The gala event at the Grand Hotel brought together leading representatives of the culinary scene from St. Petersburg and the Northwest region of the country – restaurateurs, chefs, food journalists, and influencers. Many of those present are members of the region’s expert jury, but since the voting is closed, the names of the participants can only be guessed at.
This year, they once again named the 50 best restaurants in the Northwest, which will automatically be included in the single voting list for the spring All-Russian WhereToEat Russia Award. The following restaurants were included in the top ten according to WhereToEat Northwest 2025:
The places in the special nominations were distributed as follows:
“Chef of the Year” – Ivan Frolukhin (Duo Band, Saint Petersburg)
“Woman Chef of the Year” – Anna Ryazanskaya (“Sad”, St. Petersburg)
“Pastry Chef of the Year” – Alexey Grebenshchikov (BOBO, St. Petersburg)
“Sommelier of the Year” – Leonid Kirsanov (La Vue, St. Petersburg)
“Waiter of the Year” – Arman Sulayeman (“Sad”, St. Petersburg)
“Waiter of the Year” – Arman Sulaeman
The long list of the regional round of the award included 208 from Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Veliky Novgorod, Pskov, Vyborg, Borovichi, Pushkin, Repino, Kingisepp and Svetlogorsk, however, almost only residents of Saint Petersburg came out on top. Irina Tiusonina, founder and general producer of the Where Awards project, comments on the results:
Although the top ten is still dominated by restaurants from St. Petersburg, which can be explained by their colossal and many years of experience, the long list is already actively expanding with establishments from different cities. We want to support our colleagues and inspire them to develop, believing that soon new bright stars will light up on the gastronomic map of the North-West.
The award was held with the support of the Committee for Tourism Development of St. Petersburg, the general partner, as usual, was Sber, and the official Fashion-partner was TSUM.
