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Restaurants

A city cafe of Siberian cuisine in the historic center, with game, smoked dishes and local products. It has two halls, a…

Restaurants

A Siberian restaurant in a merchant-style house in the 130th Quarter, close to the Babr statue. The menu centers on Baikal fish,…

Markets & Shopping

The main food market of Irkutsk, close to the old town, known for smoked Baikal fish, cedar nuts, taiga herbs and wild…

Landmarks

A short pedestrian street in the center of Irkutsk, running from Karl Marx Street to the Central Market. It has old houses,…

Landmarks

The main street of the old town of Irkutsk, running toward the Angara river. It passes the regional museum, the drama theatre,…

Landmarks

A large bronze statue of a Cossack on a tall red pedestal on the Lower Embankment, unveiled in 2011 for the 350th…

Landmarks

A large bronze sculpture of the Babr, the tiger-like beast with a sable in its mouth that appears on the coat of…

Landmarks

A yellow and white triumphal arch on the Lower Embankment of the Angara, known as the Moscow Gate. It is a reconstruction…

Landmarks

A bronze statue of Emperor Alexander III on a tall granite pedestal beside the Angara, honoring his decision to build the Trans-Siberian…

Landmarks

The green riverside boulevard on the upper embankment of the Angara in Irkutsk, with benches, alleys and monuments to Alexander III and…