Pravda Vodka Bar is back on the block. Owner Robin Singh opened the doors to the new locale on Wellington Street East in mid-December. The restaurant's new home—just steps from the smaller location that closed on June 30—re-creates the clublike atmosphere of the first Pravda in a bilevel venue decorated in rich reds and golds.
The main floor features leather club chairs and a small bar. Portraits of former Russian leaders Vladimir Lenin and Mikhail Gorbachev hang on the wall. Upstairs, banquette seating runs along an exposed-brick wall on the mezzanine. Three dining tables provide seating for 18 in the middle of the room, dividing the lounge area from a second larger bar. Lenin's Lounge, at the rear of the room, offers a semiprivate area for 20.Plans are in the works to create a chef's table for eight in the kitchen, and a small space referred to as the Gulag—which resembles a prison cell—will soon become another small lounge area, with room for eight.
The new menu offers traditional Russian food prepared in a modern style by chefs Marco Spalvieri and Maz Mohajer. Dishes include sauteed veal pierogies tossed in a porcini mushroom broth and maple-smoked trout served with poppy-seed blinis. Pravda also has a selection of more than 70 brands of vodka, which Singh plans to store in a new walk-in freezer.
Pravda offers a full catering menu, complete with custom ice bars and ice martini glasses. The venue, which has room for 280 people, is available for private events; the entire bar or smaller sections can be reserved.
The main floor features leather club chairs and a small bar. Portraits of former Russian leaders Vladimir Lenin and Mikhail Gorbachev hang on the wall. Upstairs, banquette seating runs along an exposed-brick wall on the mezzanine. Three dining tables provide seating for 18 in the middle of the room, dividing the lounge area from a second larger bar. Lenin's Lounge, at the rear of the room, offers a semiprivate area for 20.Plans are in the works to create a chef's table for eight in the kitchen, and a small space referred to as the Gulag—which resembles a prison cell—will soon become another small lounge area, with room for eight.
The new menu offers traditional Russian food prepared in a modern style by chefs Marco Spalvieri and Maz Mohajer. Dishes include sauteed veal pierogies tossed in a porcini mushroom broth and maple-smoked trout served with poppy-seed blinis. Pravda also has a selection of more than 70 brands of vodka, which Singh plans to store in a new walk-in freezer.
Pravda offers a full catering menu, complete with custom ice bars and ice martini glasses. The venue, which has room for 280 people, is available for private events; the entire bar or smaller sections can be reserved.
Pravda's new location
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Lenin's Lounge, at the rear of the mezzanine, provides a semiprivate spot for as many as 20 people.
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A lounge area on the second floor comprises banquette seating and ornate red and gold chairs.
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A large portrait of Lenin hangs above the leather club chairs and sofas on the main floor.
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Three dining tables provide seating for 18 on the mezzanine.
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