Cinderella Bakery and Cafe

This modest, wonderful neighborhood spot — in business since 1953 — offers a large menu of Russian specialties. Given that the cafe has eight seats, tops, and advertises its pickup service on the website, there's no need to change out of the comfy-pants before placing a phone order and jumping in the car. What to order? Not the entrees, necessarily, but salads and appetizers as well as anything dough-based: piroshki, Siberian pies, blintzes, blini, vareniki. Especially delicious are Cinderella's meat pelmeni, which appear pallid and embryonic, floating in chicken broth, but once the wrapping is breached, a gush of beautifully seasoned beef juices comes out.

• Cuisine(s): Bakery, German, Polish, Russian

  Hours: Sun 11am-7pm, Tue-Sat 11am-9pm

  Price: $, $$

  Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

• Attire: Casual.

  Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering

  Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

  Alcohol: Beer/Wine

• Reservations: Accepted

  Parking: Street