Veselka

144 2nd Ave, New York, New York 10003 USA

3,168 Reviews

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Reasonable

Open Now

Fri 8a-12a

Independent
Credit Cards
Accepted
Wheelchair
Accessible
Outdoor
Seating
Wifi

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“over 58 years in the east village!”

Veselka Restaurant was started in 1954 by Wolodymyr Darmochwal who had recently emigrated from the Ivano-Frankovsk region of Ukraine. In the early days Veselka was a humble neighborhood candy store and newsstand that had a small counter and a few tables where a small selection of Ukrainian dishes we served. The popularity of these homemade dishes helped Veselka to grow over the years and become a full fledged restaurant serving a large variety of homemade Ukrainian and American dishes.

Reviewed by
Samantha D.

April 02, 2024

Finally came in to try Veselka. It was the week of their documentary premiere, so they were having a special as well. It was the same one that they have for Restaurant Week. Borscht was good.... Read more

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Jessie K.

April 02, 2024

Showed up to a medium ish line without a reservation for three people--we put our name on the list and were seated within 20min outdoors at a spacious table with a central heat lamp. Very happy... Read more

Reviewed by
Nicolas L.

March 28, 2024

I really enjoyed the food here. I have never eaten a full Ukrainian meal and I really enjoyed. We got a variety of things and loved all of it. The server we had was really nice and the food came... Read more

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