Here is our selection of St Petersburg best shopping centers based on the following criteria: total shopping area, location, and public votes. That is why we tried our best to give a detailed description of only the top eight shopping centers as we see little point in describing each of them in order not to confuse you and prevent you from missing what is most important. But this doesn’t mean that the other shopping malls you will find below are no good or not worth visiting. This only means that you should choose from the rest the closest ones to the place you reside. MEGA is the only shopping center that is on the list notwithstanding its rather remote location. This only because MEGA is massive in size and is visited by throngs of people every day.

Our Top 7 List:

1. GALERIA

2. MEGA

3. Sennaya shopping center

4. Pik

5. Stockmann

6. Gostiny Dvor

7. Passage

Shopping center GALERIA sets a new standard of quality in the heart of St Petersburg. Featuring five floors with approximately 300 shops, a 10-screen cinema and a 27-lane bowling alley. The mall will offer visitors a unique shopping experience that the whole family will value and enjoy. Thanks to its excellent location in the very center of Russia's beautiful northern capital at the crossing of Ligovsky and Nevsky Prospekt, the shopping center will attract residents as well as tourists with a wide selection of international and local brands, and a fun-filled entertainment zone. Meanwhile, two levels of underground parking for 1200 cars, its close proximity to the Moskovsky Train Terminal and three major metro hubs will make the mall accessible to a broad range of consumers from St Petersburg, Moscow and abroad.

There are two MEGA family shopping & leisure centers in St Petersburg: MEGA Dybenko and MEGA Parnas (МЕГА Дубенко and МЕГА Парнас). Each MEGA complex combines more than 250 stores, selling clothes, shoes, sports products, perfumes and cosmetics, and products for children. MEGA’s anchor tenants are the most trusted Russian and multinational stores including IKEA, Auchan, OBI, Leroy Merlin, Stockmann, Bahetle, M.video and Technosila. It features international brands like Zara, Starbucks, C&A, The Body Shop, Marks & Spencer, TOPSHOP/TOPMAN, Accessorize or Promod. In MEGA Dybenko the first mall for electronic and household appliances – Media Market – was opened. MEGA is a fun day out for the whole family. While mom goes shopping, there’s plenty of things designed to keep her kids entertained. MEGA along with Stockmann and GALERIA is the largest shopping center in St Petersburg. The only inconvenience is that both MEGAs are a little removed from the city center (unlike Galeria or Stockmann which are smack in the heart of St Petersburg) this can be easily turned into an advantage by those living nearby. Especially as MEGA free shuttle buses are provided for those who use public transport.

Business hours for МEGA Parnas and MEGA Dybenko: 10 am—10pm.  Other: Free MEGA Dybenko shuttle buses depart from the Dybenko Street (yellow line) and Lomonosovskaya (green line) Metro stations every 15 minutes. Bus stops are situated at the main entrance and next to the IKEA store. Free MEGA Parnas shuttle buses depart from Metro stations Prospect Prosvescheniya (blue line) every 20 minutes and Grazhdanskiy Prospect (red line) every 10 minutes.

For more information visit: eng.megamall.ru/malls/peterburg/dybenko/index.wbp 

Sennaya shopping center (ТК Сенная) is conveniently situated in the center of St Petersburg, near another popular shopping complex, Pik (ТРК Пик). The two malls are relatively small in size compared to GALERIA, Stockmann, and MEGA (St Petersburg’s biggest shopping centers ). But many locals still like to shop at the Pik and Sennaya malls for their excellent location, compactness, and presence of famous brand stores. The two centers are separated from each other by only a street, so when in one, you can't resist browsing the other. Sennaya mall features over 80 shops within its total area of 59 000 sq. meters. If you get tired of shopping, you can enjoy yourself in the Pik’s cinema or play a little bit of bowling on a 36-lane alley on the 3rd floor of Sennaya mall.

Business hours for Sennaya Shopping Center: 10 am – 9 pm. Address: улица Ефимова, дом 3 (Efimova Street 3) Other: To book a bowling lane at Sennaya Mall dial: 380-30-05. Business hours for Pik: 10 am – 10 pm. Address: улица Ефимова, дом 2 (Efimova Street)

The largest in Russia shopping center Stockmann is located in the very heart of St Petersburg, at the corner of Nevsky prospekt and Vosstaniya Street, in the building of Nevsky Center shopping mall. Stockmann shopping center includes six floors featuring fashionable clothes for men, women and children, household products and cosmetics, as well as excellent grocery store that offers fresh and quality products, gourmet delicacies and perfect service.

Business hours: 10 am - 11 pm Address: Nevsky Prospect, 114-116 (Невский Проспект дом 114-116), metro Ploshad' Vosstaniya or Mayakovskaya (станция метро Площадь Восстания or Маяковская) Other: For more information visit stockmann.ru/portal/15147/

Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor is another centrally located shopping centre. It differs from all other modern shopping centers due to its historic origin. Built in the Neoclassical style, Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor is a good example of what these kinds of structures looked like in every large Russian town in the beginning of the 19th century. Much like the Passage shopping center, might be a bit pricey for budget shopping.

Business hours: 10 am - 10 pm. Address: Nevsky Prospekt 35 (Невский пр., д.35) metro Gostiny Dvor (станция метро Гостиный Двор).

Passage celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1998, being one of the first shopping centers of its kind. Comfortably located on Nevsky prospekt opposite the building of Bolshoy Gosiny Dvor (Большой Гостиный Двор, another upscale shopping center with a long history). Passage is considered an elite shopping center and might be a little too pricey for an average traveller, but it’s definitely worth visiting.

Business hours: Monday - Saturday 10 am. - 9 pm. Sunday 11 am - 9 pm. Address: Nevsky Prospekt 48 (Невский проспект, дом 48) metro station Nevsky Prospekt (Невский проспект) or Gostiny Dvor (Гостиный Двор).

Business hours: 10 am - 9 pm Address: 21 "A" Tipanova Steet (улица Типанова 21 А) metro Moskovskaya (станция метро Московская)

Business hours: 10 am - 10 pm Address: 154 Engelsa Street (улица Энгельса дом 154), metro Prospekt Prosvesheniya (метро Проспект Просвещения)

Business hours: 10 am - 10 pm Address 1: 99 Prospekt Stachek metro Avtovo (Проспект Стачек дом 99 метро Автово) Address 2: 14 "A" Baykonurskaya Street, metro Komendantsky Prospekt (Байконурская дом 14 А, метро Комендантский проспект)