Local before arrival
The shops on this street have names like Kalinka Gifts, Odessa Deli, and Apteka Karpaty. The neon signs are written in Cyrillic. Bar Lubitsch fits right in, with its Eastern European décor that lies somewhere between Art Deco and KGB—awash in the color red, with Soviet propaganda on the walls and a laid-back, 30-something clientele shaking up the Red Room’s dance floor on weekends. Choosing a drink is a no brainer—the bar offers more than 200 kinds of vodka. Nazdarovya!
