Matryoshka — Restaurant in New York

I regularly order take out from Matryoshka. I’ve never dined-in and I’ve never used the bath house, although I’ve heard great things.

Matryoshka offers amazingly reliable Eastern European comfort food.

My favorite are the blintzes with caviar. They serve you a generous portion of salmon caviar and blintzes with a soft texture and well-balanced flavor - just a touch of sweetness. Sour cream and caviar folded within their warm blintze is perfection to have at home. It is what I eat when I’m sad and when I’m celebrating.

The pickled vegetable plate is a crowd pleaser. It comes with more than one type of pickled cucumber, green tomato, cabbage, mushroom, and carrots. It is a generous portion and I eat it throughout the week.

The Vareniki is exactly as it should be. As a vegetarian-forward household, we get a serving of the potato and one of cherry for dessert. These are steamed dumplings with a clean and very simple flavor. They hold their shape and stay together even after traveling. They come with the traditional apple sauce and sour cream. If you have spicy mustard at home, enjoy! Top the potato ones with a little salt to your liking. Both of these are also great the next day.

Their Borscht is also good and keeps well.

Note: this is a non-meat/vegetarian review, they have many meat options I...

Matryoshka was an amazing and an unexpected gem. Being a couple that had no idea what they were really getting into it was certainly interesting and ended up being perfect (the restaurant is located within the Russian and Turkish baths, don't be surprised if you pass by more then a few towel clad patrons on your way to your meal). Our server could not have been more kind and helpful, he made us feel right at home like we were regulars. The food was amazing and absolutely perfect for a chilly Christmas eve, hot borsch with sour cream, Moscow style Pelmeni (dumplings with mushrooms & cheese) and cheese blintzes with hot ceylon tea, rustic dark bread and jam on the side. The serving sizes are huge too so bring your appetite, we kinda dove in having no idea how big the plates would be but there were barely any leftovers to take home when all was said and done. Matryoshka...

Matroska is located inside a Russian / Ukrainian bathhouse in the financial district. It is a little hard to find, but worth the required concentration and Google Maps assistance. Go in, wind your way around through doorways and up and down staircases to reach the dining room. Um, ask the receptionist for directions.

The Eastern European food is s excellent. Dumplings and soup are recommended. Though, maybe avoid the salads. Prices are a little high, but lower (along with smaller portions) at lunch. Service is fast, knowledgeable and friendly. The dining arra is in a bathhouse, so atmosphere is what you expect. But it is quiet.

Bring a colleague, enjoy the food, and have a good conversation while...