Like Le’Chaim, Golden Café is also run by the Jewish community, so you can be sure you’re getting good kosher food here. It’s also in the area of the Grand Choral Synagogue but is more low key and relaxed than Le’Chaim. The restaurant is divided into two dining areas: the main hall is quite spacious and lively, decorated with old photographs and painting, Jewish bric-a-brac and Russian and Hebrew books; the second dining area is smaller and more intimate. The kitchen borrows dishes from traditional Russian, Odessa, Irsaeli and Caucasian dishes to cater to the ethnic make up of St. Petersburg’s Jewry. Like Le’Chaim, Golden Café is aimed more at the older, more serious Jewish crowd as opposed to the hummus and falafel loving hipsters. But everyone is welcome and the hummus and falafel here are divine!
