cuisines and cultures.

[@amc3]

Pеальный Россия реальный столовая питание ... Great Russian food for a cold Russian winter, no fries or a burger in sight, wonderful, fresh and served with a smile :) 02:39 .... This girls is now more famous than her tasty canteen food. Food for the people, not your Starbucks generation.

[@kidcat7864]

Exactly what I was thinking. This is real food and it`s affordable. In germany we would call this a "Selbstbedienungsrestaurant" (self service restaurant).

[@amc3]

Yes, many places in Germany are self service, I visit Germany a few times a year as my son lives there, German food is similar, proper food, simple, bust tasty and wholesome.

[@shaggybreeks]

Starbucks food is crap. With the exception of bagels, their food is either grossly overpriced, poorly made, or both, usually both. But to be fair, people don't go to Starbucks for the food. They go for the coffee, to work or study, and often bring their own food.

[@moxytc]

This would be ideal for students! We ate at a few similar places in Petersburg in 1993 as foreign students, but the food and decor were not of this high quality. Thanks for sharing!

[@shahelavi8965]

Вау, $5 копошо еда to quickly eat and continue touristing. С-П cheap places is clean and healthy, Сергей , вы ест high standards wow like restaraunt judge haha... Buckwheat does make you strong, я тоже знает. Приятно апатйтно! Слава Санкт-Петер рестораны!!! ))) 🇷🇺

[@mattfinleylive]

So pleased to see it's very nice! -Much love from Pennsylvania, USA! -Loved to see your server #2 waving! ;)

[@mattfinleylive]

5 BUCKS!!! -SCORE!!! ;D

[@jason4275]

*_Not me, when I come to Russia, it's going to be, for me, Beef Stroganoff with Extra beef, fish Herring, Vodka, caviar and every single type of Russian dessert, every day, during my entire stay, I will probably end up leaving with a few new extra pounds heavier._*

[@МаксМ-я9ю]

You come in the winter and then there will be no extra pounds.)

[@realrussiablog]

Then you need to "Petrousha" restaurant or "Kvartirka" Soviet Cafe I have visited earlier.

[@leonardpearlman4017]

Those will be QUALITY pounds!

[@notmyhome]

Are there many international backpackers in St. Petersburg? They might like the price. It looked good, reminds me of food courts in Australia.

[@ec100]

The food looked good and the price is good also.

[@ec100]

Is this place still in business? Looks like a great place to eat everyday!

[@ec100]

5:55 They care about menu and customers.

[@ec100]

I love the old theme song of your channel Sergey!

[@debraboyea7776]

Hello from New York State in America! The food looks pretty good for that price! I love seeing Russia!

[@usagiynami9937]

Yeah, Boy

[@realrussiablog]

Yeah Boy!

[@Bobskiboy85]

Will try Canteen No1 next week when I visit St Petersburg...thanks for the video.

[@tak178]

Soviet "Fast Food"?

[@LearnRussianStanislavAcademy]

tak178 exactly

[@lordshango4184]

Hell, no!!!! This, as you can clearly see, is not fast food and way better than the junk we’re being fed here. This is home cooking, much better and way healthier and has nothing to do with the chemically laced and hormone infused concoction forced down our throats here 😂

[@realrussiablog]

I agree with Lord Shango. It's not a fast food. It's normally (not fast) cooked food.

[@tak178]

@@realrussiablog Understood. I was being more facetious than anything. The food looks excellent for the price. Far better than Mickey D's. 😁

[@tak178]

@@lordshango4184 My comment was clearly meant as a joke. 🤔

[@aragornii507]

Your videos have the best intro out of all the KZbinrs I've ever seen lol

[@GParkerDaisyPodcast]

More russian food

[@zoommer888]

Well the place seemed pretty clean. That's good. Thanks for the video man. Your videos get good inside into how the Russian life style is. I was always fascianted with Russia

[@nigel8499]

Tables not close together.

[@realrussiablog]

Close enough

[@alialmahanawi8409]

Thanks Sergey I love your videos best wishes 🙏

[@cori1396]

nice...how you say friend...spasibo???

[@patriciah3235]

Wrong. Friend is DROOG (друг) or female friend PADROOGA (падруга). The person who answered your question said "I love you" to trick you. Хулиган!

[@realrussiablog]

Thanks!