Cold Zakuski
Beet SalatUS$12.00
tkemali-dressed beets, pickled golden beets, sumac spiced pumpkin seeds, tarragon, and kyrgyz dried apricots on top of a pumpkin seed puree.
Raspberry SoupUS$11.00
a savory version of a childhood favorite. green peppercorn fromage blanc mousse. sumac roasted beets. paprika oil.
Butter LettucesUS$10.00
Butter Lettuce Salad dressed with a tarragon vinaigrette and finished with toasted hazelnuts, semi-dehydrated strawberries, and a fennel seed and caraway kefir. CONTAINS: DAIRY, NUTS, MEAT (gelatin in the kefir cream)
Cod Liver ButerbrodiUS$15.00
The foie gras of the sea. served on borodinsky toast with carrot & druzhba cheese pashtet, pickled onions, and freshly shaved horseradish.
Herring Under a Fur CoatUS$14.00
7 layer dip, but Russian. And actually a salad: layers of salt cured herring dressed in sweet onion and dill, potatoes, carrots, beets, mayo, and hard-boiled eggs. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
Baltic Sprat ButerbrodiUS$12.00
Rye toast topped with parsley mayo, hard boiled egg, tiny smoked fish, red wine pickled onions and herbs. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
Salat OlivierUS$14.00
the requisite russian salad kachka-fied with schmaltz mayo, poached chicken and crispy chicken skin garnish. no olivier, no party. know olivier, know party.
Meat & Cheese BoardUS$28.00
Rotating selection of charcuterie, artisan cheeses, dried or preserved fruits, spicy house-made mustard, spiced nuts, and house baked bread.
Brindza PashtetUS$8.00
Sheep cheese and paprika spread with grilled-to-order Uzbek flatbread.
LepyoshkaUS$3.00
One Uzbek style grilled flatbread.
- PiecesUS$0.00
- WholeUS$0.00
Salat TashkentUS$14.00
smoked beef tongue, green radish, egg, horsey sauce. kumquats. fried onions. buckwheat crackers
Caviar & Roe
Wild Alaskan Salmon RoeUS$22.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
HacklebackUS$60.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
Kaluga Queen Amur HybridUS$82.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
Tsar Nicoulai Select White SturgeonUS$81.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
Kaluga Queen OsetraUS$94.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
Selection of AllUS$444.00
Comes with housemade smetana butter. sieved eggs. chives. house baked challah and blini. *contains raw egg, meat or seafood. Many dishes contain allergens even when not listed. consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.
Dozen BliniUS$6.00
Hot Zakuski
Jinglov HatzUS$18.00
a traditional Armenian flatbread stuffed with herbs & greens. shaped and griddled to order. served with a roasted garlic kefir sauce.
- VEGANUS$0.00
- VEGETARIANUS$0.00
Dumplings
Siberian PelmeniUS$17.00
beef, pork, veal, and onion. fines herbes.
- FriedUS$1.00
- GarlicUS$2.00
- FancyUS$2.00
Tvorog VarenikiUS$16.00
chive, farmer’s cheese. garnished with scallions.
- FriedUS$1.00
- GarlicUS$2.00
- FancyUS$2.00
Cherry VarenikiUS$16.00
a ukrainian specialty by way of local sour cherries.
- FriedUS$1.00
- GarlicUS$2.00
- FancyUS$2.00
- VegetarianUS$0.00
- VeganUS$0.00
Side of Fancy BrothUS$2.00
broth contains pork, beef, and veal.
- FriedUS$1.00
- GarlicUS$2.00
- FancyUS$2.00
Side of Garlic BrothUS$2.00
vegetarian garlic broth.
- FriedUS$1.00
- GarlicUS$2.00
- FancyUS$2.00
Side of SmetanaUS$1.00
House made sour cream.
- FriedUS$1.00
- GarlicUS$2.00
- FancyUS$2.00
Mains
Halibut ShashlikUS$35.00
smetana marinated, skewered with fermented cabbage, and grilled over the mangal. served with jonjoli tartar sauce and grilled asparagus.
Chicken ShashlikUS$22.00
kefir marinated with Cilantro and onions, served with a yellow plum tkemali.
Steak ShashlikUS$30.00
skewered and grilled on the mangal. served alongside a cabbage, fennel, and snap pea slaw dressed with a sunflower seed and zante currant chili oil and a freshly grilled lepyoshka flatbread
Rabbit in a Clay PotUS$36.00
hindquarter braised in smetana. porcini, sour cherries, garlic. crispy draniki.
GolubtsiUS$25.00
mama luba’s sweet and sour, lamb and beef cabbage rolls. but also with pork, because everything is better with pork.
LepyoshkaUS$3.00
One Uzbek style grilled flatbread.
- PiecesUS$0.00
- WholeUS$0.00
Meals
Dinner for TwoUS$50.00
- Assorted Pickles Five house made pickles. - Bread and Butter Two house breads with smetana butter. - Seasonal Salad - Dumplings Chose between our siberian pelmeni with beef, pork and veal OR our tvorog vareniki with farmers cheese and scallion. - Golubtsi Our famous cabbage rolls stuffed with lamb, pork and beef. Braised in tomato and lingonberry sauce. Topped with smetana sour cream. **AVAILABLE FOR TAKE OUT ONLY**
- Siberian PelmeniUS$0.00
- Tvorog VarenikiUS$0.00
Dinner for FourUS$100.00
- Assorted Pickles Five house made pickles. - Bread and Butter Two house breads with smetana butter. - Seasonal Salad - Dumplings Chose between our siberian pelmeni with beef, pork and veal OR our tvorog vareniki with farmers cheese and scallion. - Golubtsi Our famous cabbage rolls stuffed with lamb, pork and beef. Braised in tomato and lingonberry sauce. Topped with smetana sour cream. **AVAILABLE FOR TAKE OUT ONLY**
- Siberian PelmeniUS$0.00
- Tvorog VarenikiUS$0.00