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Veselka
Manhattan, New York City, United States of America
Recommended by Eater and 13 other food critics.
4.5
5.3k
Recommendations
"A plate of pierogies with sour cream and caramelized onions is the essential order — they're made in house and the restaurant goes through a lot of them, so you know they're gonna be fresh."
on Pierogi
"For dessert, try the kutya (traditional Ukrainian pudding made with berries, walnuts, poppy seeds and honey)."
on Kutia
"You can mix pierogie varieties to create your own sampler but I enjoy the slightly spicy potato because it contrasts the sweetness of the cheese blintze with raspberry sauce I always order."
on Pierogi
"Why? Because Veselka’s balls are firm, like our grandmother’s balls and have a distinctive matzah-y flavor. The balls have a density and weight to them; when you handle them, you know it. The broth is flavorful, with pieces of chicken. It’s served with slices of sweet challah bread, which balance the salty soup perfectly."
"The matzo ball soup was very good: the matzo ball was soft and tasty and the chicken soup, that contained some real chicken, was delicious."
"Veselka is great. It’s my go-to place because it’s old-fashioned. Just like certain songs shouldn’t be covered because the original was so good, there are not many hipster foodie restaurants that can do an [original matzo ball] like Veselka. I’ve never had a great matzo ball soup without classic, large, light matzo balls, with bits of celery and globules of fat like theirs.”
"You can’t beat their bowl of Matzoh Ball Soup. The long-simmered broth boasts an abundance of shredded chicken and vegetables, along with an oversized, parsley-flecked matzoh ball."
"Normally, I don’t favor predominately fruit/nut desserts, but this was amazing. The wheat berries had this nut/noodle taste which went wonderfully with the sweet honey and raisins."
on Kutia
"One of my most favorite dumplings goes by a different name, however, and it is the Veselka short rib pierogi. A Veselka devotee to the core I could rhapsodize for hours about the 24-hour East Village Ukranian diner."
on Pierogi
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