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In the heart of pumping, never sleeping, crowded East Village (2nd ave at 9th street) you find the Russian/Ukrainian Diner called Veselka. It’s a 24-hour open diner that has become THE stop for late-night diners. Veselka serves coffee, eggs, pancakes, burgers, pies, and Ukrainian specialties like borscht—hot and meaty, or cold, with buttermilk, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs. But you don’t come to Veselka for fine dining—you’re here to extend the evening with a coffee-fueled carb-fest among friends, and, happily, that’s exactly what you’ll get. What is there not to love?

We stopped by there today for a quick cup of coffee which was nice. Not a lot of people at that time but that was compensated by the funny staff, well some of them at least. Fairly cheap coffee and an interior that was wonderful. Not wonderful as fine dining, but it was your classic diner in all it’s glory. And the best thing (especially these days) is that it’s cheap, the food range between $10- $14 which, for this city, is pretty darn good! And just to back it up a little bit more, I will mentioned that it’s been on Gossip Girl… yep, that’s all I say, you do the math!