Veselka

144 2nd Ave, New York
(212) 228-9682

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Pierogi Smorgasbord Dine in: Yes Takeout: Yes
Veselka's Special Fried Egg Breakfast Sandwich
Veselka's Special Fried Egg Sandwich
Special Pierogi - Short Rib Filling
Vegetarian Borscht Vegetable Soup
Blintzes with Fresh Fruit Salad
Veselka's 3 Bean Chili Soup
Potato Pancake Combo Plate
Blintzes & Potato Pancakes
Veselka's Reuben Sandwich

Menu

Featured items
Classic Pierogi 8*
Ukrainian-style dumplings, handmade daily in our kitchen, served boiled or fried with sautéed onions & sour cream.
Classic Pierogi 4*
Ukrainian-style dumplings, handmade daily in our kitchen, served boiled or fried with sautéed onions & sour cream.
Chicken Noodle - Quart
Rich chicken broth with shredded chicken, carrots, celery, onion, and fine egg noodles
Chicken Noodle Soup - Pint
Rich chicken broth with shredded chicken, carrots, celery, onion, and fine egg noodles
Matzoh Ball - Pint
Rich chicken stock with pulled chicken, vegetables and Matzoh dumplings
Chicken Schnitzel Dinner
Served with mashed potatoes.
Classic Pierogi 12*
Ukrainian-style dumplings, handmade daily in our kitchen, served boiled or fried with sautéed onions & sour cream.
Matzoh Ball - Quart
Rich chicken stock with pulled chicken, vegetables and Matzoh dumplings
Potato Pancake Plate
Three potato pancakes with sour cream and applesauce
Beef Stroganoff
Sliced beef slow-simmered until tender in a rich mushroom sour cream sauce.
Blintz Single
Our award-winning Ukrainian-style crepe filled with lightly sweetened farmer's cheese.
Ukrainian Borscht - Pint
Traditional Ukrainian soup. Made with beet stock, roast pork, cabbage, potatoes and lima beans
Stuffed Cabbage
Choice of meat or meatless stuffed-cabbage. Choice of mushroom or tomatoes gravy. .
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Choice of bread and cheese
Omelette
Served with kasha, potato pancake, or tomato and challah bread or toast
Meat Plate Combo
2 meat pierogi, 2 potato pierogi, 1 meat stuffed cabbage with mushroom gravy or tomato sauce. Served with beet & horseradish salad and choice of soup
Medovyk
Layered Sour Cream Cake with Walnuts and Honey
Blintz Plate
Our award-winning Ukrainian-style crepes filled with lightly sweetened farmer's cheese.
Chicken Paprikash
Boneless chicken and red peppers braised in a cream sauce with herbs.

Varenyky/Pierogi
Classic Pierogi 4*
Ukrainian-style dumplings, handmade daily in our kitchen, served boiled or fried with sautéed onions & sour cream.
Classic Pierogi 8*
Ukrainian-style dumplings, handmade daily in our kitchen, served boiled or fried with sautéed onions & sour cream.
Classic Pierogi 12*
Ukrainian-style dumplings, handmade daily in our kitchen, served boiled or fried with sautéed onions & sour cream.
Save Ukraine Bowl
Two potato, two meat and two sauerkraut & mushroom pierogi topped with chopped bacon, grilled kielbasa and caramelized onions. Served boiled or fried.
Short Rib Pierogi
Tender short-rib braised in a port-wine wine sauce.

