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Samovar Tea Lounge

April 9, 2007

My mom and my sister went to San Francisco last weekend. While walking around the downtown, they stumbled upon Samovar Tea Lounge located just across from Yerba Buena Gardens. Mom said that their she had the best Russian tea she ever tried. And my mom knows tea. Especially Russian teas. She grew up in Russia. [...]

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EuroMix Deli

April 3, 2007

A friend of mine recommended me EuroMix as a place that has friendly staff and a great selection of not just Russian food, but other European delicassies as well. Located in the heart of Oakland, this store is something worth visiting while in the area. EuroMix Deli http://www.euromixdeli.com/ 4301 Piedmont Ave Oakland, CA 94611 (510) [...]

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Milk Pail, a.k.a. Korovka

January 9, 2007

Although Milk Pail market is not an entirely Russian food store, it has gained popularity among Russian people of bay area because it sells a lot of Russian products. Russians call it “Korovka” which translates as ’a small cow’ from Russian. This store is most famous for its dairy section – the selection of cheeses is just [...]

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Plov Uzbek

November 10, 2006

… or Plov Uzbekskij. I found this great listing on Russian Yellow Pages about an Uzbek cook who makes and delivers real plov around Encino area in California. There are a few types of food he makes including Samarkand, Fergan, and Holiday plov, mashkichiri, samsa, and salad. He has reasonable prices per pound and free [...]

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Moscow & Tbilisi Bakery Store

November 5, 2006

“I drive 50 miles from San Jose just to buy bread there” were the words of the person who recommended Moscow & Tbilisi Bakery Store to me. After hearing something like this I will most definitely go and check it out when I have a chance… For now, I have found a few most positive [...]

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The St Petersburger

October 19, 2006

“Welcome to The St Petersburger. A place where you will find a vast collection of Russian gifts such as matryoshkas, watches with the Soviet and Russian symbols, porcelain, linen, fascinating stone decor, Faberge eggs, Khokhloma, Gzhel – and the best of Russian souvenirs and handicrafts.” – This is an excerpt from the home page of [...]

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Skazka Russian Food

September 29, 2006

The website description says “Russian Food Online, Affordable Prices, Huge Selection”. It reflects the content pretty well, I must say. I like the design of this store – everything has a Russian spirit in it: the fonts, the images, even the layout. This store would be more convenient for people on the East coast, because [...]

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Russian Table

September 29, 2006

This internet store of Russian foods features a great selection of authentic Russian dishes and drinks. This website is very well organized into sections and categories that allows for easy browsing and finding what the consumer is looking for. My personal favorite is the Cosmetics section. It features the Dead Sea line of cosmetics that [...]

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Russian Food online shop

September 26, 2006

Here is another online Russian food shop. It is specialized in canned and other long-term storage food items such as dills, candy, canned fish, etc. They even have borsch soup for sale. This store has a flat rate for shipping to anywhere in the world. The website adress looks a bit suspicious I thought, but [...]

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Russian department store & gourmet food grocery store

August 31, 2006

Why limit my site to physical stores and restaurants? There is a great deal of Russian food portals online, which are not worse, and even better sometimes that the walk-in-able ones. Here is a great example: http://www.russianfoods.com/ . It has all the necessities like groceries, pharmacy, Georgian wine, flowers and souvenirs, books, videos, and other [...]

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Europa Express in Mountain View

August 7, 2006

One of my earlier posts is about Europa Express restaurant in San Francisco. I also mentioned there was one to be opened in Mountain View. It finally did. I was craving for some vareniki so I decided to stop by and check it out. Not just I found vareniki but also quite a few other [...]

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Tsar Nicoulai Caviar Cafe

July 12, 2006

This great Russian seafood restaurant is located at one of the Ferry buildings in San Francisco. If you are ever in the mood for some Russian seafood, Tsar Nicoulai cafe can offer a large selection of caviars and other delicassies to try. It is open every day except Monday. Tsar Nicolai Cafe (415) 288-8630 1 [...]

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Russian Family Bakery, Deli & Bistro

July 6, 2006

Russian Family Bakery, Deli and Bistro serves the real Russian food according to various sources. If you are ever in the mood for some kasha with beef stroganoff – that is the place to visit. There are not many other Russian restaurants in the area which makes this place more valuable. Russian Family Bakery Deli [...]

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Metropolitan

June 29, 2006

I have found a reference to this restaurant on yellowpages. After doing some research I found a couple of very positive reviews. It seems like Metropolitan is different from all other Russian restaurants in that it has noticably bigger portions of food. The atmosphere is good for a date or for a quiet dinner with [...]

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Voda Vodka Bar and Lounge

June 28, 2006

What else if not vodka is a traditional Russian drink? Voda lounge in San Francisco serves a variety of vodka and vodka cocktails. It is located in the financial district therefore being a good spot to stop by for a drink after work. The name “voda” translates as “water” from Russian, which explains water-designed interior. [...]

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