Camera in the Kitchen: Quhnia

quhnia; photo -- Youngna Park

quhnia; photo -- Youngna Park

Quhnia, derived from the Polish word "kuchnia," meaning "kitchen," offers a medley of Eastern European style dishes, from blini and beef stroganoff to pielemini, or small, Russian meat dumplings served with spicy honey mustard and sour cream. Tucked in a cozy space on the same East Village street as The Elephant, Prune, and Starfoods, Quhnia's menu also boasts nightly specials and offers homemade infused vodka or a plethora of sipping wines. A good pick for Sunday brunch, Quhnia's homey-yet-elegant decor, marked by decorative pillows resting along the eastern wall, is also inviting for a casual dinner or early evening drink.

Quhnia is located at 45 E. 1st Street, and open Tues - Fri at 5 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. (212) 529-3066.

quhnia; photo -- Youngna Park

quhnia; photo -- Youngna Park

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Ate there last night on your recommendation--very good food, but a bit pricy, I thought, considering we shared an appetizer and had glasses, not a bottle of wine, and no dessert. Had we eaten more, the bill would have been more than $100.00 for 2 people. Cafe prices? I don't think so.

What a very cozy and personal restaurant well recommended, the food was very good well presented by the friendly waitstaff . The owner and chef Margaret really puts out great dishes . Their brunches are great too . To start we had the potatoe pancakes , smoked salmon , goat cheese with caviar , For the entree we had russian dumplings that was out of this world . We really enjoyed Quhnia and you will too .

Quhnia restaurant and Bar is great ideal place to relax and enjoy good food and conversation .well recommended

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Few days ago me and my friends came to Quhnia for diner, the food was horrible the atmosphere were not plesent, the women who were taking our order was vary rood, defenatly not recomend this plase it was horible and pricy.

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very bad food not recomended

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