Canvas

Canvas Review

Canvas, on the first floor of the St. Petersburg Renaissance Baltic Hotel, is a cozy little restaurant that juxtaposes traditional Russian ingredients with a European approach and artistic presentation. A perfect example is beetroot jelly with herring fillet and Laredo apple served on toasted black bread with potatoes and dill-mustard sauce. Try sturgeon roulade with spinach and the excellent game solyanka (meat stew) made with bear, elk, or wild-boar meat. Dinner can also be served on the hotel's sixth-floor terrace, where the shiny golden cupola of St. Isaac's Cathedral, set against charming crumbling rooftops, makes for an wonderful view. Canvas offers an excellent three-course business lunch at 375R.