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ukrainian food
Well, there are quite a few in the E. village but my fave is KK on the corner of 12th St. and 1st Ave. in Manhattan. It has a garden in the back, too. Is a little more laid back and quiet than the ever-popular Veselka and Kiev...
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late night EV food recs?
Depends what you want...diner’s like Veselka and Odessa are open. 7A and Sidewalk for American food...I’ve heard Royale’s kitchen is open pretty late.
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help finding great blintzes
looking for great non-greasy but jewish-style blintzes at a manhattan (or brooklyn) restaurant for tomorrow...my mom’s last day to visit and her request. any ideas? sit down restaurant preferred. we’ve usually gone to...
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Looking for Excellent homemade red beet borscht
Veselka, 2nd Ave. @ 9th St., makes a killer red borscht, with lots of beef and a dozen other ingredients, including fava beans. With sour cream or yoghurt, it’s a meal and a half. They usually serve it hot, but they may...
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ISO Best Eggs Benedict!
I can tell you that Veselka has close to the worst...unless that is, you like congealed, yolky hollandaise.
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drinks and a light bite near 11th and 3rd?
Jimmy’s on 7th (near 2nd) could be an option. Nice basement spot, great beer list (I forget if the wine list is any good), some light bites on the menu. Otherwise, there’s always Veselka, I think they serve wine...
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Cherry Pie
Get the warm cherry pie (or crumble?) at Veselka - 9th st/ 2nd Ave. It’s great with a scoop of vanilla ice cream too.
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Chinese American Hong Kong cafe style food
the entree platters. "Veselka", further down 2nd ave has good borscht and good blintzes. B&H, at St. Mark’s and 2nd Ave( further south on 2nd than both Poland and Veselka, has borscht as well.
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goulash?
With the passing of Mocca (and, before that, Mrs. Terhes of blessed memory) where can I get my goulash fix? Other than Sabarski and the likes of Veselka, is there any good Hungarian restaurant left in Manhattan?
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casual, relatively quick, relatively inexpensive in EV
A Polish/Ukrainian diner might be good. Take your pick: Teresa’s, Little Poland, Veselka, Odessa, etc. They’re all good, usually I get pancakes everywhere I go. But they’re casual and inexpensive and all over...
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cheese blintzes (not sweet)
Veselka in the East Village has great blintzes, and make sure you get the fresh raspberry sauce with it.
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waffles or bust...
Veselka, 2nd. Ave. at 9th St., Manhattan. They make them from scratch. Virage, 2nd. at 7th St. Also from scratch and available on weekday lunch special with fresh fruit or chopped walnuts.
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Best chance of scoring a table
So, I wanna go out to brunch with a group of 8 on saturday...unfortunately the options I am considering don’t take reservations...which of these do you think I have the best bet of getting a table with no wait? Veselka,...
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Recs for Visiting University Students
Polish diners are pretty standard for broke students when they first get to town. Veselka on 2nd Ave. is a good bet
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24-hour Restaurants
I think Veselka is the 24 hours.
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