Downtown Russian Restaurant Nevski Is Serving Up Cheese Boats | Eater Montreal

"Taking a fast-casual, lunch-friendly approach for the downtown crowd, I found Nevski’s short, hearty menu centers on dumplings and Adjarian khachapuri alongside a few soups, house plates and cocktails. There are three dumpling options: smaller meat-filled beef–pork–veal pelmeni with tarragon sauce; a salmon–crème fraîche pelmeni with lemon sour cream; and classic potato–onion vareniki served with bacon and sour cream. The khachapuri arrive in the Adjarian, boat-shaped format—cheese-filled and topped with a runny egg—and are offered plain or with spinach, smoked sausage, or Russian meatballs; the cheesy, simple perfection of khachapuri makes it a rare find in Montreal. The menu is rounded out by soups (including borscht), a beef-and-mushroom stroganoff poutine, a Russian-style smoked-sausage hot dog, and pishki (Russian doughnuts) rolled in cinnamon sugar for dessert. Prices top out at $14, and the space—decked out with Soviet kitsch—also makes it a novel spot for after-work cocktails during the 5 à 7. It’s open at 1228 Stanley from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday, 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, and 5:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday." - Tim Forster