Red Tavern

2229 Clement St, San Francisco
(415) 750-9090

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Golubtsi Cabbage Rolls
Zucchini Pancakes
Appetizer Sampler
Stuffed Cabbage
Beef Stroganoff
Tavern Sampler
Napoleon Cake
Beef Goulash
Rack of Lamb
Potato Zrazy

Menu

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Olivier
Chicken salad with potatoes, pickles, eggs, carrots, and peas.
Golubtsy
Cabbage stuffed with beef, rice, and vegetables.
Beef Stroganoff
With mushrooms, cream sauce and flaky dough crust. Served with kasha.
Rack of Lamb
Marinated and grilled. Served with mashed potatoes.
Pelmeni
Siberian veal or chicken.

Soups
Borsch
Beef, cabbage, and beet soup.
Solyanka
Smoked meats, tomato, and lemon soup.

Cold Appetizers
Olivier
Chicken salad with potatoes, pickles, eggs, carrots, and peas.
Baltic Herring
With Kalamata olives and chives.
Cucumber Salad
With smetana and dill.
Smoked Fish
Salmon and whitefish.
Bulgarian Salad
Tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, bell pepper, and feta cheese.
Homemade Blinis (Serves 2-3)
Salmon caviar or salmon caviar and smoked fish.
Pickled Vegetables
Cabbage, tomato, and cucumber.
Kalamata Olives

Hot Appetizers
Pelmeni
Siberian veal or chicken.
Potato Zrazy
Meat stuffed potato pancakes. Served with smetana.
Pan-Fried Potatoes (Serves 2-3)
With garlic and dill.
Vareniki
Potato or sour cherry.
Zucchini Pancakes
With smoked salmon tartar and smetana.
Meat Blinis
Stuffed with beef and served with smetana.
Tavern Sampler
Olivier, baltic herring, homemade blinis with salmon caviar, smoked fish, blintzes, and garlic potatoes.

Mains
Viennese Schnitzel
Served with mashed potatoes.
Golubtsy
Cabbage stuffed with beef, rice, and vegetables.
Side Dishes
Kasha (buckwheat), sauteed cabbage, fried cauliflower, garlic potatoes, or mashed potatoes.
Beef Stroganoff
With mushrooms, cream sauce and flaky dough crust. Served with kasha.
Rack of Lamb
Marinated and grilled. Served with mashed potatoes.
Goulash
Beef stew with paprika sauce.
Chicken Shashlyk
Marinated and grilled. Served with kasha.

Desserts
Blinis
With homemade fruit preserve and smetana.
Napoleon Cake
Delicate layers of pastry and vanilla cream.
Russian Syrniki
Sweet cottage cheese pancakes served with smetana and homemade fruit preserve.
Chernosliv
Walnut stuffed prunes topped with vanilla smetana.

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Recent Reviews

Tasty and authentic Russian cuisine, with a pleasant wait staff. I only wish the wine list had been more varied. Red and whites were exclusively Georgian and expensive. The list could surely have been augmented with some reasonably priced California wines.
October 2025
Today marked my first visit to Red Tavern, and I’m already counting the days until I return with friends in tow. From the moment I arrived, I felt welcomed into a cozy, flavorful corner of culinary tradition.

The Kvass was a revelation—rich, full-bodied, and deeply satisfying. It’s the kind of beverage that speaks to craft and care, setting the tone for the rest of the meal. Then came the Goulyash: a hearty, aromatic dish that was entirely new to me. It...
July 2025
The food, atmosphere and service all goes to 5 stars. I already forgot that food can be delicious, but this place definitely will remind you how food taste should be!
Highly recommend this place!🤌🤌🤌
June 2025

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Red Tavern

2229 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 750-9090