Ocean View Cafe

Brighton Beach There’s something special about bringing your child to a place that carries history on every plate. Today I took my son to a traditional Eastern European café on Brighton Beach — a true corner of the former Soviet Union right here in Brooklyn. Walking under the…

Tight tables, not easy to maneuver. Small 6 oz or less of fruit drink is $6 about 8 Oz of soup is $12. Literally Michelin star prices for a corner Ukranian coffee shop.

That was an excellent lunch. Now, I don’t know much about Eastern European food. But that was absolutely delicious. The sea bass and the chicken stroganoff were a delight. We had vareniki, borscht, and stuffed cabbage as apps, all of which were delicious too. And for dessert we…

My buddy had a craving for borscht while we were on the east coast and with Brighton Beach being little Odessa, thats where we went. I randomly chose this place and when I walked in and saw pictures from the movie Lord of War on the wall (it was filmed here)... I fangirled out! …

Comfortable, clean, friendly staff. We had the Ukrainian borscht and cold borsch, both were delicious. The Ukrainian borscht was hot and perfectly spiced. We had the smoked mackerel with potatoes. The potatoes were amazing with good garlic flavor and went well with the fish.…