Bourgeois Bohemians | BOBO
Bobo is an author-driven restaurant that approaches food as a form of art.
Brothers Artyom and Alexey Grebenshchikov have created a space where each dish becomes the result of creative and intellectual exploration, transforming into an independent cultural event of St. Petersburg.
Brothers Artyom and Alexey Grebenshchikov have created a space where each dish becomes the result of creative and intellectual exploration, transforming into an independent cultural event of St. Petersburg.
The restaurant opened in 2018 and over the years has become a destination for those who appreciate gastronomy and the creative culture of St. Petersburg. For many years we have been guided by a single idea — to connect the past and the present in a way that allows taste to evoke emotion.
We are fascinated by the moment when familiar flavors suddenly take on a new voice: when you eat a dish you think you know, yet sense something different, something deeper within it.
Artyom and Alexey Grebenshchikov envisioned BOBO as a space outside the mass-market format — a place where they could cook what resonates with them personally.
The brothers' background includes internships at colleges in England, Australia, Finland, and France. This experience shaped the principles that matter most to them: attention to detail and the pursuit of pure, balanced flavor. It is this combination that defines BOBO’s cuisine today.
We are fascinated by the moment when familiar flavors suddenly take on a new voice: when you eat a dish you think you know, yet sense something different, something deeper within it.
Artyom and Alexey Grebenshchikov envisioned BOBO as a space outside the mass-market format — a place where they could cook what resonates with them personally.
The brothers' background includes internships at colleges in England, Australia, Finland, and France. This experience shaped the principles that matter most to them: attention to detail and the pursuit of pure, balanced flavor. It is this combination that defines BOBO’s cuisine today.
Artyom Grebenshchikov, chef
Alexey Grebenshchikov, pastry chef
Set menus are the signature of the restaurant
From the very first day, the restaurant has followed two directions: set menus and Á la carte (French for "according to the menu").
The tasting sets are the restaurant’s signature offering and are updated twice a year — spring-summer and autumn-winter. Each set is created in collaboration with artists and made using regional delicacies from across Russia.
The tasting sets are the restaurant’s signature offering and are updated twice a year — spring-summer and autumn-winter. Each set is created in collaboration with artists and made using regional delicacies from across Russia.
Event Digest
We keep our finger on the pulse of St. Petersburg’s cultural scene and publish a curated digest for our guests in collaboration with Shilo magazine.
MYTH GALLERY
Mikhail Pershko
“Red Flags”
March 5 — April 19
The title Red Flags refers to a method of hunting wolves. After locating a den, hunters surround it with ropes hung with red flags soaked in human scent. For the animal, this line becomes a frightening and insurmountable barrier: fear of the unknown and the smell of humans force it to move within the enclosure, not daring to cross it. The flags function as a trap, creating a corridor that directs the wolf toward the hunters lying in wait.
Chaikovsky st., 61
SOBO GALLERY
Andrey Semenov “Semenov Art School”
March 19 — April 19
The project includes the series The Last Day of March, or the Duck’s Gaze, dedicated to the artist’s exploration of the urban environment over the past 10 years, as well as other paintings and graphic works assembled into a single installation. Together, they reveal the artist’s complex, multi-layered collage method.
Mokhovaya, 27-29
MARINA GISICH PROJECTS
Nikita Pirumov “Costume Workshop”
March 7 — May 17
In this project, Pirumov appears as a production designer of a non-existent performance, where paintings become elements of scenography. Within the exhibition, human anatomy intertwines with backstage space — rib-like structures also reference theatrical curtain systems. The artist focuses on processes of bodily and biological metamorphosis. Pirumov considers the physical оболочка as a prop or backdrop for a narrative about a "human-as-decoration" — a form without content.
Fontanka River Embankment, 121
SINIAVSKII GALLERY
BELOCHROME — Exhibition of Young Artists, organized by the creative association “Toska”
March 21 — April 10
The winter fog hides the horizon one last time, compelling one to look closer… at those small beacons and familiar silhouettes that guide through the haze toward a calm beginning and a full, confident breath. An endlessly white overture, leading from a snowstorm to a sunrise over a gleaming chrome shore. Silence will begin to sound.
Marata st., 52
SARAI GALLERY
Ivan
Chemakin,
Elena
Filaretova
“We Are Here!”
