Nazdarovie, which is named for the popular Russian toast and opened Friday, is all about Slavic fare like bowls of blood-red borscht and stuffed Ukrainian varenyky dumplings, hand-rolled in the back by “babushkas” who were born in the former Soviet Union but have long called Cuba home.
Behind the bar, Russian nesting dolls and a bust of Lenin perch next to bottles of high-end vodka.
At a pre-launch dress rehearsal this week, smartly dressed young waiters set steaming bowls of solyanka, a meaty Russian soup, before about 20 invited guests.
The evening’s menu also included pelmeni, dumplings filled with meat, sour cream and …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
