Traktir

this place is probably the best Russian restaurant in los angeles. the food is so fresh and so familiar that it feels as though my grandmother is in that kitchen cooking the food.

the restaurant is very quaint and nicely decorated. the wait staff knows the food so thats always good. definitely start with the traditional cucumber and tomato salad. if you like borscht, its supposed to be really great here. i love the potato dumplings and the vareniki dumplings which have meat inside with a little sour cream and butter over the dumplings.

if you want a good, traditional Russian meal like they serve at Russian households, you need to try this place – its fantastic!