March 7 — April 19
The exhibition will feature "kinetic" objects and paintings, though for the Chemakin-Filaretova group these genre definitions remain highly conditional.
"We Are Here!" speaks of the impossibility of escape — first and foremost from oneself. Amid the constant rotation of the landscape, the artist remains motionless, like a stone illuminated by sunlight.
"We Are Here!" speaks of the impossibility of escape — first and foremost from oneself. Amid the constant rotation of the landscape, the artist remains motionless, like a stone illuminated by sunlight.
Liteiny, 53
MARINA GISICH GALLERY
Petr Shvetsov No. 14
February 21 — April 20
The gallery space will present the legendary Swamps series, first shown in 2009. The artist works across painting, graphics, installation, and sculpture, engaging with themes of beauty, cultural identity, and the interaction between tradition and contemporaneity. The image of marshland becomes a field of experimentation for him, where painting confronts its own limits — material, institutional, and symbolic.
Fontanka River Embankment, 121
Text by: Sofia Abroskina
CABARET SHUM, NIKOLAY EVDOKIMOV GALLERY
“MIRROR EXHIBITION”
April 8 — July 19
How has the image of the mirror changed in an information-saturated world? Today we reflect ourselves in virtual spaces — social media, likes, and comments — which increasingly influence self-esteem, displacing the understanding of others' subjectivity. In this project, artists and their works act as mirrors reflecting reality, fantasies, and the viewer’s inner experience. Here, viewers encounter not only images but also their own gaze.
Mayakovskogo St., 50
KGALLERY
“A LONG HAPPY LIFE. A TRIBUTE
TO THE SIXTIES”
March 25 — May 10
The first interdisciplinary project by KGallery, dedicated to the late 1950s-1960s and their reinterpretation by contemporary youth. A new generation is rediscovering the "Thaw," sensing an unexpected closeness to it. The exhibition is structured around themes of youth, friendship, and creativity and resonates with the trend of "new sincerity." The space is transformed into a route — from personal space to city streets and key cultural events of the era.
Fontanka River Embankment, 24
DOM RADIO
musicAeterna Dance:
“SHAME” Dance performance
May 16–17, 20:00
A dance performance by musicAeterna Dance — a performative exploration of the phenomenon of shame. The creators remove this feeling from the context of modernity and turn to the Middle Ages as an echo of eternity. The music by composer Kirill Arkhipov incorporates 13th-century Spanish ballads about various reprehensible acts. Whether it is possible to stop the endless wheel of lives filled with shame is for the viewer — the main observer of what unfolds — to decide.
Nevsky Ave., 62
ART TOUR
TO NIZHNY NOVGOROD
FOR THE “CONTOUR” FAIR
May 15–17
A three-day immersion in contemporary art: meetings with artists and gallerists, exploration of the city’s architecture and nature. The program is curated by art consultant and co-producer of Shilo magazine, Sofia Abroskina. It includes the "Contour" fair, a sound installation in a crematorium space, a meditative practice, a Mozart opera at the Pakgauz venues, and more. Details via QR code.
Nizhny Novgorod
NEW STAGE OF THE ALEXANDRINSKY THEATRE
Festival
“ON THE ODD SIDE. NEW XIII”
May 14–17
In mid-May, an interdisciplinary festival will take place to mark the venue’s anniversary (opened on May 15, 2013). The program reflects the directions of the New Stage: experimental music, contemporary dance, biomechanical experiments based on the plays of Anton Chekhov, and more. The key event is a tribute concert to OBERIU, organized together with the OBERIU Museum (May 15). Free admission with registration.
Fontanka River Embankment, 49a
ANNA NOVA GALLERY
ILYA FEDOTOV-FYODOROV
“SECOND SKIN”
April 10 — June 7
Due to a rare kidney disease, Ilya Fedotov-Fyodorov spent his childhood in hospitals, which shaped his perception of the body, fragility, and otherness. The exhibition features sculptures and paintings using fleece and leather as metaphors for the body, memory, and trauma — soft, warm materials of industrial production. The tension between the physical properties of materials and their symbolic meanings forms the core of the project.
Zhukovskogo St., 21
Text by: Angelina Pilipchuk
LLC "BOBO"
INN: 7842142457
OGRN: 1177847338349
INN: 7842142457
OGRN: 1177847338349
St. Petersburg, Vilensky Lane, Building 15
Concierge@bobospb.ru
