Vanka Cafe is a Russian and Ukrainian homestyle restaurant on Nostrand Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, opened in summer 2007 by chef-owner Zumo Ashurov.
Reviewers praise the traditional cooking from across the former Soviet Union, including chicken broth with dumplings, chicken stroganoff with mashed potatoes and kebabs.
In the news & reviews
- Restaurantji review of Vanka Cafe
“Loved it, food was great, prices are comparable to other similar places in Brooklyn, overall we had a good time.”
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