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Russian restaurants
Posted on 9/26/26 at 10:46 pm
Posted on 9/26/26 at 10:46 pm
Do they exist? I've never seen one and it never crossed my mind until now. There is an Uzbek restaurant in Nashville named Osh which is more Turkish or Mediterranean but I have no idea what actual Russian cuisine is.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 10:55 pm to CAD703X
I've seen them on the east coast. There are some Russian Spas in Dfw I keep meaning to visit
Posted on 9/26/26 at 11:12 pm to CAD703X
Potatoes. Lots of potatoes.
Posted on 9/26/26 at 11:24 pm to CAD703X
They’re called soup kitchens around these parts
Posted on 9/27/26 at 6:35 am to CAD703X
I've been to a few in Brighton Beach, NY and on Geary street in San Francisco.
Lots of smoked fish, potatoes, Borscht soup.
Lots of smoked fish, potatoes, Borscht soup.
Posted on 9/27/26 at 7:29 am to GVT
Nikolai's Roof has been in Atlanta for 50 years or so. I think it is more European than strictly Russian now, and it's temporarily closed whle they renovate the kitchen. but it's still there. There are some other, smaller places that feature cuisine from Georgia (the country), the Balkans, the Stans, and so on, usually mom and pop type places.
Posted on 9/27/26 at 8:15 am to CAD703X
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There is an Uzbek restaurant in Nashville named Osh which is more Turkish or Mediterranean
The Uzbeks are descended from the nomadic Turks, so it would be similar. I ate at Central Asian place in Philadelphia called Silk Way, and it was delicious.
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I have no idea what actual Russian cuisine is.
I was told by someone that Russian food is traditionally bland and adopted it's good flavors from Georgia much like Britain adopted the Indian spices. I haven't had Russian, but I have had Georgian, and it's amazing. I did see a Russian food truck outside of Portland last month.
Posted on 9/27/26 at 8:34 am to CAD703X
Pel'meni in Juneau, Alaska.
Posted on 9/27/26 at 9:36 am to CAD703X
There was one in Austin for a long time that was kind of cool. I’m sure they exist in the northeast.
Posted on 9/27/26 at 9:40 am to CAD703X
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Uzbek restaurant
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Mediterranean
No. Posted on 9/27/26 at 9:42 am to CAD703X
There is a large Russian community in areas of Brooklyn (e.g., Coney Island, sheepshead bay). So, there are a lot of Russian restaurants, delis, and specialty stores.
Posted on 9/27/26 at 11:33 am to CAD703X
Russian Tea Room NYC and Russian tea Time in Chicago are great
Posted on 9/27/26 at 12:03 pm to facher08
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The Uzbeks are descended from the nomadic Turks, so it would be similar. I ate at Central Asian place in Philadelphia called Silk Way, and it was delicious
I'm married to a Tajik, and they eat a lot of sashlik kebobs and plof rice. Delicious food
Posted on 9/27/26 at 5:17 pm to CAD703X
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Do they exist?
The only place I've ever seen/eaten at one was in Seoul. It was apparently popular with Russian sailors. Best I can describe is pierogi and alcohol (beer in 32oz mugs that weighed 7lbs empty.)
I suspect that the Rus and Slav cuisines have always been very close, which is why there is the "poverty" (quasi-Irish) quality to them. Anything that can be stored or preserved (beets, their version of kraut, etc.) Russia is just so damn big, by itself it's got Asian, Mongolian, Chinese, Turk, "stans," Eastern European, etc.
Posted on 9/27/26 at 6:43 pm to Mo Jeaux
quote:you're such a fricking know-it-all.
Uzbek restaurant
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Mediterranean
No.
Guess it's not pure enough for you.
Posted on 9/27/26 at 9:02 pm to CAD703X
There was a good one in Austin called Russian House that I ate at about a decade ago, but it has since closed.
This post was edited on 9/27/26 at 9:03 pm
Posted on 9/28/26 at 8:05 am to CAD703X
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you're such a fricking know-it-all. Guess it's not pure enough for you.
You don’t have to be a know-it-all to read a little or look at a map.
Yeah, things get conflated in the U.S. because of similarities, ok. I guess German cuisine and French cuisine are the same. They both have potato dishes after all, and they were both developed in Europe.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 9:18 am to SpotCheckBilly
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Nikolai's Roof has been in Atlanta for 50 years or so.
I briefly dated a Russian girl when I lived in ATL (2003ish) and she took me to dinner with her friends at a place called the Pleasant Peasant in Midtown.
The food was...ok. Apropos of the name of the joint, I suppose. Mostly I remember that there was nothing to drink on the table except vodka and none of those frickers would deign to speak English.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 9:58 am to cbdman
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Russian Tea Room NYC
Russian Samovar in Midtown is a bit grittier and real. I've been there for drinks. It's a sort of neat scene. I'm sure the places in Brooklyn are even more real.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 10:55 am to CAD703X
There’s one in New Orleans (I think called the Green Door). They relabeled themselves as a Ukrainian restaurant after the war started. They serve sausages, potatoes, borscht, pickled cabbage dishes, etc. It’s sorta similar to German or Polish food, imo.
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