Russian Tea Time is celebrating 30 years in Chicago’s restaurant scene as one of the city’s few restaurants specializing in post-soviet cuisine this September. Situated in the the Loop at 77 E. Adams St., Russian Tea Time underwent renovations after its sale to sisters Altyn and Enesh Mantyyeva in 2018, who grew up with a love and appreciation for the gastronomy for which the restaurant offers today.
When restaurant founder Klara Muchnik decided to leave Uzbekistan in search of a better life with her family during the fall of the Soviet Union, she had hopes of fulfilling her dream to one day open a restaurant that combined her culinary background with the traditional flavors from her past. Upon arrival to Chicago in the early 1990s, Klara and her son Vadim embarked on introducing Russian Tea Time to the city of Chicago in 1993. Flash forward to 2018, the Muchnik family passed the culinary institution’s torch to the Mantyyeva sisters, who modernized with a full-scale renovation. Following completion of the renovation and the City of Chicago’s COVID-19 lockdowns, the sisters reopened the doors in 2021.
Russian Tea Time offers a menu featuring everything from tea service, caviar and tasting platters to post-soviet dishes including Blinchiki, Pirogies, Golubtsy.
Russian Tea Time is celebrating 30 years in Chicago’s restaurant scene as one of the city’s few restaurants specializing in post-soviet cuisine this September. Situated in the the Loop at 77 E. Adams St., Russian Tea Time underwent renovations after its sale to sisters Altyn and Enesh Mantyyeva in 2018, who grew up with a love and appreciation for the gastronomy for which the restaurant offers today.
When restaurant founder Klara Muchnik decided to leave Uzbekistan in search of a better life with her family during the fall of the Soviet Union, she had hopes of fulfilling her dream to one day open a restaurant that combined her culinary background with the traditional flavors from her past. Upon arrival to Chicago in the early 1990s, Klara and her son Vadim embarked on introducing Russian Tea Time to the city of Chicago in 1993. Flash forward to 2018, the Muchnik family passed the culinary institution’s torch to the Mantyyeva sisters, who modernized with a full-scale renovation. Following completion of the renovation and the City of Chicago’s COVID-19 lockdowns, the sisters reopened the doors in 2021.
Russian Tea Time offers a menu featuring everything from tea service, caviar and tasting platters to post-soviet dishes including Blinchiki, Pirogies, Golubtsy.
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