Soups
Matzoh Ball - Pint
Rich chicken stock with pulled chicken, vegetables and Matzoh dumplings
Chicken Noodle Soup - Pint
Rich chicken broth with shredded chicken, carrots, celery, onion, and fine egg noodles
Ukrainian Borscht - Pint
Traditional Ukrainian soup. Made with beet stock, roast pork, cabbage, potatoes and lima beans
Chicken Noodle - Quart
Rich chicken broth with shredded chicken, carrots, celery, onion, and fine egg noodles
Matzoh Ball - Quart
Rich chicken stock with pulled chicken, vegetables and Matzoh dumplings
Ukrainian Borscht - Quart
Traditional Ukrainian soup. Made with beet stock, roast pork, cabbage, potatoes and lima beans
Vegetable Soup - Pint
Our delicious homemade vegetarian soup with cauliflower, carrots, potatoes and other vegetables. Vegan and gluten free.
Vegetable Soup - Quart
Our delicious homemade vegetarian soup with cauliflower, carrots, potatoes and other vegetables. Vegan and gluten free.
Kale, Kielbasa & Bean - Pint
Kale, Kielabasa and Bean - Quart
Split Pea - Pint
Enjoy our dense, slightly chunky split pea soup.
Split Pea - Quart
Enjoy our dense, slightly chunky split pea soup.
Extra Matzoh Ball
Christmas Borscht
Clear beet broth with mushroom dumplings.

Veselka Classics
Beef Stroganoff
Sliced beef slow-simmered until tender in a rich mushroom sour cream sauce.
Stuffed Cabbage
Choice of meat or meatless stuffed-cabbage. Choice of mushroom or tomatoes gravy. .
Chicken Schnitzel Dinner
Served with mashed potatoes.
Chicken Paprikash
Boneless chicken and red peppers braised in a cream sauce with herbs.
Bigos
Hearty hunters stew of kielbasa, roast pork, sauerkraut and onions. Served with mashed potatoes
Ola's Famous Veal Goulash
Veal braised in a creamy herb sauce, served with mashed potatoes.
Mixed Ukrainian Grill
Three types of smoked-cured sausage served with mashed potatoes, sauerkraut.
Marinated Chicken Dinner
Served grilled with mashed potatoes.
Meatball Dinner

Veselka Combos
Meat Plate Combo
2 meat pierogi, 2 potato pierogi, 1 meat stuffed cabbage with mushroom gravy or tomato sauce. Served with beet & horseradish salad and choice of soup
Deluxe Meat Combo
1 meat pierogi, 1 potato pierogi, 1 sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi, 1 meat stuffed cabbage with Mushroom gravy, grilled kielbasa, side of sour cream & beet and horseradish salad
Vegetarian Combo Plate
2 cheese pierogi, 2 potato pierogi, 1 meatless stuffed cabbage with mushroom gravy, a side of sour cream & beet and horseradish salad. Served with cup of soup or salad
Deluxe Vegetarian Combo
1 cheese pierogi, 1 potato pierogi, 1 sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi, 1 meatless stuffed cabbage, kasha with mushroom gravy and a side of sour cream

Potato Pancakes
Single Potato Pancake
Served with sour cream & applesauce
Potato Pancake Combo Plate
One potato pancake with choice of topping and cup of soup
Potato Pancake Plate
Three potato pancakes with sour cream and applesauce

Blintzes
Blintz Single
Our award-winning Ukrainian-style crepe filled with lightly sweetened farmer's cheese.
Blintz Plate
Our award-winning Ukrainian-style crepes filled with lightly sweetened farmer's cheese.
Fruit Salad w/Blintz
Our award-winning Ukrainian-style crepe filled with lightly sweetened farmer's cheese. Served with a side of fresh fruit salad.

Sandwiches
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Choice of bread and cheese
Schnitzel Sandwich
Panko crusted, thinly-pounded, all natural Bell & Evan's chicken breast, served with red pepper mayo and sliced pickles on a seeded roll
Veselka's Reuben
Thinly sliced krakovska (ham), Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and homemade Ukrainian dressing on rye bread.
Madame Alexander
Organic smoked turkey, Vermont sharp white cheddar, and chipotle cranberry chutney on cranberry walnut bread.
Tuna Melt
Homemade tuna salad. Choice of bread and cheese
Chicken Salad Sandwich
Homemade chicken salad with celery, onion, red pepper and mayo. Choice of bread.
Smoked Turkey BLT
Smoked turkey, bacon, lettuce, and tomato. Choice of bread
BLT
Choice of bread
Tuna Salad Sandwich
Homemade tuna salad with onion, celery and mayo. Choice of bread

Burgers
Burger
Certified Angus Beef
Veggie Burger
Served with scallion horseradish mayo.

