Cafe Arbat - Brooklyn

Came for an early dinner. Very simple yet clean decor. Long menu of Russian food staples and delicacies. Nothing fancy. Just good cooking and low key yet tasteful presentation.

Highly recommend by friends with Russian and Ukrainian connections. The food were wonderful. From the shirmp cocktails to broscht. Father in law said the food reminds him of his Ukrainian grandmother's cooking. Service is a bit slow, but no one seems to mind it, as it is frequent by regulars. A real neighborhood gem.

The place doesn’t look like much, but the food is absolutely delicious! Both pelmeni and vareniki looked handmade and had great flavor. Prices were reasonable. The only reason I knocked one star down was particularly slow service. Place wasn’t necessarily busy and there were two servers so there was honestly no reason they wouldn’t check on me or offer drink refill and such. That said food made the wait worth it

The food was good, although we all ordered the lamb kebabs, but I'm pretty sure it was beef but still delicious. The waiter was nice and friendly.

Simple but wonderful food. Lamb kebab is top notch. Herring and salmon, out of this world. Seafood soup is light and flavourful. Every time I go there things are better. Service is impeccable.