After hitting the links with your comrades, you may need a little sustenance, and if Russian food is what you're looking for, New York City offers some of the country's finest. New York City became the new home of a number of immigrants who fled Russia near the turn of the 20th century. They brought their food with them, and today, you can dine like a czar at one of the city's fine Russian establishments.
The Russian Tea Room
Founded in 1927 by members of the Imperial Russian Ballet who fled to America after the Revolution, the Russian Tea Room is one of the world's most celebrated restaurants. With timeless elegance and more than a touch of splendor, the establishment boasts a 15-foot revolving bear aquarium and a lovely tree of Fabrege-inspired Venetian glass eggs. Try one of the 40 different types of vodka or the Traditional Tea Room Red Borscht for a taste of the old country. If you want to get a table, be sure to make a reservation ahead of time. Dinner entrees range from $24 for the Vegetable and Mushroom a la Russe to $48 for the Kobe Tasting Perigord or the Aged New York Strip Steak.
The Russian Tea Room
150 West 57th St.
New York, NY 10019
(212) 581-7100
russiantearoomnyc.com
Firebird Restaurant
Walk through the doors of Firebird Restuarant, and step into the home of a fashionable Russian gentleman living in St. Petersburg in 1912. The Firebird is an authentic pre-Revolutionary Russian restaurant that features a library filled with rare Russian books and a grand ballroom complete with a domed ceiling and skylight. If you're feeling adventourous, try a Honey Vodka. A pre-fixe dinner with soup or salad, entree and dessert is just $49.99 per person, and other items are available a la carte. Reservations are not required, but they are recommended.
Firebird Restaurant
365 West 46th St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 586-0244
firebirdrestaurant.com
Russian Samovar
Featured in Fortune, Forbes, Gourmet and Architectural Digest magazines, among others, Russian Samovar is one of the premier Russian restaurants in New York City and has been visited by a number of notable people, like Nicole Kidman, Nicholas Cage and Liza Minelli. The restaurant creates its flavored vodkas, such as apple-cinnamon, garlic and peach, in-house and even offers a horseradish vodka. Most dinner entrees range from $19 to $32. However, the Blini Imperial, an assortment of caviar, fish, eggs and onions, will set you back more at $95.
Russian Samovar
256 West 52nd St.
New York, NY 10019
(212) 757-0168
russiansamovar.com
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