Salads
Salad - Beet & Goat Cheese
With toasted walnuts and pumpkin seeds on greens with balsamic vinaigrette
Salad - Lentil Salad
With feta cheese, tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, and carrots served over greens with creamy dill vinaigrette
Salad - Tuna Salad & Greens
With a scoop of tuna salad, cucumber and tomatoes. Served with creamy dill vinaigrette.
Salad - Chicken Salad & Greens
With a scoop of chicken salad, cucumber and tomatoes. Served with creamy dill vinaigrette.
East Village Spinach Salad
With mushrooms, hard boiled egg, bacon and feta cheese with creamy dill vinaigrette
Fruit Salad w/Farmers Cheese

Sides
SD Pot Pancake
SD Mash Pot
Egg Noodles
SD Potato Salad
Sauerkraut
French Fries
Side Salad
Beet/Horseradish Salad
Steamed Broccoli/Cauliflower
Coleslaw
Kasha

Breakfast Sandwich
Custom Egg Sandwich
Choose your own egg prep, bread, meat and cheese
Veselka's Special Fried Egg Sandwich
Grilled smoked ham, gruyere, and arugula on a whole wheat brioche bun
Fried Egg with the Works Sandwich
Grilled smoked ham, red pepper, onion, baby spinach, gruyere on a whole wheat brioche bun
Bagel w/Smoked Salmon
Bagel with smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, lettuce, pickle, tomato and coleslaw.
Classic Fried Egg Sandwich

Eggs/Omelettes
Omelette
Served with kasha, potato pancake, or tomato and challah bread or toast
Dbl Corn Beef Hash W/ Eggs
Corned beef hash with two eggs any style on top.
Mediteranean Omelette
Feta & Tomato. Served with kasha, potato pancake, or tomato and challah bread or toast
Western Omelette
Bell Peppers, Onions, and Ham. Served with kasha, potato pancake and challah bread or toast
Two Eggs Any Style
Served with kasha, potato pancake, or tomato and challah bread or toast

Pancakes/Waffles/French Toast
Challah French Toast
Two pieces of thick cut Challah French Toast. Served with syrup and butter on the side.
Waffle
Our made from scratch Belgian waffle. Served with syrup and butter on the side.
Pancakes
Buttermilk or Buckwheat

Breakfast Sides
Side Kielbasa
A side of grilled J Baczynsky sausage.
Side Pork Sausage
A side of two Esposito pork sausages.
Side Corned Beef Hash
A side of our homemade corned beef hash.
Side Bacon
A side of three pieces of freshly cooked bacon.

Bakery and Desserts
Apple Crumb Cake
Cookie B/Y
Carrot Cake
Rice Krispy Treat
Chocolate Custard
Brownie
Cheese Cake
Apricot Raspberry Bar
Challah Loaf
Poppy Seed Bread
Medovyk
Layered Sour Cream Cake with Walnuts and Honey
Biscotti

Coffee/Espr./Tea
Espresso Drinks
Coffee

Soda/Juice
Soda
Juice

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Recent Reviews

I'm confused by people who didn't like this restaurant. Dishes look and taste incredible here. Dishes please consistently, staff responds quickly, and quality remains a focus. The staff members are visibly attractive people. We won't wait long to eat here again.
November 2025
One of my favorite restaurants in the city, period. The latkes alone are worth a visit plus the kielbasa sausage of course. The seasonal hot apple cider is great too as is the Ukrainian beer. Friendly service and great outdoor seating. The legend lives on!
November 2025
I had known about this place for almost 4 years but decided to finally go tonight. I was not let down

We had to wait about 5 or so mins to be seated because it was at capacity inside (on a monday which is a great sign for business)

We ordered a beer, 4 perogies, beef stroganoff, and veggie/rice stuffed cabbage in tomato sauce. It was all out in like 10 minutes, which is amazing considering how busy it was.

I had the stuffed...
November 2025

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Veselka

144 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
(212) 228-9682