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“Every experience is memorable”
For more than eighty years, New York's defining cultural moments have taken place at The Russian Tea Room. Since being founded by members of the Russian Imperial Ballet in 1927, The Russian Tea Room has been a second home for boldface names and the intellectual elite - an exclusive enclave where actors, writers, politicians, and executives plan their next deals and celebrate their friends’ latest Carnegie Hall performances. Countless guests visiting from around the globe walk through the antique revolving doors to catch a glimpse of the booth Dustin Hoffman sat in when filming Tootsie; to see the inspiration that Woody Allen found for the movie Manhattan; to walk past the coat check where Madonna worked before she found fame; or to try martinis like the cast of Gossip Girl recently did. Today, The Russian Tea Room still captures modernist Russian style décor, hosting New York’s elite as a restaurant for continental fine dining, elegant high tea, the finest vodka selection and a stylish party venue.
Certainly an institution and historic place to dine. The menu is limited but unique to this place. I have to say the ambience and the decor and the seats (bright red booths) all evoke decades... Read more
Like Oscars at the old Waldorf or the Oak Room at the Plaza, a visit to The Russian Tea Room is a brace of instant nostalgia untethered from anything resembling a decent meal. Like a descent... Read more
An incredibly opulent restaurant with beautiful finishes and details. It felt as if I traveled back in time with the decor. I sat in one of the perimeter red leather booths and got to take it all... Read more
The Russian Tea Room
Hours
- Mon - Fri: 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Sun, Sat: 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Reservations
- Takes
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Bar
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Private Dining
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