Popular Russian Restaurants in Brooklyn

Visiting Russian restaurants is a great way to enhance your cultural experience of a fast growing Russian community in Brooklyn which has the largest Russian population in America, where visitors will find an abundance of Russian restaurants and dining venues. While there are various types of vegetables and other ingredients that go into the food in Russia, there are five main elements that are found in many kinds of food in Russia: potatoes, bread, eggs, meat, and dairy. Perhaps due to the extreme weather in many parts of their homeland, it was essential that the food provide plenty of energy and warmth, requiring lots of carbohydrates and a significant amount of fat in order to do so.

Depending on the region in Russia, the cuisine used to vary slightly, so in Brooklyn you will find an abundance of varieties of Russian cuisine. There are several domestic specialties that visitors should certainly try.

Blini is an interesting dish consisting of pancakes filled with caviar, fish, and melted butter or sour cream. Pirozhky is similar to a fried meat pie, and its fillings are often varied. One of the most popular soups in Russia is borscht, which is beet soup served with sour cream and sometimes beef.

Vodka, of course, is the very well-known national drink, and as such, it has become a staple for a variety of drinks. Popular vodkas include: Stolichnaya, Smirnoff, Putinka, Rusky Standard, and other.

Brooklyn offers an abundance of Russian restaurants, and visitors can choose from a variety of foods, including traditional Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbekistani, Georgian, Belorussian, Kavkazi, and other cuisines from different regions of the former Soviet Union.

The attractions on Brighton Beach or “Little Russia” offer a host of things to do, but to complete the experience of your visit, eating at one or two of the Brooklyn restaurants is an essential part of your vacation. A varied selection of Brooklyn Russian restaurants top the list, and while some of them are high end, many of them will be quite friendly to your pocket book.

Consider visiting Tatiana Restaurant on Brighton Beach which offers a memorable Russian dining experiences with food, show and dancing. If you get a pre-fix menu (which is expensive but worth it), you will enjoy a 3-course (25 or so different dishes) menu with delicious food that you might not even remember the next day because you'll be having so much fun at the show and will be so busy dancing, that you won't have much time to sit down and eat after the appetizers.

Named after an Odessa beauty Tatiana, who is frequently seen making rounds in the exotic and grandiose restaurant. The Brighton Beach mystery of tradition unravels before your very eyes. I call it dinning with attitude. The scene that opens up is something out of a James Bond movie «From Russia with Love». Its Sex in the City mixed in Sleepless on Brighton Beach. Vodka and Cognac pours like fountain Di Trevi in Rome.

Amazing Russian food. Served family style. If you go Saturday night they have a great Cabaret show. Bring a few friends so you can try all the delicious food.

Dining in “Little Russia” is an exciting adventure that can take you across the globe and back. Trying the various types of traditional Russian food will add to the exquisite charm of the complete experience of your vacation. From traditional Russian cuisine in Tatiana Restaurant to Mediterranean type of cuisine in Chinar Restaurant, visitors are sure to find an array of culinary delights.