Café Stoli
Leverett Pond provides outdoor enthusiasts an opportunity to enjoy some leisurely fishing while remaining within city limits. After catching your fill, drive a few short blocks to find the Café Stoli. The chefs at Café Stoli prepare traditional Russian meals in a warm and relaxing environment. The menu includes Russian dishes such as borsch (beet, bean and cabbage soup), karsky (grilled lamb) and beef stroganoff (beef with onions and mushrooms over mashed potatoes). Available drinks include tea, juice and coffee. For dessert, you can enjoy ice cream, cake and Russian dishes like cherry vareniki. Café Stoli also provides catering for special occasions.
Café Stoli
213 Washington St.
Brookline Village, MA 02445
(617) 731-5070
Russian-restaurant-boston.com
Café St. Petersburg
Hammonds Park Reservation has plenty of nature trails and rock climbing cliffs to keep an outdoor enthusiast entertained for quite some time. After all that exploration and exercise, your stomach is sure to start grumbling. Just as you head out of the preservation, swing by Café St. Petersburg for a hardy Russian meal. This café is a common place for artistic people like writers and musicians to dine as well as Russian politicians. This café's attractions include live piano performances held regularly. The menu includes items such as Siberian pelmeni (meat ravioli covered in sour cream and vinegar) and chicken shashlik (chicken breast cooked in white wine). The dessert menu provides diners with options like blintzes (a pancake rolled around fresh fruit or sweet cheese) and a variety of cakes.
Café St. Petersburg
57 Union Street
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 467-3555
cafestpetersburg.com
Cuchi Cuchi
Boston Harbor provides activities like sailing, whale watching and fishing. Though it may be difficult to tear yourself away the harbor, the cold water can really leave you in need of a hot meal. Drive a short way through Cambridge to enjoy an intriguing dining experience at Cuchi Cuchi. The restaurant gives diners a feeling of being back to Europe in the 1920s and 1940s. Guests are encouraged to dress for the period by wearing casual yet elegant clothing. The menu includes Russian plates like bliny (mushroom pancakes with sour cream and caviar topping) as well as beef stroganoff. If you are not in the mood for a Russian plate, consider some of the other cultural delicacies the restaurant offers such as baby back ribs and fried artichoke hearts. Choose a drink from the extensive wine list while you wait for your meal and finish it all off with dessert. The dessert menu offers cheesecake, banana bread and tiramisu.
Cuchi Cuchi
795 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 864-2929
cuchicuchi.cc
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