Veselka in the East Village is cheap Ukrainian food and I have seen several famous people there.

brunches, Veselka borscht, Veniero’s cheesecake, Brick lane curries, Bereket kebabs – I almost always find something to suit my mood and budget. however, yes, we do lack a good grocery store. in that regard,...

actually they do this at veselka. i agree, should be more widespread.

/Russian diners (preferably 24-hour) like in NYC’s East Village: places like Veselka, Odessa Cafe, etc.

to this question, but let me add Veselka at Second Avenue and Ninth Street. This place is a 24-hour Ukrainian. They have Ukrainian beer and specialties, but their recipes have clearly been modified to cater to the East Village...

with mustard) Best Hot Dog: Gray’s Papaya Best Pretzel: tough one, my guess is any pretzel guy in the 5th avenue (around 55th street area, make sure it’s hot) Best NY Diner: Veselka (it has a ukrainian twist to it) Best...

) Penelope (8am) Barney Greengrass (opens at 8am) Veselka (24/7) See also http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/584297

I admit that the egg creams can be hit or miss -same can be said of gem spa-I’ve recently had better ones across the street at veselka 9with an awesome burger). i also admit it takes a strong stomach to drink an egg cream...

Must give a shout out to Veselka's burger. Always great and a top 10 contender. Honorable mention to Big Nick’s Burger Joint on the UWS.

much everywhere there will meet your criteria) 3. Itzocan Cafe (Minuscule space, fantastic mexi-french flavors on 9th St between 1st & A) 4. Veselka (the burger stalks me while I sleep, but apparently they serve other stuff too) 5....

. The trouble I’m having is that the true deals and real treasures generally don’t have good seating. Veselka - food gets mixed reviews, but I’ve found it consistent. Pierogies and blintzes are cheap and tasty....

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jones, veselka are my other nyc faves), but to me they pale in comparison. If you like your burger medium well or well done, though, don’t bother – it’ll be like any other well done burger.

Lunch in any of the Indian restaurants in Curry Hill is cheap and filling—for a real stomach bomb, have a masala dosai. Saravana Bhavan/Dosai Hut is good. Veselka makes a nice blintz or cabbage soup. Many Korean places in...

. A slice at Two Boots, while not classic NY pizza, is pretty good. B&H dairy (now named vegetarian) for breakfast/lunch is also an NY classic. I would skip Veselka and go there instead. Other places to consider that are...