A taste of Eastern Europe is headed to New Orleans as Dom Zakuski is set to open in September, introducing diners to a menu inspired by traditional Slavic cuisine.
The new restaurant will be located at 2440 Chartres Street and will be owned by Katya Simkhovich.
She told WhatNow Media Group that the spot itself also has a long history. “Before I got there, it was Little Horns, which was a breakfast spot. Then before that, it was Cake Cafe, which was a beloved cafe and restaurant, and they were in that space for fifteen years,” said Simkhovich.
She said she is excited about the new location and to introduce customers to the food she grew up with. “I love the food that I grew up with, which is Slavic food, but it can get kinda complicated. My parents grew up in the Soviet Union, so it’s really like Soviet food, which is a very specific kind of set of dishes and cuisines.”
“There used to be a restaurant, Green Room, on Saint Bernard that served pierogies and borscht and stroganoff and, you know, represented that cuisine a bit. But since they closed a couple of years ago, no one’s really doing Slavic or Eastern European food,” she said.
Stay tuned for the opening date on Instagram.
