Category Archives: Pierogi

Little Poland, New York, NY

Posted on July 20, 2015 by rundlea

With the closing of places like Leshko’s and Kiev over the past few years New York’s East Village is progressively losing its Eastern European flavor. With an old school diner vibe, Little Poland is one of the remaining holdouts where you can … Continue reading →

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Veselka, New York City

Posted on December 22, 2014 by rundlea

Veselka is an East Village classic, serving up Ukrainian food around the clock to locals and late night bar crawlers.  Today’s full service restaurant had it’s beginnings in 1954 as a news stand that also served soup and sandwiches and … Continue reading →

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Pierogi Love at Sky Mall

Posted on December 3, 2013 by rundlea

While crammed into a US Airways flight waiting for the plane to reach cruising altitude and the “OK” to use my laptop, I spotted pierogi based Christmas decorations amongst the weird and random offerings in the Sky Mall catalog.  Sky … Continue reading →

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Pierogi Heaven, Chicago Ill

Posted on November 5, 2013 by rundlea

Historically Chicago was home to large populations of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe; in 1900 77% of the population was either first or second generation immigrants, with Germans, Irish, Poles, Swedes and Czechs making up nearly two-thirds of the … Continue reading →

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Neptune Polish Restaurant, New York, NY

Posted on August 26, 2013 by rundlea

Neptune is a small Polish dinner in New York City’s East Village neighborhood and is contributing writer, El Diablo’s, go-to spot for pierogies. I can understand his devotion to Neptune, the restaurant won best potato pierogi in the recent 2013 … Continue reading →

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Pierogi Fest, Whiting Ind.

Posted on August 3, 2013 by rundlea

Last weekend Whiting Indiana held its 19th annual Pieorgi Fest, its population of 5,000 planned for crowd of 250,000 people for the event.  The event includes pieorgi tastings  (19 pierogi vendors were represented), pierogi eating contests, a pierogi toss, a … Continue reading →

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Varenyky & Pierogi at Ukrainian East Village Restaurant

Posted on June 19, 2013 by rundlea

The Ukrainian East Village Restaurant is housed at the Ukrainian National Home, a community, social and cultural center in New York City’s East Village. The ‘Ukie Nat’, as it is known by long time residents of the neighborhood, has been … Continue reading →

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