Best Eastern European Restaurants in East Harlem

This is the place where everybody knows your name even if this is your first visit. A rare place where people go to be with each other, not just eat. There is always life music late at night. Sometimes it is blues, on other days you can catch gypsy performance. On this visit a random walk in from the street treated dinners to a soulful ballad. Great voice. This encouraged one of the dinners to perform a beautiful classic. Also great, professional voice. When we visit New York, we always try to go to Samovar. The food is also great. Try a flight of vodka. It is not very strong and goes done very smoothly.

First time eating Georgian food. The staff was very friendly and helpful explaining how to eat the traditional soup dumplings and the classic cheeseboat. All the food was very good, and made me want to come back to explore their menu beyond just the basics.

Reserved a space in the back for a large group and was so grateful for the Russian Vodka Room inviting us in and taking care of us.

Very nice dining experience. We ordered the chicken kebabs which were cooked to perfection!!! The service was very solicitous and the ambience was relaxing. Overall, a very pleasant atmosphere.