Russian Samovar

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256 W 52nd St
New York, NY 10019
Russian Samovar, a landmark restaurant in New York City with rich history, started operations in 1986, and later partnered with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Nobel Prize winning poet Joseph Brodski. We are proud to have won numerous Best of New York awards for our food and flavored vodkas. We support the art community by hosting poetry readings, art shows, and now theater productions. The space has a unique layout with private event space upstairs, which consists of a lounge area and bar, and a private dining room with a balcony. Downstairs is an open dining area and bar with an atmosphere celebrating our Russian heritage. The white piano centerpiece donated by Mr. Baryshnikov ties together our bar with our dining room, and is one of our sources of nightly live music - everything from classic piano scores to Russian / gypsy music on a weekends, as well as jazz on Sundays.

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4.0624 reviews
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Walt P.
10/10/2025

Here is the summary Delicious food fast service and great martinis. I love this place it's so old school., I feel like I stepped out of a Time Machine. I love that this place is multi generation...

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Paulette C.
10/7/2025

We came on a Saturday night and it was packed! Good thing we had reservations. It is very loud but FUN! The food was good but because it was so busy, it was difficult to order drinks and food. We...

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Jeanne O.
9/17/2025

So after the matinee at a nearby Broadway theater, we went in to the Russian Samovar restaurant for an early dinner. After ordering several appetizers between us, we saw a notice on the menu that...

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Aleena A.
6/21/2025

Fun spot to experience Russian culture and the piano! Vodka flights were very unique with all the different flavors. Salmon was tasty.

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Elissa D.
2/6/2025

First of all, I want to start with some context: I went here for a group birthday and love the vibe of this place. They have a great vodka tasting flight where you can pick from 6 different vodkas...

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